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DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST<br />

The Pioneer in Digital Storytelling Contests<br />

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DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

The Pioneer in Digital Storytelling Contests<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> <strong>2019</strong> TIMELINE<br />

REGISTER by April 1<br />

SUBMIT by April 10<br />

WINNERS ANNOUNCED on or about April 17<br />

AWARDS CEREMONY on May 4<br />

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?<br />

• K-12 Students and Teachers<br />

(in-service or pre-service)<br />

• Higher Education (Students<br />

and Faculty)<br />

HOW TO<br />

Create a 2-4 minute digital movie that<br />

combines a script or original story<br />

with images, music and narration.<br />

For creation, <strong>DISTCO</strong> recommends:<br />

• WeVideo<br />

• Windows Movie Maker<br />

• iMovie<br />

SUBJECT CATEGORIES<br />

Art, Cultures/Religions, Computers, English Language Arts, Health/Medical,<br />

Mathematics, Music, Personal Stories, Places/Travel, Physical education/Sports,<br />

Pop Culture, Science/Engineering and Social Studies<br />

Visit<br />

www.<strong>DISTCO</strong>.org<br />

for more information<br />

QUESTIONS?<br />

Email us at<br />

contact@distco.org


DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

The Pioneer in Digital Storytelling Contests<br />

Find your inner “Director”


Write a story. Add pictures, video and sound clips,<br />

music and narration.<br />

Contestants can be K-12 Students, Teachers, College Students,<br />

and Faculty. Local, national or international entries<br />

are accepted.<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> <strong>2019</strong> TIMELINE<br />

REGISTER by April 1<br />

SUBMIT by April 10<br />

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: April 17<br />

AWARDS CEREMONY: May 4<br />

HOW TO<br />

Create a 2-4 minute digital<br />

movie that combines a script<br />

or original story with<br />

multimedia elements.<br />

RESOURCES<br />

• WeVideo<br />

• Windows Movie Maker<br />

• iMovie<br />

Visit<br />

www.<strong>DISTCO</strong>.org<br />

for more info<br />

Email us at<br />

contact@distco.org


DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

The Pioneer in Digital Storytelling Contests<br />

Find your inner “Director”...<br />

Write a story or script.<br />

Add pictures, video/sound clips,<br />

music and narration.<br />

Open to K-12 Students, Teachers,<br />

College students and Faculty.<br />

Local, national or international<br />

entries are accepted.<br />

REGISTER by April 1, <strong>2019</strong><br />

SUBMIT by April 10, <strong>2019</strong><br />

Questions? Email us at<br />

contact@distco.org<br />

Visit<br />

www.<strong>DISTCO</strong>.org<br />

for rules, categories, tutorials and resources


<strong>DISTCO</strong> MANUAL<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

<strong>2019</strong><br />

MANUAL<br />

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Table of Contents<br />

WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING? ................................................................................... 3<br />

SAMPLE STORIES .............................................................................................................. 3<br />

HOW CAN I CREATE A DIGITAL STORY? .......................................................................... 3<br />

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF CREATING A DIGITAL STORY? ............................................... 3<br />

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF DIGITAL STORIES? ................................................................... 4<br />

HOW LONG SHOULD A DIGITAL STORY BE? ................................................................... 4<br />

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A DIGITAL STORY? ........................................................... 4<br />

HOW CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON DIGITAL STORYTELLING? ..................... 4<br />

ABOUT <strong>DISTCO</strong> ................................................................................................................ 5<br />

RULES ............................................................................................................................... 5<br />

PARTICIPANTS: .............................................................................................................. 5<br />

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS ................................................................................... 5<br />

THE LANGUAGE OF THE STORIES ................................................................................. 6<br />

TIMELINE....................................................................................................................... 6<br />

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS AND FEES .................................................................. 7<br />

ELIGIBILITY AND NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS ............................................................... 7<br />

CATEGORIES ................................................................................................................. 7<br />

TEAM PROJECTS ........................................................................................................... 8<br />

DIGITAL STORY FORMAT............................................................................................... 8<br />

