WEBSITE CATEGORY
The 2011 Tennessee History Day competition will mark the fourth year for the website category in Tennessee! Teachers and students, please take note that there WILL BE changes to the rules for the website category for 2011. The most up to date rules will be available in the fall. In the meantime, the following statements are brief announcements about the rule changes.
1) The category will split for the first time and Individual and Group websites will be judged separately in both the Junior and Senior Divisions.
2) Students will NO longer submit four copies of their process paper and four copies of their bibliography on paper to the district or state offices. These materials will ONLY be featured on the student-created website.
3) Students will continue to use the NHD Weebly Editor to create their websites.
**NOTE**
Per the National History Day rules, the individual and group website entries in both the Junior and Senior divisions will be judged SEPARATELY this year. This rule is determined by the National History Day office.
Check back soon for complete rules for 2011. The rules for 2010 are listed below.
Below are the "official" rules for the website category for the 2010 competition year. Beginning with the 2009-2010 competition year, National History Day will require web site projects to be created using Weebly, a web site building program. The National History Day Weebly website portal is available on the National History Day website now. All students MUST go through the NHD Weebly website portal to access the weebly tools and construct their website. Students CANNOT go directly to Weebly.com. Students may begin working on their website in early September and will work on the same Weebly website as they advance through levels of competition. Students are free to access and work on their sites at any time other than judging periods when their website will be closed to any editing. Please contact your State Coordinator with any questions.
PLEASE read each rule thoroughly!
RULE 1: Entry Production - All entries must be original productions constructed using the NHD web site editor beginning at the school level.
- You may use professional photographs, graphics, video, recorded music, etc.within the site. Such items must be integrated into the web site, and proper credit must be given within the site as well as in the annotated bibliography.
- The student must operate all software and equipment in the development of the web site.
NOTE: Using objects created by others specifically for use in your entry violates this rule. However, using graphics, multimedia clips, etc. which already exist is acceptable.
RULE 2: Size Requirements - Web site entries may contain no more than 1,200 visible, student-composed words. Code used to bhild the site, and alternate text tags on images do not count toward the word limit. THe word limit does not include words found in materials used for illustration such as documents, artifacts, or graphs not created by the student, or quotations from primary sources such as oral history interviews, letters, or diaries, photos of artifacts with writing, or other illustrative materials such as reoccurring menus, titles and navigation instructions that are used as an integral part of the web site. Brief text crediting the sources of illustrations or quotations included on hte web site do not count toward the 1,200-word limit.
- The entire site, including all multimedia, may use up 100MB of file space
RULE 3: Page Navigation - One page of the site must serve as the "home page." The home page must include the names of participants, entry title, division, and a main menu that directs viewers to the various sections of the site.
- All pages must be interconnected with hypertext links
- Automatic redirects are not permitted
RULE 4: Multimedia - Each multimedia clip may not last more than 45 seconds and may not include student-composed narration. There is no limit to the number of multimedia clips other than the file size limit. Voiceover of material not composed by students is allowed.
- If an entry uses any form of multimedia requiring a plug-in (for example, Flash, Quicktime or Real Player), you must provide on the same page a link to a free, secured download of that plug-in. Judges will make every effort to view all multimedia content, but files than cannot be viewed cannot be evaluated as part of the entry.
RULE 5: Bibliographic Sources - The annotated bibliography must be included as an integrated part of the webs site. It should be included in the navigationl structure and does NOT count toward the 1,200 word limit.
- Refer to Part II, Rules 15-17 (Rule Book, pgs 10 - 11) 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 a standard web browser (i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari). Students are responsible for ensuring that the entry is viewable in multiple web browsers.
- Entries MAY NOT link to live or external sites, except to direct viewers to plug-ins.
RULE 8: Submitting Entry for Judging - Four hard copies of a title page, a process paper, and an annotated bibliography must be submitted in advance by the established deadline. For access to the NHD web site editor and up-to-date submission procedures, please visit www.nhd.org/WebSite.htm.
**NOTE**
The NHD web editor referenced above is currently available at the National History Day website.
If you have any further questions, please contact your district or state coordinator. |
