ACTE State Judges Registration

State judge registration for the 2009 ACTE State Competition is open until April 18th, 2009. To register as a judge for the 2009 State ACTE Competition you must use the online registration that is located at http://acte.aum.edu/state09/judgereg.asp.

Judges are needed for all categories, all levels. Team programming judges are required to be at the team programming competition in the AUM Business Building, Room 201, on Friday, April 24th from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. Judges for the competition on April 25th are required to be at the AUM gym, Room 202, no later than 8:15 am.

Below is a table of the categories and examples of projects/software/skill level for each categories by each level. The categories that are most technical and require judges with experience in the field are video production and the programming categories (team programming and computer programming).

On the registration site, you will be asked for your preference on what level and what category you would like to judge. If you have any questions about judging, please contact Dr. Tom Lucy-Bouler for more information.

	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Category

Multimedia	PowerPoint presentations, Hypermedia Presentations	PowerPoint presentations, Hypermedia Presentations	PowerPoint presentations, Hypermedia Presentations	PowerPoint presentations, Hypermedia Presentations, some video or Flash presentations	PowerPoint presentations, Hypermedia Presentations, some video or Flash presentations
General Applications	Some combinations of Multimedia and Video	Combinations of multimedia and video	Database applications, combinations of other categories	Database or combinations of other categories, some graphic design or computer art.	Database or combinations of other categories, some graphic design or computer art.
Video Production	Simple video production	Simple Video Production	More complex	Most Complex	Most complex
Web Design	Simple pages, few links	Simple pages, few links	Simple pages, some enhancements with scripts	Complex pages with scripts	Complex pages with scripts and graphic enhancements
Hardware/Robotics	Robots from Lego kits	Robots from Lego kits	Robots, some computer hardware	Robots, computer hardware	Robots, computer hardware, networking hardware
Computer Programming	Simple programs in Basic or VB	Simple programs in Basic, VB or another language	Programs can be written in Basic, VB, C++ or Java (Pascal and Fortran too) GUI is usually blue or black screen	Programs written in VB, C++, Java, .Net Studios some GUI enhancements	Complex programs written in VB, C++, Java, .Net Studios with full GUI.
Team Programming	N/A	N/A	Programs written in Basic, VB, C++, or other languages such as Pascal or Fortran. Some algorithms, constructs, and proper programming practices expected.	Programs written in VB, C++, Java, .Net Studios, with some GUI enhancements. Algorithms, constructs, proper programming practices expected.	Programs written in VB, C++, Java, .Net Studios, with full GUI Algorithms, constructs, proper programming practices expected.