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a series of digital storytelling competitions for schools

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      • Mathematics Challenge #3 Pythagorean Theorem Commercial
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      • Mathematics Challenge #4 Circular Story Storyboard
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      • Mathematics Challenge #5 [Community Engagement] Geometric Design for a Public Space
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      • History Challenge #1
        (Community Engagement #1)
        Designing and Pitching Public Art
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      • History Challenge #2 Geography Jingle
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      • History Challenge #3 Gender Exposé
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      • History Challenge #4 Supreme Court Movie Trailer
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      • History Challenge #5 Memorial Day Audio Biography
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    • Science Challenges – The Summaries
      • Science Challenge #1: Eco–Disruption Radio Drama
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      • Science Challenge #2
        (Community Engagement Challenge #2)
        Local Flora and Fauna Documentary
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      • Science Challenge #3 Rube Goldberg Contraption – Documentary
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      • Science Challenge #4 Water Cycle Cruise Sales Pitch
        • Water Cycle Cruise Sales Pitch
      • Science Challenge #5 Genetics Mystery Video
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    • Language Arts Challenges – The Summaries
      • Language Arts Challenge #1: Edgar Allan Poe Horror Scene
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      • Language Arts Challenge #2 Encyclopedic Musing in Word and Image
        in partnership with The Telling Room
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      • Language Arts Challenge #3 Mythological Photographic Storyboard
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      • Language Arts Challenge #4 Comic Poetry Skit
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      • Language Arts Challenge #5 [Community Engagement] Community Mascot
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      • Creating Radio Stories
      • Creating a Commercial
      • Creating a Short Documentary
      • Six Principal Modes of Documentary Filmmaking
      • Building Characters
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      • Digital Terms of Reference
      • On the Doctrine of Fair Use
      • How to Cite Sources
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      • Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects
      • iMovie Introduction
      • Three Free Rendering and Animation Programs: Scratch, GeoGebra and SketchUp
    • Meridian Producing Tips
      • Creating Storyboards, Framing the Shot
      • Producing – Time Management
      • Producing – Tips for the Shoot
      • Conducting an Interview
      • Video Editing Basics
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      • Sound Recording Basics
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    • Sample Challenge: Presidential Campaign Spot
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Registration Form

Fee Structure for 2013 -2014 School Year:

Full participation in up to twenty challenges

Per School:

300 students or less: $250

300 – 450 students: $400

450 – 750 students: $600

750 – 1,000 students: $800

1,000 students and over: $950

Full School Districts: 20% off price of each participating school

Homeschool Teams: $100 for participation in up to three challenges, per team (3-4 youth)

Schools with 50% of students participating in the National School Lunch Program receive a 50% discount on the above prices, pending discussions about seeking matching grants or other arrangements.

Limited participation in up to three challenges:

Per School

300 students or less: $150

300 – 450 students: $250

450 – 750 students: $400

750 – 1,000 students: $500

1,000 students and over: $600

Key Terms

  • For each Challenge, schools can submit three entries. The idea is that schools will need to hold their own internal elimination rounds to decide which Challenges to enter into the formal competition. But as many students as you want will still experience the digital creation process.
  • For each Challenge, up to fifteen schools can enter, as determined on a first come, first serve basis.

To Register:

Please submit the following information to begin registration.

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Payment

Please make the payment out to Steel River Productions and send, along with this form, to:

Brett Pierce
24 Cunningham Road
Freeport, ME 04032

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About Meridian Stories

Meridian Stories is a digital media platform that harnesses the continued surge in digital content creation by today’s youth for a new purpose: curricular goals. Meridian Stories is designed as a safe YouTube-like environment, driven by regularly scheduled competitions between schools, around collaborative short-form storytelling using image, words, film and music. Read more...
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