The following arev the participants for the tech edge 2006 in birla vidya niketan on 29th july.

COLLAGE MAKING – Siddharth Nangia

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION – Aditya Jain,Sobhagya Jose

PROGRAMMING – Abhijit Das,Rasagya Sharma

WEB DESIGNING – Sahil Bajaj,Saumya Kharbanda

Guidelines for webD:

1.softwares to be used- frontpage , flash
2.Teams to give full verba; introduction abput the site to the judges.
3.Teams can be questioned by the judges on the basis of HTML code used by designer.
4.Topics for website:-
-Fashion Trends
-Wireless Communication
-UFO’s
5.Students have to bring the website on a C.D. on one of the topics given above.
6.Teams will be judged on the basis of layout of the website and colour relevance to the topic.

TAGORE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,VASANT VIHAR

RULES

DAY I

I. PALLETE@TRIX (CLASS I & II) – Paint Brush
(1 team per school – 2 participants per team)

Description: The participants would be asked to draw a cartoon using Microsoft® Paint
Software to Be Used: Microsoft® Paint
Topic: To be given on the spot
Duration: 60 minutes
Note: Use of floppies, CDs, Internet will not be permitted
II. PRESENT@TRIX (CLASS III–V) – PowerPoint Presentation
(1 team per school – 2 participants per team)

Description: The participants will have to make their presentations on the spot.
Software to Be Used: Microsoft® PowerPoint
Topic: To Be Given On the Spot
Duration of Making the Presentation: 90 minutes
Note: Marks will be deducted for exceeding the time limit. The presentation should be original
and can comprise of text, graphics, animation and sound. The source of information must be
acknowledged.
II. MORPH@TRIX (CLASS VI – IX) – Imaging
(1 team per school – 2 participants per team)

Description: The participants would be asked to create a digital image using a set of pictures made available to them on the computer
Software to be Used: Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro
Topic: To be given on the Spot

III. PIC@TRIX (CLASS IX & X) – Digital Photography
(1 team per school – 2 participants per team)

Description: Participants will be taking pictures on the topic given and will upload them.
Equipment to be Used: Cameras and Drivers (of the cameras) to be brought by the
participants.
Topic: To be given on the spot.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Note: Participants are given a choice of 1-3 pictures.

V. CODE@TRIX (CLASS XI – XII) – Software Display
(1 team per school – 2 participants per team)

Description: Participants have to bring an original software made by them in any of the languages listed below and showcase their software in front of the judges. The participants will be expected to answer the questions asked by the judges related to their software
Languages to be Used: C++, Visual Basic, Oracle, HTML
Note: Please Carry ONE copy of the software for the presentation.

DAY II
VI. PRESENT@TRIX (CLASS III –V) – Showcase of Presentations

Duration: 3 minutes
Description: The participants will have to showcase their presentations made on the previous day.
Note: No extra time will be given for the presentation.
VII. N-GAGE@TRIX (CLASS I – XII) – Gaming

Team 1: Class I to V (1 student)
Team 2: Class VI to XII (2 students)

Duration: 90 minutes
Description: The game to be played will be announced on the spot.
Note: Use of cheat codes will result in immediate disqualification.

VIII. MOVIE@TRIX (CLASS X – XII) – Movie Making
(1 team per school – 4 participants per team)

Description: The participants will have to make a movie on any ONE of the topics given
below. The selected movies will be short listed for the final round. The movie has to be
submitted on a CD by 21st July. Late entries will not be accepted. The selected movies will be
shown in front of the Judges.
Software To Be Used: iMovie, Adobe Premiere or Windows Movie Maker
Topics: Disaster While Bunking (comedy) OR People and Media
Duration: 4 – 5 minutes (the movie should not exceed the time limit)
Note: Please carry a copy of your movie CD on the final day. No changes can be made
after the movie has been submitted. If there is any disparity between the two copies the team
will be disqualified.

VALEDICTORY FUNCTION

Participants of different competitions will be receiving awards and certificates for their performances. All participants are requested to be present for the valedictory function.

The MIT Media Lab has launched a new research initiative to develop a $100 laptop—a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world’s children. To achieve this goal, a new, non-profit association, One Laptop per Child (OLPC), has been created. The initiative was first announced by Nicholas Negroponte, Lab chairman and co-founder, at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland in January 2005.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will unveil the first working prototype of the $100 laptop tonight at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, Tunisia. Annan will be joined by Nicholas Negroponte, chairman and co-founder of the Media Lab at MIT, in presenting the laptop to the gathering.

WHAT DOES THIS GADGET OFFER?

The proposed design of the machines calls for a 500MHz processor, 1GB of memory and an innovative dual-mode display that can be used in full-color mode, or in a black-and-white sunlight-readable mode. The display makes the laptop both an electronic book and a laptop.There is no Hard Disk,optical or floppy disk drive.

The machines, which will run a version of the Linux operating system, will also include other applications, some developed by MIT researchers, as well as country-specific software

For connectivity, the systems will be Wi-Fi(802.11b)- and cell phone-enabled, and will include four USB ports, along with built-in “mesh networking” a peer-to-peer concept that allows machines to share a single Internet connection.

Intel’s Chairman openly criticized this concept.At a press conference in Sri Lank,he insisted that there will not be a market for this device.Barnett argued that the computer’s features are more important than price.So,are we entirely to dismiss Barnett?Perhaps,perhaps not.History has shown that attempts to bring computers to the poor are likely to fail.There’s the simputer designed in india,of which we all have been hearing about for a long time-but of which nothing seems to materialise.AMD has not sold many of its cheap internet devices-the personal internet communicators-for the developing world.
But,history has also taught us that some bad ideas meet with wild success and some great ideas fall flat.

The $100 laptop could turn out to be a good idea that works.After all,it’s targeted at students.

SENIOR QUIZ-WINNERS

• Dhruv and Gursartaj

CROSSWORD-WINNERS and SECOND RUNNERS UP

• Manas and Bharat(first)
• Dhruv and Gursartaj(third)

JUNIOR QUIZ-FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS UP

• Raghav and Vansh (second)
• Manas and Bharat (third)

SOFTWARE DISPLAY-WINNERS

• Gaurav Misra

SENIOR PROGRAMMING-FIRST RUNNERS UP

• Raman and Swati

JUNIOR PROGRAMMING-FIRST RUNNERS UP

• Anant and Abhijit

N-CRYPTON-FIRST RUNNERS UP

• Anant and Abhijit