Project Elements

Project Elements
1. How did your activities and research for this Cyberfair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

Domain

Descriptions

Language

During the process of participating in the Cyberafir project, we need to read a large number of web articles and search for data related to cleaning crew. Before interviewing the cleaning crew, we need to prepare the interview plan. In addition to listening and speaking skills, we need to systematically sort out the message conveyed by the interviewee. After the various activities are over, we will write down the activities and thoughts in the study log, which have greatly enhanced our ability to listen, read, write, read and organize in language.

Mathematics

Before creating the Luzhou Cup, we design a questionnaire to investigate students' preferences for the size, weight, weight, material and function of the cup with the quantized method. After the questionnaires have been collected, we must learn the basic concepts of statistics, use statistical methods to solve our problems, and graphically explain all the information we fill in. All these valuable experiences contribute to our study in the field of mathematics.

Social studies

The area of social learning is the area of knowledge resulting from the interaction between self, people, and the environment. In order to promote the Luzhou Cup project, we visit stores near the school to publicize our environmental protection requirements and invite them to join us in this project. As a result, our efforts have been greatly rewarded, most stores express their recognition and support to our plan. With the participation of people in the community, we will surely make greater efforts for the environment in our community.

Arts and humanities

In our Cyberfair project, we use visual arts and performing arts to create a variety of posters. We also plan all kinds of activities, such as the Luzhou Cup badge and cup design activity, Sound of Lu Jiang radio and Global Day theater performances, etc. These artistic activities can not only enhance our aesthetic ability, but also enrich our art and culture ability.

Nature and life technology

Through various activities, we can cultivate our abilities of observation, planning, induction, criticism, creating and problem solving. We use a variety of information technology to help us to interview, take pictures and record video. We also use a variety of computer software to help us for completing photo editing, web page and film production. We need to use scientific and technological resources as the research tool for analyzing and sorting out the collected data after activities, and then cultivate the learning attitude of active exploring and independent thinking.

Comprehensive activities

The planning and execution of various activities are the result of team efforts. Therefore, during the activity, everyone must learn the ability of communication, expression, sharing and reflection. From the experience of activities, we learn self-reflection, know how to express our thanks to cleaning crew in our own way and understand the importance of environmental protection so as to implement environmental protection in our daily life.

Health and Physical Education

When organizing various activities, we not only have to spend a great deal of energy, but also encounter many difficulties and setbacks. In the process, the teacher will encourage us to do physical exercise for health. We must think positively and courageously face the challenge and try our best to overcome various difficulties. These tests help us to develop sound personality, healthy attitude and outlook on life.

School-based curriculum

Lu Jiang Elementary School has participated in the Cyberfair project for a dozen times. Each research result will be shown on the school's website to be read and learned by teachers and students and they have become one of the key school-based curriculum. The Cyberfair project like this is a very suitable course for all teachers and students to participate in. Students can know the local environment and culture personally during the activity so that children may be more concerned about the community and local culture, people, construction and environmental issues, so as to make the education of the school more localized and diversified.

2. What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your Cyberfair project?

Recorder pen

Recording the interview

Internet

Searching for relevant data, email delivery, and transmission of files

Digital camera

Taking photos at the scenes of a variety of activities

Digital camcorder

Presentation making in each class, barrier passing activity, and Global Day

Printers, poster machines

Printing of data, large posters, Luzhou Cup questionnaire, Luzhou Cup store map

Internet & EMAIL

Search for information, communicate, and hand in the interview records

USB Drive

Storage of the data related to the CyberFair project

Computer software

Dreamweaver - production of web pages, Photocap - image processing, Inkscape - vector drawing, Microsoft Word - data log and typewriting, Microsoft PowerPoint - make the presentation, Google Drive - store data

3. In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your Cyberfair project both on-line and in person?:In order to let everyone know Luzhou City Cleaning Squad and promote the Luzhou Cup designed by us, we plan a lot of advocacy activities and look forward to making our teachers and students understand our requirements in a lively and diversified manner. We have the following specific practices:

((1) Announcers

Using the "Sound of Lu Jiang" radio drama of the Academic Affairs Office, we introduce the work of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad's seven teams in a comic show style to all teachers and students of the school.

