◎ ELEMENTS

    1. Integrating Current Curriculum：
      　　The project provided opportunities for us to experience the comprehensive process of theme-based inquiry learning that consisted of deciding the research topic, collecting and reading materials and interviews, analyzing data, writing reports, designing webpage, and promoting research outcome, which equipped us‘the ability to take away ’emphasized by our current curriculum.
      　　
      Social studies textbook Lesson 4 traditional festival and folk activity
      ．Language Art Learning Field：
      　　We have read and wrote stories of Buteo Huang. More important, we have become not only reporters but also creators, through writing reflections at any time and composing modern poems and the picture book. We have learned listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities in Language Art Learning Field.
      ．Social Studies Learning Field：
      　　We have come to know Buteo Huang and Sansia district, understand the traditional culture of kites, and learn how Buteo Huang has disseminated the local culture to the world. All of them are significant knowledge in Social Studies Learning Field. More important, we have learned the ability to inquire, which exactly the study method of social sciences is.
      ．Arts and Humanities Learning Field：
      　　The master pieces of kites made by Buteo Huang are magnificent. We have learned to appreciate aesthetics of kites. We have learned to build our favorite kites and produce picture books. These are important abilities in Arts and Humanities Learning Field.
      ．Science and Technology Learning Field：
      　　We have applied many technology devices to conduct our research, such as voice recorders, camcorders, cameras, computers, and so on. We have learned to edit clips, producing digital books, and design webpage, which are all critical abilities in Science and Technology Learning Field.
      ．Integrative Activities Learning Field：
      　　Through studying the stories of Buteo Huang, we have learned from teacher Huang’s personalities, which include persisting in your dreams, cultivating creativity, never giving up, and staying humble staying foolish. We have enjoyed delight and confidence that originated from sharing the knowledge of our research outcome with students in our school and Sanzan elementary school in Hualien. All these are abilities we should develop through Integrative Activities Learning Field.

    2. Application of Information Technology：
      　　Visiting Buteo Huang, his colleagues, and his friends in person several times to explore more about his stories, we conducted oral interviews in addition to reading books and magazines, searching for relevant texts/journals, and comprehending Buteo Huang himself and his extraordinary records of kites.
      　　In order to explore more about Buteo Huang’s personal stories, we visited him, his colleagues, and his friends in person several times, and conducted oral interviews in addition to reading books and magazines, searching for relevant texts/journals, and comprehending Buteo Huang himself and his extraordinary records of kites.

      (1) Hardware：
      Technology Device Purpose
      Computer Processing word, designing webpage, editing images, instruction, transferring data
      The Internet Search engine、FaceBook、e-mail
      Digital camcorder Videotaping (interviews of Buteo Huang, his friends in the art field, his colleagues in kite field)
      Digital camera Taking pictures
      Scanner Scanning images and pictures
      Voice recorder Recording interviews
      Printer Outputting words and images
      Flash drive Storing and backing up data
      (2) Software：
      Technology Program Purposes
      Namo WebEditor6 Creating and editing webpage
      Microsoft FrontPage Creating and editing webpage
      Unlead Photo Impact 12 Editing and modifying images
      Microsoft Word Processing word
      Internet Explorer Retrieving information and connecting team members
      CuteFTP3.5 Transferring data
      Dreamweaver Creating and editing webpage
      Illustrator Editing and designing webpage
      Flash Producing digital picture books and dynamic webpage

    3. Effect and Impact：
      　　‘It is thought not technique that changes the world,’ said by Buteo Huang. We all were touched profoundly by his words. The original goals of participating in the 2012 International CyberFair were to put what we have learned into practice, to prove our computer abilities, and even better to win the prize. Unexpectedly, our team has evolved many thoughts and movements after interviewing teacher Huang.
      　　In the beginning, we ignored kites as a craft. Along the process, however, we found kites astonish and were full of praise. Further, we felt that it was a shame kites as a children’s folkgame were overlooked. We thus considered that this craft art should be disseminated into schools, communities, Taiwan, and the world rather than being restricted into webpage only. Following the thoughts, motivational picture books came to exist. We also made kites guide for the first grade, and exchanged experience with schools in the remote area.
      　　Working alone is weak, and working in teams is limited still. Combing with the power of Internet, however, should accelerate the influence we have been working on, we thought. As a start, we hope that all traditional folk crafts could reveal new styles and new phase through the way we publicized our creative guide of kites.


      4. Our thoughts changes the world School presentation Cross-cultural learning

    4. Intellectual Property Rights：
      Authorization from Buteo Huang→
      　　Our team members created most text contents of our WebPages via interviews, records, and discussions. Most pictures were taken by us, and some pictures and materials were provided by Buteo Huang. Based on the respect for intellectual property rights, we applied for the authorizations of original parties and Buteo Huang, and placed annotations on our webpage in terms of the quotations.

