Students and coders from primary and secondary schools to tell their digital success stories and promote online privacy in this year’s What’s Your Story competition.
Now it’s in third year, the competition seeks to give young people a voice on the topic of cybersafety, online privacy and the success that the Internet offers. Entries can explore this theme through a video message, poster, they can even submit a video of an app they have created.
“We’re asking individuals, groups of friends, classmates and entire schools to enter this competition with a two-minute video or poster that is focused on promoting online success combined with digital safety. We want young people, parents and teachers to be safe, savvy and responsible in their approach to the Internet and smart devices”, said Avril Ronan, global programme manager for Internet Safety at Trend Micro.
Coder Dojo founder James Whelton added: “Creating using technology is the most wonderful and awesome thing ever – whether its coding apps, sites or games, video production or even digital art, this competition gives kids a voice to express how they feel about the internet and the tech world. We need young people to embrace technology, hack it to it’s full potential and know how to be safe in that adventure.”
Winners of the overall prize will receive €3,000 for their school, with individual winners receiving a cheque for €1,500. Category winners for film will receive €500 each and poster winners will receive €250. There are two categories split by ages 8-12 years or 13+ years.
Entries are open until 22 April at whatsyourstory.trendmicro.ie. A public vote will then close on 6 May, when entries with the highest views and ratings will be shortlisted for judging by an independent panel.
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