((2) Poster campaign in classrooms

Our classmates design a variety of ingenious poster and visit every classroom to promote the environmental protection concept of Luzhou Cup during morning self-study and extracurricular time. We also encourage everyone to actively participate in the “Call for Cup and Badge Design” activity.

()(3) Record Global Day video

We recorded the Global Day video in English with foreign teachers, which was produced in the form of drama and dialogue, and it introduced the work contents of the Luzhou City Cleaning Squad's 7 teams in lively and interesting words.

((4) Promotion of the Luzhou Cup project
In order to promote Luzhou Cup, we personally visited neighboring stores around the school and invited them to join us. We look forward to making our community be a better place through the promotion of the Luzhou Cup.

((5) Barrier passing activity
In order to make students appreciate the work of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad, we planned four Barrier Passing activities, namely "Shura Shadowless Hands", "Wisdom of Three Eyes", "Descendants of Giants" and "I am Hercules".

((6) The Achievements Presentation of Associations of our school

At the end of every semester, the school will organize achievement presentation of associations. Our Cyberafir project team also takes this opportunity to apply for a booth to promote the knowledge we have learned and lead the students to hold a series of related activities.

 

4. What has been the impact of your project on your community?

((1) Impact on us:

The Cyberfair project is a new learning experience for us. The output of all knowledge comes from the actual collection, interview, investigation and propaganda with our own power. During this period, we learn to plan activities with our counterparts, design the contents of the questionnaire, interview persons outside the school, and sort out the collected information. These capabilities will certainly be of great help to our future development. In addition, during our interviews, we come to understand the work of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad and then we feel their sacrifice and dedication for Luzhou. We will do our part in the future and strive to implement environmental protection, so as to jointly guard our hometown with the cleaning crew.

(2) Impact on the local:

Through this Cyberfair project, we hope to attract more people to pay close attention to the work of the cleaning squad, respect those unsung heroes working hard for the neatness and tidiness of our environment, reflect their inappropriate behavior in the past, such as laziness, waste and lacking civic virtue, etc., and then cultivate the concept of environmental protection everyone of all people in everyday life. We design Luzhou Cup and invite neighboring stores to join us. We hope that with the promotion of this eco-friendly Cup activity, everyone can reduce the use of disposable drink cups and make our community environment better. We hope that our web pages made with great efforts can awaken everyone's awareness of environmental protection so that more people will pay attention to the environment around them and everyone can work together to create a better living environment.

 

5. Intellectual Property Rights

((1) Writing contents: The words and contents in the website are compiled by our team member personally. The interview contents are quoted in the website of Cyberfair project after the permission is gained from interviewees. The sources or relevant websites have been given for the quoted relevant data to protect the rights of original authors.
(2) Pictures:
As for pictures, the pictures used in the website are mostly taken or drawn by teachers or students personally and notes have been attached to give the sources of quoted contents.

 

6. How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

For the smooth completion of Cyberfair project, we would like to thank the following personnel:

(1) Thanks to the team leader Mr. Ping-yen Tsai, sub-team leaders and the cleaning crew of the seven teams in the Luzhou City Cleaning Squad. They sacrifice their vacation on Wednesday for many times in order to cooperate with our interviews and they provide a lot of precious first-hand data.

(2) Thanks to Ms. Jia-wei Huang of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad for arranging various trivial matters for us, such as interviews and experiences, as well as providing us with many precious data.
(3) Thanks to the breakfast and beverage store owners near Lu Jiang Elementary School for their support to the Luzhou Cup project and giving us many valuable suggestions.
(4) Thanks to Teacher Ta-chien Chang, Feng-yu Cheng for their efforts in the Cyberafir project, which makes students can participate in various activities.
(5) Thanks to Principal Chun-sheng Chen of Lu Jiang Elementary School for his support and encouragement of this research, Director Li-chen Lu, Supervisor Ming-gui Tsai and other teachers for their help to deal with many administrative affairs, solve with the information problems and give a lot of substantive guidance. We also thank all the teachers and students of Lu Jiang Elementary School and the administrative team for their support and assistance to all our activities.