VIDEO FORMAT AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 8<br />

HELPFUL VIDEO TUTORIALS........................................................................................... 9<br />

COPYRIGHT ISSUES....................................................................................................... 9<br />

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 10<br />

EVALUATIONS ............................................................................................................ 11<br />

AWARDS..................................................................................................................... 11<br />

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WHAT IS DIGITAL STORYTELLING?<br />

In essence, Digital storytelling is a process of creating a short movie that combines a script<br />

or an original story with various multimedia components, such as images, video, music<br />

and a narration, often an author’s own voice.<br />

Digital storytelling combines the art of storytelling with a variety of multimedia components,<br />

such as sound, music, digital pictures, video clips and text. Digital stories usually last between<br />

two and ten minutes. Topics used can include personal tales, retellings of historical events,<br />

teaching/introducing a specific subject to an audience, and various other purposes.<br />

Digital storytelling is an educational technology tool that utilizes skills students are expected<br />

to have in the 21st century. Information literacy, visual literacy, being creative and taking<br />

risks, and using the latest technology to communicate effectively can all be achieved when<br />

students actively participate in the creation process of digital storytelling.<br />

SAMPLE STORIES<br />

Please check following websites for sample stories:<br />

http://www.distco.org/gallery-Official <strong>DISTCO</strong> Website<br />

http://www.youtube.com/thedistco - Official YouTube channel for <strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

HOW CAN I CREATE A DIGITAL STORY?<br />

You may watch a video tutorial about how to create a digital story on Tutorials page. You<br />

will need to have digital images* to illustrate your point, a script, some multimedia<br />

components such as sound clips, music, and gift of your own voice to narrate your story.<br />

Please check for more information on how to create a digital story.<br />

* Ideally digital images should be taken by your own camera. You may also use copyright-free<br />

images found on the Internet. See Resources page at distco.org for a list of copyright-free images and<br />

sound files. Please see Copyright Issues section under Rules for more information.<br />

WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF CREATING A DIGITAL STORY?<br />

(Jakes and Brannon, 2005)<br />

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• Writing<br />

• Script<br />

• Storyboarding<br />

• Locating Multimedia<br />

• Creating Digital Story<br />

• Sharing<br />

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF DIGITAL STORIES?<br />

While Digital Stories can be on any subject, Digital Stories can be categorized in three major<br />

areas in general:<br />

• Personal Stories,<br />

• Stories that instruct<br />

• Re-telling of historical events.<br />

HOW LONG SHOULD A DIGITAL STORY BE?<br />

Digital stories typically last between 2 and 6 minutes. Be careful about the length of your<br />

story. If it is longer than 6 minutes, your audience might be bored. If it is less than 2 minutes,<br />

you might not be able to convey your message.<br />

WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF A DIGITAL STORY?<br />

(LAMBERT, 2003)<br />

• Point of View<br />

• A Dramatic Question<br />

• Emotional Content<br />

• The Gift of Your Voice<br />

• The Power of the Soundtrack<br />

• Economy<br />

• Pacing<br />

HOW CAN I FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON DIGITAL STORYTELLING?<br />

You may start from <strong>DISTCO</strong>'s Resources webpage.<br />

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ABOUT <strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

The <strong>DISTCO</strong> is part of a series of “Digital Storytelling Contests (<strong>DISTCO</strong>)” hosted<br />

by Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Houston. The 2018-<br />

<strong>2019</strong> academic year marks the 11 th year of the <strong>DISTCO</strong> project which saw a tremendous<br />

increase in popularity and participation since its inception in 2008.<br />

The first contest of the <strong>DISTCO</strong> series, <strong>DISTCO</strong> 2008, was initiated in the fall of 2008. The<br />

first contest was followed by a contest each year thus making the contest an annual event.<br />

The <strong>DISTCO</strong> asks participants to submit their digital stories in a certain time frame and<br />

manner for the contest. The contest is open to all K-12 students and teachers at both<br />

national and international level. Undergraduate students who are majoring in Education<br />