    5. Support from Locals：
      　　Born in Sansia District in New Taipei County, the kite artist Buteo Huang very often has not only been invited to attend international kite festivals in the States, Frence, Holland, and Spain, but also participated in exhibitions or performances in Penghu and the east coast in Taiwan. He always contributes himself to the local as well. He was invited by Cultural Affairs Department of New Taipei County for the memorial event of Mei-Shu Lee in 2011, for example. He performed wild kite and taught crowds to color Mei-Shu Lee’s drafts on kites. The locals in Sansia thus recognize him as an world-class famous artist in Sansia, and acclaim his contributions to the kite art.
      　　The colleagues or experts that have been working with Buteo Huang also highly praise him. Ya-Mei Chang, an elementary school teacher, was impressed by Buteo Huang’s passionate devotion to kite art and wholehearted teaching style once she had a chance to know teacher Huang in a teacher workshop for the kite art. Rui-Yuan Guo, who is a painter, compliments Huang as the artist he has ever known that maintains both ideals and reality by having his feet on the ground.
      　　Dr. Heng-Biao Jin, an ecologist and earth science doctor, acclaims Huang on his innovation of kite art, which has made kites more than a traditional craft. Huang has transcended limits of folk art’s style as well. He integrates scientific conceptions that emphasize on accuracy into the process of making kites, while his pieces embody the spirit of humanity. No wonder he won the title ‘Number one kite creator’ in the kite field around the world.


      Teacher Ya-Mei Chang (left) Mr. Rui Yuan Guo Dr. Heng-Biao Jin

    6. Roles of Ambassador：
      Ms. Xue Huang→
      　　We were highly interested in the International CyberFair when our teachers mentioned the information. It was not a problem to find team members because there are fellows in our class and swimming team that are good at computer and like surfing the Internet. The challenge was to find the topic. From November 2011 to January 2012, we could not reach the conclusion. Our parents encouraged us to take a walk rather than to stay home when we were stuck in discussions over topics. Spontaneously we strolled Daan Park nearby, and lay on the ground under the warm sunshine in the winter time. There were kites flying in the sky. While we were disputing whether the kite was introduced in the lesson ‘Traditional Festivals and folk events’ in the fourth grade’s Social Studies textbook, ‘Let’s do kites! I know a kite art master Bueto Huang, and there might be a chance to meet him,’ our team leader Ting-Han said suddenly. We decided our topic right afterwards. Through our fellow’s grandma Xue Huang, who is Beuto Huang’s aunt, Beuto Huang finally allowed us working on the project about him, which had never happened before. Grandma Xue Huang served as an ambassador arranging our visits to his studio and interviews of him, his wife, his relatives and friends. The debt of gratitude that we owed Grandma Xue Huang was huge because we could not make this project without her.

    7. Contributions to the local community：
      　　Bueto Huang’s persistence and will in kite art creation are the most touching feature among others. He is an inspiring story himself indeed. He has fulfilled his goals and honored our country because he realized his dreams bravely and feared for nothing. Further he places a spectacular record in the history of kites.
      　　‘It is thought not technique that changes the world,’ once said by teacher Huang, evoked our aspiration that whether it is possible to arouse new perspective and innovative thought or actions if we realize our practices in addition to relying on the influence of the Internet. We take this action in the hope of disseminating the kite art to schools, communities, and other countries.
      　　Besides webpage, we also produced motivational picture books as the guide in XinSheng elementary school, which initiate fellows’ curiosity about kites and touch their hearts by Huang’s inspiring stories. We had interchange over kites with Sanzhan elementary school in Hualien. We introduced his inspiring stories. We offered his kite pieces for appreciation. We learned from each other in the process of discussion and feedback. In the future, we are eager to domestically and internationally disseminate the kite art, the wing of Taiwan, via the Internet to display the influence of diplomatic relations.


      8. Kite of Flags Motivational picture book Chasing dream at Sanzan

    8. Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises：
      　　When we saw a kite flying in the sky, we usually only checked its height and appearance at first glance. We thought that a kite should be disposable after being flown once or twice, which would be a no big deal. After we interviewed Bueto Huang, however, we realized how profound the kite art is. From the production process including materials, shapes, and designs, to the kite-flying process such as the wind direction, materials of lines, techniques of controlling kite strings, and so on. Bueto Huang even created the standardized size for boxes that store and transport kites. We really broadened our horizon after learning the knowledge mentioned above.
      　　Teacher Huang made his experiences from hundred or thousand times of trials, practices, and errors. Everyone is impressed when he flies his creative kites. ‘Amazing!’ even foreigners say so.
      　　We came to deeply realized the meaning of ‘a grasp of mundane affairs is genuine knowledge,’ always said by elders, along the process of interviewing and designing webpage. We admire teacher Huang all the more for his determined and persistent mind. He is indeed our role model. ‘Your dreams are the force to success’ and ‘being unique rather than the first,’ which said by teacher Huang when we interview him, will definitely become our mottos.

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