School: Tzu Chi Senior High School Affiliated With Tzu Chi
    Hualien, Taiwan , R.O.C.

7 students, ages 13-18 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 31, 2003. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2002

Classes and Teachers: yung-ping lin,miau-ni su

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.tcsh.hlc.edu.tw

1. Description of Our Community

Hualien is a place where no pollution, no littering and the temperature are fair too. Lost of people will think that Hualien is a undeveloped countryside but it is not true, in Hualien City area you can also find the same atmosphere as Taipei city and the life is easy too. If you leave the city area, you can also experience the peaceful life of the countryside. To the north you will reach the popular taroko national park, in there you can feel the beauty of nature. Last but not least, the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is just beside the Hualien city, Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation is lead by the Master Cheng Yen, base on charity, medical, education and culture to show mercy to let the whole Taiwan fill with love.

2. Summary of Our Project

In order to put into practice the philosophy of respecting life as promoted by Master Cheng Yen, a group of medical volunteers from different organizations in Taiwan established the Tzu Chi medical association (TIMA) in October 1996, One year later, with the hope of treating both physical and mental illnesses around the world, TIMA expanded to include almost a dozen overseas locations. By continuing to provide medical care along with numerous other Tzu Chi international relief teams, TIMA members hope to spread the notion of the Great Love across all boundaries all over the world. TIMA is a medical affiliation of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation. Regardless of one’s race, religion or nationality, anyone with a loving heart and a willingness to contribute one’s medical knowledge is welcome to become a TIMA member. This is done by combining the expertise of a wide range of medical professional, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists and medical technicians. Tzu chi commissioners and faith corps members also assist by working in administrative capacities. When it is needed, emergency medical assistance is also made available to the victims in disaster-stricken areas where Tzu Chi international relief worker go to help

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:less than 20

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:2-3

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:2-3

E. Additional comments concerning your computer and/or Internet access (Optional):

We used 56k modem at home. Only a few students used Cable modem or ADSL In school, our computer class use mostly like ADSL.

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

We had overcome the English wed page and some updates that we must do. We used some software update those wed page. It is harder than we thought. We spent many time doing translation on the Chinese documents. Sometimes, we are having problems on translating the documents. (because we are spread in different class and different grade, so the same time we work together very difficult )

5. Our Project Sound Bite

We do hard, we had results.lf we had some problems on the project, we ask from teacher and to help from TIMA member.

6. How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards?

This project let us learn more about internet and computer software. When we are in computer lesson, we get some difficult problems that we can't solve easily. When we do this project, our problems are solving one by one until our problems are solve. This project contains a lot of people to finish it. And also it makes us to know each other better.

1) What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project?

We use photoImpact6.0, 7.0, Microsoft FrontPage 2000, Microsoft Word 2000, CoreIDPAW9.0, Internet Explorer.photoshop6.0.We location each tool to one of the computer. We call that computer the main one. We have using scanner and digital camera, tape recorders that donated by Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation or schools. We think photoImpact7.0 is our most valuable tools. It helps us to update the webpage and it can change the special on the bar below of the wed page. Photoshop6.0 and FrontPage are the most helpful software to us. It can help to change the button and back grounds and so on. It also can create more useful and beautiful things and add to our website.

2) In what ways did you act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person.

Because we wanted to get some clues from our project. We visited the Tzu Chi hospital to ask some of the TIMA members work in here. When we are doing this project, every TIMA members know that. So our pressure is very big. We get to ask for the clues, not just sit there and wait for the news. We worked very hard to this project. And we wish we can finish this project.

3) What has been the impact of your project on your community?

Our project is different form other website. our project is talking about Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA) and some disaster that Tzu Chi help in. people will learn more about Tzu Chi and know what is Tzu chi doing about. When it is needed, emergency medical assistance is also made available to the victims in disaster-stricken areas where Tzu Chi international relief worker go to help

4) How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?

We called TIMA member to help us to solve the question that we don't understand. We also ask some Question from Tzu Chi International Medical Association (TIMA). We also thank those teacher and some people that help us to solve some software problems and some arrangment.We are so thankfully to them. And wish them have a wonderful year.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

we discovered that we know about outer country better and knew how to contact them well-Timed will continue to work include enhancing support across international boundaries, and providing medical services in cooperation with Tzu Chi international relief missions, so medical assistance can reach the regions where it is needed most. We had learned how to gather the people around us and do the project together.