(pre-service teachers) are welcome to submit their stories to <strong>DISTCO</strong>. In addition, <strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

accepts submissions from undergraduate, graduate and faculty members at the<br />

university level.<br />

The competition is held online through www.distco.org. The project has numerous benefits<br />

for both students and teachers. It is a way of exposing participants to world of storytelling,<br />

scripting, storyboarding, video production and multimedia. The contest challenges students in<br />

a competition where they can showcase their skills in, technology, multimedia, research,<br />

presentation, writing and creativity.<br />

RULES<br />

For an updated list of rules, please visit www.distco.org/rules<br />

PARTICIPANTS:<br />

The <strong>DISTCO</strong> is open for K-12 Students, Teachers, and Higher Education in following<br />

categories:<br />

1- Elementary School (Students in Grades K-5),<br />

2-Middle School (Students in Grades 6-8),<br />

3-High School (Students in Grades 9-12),<br />

4-Teachers (In-service or Pre-service Teachers*)<br />

5-Higher Education (Undergraduate, Graduate, and Faculty)<br />

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* Pre-service teachers who are in training in a college/university majoring in<br />

education are welcome to participate under the Teachers Category.<br />

INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> accepts international submissions. Please note that all international entries will be<br />

evaluated separately under “International Category”. Please note that language of the video<br />

should be in English to be qualified for judging.<br />

THE LANGUAGE OF THE STORIES<br />

The language of the stories must be in English. However, a narration (e.g. voice-over, voice<br />

recording) in other languages are accepted if English subtitles are provided in the digital<br />

story.<br />

TIMELINE<br />

ACTIVITY DATE EXPLANATION<br />

REGISTRATION February 25 – April 1, <strong>2019</strong> The <strong>DISTCO</strong> website will accept Registrations<br />

and Digital Story submissions starting<br />

from February 25, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

SUBMISSION STEPS:<br />

REGISTRATION PERIOD: (2/25/<strong>2019</strong> to<br />

4/1/<strong>2019</strong>)<br />

Step 1: Complete Registration Form<br />

at www.distco.org/submissions<br />

Step 2: Take <strong>DISTCO</strong> Pre-Survey by April 1,<br />

<strong>2019</strong>.<br />

Step 3: Complete your Digital Story**<br />

DIGITAL STORY<br />

SUBMISSIONS<br />

March 20 – April 10, <strong>2019</strong><br />

Step 4: Take <strong>DISTCO</strong> Post-Survey<br />

Step 5: Submit your Digital Story by April 10,<br />

<strong>2019</strong> atwww.distco.org/submissions<br />

JUDGING April 10-17, <strong>2019</strong> Official Judging &Popular Voting will take<br />

place between April 10, <strong>2019</strong> – April 17, <strong>2019</strong>.<br />

ANNOUNCEMENT OF<br />

WINNERS<br />

April 17, <strong>2019</strong><br />

Winners will be announced through the official<br />

website on or after April 17, <strong>2019</strong><br />

AWARD CEREMONY May 4, 2018 Place: University of Houston- Sugar Land<br />

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PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS AND FEES<br />

There is no fee involved for participating in <strong>DISTCO</strong>, however student participants are<br />

required to fill out an online consent form and take a survey related to Digital Storytelling<br />

research at the time of the submission in order to be considered and eligible for judging. The<br />

survey and consent form will need be completed prior to the submission of Digital Stories<br />

to the system. Digital Story submissions will not be accepted until the required survey and<br />

consent form is sent through the <strong>DISTCO</strong> submission website.<br />

No fees are involved for teacher participants. An online consent form is required to be filled<br />

out during survey submission.<br />

ELIGIBILITY AND NUMBER OF SUBMISSIONS<br />

Both student and teacher participants should send at least one original entry in order to be<br />

qualified for judging. All participants may send a second digital story (entry) to any of the<br />

available <strong>DISTCO</strong> Subject categories. Participants submitting same Digital Story to more than<br />

one category will be disqualified.<br />

CATEGORIES<br />

A Digital Story can be created in variety of subjects. However when submitting Digital Stories<br />

to the <strong>DISTCO</strong>, the closest category related to the topic of the Digital Story should be<br />

selected. Following categories are available for digital story submissions in <strong>DISTCO</strong>:<br />

