School: San Min Vocation High School
    Kaohsiung, 803, Taiwan

10 students, ages 16-17 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 19, 2004. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2000

Classes and Teachers: Lin su-ju, Chen shu-li, Yeh chin-tui

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.smvhs.kh.edu.tw/smvhs.html

1. Description of Our Community

Taiwan--called a Miracle Island, experienced the baptism of years. The mountain range that can't be trampled upon still stands erect to bear eternal witness for today’s prosperity. The rivulet of the trickle, the plants that flourish, are all inviting you to stop your footstep and to appreciate them carefully? So we invite you to come together to visit scenic spots and enjoy the beauty of Taiwan.

2. Summary of Our Project

China orchid is one of special features in Taiwan. After joining WTO, the export of China orchid is smash. The world of China Orchid is a mystery. We hope to take this chance to introduce China orchid to you. Although these plants seem not to attract attention, their content is beyond expression. Let us explore together to the world-class beauty of China orchid.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:more than 50%

B. Number of workstations with Internet access in the classroom:more than 6

C. Connection speed used in the classroom:dedicated connection

D. Number of years our classroom has been connected to the Internet:4-6

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

There are four computer classrooms in the school that provides 42 computers for students, all connected with Internet and T1 links to Cyber.

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

The biggest problem is--translation. When the website structure and content were decided, then the remaining work is translation. It’s very unfamiliar to us to use the software of translator; but we still use this software to complete our work. In addition, therefore, we have grammar and vocabulary problems in the process of translation; therefore, we may have difficulty submitting project to CyberFair before the deadline. We only had around 3 weeks to build the website since we got the information about the deadline of the contest, so we had to give up our leisure time to work at this project. After we finished these contents, our teacher helped us revise them to complete this project finally.

5. Our Project Sound Bite

We have learned a lot of information about orchids. In addition, we have learned to cooperate with each other through teamwork and the skills of doing research.

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

We are pleased to take part in International Cyber Fair. It helps us better understand not only the process but also the reasons why students should learn to do a web-based project collaboratively. This project helps us to develop critical learning skills as follows: 1.Internet Skills 2.collaborative skills 3.English competence

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

1.10 Computers (pentumn4) 2.3 telephones 3.Digital Cameras 4.Cell phones 5.Scanners 6.Printersh 7.Tape recorder 8.PDA 9.Teleconferencing 10.OS:windows2000, windows XP 11.Software:Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, PhotoImpact8.0, Office XP 12.Library 13.Questionnaire, Books

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

In addition to search for necessary information on the Internet, we also designed a questionnaire to survey our teachers’ general impression about China Orchid in Taiwan, and interviewed with some experts to understand what is China Orchid.

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

We hope we can make people re-appreciate the beauty of the China Orchid. Besides, we also decide to advertise our web pages on the B.B.S. of every school institutions, and the communities on the Net with a view to the promotion of China Orchid. This can also change people’s negative views about the computer’s role being an access to online games or pornography. There is a lot imagination over the resources of the Net.

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

Ms Yeah, our counseling teacher, has been offering a lot of help with great enthusiasm. In addition to our gratitude toward Ms, Yeah, we would like thank our parents for their support. Also during this project, the explanation and introduction on orchids from those experts are really appreciated.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

Nothing