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[Shou-liang Hsu] [Shu-chun Hua] [De-lin Ai] [Cheng-yuan Li] [Wen-hui Huang] [Ke-yu Chen]  [Guan-ting Lin]

Shou-liang Hsu：

This is the fourth year that we joined Cyberfair. The whole course throughout our studies uses the school’s fundamental curriculum as the main theme. All class and activity planning is prepared when the term begins. Strong supports from the school’s administration have helped us in delivering productive interviews outside the school. Other social resources that were brought into our group also helped us to grow and flourish. Joining with the students in studying and researching the class theme has made me proud, especially on the operation of digital instruments, such as: digital camcorder, digital camera, pen recorder, and etc. In the past the students can only get to use them in their studies in school, but not in places that are outside of the school or in their home. Under the teachers’ earnest and tireless guidance, the students have fulfilled their roles in building up their knowledge by the understanding, operation, application, and organization of the digitalized information. With practical hands-on experiences they also demonstrated to the world their tireless devotions and efforts. Facial tattoo culture is used as the main subject of our studies, and it is hoped through this experience that we can bring and engrave this unique Truku culture to everyone’s heart.
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Shu-chun Hua：

      The topic for our studies this time is "Facial Tattoo”. Although we could not actually interview facial tattooed seniors, we have combined many other curriculums in the research in this semester. These curriculums covered activities from conducting on-line researches in regard to facial tattoos, hands-on experiences in Arts and Humanities class, to the efforts of travelling across half of Hualien County to conducting interviews with historians and cultural workers. All these experiences throughout the process have helped me in learning more from the experiences of teaching.

      Through this discovery experience I hope I can learn and grow together with these students, and at the same time allow the marking of “facial tattoo” that is an honor to all Truku to engrave on our heart forever.

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De-lin Ai：

This is our fourth Cyberfair. Research subject is also related to Truku culture. Although this is in different category, I consider Cyberfair project is a learning process which helps me to realize my tribal culture. In addition to learn new things, Cyberfair project also changes students’ opinion towards their own culture.

I personally feel that Cyberfair project brings me a sense of achievement; although the entire process takes a lot of work, I have had previous wonderful experiences to learn from. For example, the interview with Mr. Pidelo Wukah let us realize the couple’s persistence and particular interest towards Truku traditional music. Thus, we start to understand ancestor’s wisdom and lifestyle actually affect us. The interview with Ms. Ching-hsiang Hu sheds light regarding the process of music collection. Without recording pen and video camera, the first-hand information is from household visits and hand-written manuscript. Throughout this journey, what is her belief and what does she want to accomplish?

Many difficulties encountered are resolved eventually; in this project, we have learned many things about Truku facial tattoo. I think everyone in Sinbaiyang gets along very well and supports each other. Moreover, students have learned their own cultural knowledge because of this Cyberfair project. As long as you come here, you will leave your footprints in the memory of Sinbaiyang Club students and faculty.

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Cheng-yuan Li：

Unprecedented “Tattoo (Wen)” Eight "Face (Mian)” Power

     For Truku, “facial tattoo” means grow-up, a recognition, an heritage and, moreover, a responsibility. “Facial tattoo” proves that you are a real Truku. Tribal people have many rules regarding “facial tattoo”. Four tools for “Lines (Wen)” (small hammer, needle, charcoal smoke, bamboo comb feather) can only be handled by qualified persons. You have to have deep understanding of “facial tattoo” in order to become a real Truku. This is the main purpose of this project. Many visits to the elderly people with students for a field study are valuable experience in terms of research study. Only personal visit and interview can collect information in order to understand “facial tattoo” in depth.

      If you get the unprecedented “tattoo”, you will become an eight “face” power Truku.

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Wen-hui Huang：

        For a part-time teacher who is not from e-generation, I join this team without confidence. I am grateful that many research discussion and preparation are supported by the other teachers in the team while I did not spend too much time and energy in it. Jian Qing has superior teaching quality and the other schools may learn a lot from it.

      Students learn to become confident little reporters who can design questions, operate instrument, recording, editing the information about their tribal culture. After every interview, you can feel their changes and improvement.

      Nine Truku kids already feel the cultures from their ancestors are valuable. Although they were not born in a time of facial tattoo, those who are interviewed have taught them how to become an important figure in the history. We hope every one of them, when they grow up, will continue their support to Truku culture.

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Ke-yu Chen：

      Preparing the class for “facial tattoo” has again allowed me to observe the culture of Truku from a different perspective. When I saw the pictures of facial tattooed seniors in the past, my instinct told me that: it hurts. Why would the people of this tribe be willing to leave marks on their faces? What gave them the courage? It is with this curiosity that I found the answer: the facial tattoo is the symbol of a tribe, recognition by the people of the tribe, and a trial to a person's abilities and talents. The facial tattoo symbolizes that the person has possessed independence, peerless courage, and the willpower to survive in adverse circumstances. Throughout the course I also saw the efforts students devoted in learning their own culture and became proud of being a Truku.

      Culture will eventually disappear and be gone with time. However, I witnessed a group of children putting lots of efforts in learning their own culture. Even though nowadays the norm of practicing facial tattoo and the strict ordeal of ancient spirits has no longer existed, but that strong willpower of the people of Truku can still be seen in this group of Truku kids.

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Guan-ting Lin：

      When we start to select the software, we are not sure whether students are able to use Overture. During the teaching process, everyone participates in the discussion and searches for suitable task from the list. Thus, everyone learns the basics of the software in one lesson. When professor outputs midi file, they then realize that they are able to create an electronic music file. Because of the desire of learning, they think a staff is better than internet games when I tell them to type the ancient tunes Ms. Hu collected into electronic files. This year, music class for the seniors has this curriculum. I believe our traditional xylophone music creation absolutely will be much better than before.

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