SUBJECT CATEGORIES (Open to Grades K-12 & International)<br />

• Art<br />

• Cultures/Religions<br />

• Computers/Technology<br />

• English Language Arts<br />

• Health/Medical<br />

• Mathematics<br />

• Music<br />

• Personal Stories/Reflections<br />

• Places/Travel<br />

• Physical Education/Sports<br />

• Pop Culture<br />

• Science/Engineering<br />

• Social Studies<br />

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GROUP PROJECTS<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> prefers individual work submissions. However, team projects will be allowed with<br />

following conditions:<br />

• Group project should be submitted under one of the participant as the main contact.<br />

For example, group members may designate a group leader for this purpose. This<br />

person should responsible for communicating with <strong>DISTCO</strong>.<br />

• The group leader should submit the project on behalf of other group members. Names<br />

of the group members can be added during registrations.<br />

• While registering to the website, the student representing the group should indicate<br />

the project as a group project and enter the names of group members. Failure to<br />

complete this step will disqualify the project for judging.<br />

• In the case of winning a reward, student who registered on behalf of the group will be<br />

contacted. At least one person representing the group should attend the <strong>DISTCO</strong><br />

Award ceremony. If necessary, an Absentee Form can be used for the award<br />

ceremony. See Awards section for more details.<br />

• The winning group should acknowledge that the <strong>DISTCO</strong> can award only one reward<br />

(e.g. one gift card or one iPad) for a single project. It will be group members’<br />

responsibility to decide on how to share reward among the group members.<br />

DIGITAL STORY FORMAT<br />

Digital Story should include following items:<br />

1- An original script or a story (A script within the story is needed, a separate script<br />

file for submission is not required)<br />

2- Multimedia elements such as images and sounds. Video clips are OPTIONAL.<br />

3- A narration, preferably a voice over by the author.<br />

VIDEO FORMAT AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />

Please note that <strong>DISTCO</strong> Prefers a Youtube link for submission. However, file uploads will<br />

also be accepted. You may choose only ONE option (either YouTube or File Upload)<br />

for file submission.<br />

YOUTUBE LINK SUBMISSION RULES:<br />

Make sure to set your YouTube link to “Unlisted” or “Public”. If set to “Private”, you will be<br />

disqualified.<br />

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Make sure your link will be active and working before and after the EVALUATION<br />

period. If your link doesn’t work at the time of EVALUATIONS, you will be<br />

disqualified.<br />

Please refer to http://www.distco.org/tutorials for how to use YOUTUBE for your Digital<br />

Story submission.<br />

FILE UPLOAD RULES:<br />

Video file size should not exceed 100 MB (Videos higher than 100 MB in size will be<br />

automatically rejected by the system).<br />

For best results, your video display size should be at least (640X480)<br />

Video file format can be in .mp4, .wmv, .avi, or .mov. Videos received in other formats<br />

may be disqualified.<br />

DIGITAL STORYTELLING SOFTWARE<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> officially recommends following software:<br />

• WeVideo (a cloud-based video editing software integrated with Google Drive) for<br />

beginner to advanced users for creating Digital Stories.<br />

• Windows Movie Maker for intermediate users.<br />

• iMovie for advanced users.<br />

HELPFUL VIDEO TUTORIALS<br />

Visit Tutorials page for a list and video tutorials of software that can be used for digital<br />

stories.<br />

COPYRIGHT ISSUES<br />

The story (script) and multimedia elements (Images, sound clips, and videos) used for<br />

digital stories should be original work. Digital Stories prepared with original pictures<br />

taken by participants’ digital camera along with an original story is preferred by<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> and will receive higher scores during judging. However, when pictures from<br />

Internet will need to be used, students are required to follow copyright rules. A good step<br />

would be starting from copyright-free image/sound websites located at<br />

www.distco.org/resources.<br />

If copyrighted images will be used or the copyright status is not known, the participants will<br />

have to properly credit/cite* the elements used in the digital story. Typically, a last<br />

slide/image can be dedicated to listing of the copyrighted material.<br />

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Participants sign a consent form at the time of submission indicating that the digital story<br />

submitted does not infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party. Furthermore, the<br />

participants release <strong>DISTCO</strong>, its officers, directors, employees, sponsors, licensees and<br />

successors from any liability or claimed liability in connection with the contest submission.<br />

