School: Taipei Private Fu-Hsing Junior high school
    Taipei, others, Republic Of China

10 students, ages 13-14 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 30, 2003. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2001

Classes and Teachers: Yi Ping Lin ; Li-Chuang Kao

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.fhjh.tp.edu.tw

1. Description of Our Community

These two Oriental White Storks mainly inhabited in Guan-Dau, Zhu-Wei Area. They showed up in the skies of Taipei City sometimes. They were seen once or twice in the skies of our school area. Of course, they arrived another places in north part of Taiwan occasionally.They stayed in Guan-Dau Nature Park most of the time. Bird watchers could observe them there for years. Why did they enjoy staying there? They could get plenty of food there.Guan-Dau Nature Park has been established in January 2001.Taipei City claimed jurisdiction. Taipei Wild Bird Society manages it. This is the largest wetland plain in Taipei basin, the interland between Dan-Shuei River and Ji-Lung River, which created a great conservative area. Fields of crops separate this park from noisy densely populated Taipei downtown. There are many migratory birds arrive in springs and falls. Oriental White Storks are one of the most famous species.

2. Summary of Our Project

We grouped four teams to collect information and data since we decided to complete this Oriental White Stork research a half year ago.Our team works included: 1. Habitations and current situation.2.The literatures of "Baby Delivery Bird". 3.Conservative environments, societies and funds internationally.4Historical news, comments and reports.We discussed and analyzed our data and collections monthly. We also learned to contact conservative groups.At this meanwhile, we also had been working hard in outdoors survey.We got many interesting clues from our findings. For example: After reading a historical news, we went to National Museum of Natures and Science in Tai-Chung to see their remained nests. We arrived I-Lan to see the new migrant which has been inhabited there since 2002.We exchanged conservative information to local inhabitants. From chronicles, we visited a town in the east coast of Taiwan, and saw a specimen which was made forty years ago. Finally, we returned to Guan-Dau Nature Park, absorbed information from bird watchers who saw the white storks years ago. Chairman Wu of Nature Park and a lot of bird watchers provided us their experiences of charity activity, too. We got a chance to set up a charity vendor in their 3rd death anniversary. We wished them to be remembered. We also donated all our charity income to Taipei Wild Bird Society.We hope this website can fully express the scenes of their inhabitation in Guang-Dau area, and the process of their death. We have gathered information and conservative ways of white storks into our research. We also wish your help. When Oriental White Storks migrate to Taiwan next time, we all can provide them a safe place to stay.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:21-50%

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:more than 6

E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):

In Campus: We set up T1 cable line, used Taiwan University as our step-board to connect another websites. Students used to spend their recesses, after school hours and holidays to build up this website. At Home: Staff used internet to exchange information

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

This was our third time to join this competition. Technically, no problem at all. But physically, our main characters have been dead for three years, we were short of information. We had to work like detectives, no matter how small the clue was, we worked on it. We visited people, things and locations, tried to put all pieces together.We visited the inhabitation of white storks, interviewed a bird observer, Mr. Hsyu, Tsai, and heard him tell us white storks' stories. We also interviewed a junior high student who had observed them since she was a little child. After mid-term exam, Mr. Wu, Yung-Hua assisted us to see an lively Oriental White Stork in person. This was also the third record of chronicles in Lian-Yang Area. Then we found the 40 years specimen. We measured and took pictures of it. Before final exam, we had a charity vendor in Guan-Dau Bird Observational season. We donated all our charity income and this website to Guan-Dua Nature Park

5. Our Project Sound Bite

We have learned from this research: Human beings should share the limited skies with birds.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

We got many interesting clues from our findings. For example: After reading a historical news, we went to National Museum of Natures and Science in Tai-Chung to see their remained nests. We arrived I-Lan to see the new migrant which has been inhabited there since 2002.We exchanged conservative information to local inhabitants. From chronicles, we visited a town in the east coast of Taiwan, and saw a specimen which was made forty years ago. Finally, we returned to Guan-Dau Nature Park, absorbed information from bird watchers who saw the white storks years ago. Chairman Wu of Nature Park and a lot of bird watchers provided us their experiences of charity activity, too. We got a chance to set up a charity vendor in their 3rd death anniversary. We wished them to be remembered. We also donated all our charity income to Taipei Wild Bird Society.We hope this website can fully express the scenes of their inhabitation in Guang-Dau area, and the process of their death. We have gathered information and conservative ways of white storks into our research. We also wish your help. When Oriental White Storks migrate to Taiwan next time, we all can provide them a safe place to stay.

