CyberFair Project ID: 7843

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Holy Stars in the Lion Dance Troupe and the Drummer
Category: 2. Community Groups and Special Populations
URL: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2014/gsh7843/index.htm
Bibliography: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2014/gsh7843/narrative.htm

School: Holy Savior High School
    Tianzhong Township, Changhua County , Taiwan

8 students, ages 12-13 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 7, 2014. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): first time

Classes and Teachers: JengShian Wu

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.hshs.chc.edu.tw

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

Tanaka town where we live , is located in southern Taiwan's Changhua County , here is a paddy field before , the old name 'Center .' Japanese colonial period renamed ' Tanaka .' Changhua County has eight partitions, one of which is in the center of town Tanaka Tanaka partition contains Tanaka town Shetou Township , Ershui Township . Located in the center of the field , ' Tanaka town ' in Bagua Mountain, rich in forest resources , forest parks and trails planning a stack of wood , is a good place for leisure mountaineering . Our alma mater , ' Wen Xing Senior High School ,' Tanaka from the train station about 20 minutes walk away , the school has ' Senior High School ' and ' Junior High School' are complete secondary school , Senior High School and we are ' comprehensive high school ' students to choose diverse , and pluralistic societies one of the characteristics of the development of our alma mater , ' lion dance drums teams' was founded to promote traditional arts and culture , and to integrate into the physical education curriculum , so that teachers and students of our traditional arts and culture a deeper knowledge and understanding . The object of our study , ' lion dance drums teams' are a very young team , set up in just four or five years, students at the beginning of the study had no basis , but due to the strong support of the school , hiring coaches students team spirit, sense of honor and responsibility, participate in the competition awarded medals .

2. Summary of Our Project

The theme of our research, 'saw Wen Xing - lion dance drums team,' lion dance team record students usually practice with the mentality of hard work, including teachers and fellow students as well as graduating seniors sister, how to cultivate team spirit and self-confidence . 'Wen Xing lion drums Team' History was established in 2008, is a very young team, grassroots team led by a witch teacher Wen Xing Northern Lion Club members began, although the students did not learn at the beginning of lion and drums foundation, strong support in the school hired the National Taiwan College of Physical Education Wushu Dragon and Lion Dance Drummer team members as coach to school professor drums and lion dance skills, and purchase related equipment such as; southern lions, northern lions, drums, etc. .... props can be said is fairly complete, so that students in learning no worries. In addition, the school also appointed in AD 2010 Lion Dance teacher Miss expertise lion dance team coach and full-time teachers, when students have some basis to participate in the study after beginning to improve performance of large and small game experience and sense of honor, and training of students in the race team spirit, increase team cohesion to develop a responsible attitude of self behavior, thus increasing the team's sense of identity.

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:more than 6

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

1. The time we started the collection are difficult to meet, so the progress is very slow. 2 Sometimes we get distracted, play games, lead us not quickly solve the problem. 3 team in the dispute, because of disagreements, difficult to decide opinion. 4 difficulty making web pages, images file is too large, but fortunately the teacher taught us batch file conversion, solve picture editing. 5 times more than the use of school time interview (lion dance drums team practice time), while the parents pick convenient because too far away, resulting in difficult time arrangements. 6 website design skills are not Familiarize resulted spend a lot of time to learn, but fortunately there is information to help teachers teaching and guidance. 7 Using computer problems and more likely to crash some computers, data is not backed up just lay in flash, the computer will reboot to restore, data was wham, the lessons learned, as a paragraph on each cultivate the habit of filing .

5. Our Project Sound Bite

In order to let more people know about the local culture, to promote traditional arts, we chose the school's 'lion dance drums team,' and participate in winter training camp experience camp, so we Mastermind team for traditional folk performing arts have a deeper understanding and understanding and look forward to sharing the results can be made into the website to all students and community residents to let more people know about Tanaka town has such a special ground characteristics, so that we can be creative, lion dance and drums will inject new thinking.

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

Combined 'Health and Sports' , and one of the ' Wen Xing High School ' The school is promoting the development of specialized traditional arts and culture , and to integrate into the physical education curriculum , teachers and students can make traditional arts and culture to me a deeper knowledge and understanding , and to cultivate loving home love township, with the care of people 's sentiments , the students learn in addition to these there is a deeper understanding of art and culture , students can also play creative thinking , cultivate alternative traditional skills of the traditional arts and culture to join the new thinking .

To show the vitality of the school , the dragon represents good fortune, presented the grain harvest , peace and prosperity , good weather ; lion dance is a folk tradition of performing arts , folk traditions that lion can exorcise ghosts provision . Therefore, during festivals , such as the new Zhang Qingdian , spring tournament , have enjoyed playing the gong drums, dragon and lion dances to help celebrate . Dragon and lion dances are followed world-famous Chinese emigration , the establishment of the dragon , lion dance teams , school or local celebrations for the future , better show vitality.

Make full use of Internet technology , often used in the study and collecting data to a network query , use social networking sites or school teacher's LMS e-learning system to discuss areas as information sharing purposes , let us learn more efficiently restrictions and without space of time.

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Project Elements

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

1 Survey: interview teachers, fellow students and school community professionals. 2 Internet: Looking relevant information with the required information. 3 camera, voice recorder, video recorder: visit and access photos, audio, video. 4 smartphone: make communication links used by telephone and access to the object. 5 Flash Drives: data storage topics related to non-networked PC. 6 Computer software:. PhotoImpactX3, Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003, Microsoft Word. 7 Digital Learning System Forum: Forum as an information sharing purposes, making learning not restricted by space and time.

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

Internet Search: The Internet search of the origin of the lion dance, Southern Lion, North Lion origin, as well as a description as well as drums plus specialty teacher asks the lion's north and south, as long as the network is to collect articles will come accompanied Reference Site but we ourselves have found differences between North and South and made ??the lion's website

Homemade Photo: The teacher told us to be their own photos taken mainly photo editing through post-production to reduce our own website is the biggest achievement, while others use the finished product is wrong behavior!

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

In order to let more people know about the local culture, to promote traditional arts, we chose the school's 'lion dance drums team,' and participate in winter training camp experience camp, so we Mastermind team for traditional folk performing arts have a deeper understanding and understanding and look forward to sharing the results can be made into the website to all students and community residents to let more people know about Tanaka town has such a special ground characteristics, so that we can be creative, lion dance and drums will inject new thinking.

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

In the majority of pictures of people have been asking seniors and teachers agreed to publish use. In the thematic section, has sought respondents and other data providers agreed to publish using. And to thank those who help authorization, because of you, to let our thematic content richer.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

Internet Search: The Internet search of the origin of the lion dance, Southern Lion, North Lion origin, as well as a description as well as drums plus specialty teacher asks the lion's north and south, as long as the network is to collect articles will come accompanied Reference Site but we ourselves have found differences between North and South and made the lion's website Homemade Photo: The teacher told us to be their own photos taken mainly photo editing through post-production to reduce our own website is the biggest achievement, while others use the finished product is wrong behavior!

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