*This includes listing of all multimedia (images, sound, and video) and story (script) items as taken from a<br />

specific website/source. When citing specific URLs or Web addresses for multimedia or story, you may shorten the<br />

address by including only the domain name as seen in example below.<br />

SAMPLE CREDITS SLIDE/IMAGE<br />

CREDITS<br />

Story: Effects of Climate Change by Time Magazine,<br />

http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1620995,00.html<br />

---------------------------<br />

Image 1 (or Flower 1): http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Flower-Wallpaperflowers-249402_1024_768.jpg<br />

Image 2 (or Flower 2): https://static.pexels.com/photos/36475/pansy-flowers-purple-nature.jpg<br />

OR<br />

(shortened URL with domain name only)<br />

Image 1 (or Flower 1): http://www.fanpop.com<br />

Image 2 (or Flower 2): https://static.pexels.com<br />

Soundtrack: One Step Beyond by Karsh Kale<br />

---------------------------<br />

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS<br />

Digital Stories should be original work and not to be copied from any other person or<br />

person's work unless obtained with permission.<br />

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EVALUATIONS<br />

There are two types of evaluation methods in <strong>DISTCO</strong>: Official Judging and Popular Voting.<br />

The official judging takes place after the submissions close. Please see timeline above for<br />

details. Official judging is done by a group of faculty members at North American University<br />

and various other universities according to the criteria in Digital Storytelling Rubric.<br />

In order to increase the popularity of the contest, a popular voting is conducted over our<br />

Youtube channel taking place during the Evaluations period. Public can vote for Digital<br />

Stories by clicking the “Like” button during this time frame. The results are based on Likes<br />

only, not Views or Dislikes. If foul-play is determined, digital stories will be disqualified from<br />

the contest*<br />

*Any fraud involving such as buying Youtube Likes will result in disqualification. Sudden overnight increases in the<br />

numbers of Likes may be considered as a fraud.<br />

AWARDS<br />

Please see a complete list of categories and AWARDS CEREMONY here.<br />

In order to claim awards, students must attend <strong>DISTCO</strong> Award ceremony which will<br />

be held at University of Houston, Houston, TX. Please see Timeline for the date and time of<br />

this event.<br />

Claiming Grand Prizes:<br />

In order to claim awards, students must attend <strong>DISTCO</strong> Award<br />

ceremony which will be held at University of Houston, Houston, TX. Please see<br />

Timeline for the date and time of this event. Visit AWARDS CEREMONY page to learn<br />

more about how to claim your Award.<br />

Grand Prizes can be picked up at the Award Ceremony in University of Houston by<br />

the winners or a designated person (The winner should give written consent to the<br />

designated person by filling out Award Claim Form and submit it by its deadline). In<br />

the case of not being able to attend the ceremony at all, either the winner or the<br />

designated person, the Award Claim Form should still be submitted by its deadline.<br />

Failure to submit the Award Claim Form will result in unclaimed award.<br />

After the successful submission of the form, winner or a designated person will have<br />

15 calendar days to pick up their reward from the University after the award<br />

ceremony. If the grand prizes are not picked up at the end of this period, they will be<br />

considered unclaimed.<br />

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• iPads and iPods may be sent to “out-of-state winners” by mail upon submission<br />

of the absentee form by its deadline date*. Texas residents need to attend the<br />

ceremony or designate a person by using Award Claim Form to receive their<br />

iPad or iPod nano rewards.<br />

• Monetary Gift Cards may be sent to "non-Houston residents" by mail* upon<br />

submission of the absentee form by its deadline date. Houston residents need<br />

to attend the ceremony or designate a person by using Award Claim Form to<br />

receive their monetary gift card rewards.<br />

Claiming Category or Scholarship Awards:<br />

Scholarship certificates will be given to the winners in the award ceremony or they<br />

will be mailed along with rewards upon successful completion of Award Claim Form.<br />

