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The
Hope Agent Development Association of Republic of China(commonly known as “Hope Agent Development Association” )has launched the “Little Digital Heroes” Program through the
integration of resources in the public and private sectors for the purpose of
improving the digital divide of the school children of the aboriginal tribes
and encouraging university students to show their concern and the sense of
responsibility to society. This program is facilitated by the “Digital Light Spot” project of the volunteers
in colleges and universities through which information technology and social
concerns will be brought to the youths of the aboriginal tribes. By way of this
project, the volunteers in colleges and universities assisted those aboriginal
youths to proactively participate in an internet contest in order to narrow the
digital divide. At the same time, aboriginal youths are also encouraged to
study related topics on aboriginal people to research and preserve the cultures
of the aboriginal communities. The eventual goal is to strengthen the identity
of the aboriginal youths with their indigenous cultures.
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The Persian Cat Society, Hualien University of Education
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Computer Skill Instruction
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The
Chairperson of Hope Agent Development Association, Dr.
Lei Chien, selected the “Little Digital Heroes”
Program for volunteers in colleges and universities because both the rules of
the contents in the International Schools Cyberfair and the Taiwan Schools
Cyberfair are set forth by the group of experts from UNESCO. As such, schools
with different resources have equal opportunity and the digital divide could be
mended. At the same time, the government of the ROC has committed a budget for
the installation of a T1 information network as the hardware environment to the
extent that “every school has computers”. The input through the participation
of the “Digital Light Spot” will help the aboriginal youths to catch up with and surpass the digital divide and
also developed the most vivid aspects of their lives. All participating young
fellows are blessed to have a memorable experience in the contest and to fame
in the legends of their tribes for the development of their peers in the
future.TOP
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Front Gate of Hong Ye
Elementary School
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Campus of Hong Ye Elementary School
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The “Little Digital Heroes” Program contains the
so-called “Digital Light Spot” by the college volunteers carried two special
meanings. First of all, each “digital light spot” is a gene of hope through
which light and heat will be transmitted to the places of need. Secondly, the
“Digital Light Spot” guides the aboriginal school children at senior high and
primary levels to take part in the contest of the Taiwan Schools Cyberfair so
that more and more people will know about the junior high and primary schools
and the tribes of the aboriginal people. Schools participating in the International
Schools Cyberfair are not the schools in remote areas of the earth. This chance
where schools in the United States of America are the same as other schools,
each of them is a digital light spot on the world map.
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The Persian Cat
Society, Hualien University of Education | |
Computer Skill
Instruction
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We
worked in conjunction with Hung Yeh Primary School in Rai Sui for the
rejuvenation of the traditional Truku culture there. We carry on the sprit of
our fellow alumni in the past and amalgamate such spirit of the enthusiasm of
this class for nurturing an optimistic view of the future. We have the spirit
of “Concern with love and make history with hope”.
In the future, we will assist Hung Yeh Primary School to present itself to the
whole world so that they know there is a small village call Hung Yeh. We hope
all little fellows and partners participating in this program can move forwards
hand in hand. Together, we are a little sun that gives light and warmth.
We
have come to the conclusion that Truku Tribe of Hung Yeh Village shall be the
gravity of our research after discussion with the principal and teachers of the
school. We gave this research project a name, “Truku Bale”, and assigned the little digital heroes to the title Brave
Contestants of Truku participating in the project under our direction.TOP
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