Internet Safety Poster Contest

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Information Technology is holding an internet safety poster contest for 4th and 5th grade students. The deadline for the contest is December 19, 2008 and here is what the judges are looking for:

• Posters depicting Internet safety (being careful not to download viruses, not giving out personal information on the Internet, no cyberbullying, opening email only from people they know, be careful opening email attachments, don’t give your password to friends, don’t post personal pictures, don’t meet anyone “offline” that you’ve only met online).
• Hand drawn (large, dark text is easier to read, crayons & markers work best).
• Poster cannot include trademarked images such as Disney characters.
• Spelling counts!
• Size: 11” wide x 8.5” high (Landscape layout).
• Each Poster Art entry must be accompanied by a completed School Entry Form.
• One child per Poster Art entry and artwork.
• Student’s name, school, town, grade, etc. should not be written on the front of the art work. In order to protect the student’s personal information, this type of information should be written on the back of the poster.
  

Contest Winners:

• Three Grand Prize winners will be selected, and will be recognized by Governor Deval Patrick. The winning artwork will be submitted into The National Cyber Security Awareness 2010 Calendar Contest. The school contact person named on the School Entry Form will be notified by telephone as well as by email from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Information Technology Division personnel.
• Any posters selected to be used in the MS-ISAC 2010 Cyber Security Awareness calendar will include the student’s first name and name of school.
• Winning posters will be featured on our Security Web Site (www.mass.gov/itd).
• All entries submitted become the property of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Information Technology Division and may be used in future publications. Poster Art will not be returned.
  

Requests for poster entry forms and questions may be directed to Bob Milosavljevic, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Information Technology Division at 617-626-4490 or emailed at Bob.Milosavljevic@state.ma.us

You can also check out the Mass.gov Cyber Security Awareness Month web page for information, resources and webcasts about cyber safety!