{"id":389,"date":"2011-03-29T04:00:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/internetsafety.trendmicro.com\/?p=389"},"modified":"2011-03-28T20:56:35","modified_gmt":"2011-03-29T04:56:35","slug":"who-will-win-2011-whats-your-story-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/blog\/who-will-win-2011-whats-your-story-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Win? Final Week in 2nd Annual \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>By Lynette Owens<\/p>\n

Last month, we launched the 2nd<\/sup> annual \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d<\/a> competition, an international user-generated video contest that empowers youth to be leaders in educating others about being safe online.\u00a0 We are now in the final week for entries, which can be submitted until April 5. \u00a0Videos can continue to be viewed and rated by the public until April 12.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, anyone 13 and older, including schools, in Canada, the UK and the U.S. can create a video educating their peers about the safe and responsible use of the Internet. The goal of the contest is to help parents, teachers and youth become more aware of Internet safety issues so young people can be safe and responsible online.<\/p>\n

The winning video will be awarded a grand prize of $10,000.\u00a0 Additionally, there will be 6 runner-up prizes for the best 3 schools and best 3 individual entries in each contest category.\u00a0 <\/strong>It is a combination of views, ratings, and ultimately the judge\u2019s panel<\/a> that will determine the winners.\u00a0 The judges also intend to use the winning entries (as we did last year) for educational purposes in various forums and events around the world.\u00a0 (This year\u2019s judges include Common Sense Media, Connectsafely, Facebook, MyYearbook and WebWise Kids.)<\/p>\n

The contest follows the same structure as last year: submit a video, get the word out about it and get the number of views and ratings up.\u00a0 The crowd-sourcing element of the contest encourages contestants to become advocates of their own messages to their peers, family, and friends; it also inherently promotes a positive use of the Internet.<\/p>\n

However, given the shift in public discourse and attention to issues such as cyberbullying, privacy, and sexting, we changed this year\u2019s contest categories to reflect the areas where we felt there was a greater need for education and awareness.\u00a0 The three contest categories for 2011 include:\u00a0<\/p>\n

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  1. Being a Good Online Citizen<\/li>\n
  2. Using a Cell Phone Wisely<\/li>\n
  3. Maintaining Your Online Privacy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more background information on why we chose these categories, see my earlier post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    A Contest for Everyone<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The contest rules require you to be 13 or older to submit an entry or to register for the site.\u00a0 \u00a0However, those younger than 13 can still participate with their parent or teacher\u2019s supervision (and registration).\u00a0<\/p>\n

    Additionally, those who do not choose to compete can still help determine the winners.\u00a0 Simply visit the contest site, register, and then view and rate the video entries.\u00a0 (Registration is not required to view, but is required to rate and comment on any videos).\u00a0 All 2011 video entries can be seen at http:\/\/whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/Gallery.do<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

    With the growth in technology use by kids beginning at younger ages \u2013 at home and in the classroom \u2013 there is an increased need to raise awareness about the safe and responsible use of the Internet.\u00a0 News headlines alone over the last year are unfortunately creating anxiety among many adults about kids and the Internet.<\/p>\n

    We cannot forget that using the Internet is not a hobby or option for young people.\u00a0 It is an important life skill.\u00a0 So parents and teachers must both be involved in teaching them to use it safely and responsibly.\u00a0 We believe that this contest gives everyone an opportunity to have that dialogue (as contestants or viewers\/raters) in an engaging and creative way.\u00a0 We saw this happen in last year\u2019s contest, and we have seen it again this year as the contest has unfolded over the last several weeks.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s not too late to be part of \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d this year.\u00a0 Take a look at the competition.\u00a0 Get inspiration from last year\u2019s winners.\u00a0 Help out a contestant that you think has driven the message home.\u00a0 However you choose to participate does not matter.\u00a0 As long as you do.<\/p>\n

    Take a few minutes and look at what this year\u2019s contestants have already done @ http:\/\/whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We cannot forget that using the Internet is an important life skill for today’s youth. So parents and teachers must both be involved in teaching them to use it safely and responsibly. “What’s Your Story?” gives everyone an opportunity to have that dialogue in an engaging and creative way.<\/p>\n

    It\u2019s not too late to be part of \u201cWhat\u2019s Your Story?\u201d this year. Take a look at the competition. Get inspiration from last year\u2019s winners. Help out a contestant that you think has driven the message home. <\/p>\n

    Or take a few minutes and see who you think will win the $10,000 this year…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[13,7,8,47,6,16,5,11,25,10,12,21],"class_list":["post-389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-for-parents","category-for-teachers","tag-cell-phones","tag-cyberbullying","tag-digital-citizenship","tag-digital-literacy","tag-education","tag-facebook","tag-internet-safety","tag-kids","tag-online-privacy","tag-online-safety","tag-social-networking","tag-teens","wpautop"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/internet-safety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}