CyberFair Project ID: 8040

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Walking in Maokong
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
URL: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2016/gsh8040/index.htm
Bibliography: http://librarywork.taiwanschoolnet.org/gsh2016/gsh8040/Bibliography.htm

School: Shi-Jian Elementary School
    Taipei City, Taiwan, Taiwan

10 students, ages 10-12 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 9, 2016. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): 2008,2010,2012

Classes and Teachers: Chen,Pei-Pei

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Our School's Web Site: http://www.zjps.tp.edu.tw/

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

Maokong area in Mucha, Wenshan District inTaipei. The mountain is belong to Erg (two cells mountain), in the past, Maokong was one of Taipei's largest tea producing area, now still famous of tea. Currently the Maokong Gondola is one of the famous tourism spots in Taipei, the specialty including TiegGuanYin tea and bamboo shoots, because of locating on suburb hill of Taipei, the scenery is very beautiful and with great night view, it’s a good place which can’t miss to visit when travel to Taipei. Therefore we determine to research Maokong for the project.

2. Summary of Our Project

In early time, Maokong is famous for tea, there are many crisscross road, there are a lot of ancient trail and Baojia Road, most of them been developed for leisure hiking trails, let people realize Maokong through the trail roaming, the trails in Maokong trail is quite distinctive, different from other trails in Taipei, there are special geology, combine tea and farm and also tea culture, visit Maokong trails, not only recognize Maokong geology, history, culture and for explore the Maokong beautiful scenery, closet with nature. Our research is based on roaming trails, through this study and research, present all of you to realize the beautiful Maokong.

3. Our Computer and Internet Access

A. Percentage of students using the Internet at home:21-50%

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

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

Internet is very convenient,we use LINE APP as a contact tool, use it to contact during the holiday interview, we share our photos and information on Google Drive as well E-mail.

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

Since heavy schoolwork of sixth grade, most of us have other activities on Wednesday afternoon and holidays, it’s a bit difficulty to gather all of us, because of researching hiking trails, be sure that we have to visit personally to get result, due to many trails, we have no enough time to visit & interview one by one, it’s the most difficult for us to encounter. Later, we decided to split in several teams, subject to the available schedule to research together, some of two in a group and some of three or five depends on the free time. the number of visits carried out then finally we completed all of the visit works.

5. Our Project Sound Bite

Just found that we do not like to climb the trail, however after the activities, all of us found the trail are very beautiful, by every visit, we feel that we will improve our skills, including guts training and topic designing for interview, managing of route and timing distribute, the interview politeness and upgrading of computer skills been updated obviously, the most important to close our relationship between classmate before graduation.

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

By every visit, we feel that we will improve our skills, including guts training and topic designing for interview, managing of route and timing distribute, the interview politeness and upgrading of computer skills been updated obviously, the most important to close our relationship between classmate before graduation.

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Project Elements

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

The most interesting interviews with the local people, including the grandma selling sweet potato, the boss of selling octopus ball and the boss of selling tea jelly. in addition to introduce the beautiful scenery, also gave us some guidelines, it’s benefited greatly. In addition, geotechnical Engineering Office of Taipei City offers some books to us to reference.

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

This study we interviewed some people, probably divided into several sections, including tourists, the local shops and restaurants, volunteers of The Develop Center and the chief of the Geotechnical Engineering Office. We will post the message of interview on FB publicly, and deliberately interviewed foreign tourists for their comment.

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

We discover the trails are beautiful, also found the trails are associated to the local history and culture, the greatest impact to us is -- how I had not found the trails so beautiful? We determine to climb the trails continuously in future, and introduce the research result to all, wish everyone come to realize about the trails.

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

Although our study comes ending, actually it’s the beginning of recognizing the trails, previously, we think that the walking trail is boring, we won’t to climb on holidays, however, by this research, we discover the trails are beautiful, also found the trails are associated to the local history and culture.

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

The biggest thing we found is knowing that there are many fun trails in Maokong, every trail has its own characteristic, some related with tea, some related with cats, some are easy climb, some are hard walk but with amazing scenery, after complete hiking, you will find the tea jelly is a wonderful food in the world.

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