San Diego County Office of Education

2009 iVIE Judge’s Criteria and Grading Rubric - PDF
Elementary K-2 Cross curricular – Open to all genres 3-5 Math/Science 3-5 Language Arts/Humanities 4-8 Documentary 3-8 Broadcast Journalism - Broadcast Journalism Rubric (PDF) 3-12 Environmental Services PSA (30 sec.- 3 minutes max.) NEW 2009 prompt will be posted soon! 3-8 PSA - PSA Rubic (PDF) - General: 30 or 60 second public service announcement on any PSA topic. K-5 “Open Your Eyes” Category - PDF (Sponsored by Sony and the San Diego Food Bank) This video is to be a step-by-step 1-2 minute instructional video showing other kids how to start their own food drive for the San Diego Food Bank. The winning school for the “Open Your Eyes” categories will receive a Sony HDR-HC9 MiniDV HD Handycam® Camcorder.	Middle School 6-8 Math/Science 6-8 Language Arts/Humanities 4-8 Documentary 3-8 Broadcast Journalism - Broadcast Journalism Rubric (PDF) 3-12 Environmental Services PSA (30 sec.- 3 minutes max.) NEW 2009 prompt will be posted soon! 3-8 PSA - PSA Rubric (PDF) - General: 30 or 60 second public service announcement on any PSA topic. 6-8 “Open Your Eyes” Category - PDF (Sponsored by Sony and the San Diego Food Bank) This video is to be Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the San Diego Food Bank (online) Virtual Food Drive. For this video you will need to download a video clip to be in included in your entry (Quicktime Pro needed). If you need help in accessing this video, please see attached pdf. for contact info. The winning school for the “Open Your Eyes” categories will receive a Sony HDR-HC9 MiniDV HD Handycam® Camcorder.	High School 9-12 Language Arts/Humanities 9-12 Math/Science 9-12 Documentary 3-12 Environmental Services PSA (30 sec.- 3 minutes max.) NEW 2009 prompt will be posted soon! 9-12 Broadcast Journalism - Broadcast Journalism Rubric (PDF) 9-12 PSA 9-12 “Open Your Eyes” Category - PDF The high school production teams will be producing a fundraising Public Service Announcement for their client, the San Diego Food Bank. Each team has a choice of two topics. The winning school for the “Open Your Eyes” categories will receive a Sony HDR-HC9 MiniDV HD Handycam® Camcorder.
Alternate entries such as Flash or 3D animation, stop-action photography, old-school hand-drawn animations, etc. can be submitted into any category, provided the entry addresses the California State Standards and/or required topics.
The NEW Video in the Classroom Category (replacing the Teacher Category) This category is now open to teachers, media specialists or other technology support providers. The objective of this video is to document the process of creating a classroom video. You may include actual footage of the process, interviews with teachers and students, and narration by teachers or students. The process may include ALL or PART of the process, such as brainstorming, writing, acting, camera work, directing, editing, and obstacles encountered. The submitted videos will be archived to show how teachers have successfully used the video production process as a learning tool.

Additional iVIE awards for Special Achievement will also be presented at the judges' discretion. Questions about the differences between student created video and teacher created video or how much to expect from students during the video creation process? Click here for more information. For additional rules, please refer to iVIE Rules and Guidelines