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Winners

Three judges met on Thursday 2 June 2005 to screen all participating websites uploaded by the closing date and chose the Best Website Prize winner for each division as follows:

	Upper Primary Division	Sydenham-Hillside Primary School
	Lower Secondary Division	Ovens College
	Middle Secondary Division	Strathmore Secondary College

The Best Website Prize is a $200 Voucher and a Kabuto ornament for each division winner offered by Japan Book Plaza (total value $812.85).

All students (183 students from 10 schools) who worked on websites entered in the contest will also receive a participaton prize offered by the Japan Information and Culture Centre (JICC).

Judges' Comments for winning websites

Sydenham-Hillside Primary School
	This site presented information in a format where readers choose the correct pictorial animal answer after reading a set of definitions. This was a lot of fun even when you guessed incorrectly! As the language used was appropriate for this level, this site will become a popular reference for all primary schools when they study 'doobutsu'.
Ovens College
	Several students presented various pages displaying their particular 'likes and dislikes'. These were very good but what made this entry a winner was that the information given by the students was then 'tested' in a student quiz. This practice of using given langauge in a fun way was very appealing and since all information was written by the students, obviously it is appropriate to the level.
Strathmore Secondary College
	There were many highly attractive entries in this division with some showing fabulous scenes of Melbourne's attractions while others used country scenes from small country towns. The winning site was very clever in its use of a variety of simple language. This was achieved by looking at different aspects of Melbourne rather than detailed descriptions of attractions which can become repetitive. For example, an article on buskers used the language of musical instruments, descriptions of costumes and abilities while another section devoted to Japanese links in Melbourne focussed on Japanese shops and restaurants. Also mention of Japanese exhibitions at the National Gallery meant that another set of vocabulary could be used. It was also interesting to see that the students had taken the photos for inclusion and a photo gallery page added another interesting aspect.
Some further comments
	* Entrants need to beware of using background colours that inhibit the reading of the text. * Some entries had technical problems which meant that the entire site was not able to be accessed. * The level of language used in some sites was beyond the level of the students.

Judges

Mr. Katsunori Ashida
Director, Japan Information and Culture Centre (JICC) at the Consulate General of Japan in Melbourne

Ms. Sue Burnham
Textbook writer. Author of 'Hai', 'Ima' and 'Kimono' series of course books and 'Shinkansen' readers.

Ms. Anne de Kretser
Director, Melbourne Centre for Japanese Language Education (MCJLE)