Guidelines

Participation in the Q150: A Children's Gallery is free to all Queensland schools. This page provides the guidelines for taking part and also offers some assistance in conducting the types of research the project will involve. There are links to the instruction sheets we have prepared (as .pdf files) or have been given permission to use.


Interpreting the Q150:A Children's Gallery in terms of QCAR Essential Learnings (pdf for download)

The Q150: A Children's Gallery will directly address Essential Learnings in The Arts (Media), English, Science, SOSE and Technology Key Learning Areas. It will allow engagement with all aspects of ICT outlined as a cross-curricular priority.
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Finding historical photos (pdf for download)

While you may include differing files to illustrate each year, you will most probably make use of historical photos. These can be either digitised from print sources or be found in digital archives such as Picture Queensland or Picture Australia. The State Library has prepared useful guidelines for handling and scanning older documents and photos.
Dating historical photos can be quite difficult. We have provided some advice on this but note that some experts encourage you to create an identification Register which documents all kinds of historical cues such as when particular buildings were opened, certain clothing was in fashion, or when cars were first seen in your area. As a complementary activity to Q150, you might like to develop a timeline which marks key points in the history of your district. You may find further support in this through genealogical or family history associations.

Uploading images and other files (pdf for download)

You may use any four (4) files to illustrate each of the 150 years. This will usually comprise of one main and three supplementary files. These cannot exceed a total of 10Mb and you should be considerate of download speeds for the future visitors to your pages. You may use graphics or audio files but these must be the best quality available within the constraints of file size and, importantly, must be correctly acknowledged and only used with the appropriate permissions.

Conducting interviews requires some careful planning. We have provided some advice on this but your main concern will always be the privacy and rights of the person you are interviewing. You must receive their permission in writing if you intend to make an audio file of their interview and place it (or an edited excerpt) on the website. Remember that this will eventually be in the public sphere. To help identify individuals for interview, you could make use of local council initiatives to include seniors and elders in community projects.

Ethical Conduct will be demonstrated at all times in this project.

Participants are expected to respect cultural practices and acknowldge ownership and intellectual copyright. Informed consent - using the provided form - must be secured before posting images or recordings to the website. Schools are asked to keep the signed forms in place until 2013. Generally accepted conventions of net etiquette are to be observed in blog/comment and email interactions.

Last Modified: 15:17:20 Monday, 7 July, 2008