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The 2008 THD competition will mark the first year for the website category! We are all new to this, so please bear with us as we try to adapt!
**NOTE**
Per the National History Day rules, the individual and group entries will be combined for the first few years. The Junior and Senior entries will still be judged separately. We will notify you when NHD decides to split the categories up.
Below are the "official" rules for the website category. PLEASE read thoroughly - especially rules 7 & 9.
- RULE 1: Size Requirements
- No more than 1,200 visible, student-composed words. The word limit does not include: citations, code used to build the site, and alternate text tags on images; words found in materials used for illustration (i.e. documents, artifacts, graphs not produced by student); quotations from primary sources. The following do count towards the word limit: brief citations crediting the sources of illustrations
- The entire site, including all multimedia, may use up 100MB of file space
RULE 2: Navigation- One page of the site must serve as the "home page." This page must be saved in the root directory of the CD-R with the name "index".
- All pages must be interconnected with hypertext links
- Automatic redirects are not permitted
RULE 3: Multimedia- A single multimedia clip may not last more than 45 seconds and may not include student-composed narrations
- If an entry uses any form of multimedia requiring a plug-in (i.e. Flash, Quicktime or Real Player), you must provide on the same page a link to a free, secured download of that plug-in
RULE 4: Entry Production- All entries must be original productions.
- You may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc. - must be integrated into the web site, and proper credit must be given.
- The student must operate all software and equipment in the development of the web site.
RULE 5: Citations- Citations - footnotes, endnotes, or internal documentation - are required.
- Refer to Part II Rules (Rule Book, pgs 15 - 17) for citation and style information. Click HERE for the online copy of the rule book through the NHD site.
RULE 6: Stable Content- The content and appearance of a page cannot change when the page is refreshed in the browser. Random text or image generators are not allowed
RULE 7: Viewing Files- The pages that comprise the site MUST be viewable in a RECENT version of MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER.
- Entries MAY NOT link to live or external sites, except to direct viewers to plug-ins.
RULE 8: File Safety- Entries that contain potentially harmful file contamination (e.g. a virus) are subject to disqualification.
RULE 9: Submitting Entry for Judging- You must submit projects on CD-R for advance viewing by judges
- CD-Rs must be labeled with the names of participants, division, and entry title ONLY - decorations or illustrations are not appropriate
- All CD-Rs must be accompanied by four hard copies of your process paper, annotated bibliography, and print-outs of the site
- The dates & mailing addresses will vary depending on your region - please check with your regional coordinator for more information.
If you have any further questions, please contact your regional coordinator. |
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