1. Description of Our Community
Yuanlin City (Taiwanese: Uân-lîm-chhi), formerly known as 'Yuanlou Tsai' and 'Lin Tsai Street', formerly 'Yuanlin Town', is located in the east-central part of Changhua County, Taiwan, and is the economic and cultural center of South Changhua , with a population of more than 120,000. The Dayuanlin living circle with Yuanlin as the center has many industrial clusters. Yuanlin's tire industry wins the championship, and almost all domestic bicycle and motorcycle tires come from here. Heading south into Shetou Township, 80% of the country's socks are made here, making it the 'Hometown of Socks'. The neighboring Tianwei Township and Yongjing Township dominate Taiwan with their flowers and seedlings respectively. Dachun Township in the north of Yuanlin not only ranks first in grape production, it is also the 'Queen of Bicycles'. The bicycle industry radiated from Merida ranks second in Taiwan.
2. Summary of Our Project
Mazu is regarded as the 'Goddess of the Sea' by Taiwanese people. March and April every year can be regarded as Taiwan's Thanksgiving Day. Many celebrations and Mazu circumnavigation celebrations are held in various places. 'March Madness Mazu', a grand annual religious event---Mazu is going on tour! Famous deities such as Dajia Mazu, Baishatun Mazu, Nanyao Palace Mazu and other gods visit each other and circumambulate each other. They always attract a large number of believers to greet them. It is not only a highlight moment in the hearts of Taiwanese local believers, but also attracts Many foreign media and foreigners reported and participated. No matter what your beliefs are, as a Taiwanese, I believe you must have heard of Dajia Mazu and Baishatun Mazu. This 9-day and 8-night walking pilgrimage not only invigorates local religious activities, but also connects Many relationships between people! 'Mazu Belief' is a unique religious belief of Taiwanese people, and our topic will introduce it in depth.
3. Our Computer and Internet Access
A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 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):
There are two computer rooms in the school and 70 computers in total for students to access to. Every of the class-teacher is allotted a computer or a laptop, and in each class there is a LCD projector. The E- classrooms were set up in 2009. They are equipped with interactive whiteboards. The main campus network T1 gives access to academic network, and we also have a backup optical network. There are three Wireless Access Points in school and wifi is available on campus. The school bought three 5G wireless internet access for teachers and students to access to.
4. Problems We Had To Overcome
1. Insufficient data collection ability: Children lack the logical ability to integrate information. When looking for information, it is difficult to find information that matches the research topic. Ways to overcome: Divide children into groups and encourage cooperative learning in groups so that information can be collected faster. The teacher also guides the children to sort out appropriate information through group discussions.
2. Insufficient activity records: Children are unable to record completely and in detail the information obtained at the time of the activity. There are often many omissions or incomplete records. Ways to overcome: Ask the children to work in groups of two during the actual exploration. One person is responsible for recording, and the other is responsible for recording and photography. When sorting out the data after the interview, the audio files can be used to help compare the accuracy of the data in order to produce complete and accurate content.
5. Our Project Sound Bite
By participating in thematic action research at the International Schools CyberFair Project, we leveraged the spirit of teamwork and mutual assistance, and actually visited the Mazu Temple, the unique belief center of Taiwanese people, so that children who can only study through textbooks and computer equipment on weekdays can extend their reach to the learning environment. Take a step outside the school to conduct actual visits and re-understand familiar daily things. While conducting in-depth interviews with local experts step by step, students can not only broaden their horizons, but also learn about the beauty of their hometown.
6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
The research and activities of the Thematic Research Program are integrated with the teaching and curriculum needs of the school: 1. Chinese: Strengthen article organization and analysis skills, and improve article writing integration skills by writing activity records. 2. Information technology: Use the Internet to collect data, and combine the features of various software to organize data and edit photos. Work together to complete briefings on research activities and share research results. 3. Arts and humanities: Taking photos of events can help you learn photography techniques and the beauty of composition, and improve your personal art awareness.
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