to the official site for the Atlanta Public Schools 2019 Technology Competition. Here you will find pertinent information about the tech competition including category descriptions and rubrics, timelines, and registration information. Additionally, you will find some useful tips to help your students create winning projects! Please use the navigation bar above to navigate throughout the site.
All first place winners will advance to the The Georgia Educational Student Technology Competition (GASTC), an annual student technology competition produced by the Georgia Educational Technology Consortium. The GASTC is the highest level of student technology competition in Georgia with over 750 projects, representing the work of over 1000 students, which are judged at the competition each March.
OVERVIEW
The Georgia Educational Student Technology Competition (GASTC) is an annual student competition that gives students the opportunity to showcase their innovative use of technology in daily learning. Started by Lou Dewberry in 2001, the GASTC is the highest level of student technology competition in Georgia. The competition is open to all students in grades 3-12 that reside in Georgia. In order to compete in the GASTC, students must receive first place at a recognized regional (district) technology fair.
All schools are encouraged to hold a local school Tech Fair Tourney, in which they will submit their top 2 projects per category per grade band to participate in the APS Technology Competition. If schools choose not to host a Tech Fair Tourney, it is requested that projects are approved to advance to the District Technology Competition. This is to ensure that all projects submitted by students are of high quality and able to compete at the District & State level Technology Competitions.
All projects submitted to must be designed and created by students. While some adult guidance is allowed, it must be evident that all work entered by students was completed by students. Students that are unable to present their projects for whatever reason, (including illness), may NOT use "proxies." Only students that are part of the original registered team may represent a project at the fair. Projects for each category must be unique and CANNOT be entered in more than one category. Students are able to submit a maximum of 1 project, with the exception of the Technology Literacy Challenge. Students are NOT allowed to switch project categories. Projects will only be judged in the category in which it placed first in at the regional fair.
All schools are encouraged to hold a local school Tech Fair Tourney, in which they will submit their top 2 projects per category per grade band to participate in the APS Technology Competition. If schools choose not to host a Tech Fair Tourney, it is requested that projects are approved to advance to the District Technology Competition. This is to ensure that all projects submitted by students are of high quality and able to compete at the District & State level Technology Competitions.
All projects submitted to must be designed and created by students. While some adult guidance is allowed, it must be evident that all work entered by students was completed by students. Students that are unable to present their projects for whatever reason, (including illness), may NOT use "proxies." Only students that are part of the original registered team may represent a project at the fair. Projects for each category must be unique and CANNOT be entered in more than one category. Students are able to submit a maximum of 1 project, with the exception of the Technology Literacy Challenge. Students are NOT allowed to switch project categories. Projects will only be judged in the category in which it placed first in at the regional fair.
The Department of Instructional Technology is pushing to hold local tech fair competitions called “Tech Fair Tourneys”, which will allow students within a school to compete for advancement to the district tech fair. Click below for more information for on Tech Fair Tourneys.