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

Computers, software, telephones, televisions, radios, digital cameras, digital videos, scanner, recorders, library, books, newspaper and oral interviews. Campus Computer Facilities쳌FIntel Pentium !!! 773MHz 128MB SDRAM 15"CRT 16X DVD-ROMSoftware쳌FMicrosoft Windows 98SE Microsoft Windows ME Microsoft Windows 2000 professional Microsoft Windows XP home/ professional Microsoft Word Microsoft FrontPage Microsoft Excel Dr.eye 2002 Ulead PhotoImpact 6.0/7.0 Macromedia Flash 5.0/MX Adobe Photoshop 7 Ahead Nero 5.5.9.17 JRuler Winzip WinRAR Windows Commander 32 CuteFTP 5.0XP

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

1. Internet: We browsed another Cyber Fair attendants' web sites by computers and internet. 2. Visitations: We visited Guan-Dau Nature Park, I-Lan and persons who knew Oriental White Storks. 3.Bureaus: We got bird strike information by visiting officers of Sung-Shan Airport.4.We asked bird society's assistant to find out bird specialists who knew Oriental White Storks to help us..5.We wrote to Taipei Environment Ecology, the 3rd Dept., to ask for conservation support from Mayor of Taipei City.6.We asked help from our campus to local societies. Faculties, staff, students and local inhabitants were all included.

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

We have learned social experiences from chronicles collecting, white stork specimen visitation, old nests searching, observers and lovers' interviews, new white stork migrant's traces, charity and promotion. We got many experiences which have never learned from schools. We have learned precious migratory birds' habitations and how to promote and preserve them .We also have learned how to protect our ecosystems. Our parents and teachers were moved by this research. They helped us heartily. Wild Bird Society of Guan-Dau Nature Park will link this web site with another white stork web sites internationally.

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

When they learned our "build up a web site" goal , many bird observers and carer provided us information, data, photos and records generously. For example, a bird watcher, Mr. Hsyu, Jian-Chung provided us photos and records from this long term observation; Mr. Hsyu, Tsai led us to the old nests scenes; National Museum of Natures and Science in Tai-Chung allowed us to observe the nest specimen; Historian of I-Lang, professor Lu, Hsueh-Lien taught us preservative knowledge; Mr. Wu, Yung-Hua toured us to see a new white stork migrant and a stork specimen which was made 40 years ago. Whatever we tried to get, whoever provided us. We have a special feeling, this is not an our web site already, this is belonged to everyone here. We have many thanks to many people's support and help.Mayor of Taipei Mr. Ma, Ying-JeouDeputy Mayor of Taipei City Mr. Ou, Jing-DerTaipei Environment Ecology, the 3rd Dep. Mr. Wuen, Yung-TshangTaipei City of Secretariat Mr.Yiang, Tian-Shen.Professors of National Taipei Normal University Mr. Chen, Shan-Hsi.Lieutenant Sheriff of Sung-Shan Aviation Police Bureau Mr. Chang, Rung-Ming.Chair Of Da-An Pre. An-Chuan Area Ms. Lin, Li-Chu.Taipei Wild Bird Society Ms. Fu, Shuan and Mr. Her, Yi-Asian.Chairman of Gua-Dua Nature Park Mr. Wu, Ling-Yi.National Museum of natures and science in Tai-Chung Mr. Sun, Ching-Sung and Ms. Chen, Ian-JuenZoo of Shanghai Mr. Chen, Jian-Wei and Ms. Tshao, Tshuen-Ying. Bird watcher Mr. Hsyu, Tsai.Bird watcher Mr. Hsyu, Jian-ChungBird watcher Mr. Liou, Yian-MingNature Observer: Mr. Liuo, Ker-HsiangNature Observer Mr. Wu, Yung-HuaWriter Ms. Guan, Jia-ChiConserver of I-Lan Mr. Lu, Hsueh-LienConserver of I-Lan Mr. Wu, Kai-ChangMs. Chu, Huei-JingBird Lover, Student Wu, Shuen-Hua

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

1.Except eye watching, there is a shortcut to communicate with birds, the digital cameras .When we saw birds' beautiful images from digital camera, it was not a cold technology any more, it was a warm message from big birds.2. We learned the important of endangered species conservation from this research. Oriental White Storks are rare, but highly land developments have made their inhabitation smaller and smaller. We should not under estimate our abilities of bird protection. Even a little candle light can warm up in the icy winter. We have done this web site, charity, promotion, provided our comments to prestigious persons and so on. We hope people can get more understanding of Oriental White Storks and provide them a better place to survive.