Sunday
9:00 AM: Sign In and Orientation
9:30 AM: Judging begins
 

Judging Guidelines:
All projects will be judged by the following:

• Originality—Was the entry original, creative, and imaginative in content and implementation?
• Clarity—Was the student presentation to the judge clear? (Nervousness will not count against the student)
• Documentation—Did the student follow the documentation sheet guidelines?
• Appropriateness—Was the technology/software used appropriately matched?
• Design—Does the overall design support the project purpose?

At the time of the judging, students will be required to:

• Use the program or applications software to demonstrate their projects.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the software as it relates to the project.
• Explain the various aspects of the creation of the project.
• Defend their choice of software for the project.
• Show their documentation to the judges using this form.
• Answer judges' questions about the project.

Students should be prepared to explain and demonstrate the highlights of their project in no more than 15 minutes.

Projects are evaluated by the judges to determine the best project in that category. The judges use several instruments for making their evaluation. Judges will provide each student with a feedback form listing strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions of each project. Actual scoring materials will NOT be released.

Judges will use a rubric constructed for each specific category. Rubrics are used by judges to help determine the rankings, but are not hard "scores." They are only part of the overall evaluation process. Rubrics are also a good guide for students to prepare for judging. Since we no longer require notebooks, judges will disregard the row on the rubric referring to notebooks.

Click here to view a sample Judge's packet used when scoring a project.

Click here to view all rubrics - these are guidelines only.

Click here to sign up as a judge for the North Atlanta Jewish Students' Technology Fair!