• Background

The IT WebQuiz 2001 for Secondary Schools, sponsored by the Hong Kong Computer Institute, is an associated event of the IT Contest 2001 for university students. It is organized with the aim to elevate the e-learning experience on web among secondary school students and to flourish the communication between the secondary and tertiary education sectors. All Secondary Schools are invited to form teams to participate in this web-based competition and get prepared for the new era of e-Learning.

• Participation Logistics

The IT WebQuiz is open to teams of all secondary schools. School teams of up to five members of the same school can be formed and any three members of the teams will appear in the WebQuiz competition to be held on 11 June 2001 at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.  Each school can be represented by up to 2 teams.

• Competition logistics

The WebQuiz contains 80 questions which are selected from the designated electronic question banks of 4 books, made available by courtesy of Course Technology, a division of Thomson Learning. Participants are encouraged to read these books to prepare for the WebQuiz.

All teams are to answer as many questions as they can within 20 minutes on the web using the WebCT Version 3.0 e-learning platform. The best three teams with the highest scores will win the first three prizes.  The next 10 teams with the highest scores will win the outstanding awards.  Scores will not be deducted for giving wrong answers on the WebQuiz. In case of a tie, the team that uses the shorter time to complete the questions will win. 

• Judge Panel

• Awards and Prizes

  Each participating school will receive a certificate and all participating team members will receive memorable souvenirs.

  Trophies will be awarded to the 3 winning and 10 outstanding schools, and the winning teams will receive cash awards of:

• Warm-up WebQuiz

All participating teams are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the WebQuiz and the basics of WebCT version 3.0 by trying the 10-minute ‘Warm-up WebQuiz’. Should any assistance be required, please call the PolyU WebQuiz hotline at 2766 4948. 

Instruction for the "Warm-up WebQuiz"  (Word format : Chinese version, English version)

Entering the "Warm-up WebQuiz"

 

• Registration and Deadline

School teams can register by completing and returning the WebQuiz Registration Form to the WebQuiz Secretariat on or before 26 May 2001 by:

Fax    :	2764 2647
Email :	itcontest2001@polyu.edu.hk (please return the completed form by attachment)
Post  :	Information Technology Services Office The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hunghom, Kowloon

 

• Enquiries
  For enquiries about the IT WebQuiz 2001 (for Secondary Schools), please send email to itcontest2001@polyu.edu.hk or call the Secretariat at 2766 4566.