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To a group of 9 elementary students (Grade 3-4), a research project
on Taipei 101 building is enormous work. Having considered that
a research project for this age group should not stress too much
on working with computers, the instructor came up with an alternative
approach that would complete this project. The methodology to
the project includes the followings: surveying and interviewing
foreign visitors, the general public, 9 popular restaurants, eateries,
gift shops, and extraordinary individuals. Also, childrenˇ¦s poetry
and paintings were hand written and drawn by students. Once the
initial poetry drafts were completed, they were entered into the
computer. The paintings on the other hand were scanned with an
all-in-one printer. However, 4th graders and part of the 3rd graders
who later learned to use computers directly input their writings
with keyboards; this has helped the instructors to edit their
works. After more than 6 months of training, all students have
become to enjoy writing with computers.