 

7. Our Project Sound Bite / Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises

((1) Our biggest discovery:

In recent years, Luzhou has received many environmental awards, and the streets in Luzhou are neatly cleaned than the neighboring Sanchong and Wugu because there is a group of quality cleaning crew in Luzhou. Under the leadership of Mr. Ping-yen Tsai, they have demonstrated their teamwork spirit and have effectively transformed Luzhou into a better living environment. What the cleaning crew does is to deal with the disgusting waste that everybody detests, and their works are hard-working and dangerous. However, some people look down upon their work and think they are dirty or even smelly and make them sad. However, as long as people’s quality is improved, they can really make environmental protection and express their thanks to them, the cleaning crew will do their utmost to maintain the clean and tidy environment. Few of these advances may be noticed by ordinary people. Few ordinary people feel that way. However, the group of people who are responsible for maintaining the environment will notice them and feel deeply.

(2) Our biggest lesson:

In the past, we sometimes made some rubbish inadvertently, and we did not really implement the rubbish sorting because of being lazy, and we always thought that would not matter. They don’t know that those small moves will not only increase a lot of burden to the cleaning crew, but also bring more trouble to them and undermine our environment. If everyone is willing to spend a little more time in classifying the trash first at home, cleaning the recyclable materials, throwing the trash into waste containers, not spitting areca nut casually, etc., these simple actions can make the cleaning crew have a deep feeling.
(3) Our biggest surprise:
At first, we think due to the work of the cleaning squad is so hard and often not respected by the people, they may often complain and surely dislike this kind of work. However, after many interviews, we find out that they are all optimistic about their work. Therefore, even if they are tired of work, people's small actions, such as the simple words of saying "Thank you" or “Thanks for your hard work", will make them feel relieved and provide them with greater motivation to complete the task of maintaining clean and tidy environment.

8. Project Contributions

Participants

Tasks

Percentage

 

 

Jing-ya Hung
Jing-ting Chen
Jia Ouyang
Shun-kai Nien
Tze-yi Tzeng
Tze- hsuan Tzeng
I-chin Chen
Pei-ju Liao
Chia-yu Chang

◎Collection and summarization of data
◎Integrating written data
◎Writing research progress reports
◎Making the presentation
◎Making a presentation in each class
◎Drawing up the interview items
◎Having an interview
◎Recording interview contents
◎Typing the interview script
◎Drawing up broadcast script and acting as announcers
◎Recording Global Day activities
◎Designing barrier passing activity
◎Arranging the place for barriers passing and navigate it
◎Web page making
◎ Designing Luzhou Cup questionnaire, and conducting statistical analysis
◎Drawing webpage cover and illustrations
◎Editing webpage photos

 

45%

 

Chao-yang Chu
Ta-chien Chang
Feng-yu Cheng

◎ Discussing and revising the direction of Cyberfair project
◎ Assisting in enrollment
◎ Analyzing the procedure of the project and providing guidance through the project
◎ Contacting with relevant units and interviewees
◎ Guiding announcers in intonation and tone
◎ Guiding the distribution of responsibilities among the team members
◎ Planning and arranging administrative procedures
◎ Providing courses of relevant knowledge
◎ Taking pictures, making videos, and recording
◎ Making learning sheets of various activities
◎ Guiding, reviewing, and correcting the production of the website
◎ Assistance of computer skills
◎ Leading the students to the location of interviews and promotion
◎ Information equipment and technical support

35%

Community residents

◎Interviewing team leaders and sub-leaders of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad
◎Interviewing the 7 teams of Luzhou City Cleaning Squad and practical experience
◎Cooperation with the Luzhou Cup project by breakfast and beverage storekeepers near the school

15%

Principal Chun-sheng Chen
Director Li-chen Lu
Supervisor Ming-gui Tsai
The faculty

◎ Processing administrative affairs
◎ Website technical guidance and information equipment, facilities, and technical support
◎ Consulting for project direction and content
◎ Assistance and coordination in all promotional activities

5%