★How did your activities and research for this Cyberfair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?
1.Related learning areas
Learning areas
Description
★Language
‧Cultivating research skills and organizing materials
‧Advancing writing skills: students learn to grasp main points and summarize
‧Enhancing speaking ability and presentation skills
‧Advancing writing skills: students learn to grasp main points and summarize
‧Enhancing speaking ability and presentation skills
★Mathematics
‧Students learn to manage their time, expenses and travel routes
★Social Studies
‧Recognize the establishment and development of TECO Technology Foundation
‧Recognize the purpose of non-government organization
‧Learn aboriginal culture and lifestyles
‧Recognize the purpose of non-government organization
‧Learn aboriginal culture and lifestyles
★Computer skills
‧Learn to use the internet to browse web-pages, look up information, up- and down-load website materials
‧Learn to process the images
‧Learn to process text materials
‧Learn to process the images
‧Learn to process text materials
★Art
‧Making seasonal cards
‧Designing presents
‧Designing presents
★Collaboration
‧Teamwork and cooperation with others
‧Communicating different opinions and ideas
‧Completion of team tasks and self responsibilities
‧Communicating different opinions and ideas
‧Completion of team tasks and self responsibilities
2.Combining with school-based curriculum
Our school vision is to cultivate our students learning skills “ to experience”, “to learn”, “to serve”, “to care”.
Our school vision is to cultivate our students learning skills “ to experience”, “to learn”, “to serve”, “to care”.
Learning areas
Description
★To experience
★To learn
★To serve
★To care
★What information tools and technology did you used to complete your Cybefair project?
1.Hardware equipment
Tools |
Purposes |
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PC/laptops |
Writing and storage of texts, presentation of promotion materials outside school. |
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Printers |
Printing of documents. |
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Photocopying machines |
Photocopying of questionnaires and documents. |
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Digital cameras |
Recording of visits, promotions at school and outside school and presentation of research findings. |
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Digital video cameras |
Recording of visits and production of promotion clips. |
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Recording pens |
Recording of interviews |
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Projectors |
Power Point presentations. |
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Projectors |
Power Point presentations. |
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Scanners |
Scanning of the pictures in promotion materials |
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Memory sticks |
Storage of files and documents. |
2.Software equipment
Tools |
Purposes |
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Office 2007 |
Word, Power Point (to edit and make promotion materials). |
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Internet Explorer |
Search for related information. |
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Photo Impact/ painter |
Cropping and editing of pictures. |
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Printmagic |
Production of posters. |
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Dreamweaver |
Create webpages. |
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Emails, telephones/mobile phones |
File transfers and communication |
★In what ways did you act as “ ambassadors” and spokesperson for your Cyberfair project both online and in person?
We made visits to TECO Technology Foundation and made interviews with their executives and staff. We found out that TECO is more than a profit making company. The foundation had made a lot of efforts on assisting and funding aboriginal children. We would like to promote their charity through Cyberfair Project as well as advertise it in our campus. In our school, we campaign to make donations for aboriginal children through Christmas Shoebox Presents program. Our students mad Christmas cards and put presents in well designed shoeboxes to show their care and goodwill to aboriginal students.
★What has been the impact of your project on your community?
We are able to gain access to aboriginal children and at the same time learn more about aboriginal lifestyles and cultures. We learn to respect their life values and find ways to help them in a respectful and advantageous ways. We also initiate Christmas Shoebox Present program to promote charity.
★Intellectual properties
We used digital cameras, recording pens, pencil and paper to record all visits and interviews. Many of the pictures in the website are provided by TECO Technology Foundation. All documents and data are authorized from its sources.
★Discoveries, lessons and more surprises
1.Findings
(1)The Cyberfair project is a good opportunity to learn new things outside the classroom and beyond textbooks. Our students were able to use their academic skills performing on the research.
(2)TECO is not only famous for its technical expertise but also share its profit with the society through TECO technology foundation. The foundation establishes scholarships for outstanding persons from different fields. Moreover, they set up funds to assist aboriginal groups in remote provinces.
2.Lessons learned
(1)Team work is the most important. In order to accomplish tasks, it is vital to work well with others which involve good communication, collaboration and responsibility.
(2)Be prepared. Complete every work on time.
Helping others is fulfilling, especially reaching out to those in need.
(1)The Cyberfair project is a good opportunity to learn new things outside the classroom and beyond textbooks. Our students were able to use their academic skills performing on the research.
(2)TECO is not only famous for its technical expertise but also share its profit with the society through TECO technology foundation. The foundation establishes scholarships for outstanding persons from different fields. Moreover, they set up funds to assist aboriginal groups in remote provinces.
2.Lessons learned
(1)Team work is the most important. In order to accomplish tasks, it is vital to work well with others which involve good communication, collaboration and responsibility.
(2)Be prepared. Complete every work on time.
Helping others is fulfilling, especially reaching out to those in need.