*The <strong>DISTCO</strong> is not responsible for any lost item in the mail. The participant is solely responsible for providing<br />

accurate information regarding the address and phone number when signing up to the <strong>DISTCO</strong> website.<br />

Returning users in the <strong>DISTCO</strong> website are also responsible for updating any address changes in the system. In<br />

the case of lost item or inaccurate address information, the <strong>DISTCO</strong> won’t be reissuing the rewards.<br />

Award Claim Forms turned in after its deadline will not be accepted.<br />

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Evaluator's Name:<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> -Digital Storytelling Evaluation Rubric for Official Judging<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> 2015- Digital Storytelling Evaluation Rubric Digital for Story Official ID: Judging<br />

CATEGORY 4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Fair 1-Poor Score<br />

DRAMATIC<br />

QUESTION/OPEN<br />

ING STATEMENT<br />

PURPOSE<br />

SCRIPT/STORY<br />

CREATIVITY<br />

There is an opening<br />

statement/question immensely<br />

grabbing the attention of the<br />

audience in the beginning of the<br />

story (Ideally, first 0-15 sec.)<br />

Establishes a purpose early on<br />

and maintains a clear focus<br />

throughout.<br />

The script/story is original and<br />

making a contribution to the<br />

overall product.<br />

Overall the work is highly<br />

creative.<br />

There is an opening<br />

statement/question grabbing<br />

the attention of the audience<br />

in the beginning of the story<br />

(Ideally, first 0-15 seconds).<br />

Establishes a purpose early on<br />

and maintains focus for most<br />

of the presentation.<br />

The script/story is somewhat<br />

original and making a<br />

contribution to the point of<br />

the story.<br />

There is an opening<br />

statement/question somewhat<br />

grabbing the attention of the<br />

audience in the beginning of the<br />

story (Ideally, first 0-15 seconds).<br />

There are a few lapses in focus,<br />

but the purpose is fairly clear.<br />

The script/story is somewhat<br />

original and making a little<br />

contribution to the point of the<br />

story.<br />

There is no opening<br />

statement/question/attenti<br />

on grabber in the beginning<br />

of the story.<br />

It is difficult to figure out<br />

the purpose of the<br />

presentation.<br />

The script/story is not<br />

original, thus not making<br />

a contribution to the<br />

product.<br />

The work is creative. The work is somewhat creative. The work is not creative.<br />

ECONOMY<br />

DURATION OF<br />

PRESENTATION<br />

The story is told with exactly<br />

the right amount of detail<br />

throughout. It does not seem<br />

too short nor does it seem too<br />

long.<br />

Length of presentation is<br />

between 5-3 minutes and it<br />

feels the right amount of time<br />

for the story told.<br />

The story composition is<br />

typically good, though it<br />

seems to drag somewhat or<br />

need slightly more detail in<br />

one or two sections.<br />

Length of presentation is<br />

between 5-3 minutes but it<br />

feels that the story should be<br />

longer or shorter in length.<br />

The story seems to need more<br />

editing. It is noticeably too long<br />

or too short in more than one<br />

section.<br />

Length of presentation is between<br />

3-2 minutes.<br />

The story needs extensive<br />

editing. It is too long or<br />

too short to be interesting.<br />

Presentation is less than 2<br />

minutes or more than 6<br />

minutes.<br />

IMAGE<br />

RELEVANCY<br />

IMAGE /VIDEO<br />

QUALITY<br />

Images create a distinct<br />

atmosphere or tone that<br />

matches different parts of the<br />

story. The images communicate<br />

symbolism and/or metaphors.<br />

Overall, the picture and video<br />

resolution is exceptionally good<br />

and within the limit of contest<br />

requirements.<br />

Images create an atmosphere<br />

or tone that matches some<br />

parts of the story. The images<br />

may communicate symbolism<br />

and/or metaphors.<br />

Overall, the picture and video<br />

resolution is good and within<br />

the limit of contest<br />

requirements.<br />

An attempt is made to use images<br />

to create an atmosphere/tone but<br />

it needs more work. Image<br />

choice is somewhat logical.<br />

Overall, the picture and video<br />

resolution is low but within the<br />

limit of contest requirements.<br />

Little or no attempt to use<br />

images to create an<br />

appropriate<br />

atmosphere/tone. Image<br />

choice is not logical.<br />

Overall, the picture and<br />

video resolution is low and<br />

not within the limit of<br />

contest requirements.<br />

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<strong>DISTCO</strong> -Digital Storytelling Evaluation Rubric for Official Judging<br />

