PSAContest

Welcome to the Official Northfield Summertime Cyberbullying PSA Contest Page

Wanna help make positive memories this summer?  Interested in winning some cash?  Then this contest is for you!!

The Northfield Summertime Cyberbullying PSA Contest is designed to encourage the community to focus on the importance of safe and positive use of technology in our everyday lives and discuss problems such as cyberbullying.

The rules are simple: create a video PSA that encourages youth or adults in the community to use technology in a safe and responsible way. You can use the ideas that are presented below, or come up with one of your own!

  • parents and caregivers as the target audience (and what their role should be in monitoring use, serving as a role model, etc.);
  • OR youth as the target audience (and address how to stay safe, what constitutes cyberbullying, etc.)

Here’s a great example of a youth produced video that targets parents/caregivers:

Here’s another example of a very different style…

Check out some other examples here.

Three $200 Prizes will be awarded!!  At least one prize will be determined by a public vote, so make sure you keep your friends and family in the loop.

Contest Rules/Guidelines

  • Video PSA’s should be created and uploaded to YouTube by August 15, 2011. Specific guidelines for submission are listed below.
  • All videos should be 30-90 seconds.
  • All videos should address the topic as described above.
  • Videos must not contain any material that is deemed inappropriate (obscene language, nudity, violence, etc.).  Any video that contains content that is deemed inappropriate by the panel of judges will be disqualified.
  • All videos must comply with the copyright rules as stated on YouTube. Content must be your own or your video will be disqualified.
  • All contestants must submit paper documents to the HCI office in addition to the submission of the video via YouTube.  Submitted videos that do not have a paper registration form will be disqualified. All paper forms are available from the HCI office, the LINK Center desk, school offices, and for download  below.
  • Videos will be judged by a panel of youth and community leaders.  There will also be a “viewer’s choice” award determined by on-line voting. Voting will take place in September.

Rules for Submission

  • Videos should be uploaded to YouTube and marked as “Private.”
  • Videos should then be shared with “northfieldhci” through the YouTube sharing function by midnight on August 15, 2011
  • A paper registration form should be turned in to the HCI office by midnight on August 15, 2011
  • Contestants may submit more than one entry, but each submitted video must be accompanied by its own paper registration form.
  • Release forms for all participants in the video must also be submitted along with the registration form.

Forms