Thank you for your interest in the 2009 CaliforniaStreaming Digital Photography Contest. Please read the guidelines for this contest and the process for submitting student photographs.

This contest invites all K–12 California teachers to submit student photographs that fit with the 2009 theme, LIFE!, which ties to California Science Standards across many grade levels. Winning photographs will be used in a collectable CaliforniaStreaming art poster and many submitted photographs will be integrated into CaliforniaStreaming’s common database to be shared with other California students. Six students with winning photographs will each receive a 16GB iPod nano and two teacher winners will each receive a 16GB iPod touch!

To assist students in their photography quests, LIFE is defined differently for different purposes. Since life is a ubiquitous and fundamental concept, the definitions of it are legion. Be guided by your imagination!

It is suggested that teachers follow the process below:

• Become familiar with the information that is required when submitting photographs, including a brief written description from the student photographer. Please review the required information necessary from the list of items on the Submissions webpage. Incomplete applications may be disqualified from the contest.
• Retain a release authorizing necessary permission for the entry and for possible reuse for the poster and in CaliforniaStreaming to share with other California students.
• To submit photographs for this contest, teachers will need to create an account or login to the K-12 High Speed Network, our online host for this contest.

ELIGIBILITY & RULES:

·         Photographs that are submitted must conform to the theme, LIFE!

·         Student photographers must be currently enrolled in K-12 education in California.

·         Photographs must be the original work of the individual student receiving credit.

·         Photographs must be selected and submitted by the student’s teacher who verifies by submission that the work is ORIGINAL, not copies of published photographs or photographs taken by non-eligible individuals.

·         Each teacher may submit one photograph per student.

·         Each teacher may select and submit up to fifteen photographs from fifteen students.

·         Teachers should submit each photograph as a separate entry.

·         Teachers have a category for which they may submit photographs they have taken. Each teacher may submit one photograph.

·         Teachers should submit each photograph as a separate entry.

·         Each submission form should be complete. Incomplete entry forms may be disqualified.

·         Photographs must have been taken within the last twelve (12) months. Students who have graduated or are no longer enrolled in a K-12 education program may not participate in this contest.

·         The deadline for this contest is on Sunday, February 8, 2009.

·         Photographs that are submitted give CaliforniaStreaming the right for use in print and digital materials and to share within the CaliforniaStreaming delivery system.

FORMAT, SIZE, & LABELING REQUIREMENTS:

·         Photographs must be in .jpg format at the highest quality.

·         Photographs must have student’s name saved as the title. (e.g. Smith.jpg)

·         5 MB file size limit.

PRIZES:

Six student and two teacher photographs will be selected as winners of this photography contest. Winning photographs will be integrated for use in a CaliforniaStreaming collectible art poster and within the CaliforniaStreaming system. Each winning student photographer will receive an 16GB iPod nano and the winning teacher photographers will win a 16GB iPod touch. In addition, the teachers of the winning student photographers will receive a VHS Limited Edition American Film Institute’s (AFI) Century Collection of “America’s 100 Greatest Movies,” courtesy of the AFI.