<strong>DISTCO</strong> 2015- Digital Storytelling Evaluation Rubric for Official Judging<br />

CATEGORY 4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Fair 1-Poor Score<br />

VOICE -<br />

CONSISTENCY<br />

VOICE - PACING<br />

SOUNDTRACK -<br />

ORIGINALITY<br />

SOUNDTRACK -<br />

EMOTION<br />

LANGUAGE<br />

GRAMMAR<br />

COPYRIGHT<br />

ISSUES<br />

Voice quality is clear and<br />

consistently audible throughout<br />

the presentation.<br />

The pace (rhythm and voice<br />

punctuation) fits the story line<br />

and helps the audience really<br />

"get into" the story.<br />

All of the music is original (the<br />

music is created in a digital<br />

storytelling software such as<br />

PhotoStory 3 with built-in tools)<br />

or an artist’s music is used and<br />

credited at the end of the story.<br />

Music stirs a rich emotional<br />

response that matches the story<br />

line well.<br />

Appropriate language is used<br />

throughout the story.<br />

Grammar and usage are correct<br />

and contributed to clarity, style<br />

and character development.<br />

All work used (story, images,<br />

and music) seems original and<br />

an effort has been made to<br />

address copyright issues (eg.<br />

Listing sources of the story and<br />

multimedia within the story).<br />

Voice quality is clear and<br />

consistently audible<br />

throughout the majority (70-<br />

95%) of the presentation.<br />

Occasionally speaks too fast or<br />

too slowly for the story line.<br />

The pacing (rhythm and voice<br />

punctuation) is relatively<br />

engaging for the audience.<br />

Some of the music is original<br />

and some of the music belongs<br />

to an artist (non-original). The<br />

artist’s music is credited at<br />

the end of the story.<br />

Music stirs a rich emotional<br />

response that somewhat<br />

matches the story line.<br />

Appropriate language is used<br />

in majority of the story.<br />

Grammar and usage are<br />

typically correct and errors<br />

do not detract from the story.<br />

Most of the work used (story,<br />

images, and music) seems<br />

original and some effort has<br />

been made to address<br />

copyright issues (eg. Listing<br />

sources of the story and<br />

multimedia within the story).<br />

Voice quality needs more<br />

attention.<br />

Tries to use pacing (rhythm and<br />

voice punctuation), but it is often<br />

noticeable that the pacing does<br />

not fit the story line. Audience is<br />

not consistently engaged.<br />

None of the music is original.<br />

Only an artist’s music (nonoriginal)<br />

is used. The artist’s<br />

music is not credited at the end<br />

of the story.<br />

Music is ok, and not distracting,<br />

but it does not add much to the<br />

story.<br />

Inappropriate language is<br />

frequently used in the story.<br />

Grammar and usage were<br />

somewhat correct but errors<br />

detract from story.<br />

Some of the work used (story,<br />

images, and music) seems original<br />

and little effort has been made to<br />

address copyright issues (eg.<br />

Listing sources of the story and<br />

multimedia within the story).<br />

No Voice is included at all.<br />

No Voice is included at all.<br />

No music (original/nonoriginal)<br />

is used at all.<br />

Music is distracting,<br />

inappropriate, or is not<br />

used.<br />

No Script/Story/Voice<br />

Recording<br />

No Script/Story or Voice<br />

Recording<br />

None of the work used<br />

(story, images, and music)<br />

seems original and no<br />

effort has been made to<br />

address copyright issues<br />

(eg. Listing sources of the<br />

story and multimedia<br />

within the story).<br />

COMMENTS<br />

TOTAL SCORE<br />

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