CyberFair Project ID: 7520

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International Schools CyberFair Project Narrative
Title: Yanchuanhu Folk Culture festival
Category: 5. Local Attractions (Natural and Man-Made)
URL: http://gs160cy131.edu.17888.com/module/a0011/index.php?isFromTag=1&intModulePK=A0001_5&tagorder=0&isinner=0&lang=en
Bibliography: http://gs160cy131.edu.17888.com/module/a0011/index.php?classID=13910&intModulePK=A0001_10&more

School: Yuzhong County 7th middle school
    Lanzhou, Gansu, China

4 students, ages 13--15 worked together to complete this CyberFair project on March 5, 2013. They have participated in CyberFair in the following year(s): No

Classes and Teachers: Yueyanyan

E-Mail contact:

Our School's Web Site: http://gs000160.edu.17888.com

Project Overview

1. Description of Our Community

Yanchuanhu was originally called Gaoya reservoir, it is located in Xinying Township Yuzhong County, covers an area of 1500 acres. It is an old village of Yuzhong county. It is an artificial lake which was Cut-off two rivers by Maxianshan. It was said that here is the place which Liu Bowen had ever cut dragon vein. It is formed by Jiajia Zhuang in Xie Jiaying, Goujia River in Luo Jing, Li Jia Village three natural villages, surrounded on three sides by mountains, there is Mount Wutai in west of lake, mountain butterfly in the east, Weihe on behind, reservoir in the front, it is lake terrain with flat terrain and flowing river in the south of Yuzhong Nanshan.

2. Summary of Our Project

History,Location,Yanchuanhu’s beautiful scenery,Folk cultures,Tourism development.

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:dial-up modem

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

4. Problems We Had To Overcome

This is our first time to participate in Cyberfire, our hearts are full of hope and anticipation. At first, after understanding and consulting, we chose several themes, but by contrast, we think the novelty, feasibility and effective theme is: folk culture festival in Yanchuan Lake. Then began to plan distribution, on-the-spot visits, information collection, everyone is very serious, try to do their work, at any time to write a report on their activities and experiences. We went to Yanchuan Lake to have field trips in the weekend, get some information, and experience the thick cultural atmosphere. We partners usually have a lot of homework in daily time, and also participate in Cyberfire, it is a real challenge for us. Due to the constraint of time, we have some contents need to be improved, of course, teacher and we have put a lot of time and effort, and finally completed our design successfully! This problem we encountered: first, the time is tight. Maintain the balance between study and Cyberfire, we seize every minute and second to make our design with teacher, although we were very tired every day this month, we were very substantial, had a great sense of achievement. The second problem -- it is not very convenient to use the computer. We have to upload data in the rest time or weekend. At the beginning because we were not familiar with the software platform, wasted a lot of valuable time, but we are brave to adhere down. Question 3 – the interview has to be arranged at the weekend. There are 20 kilometers away from our school to Yanchuan Lake, so the teacher has to arrange us to have the field research and interviews on the weekend, every member will arrive on time. The problems are overcome in our perseverance!

5. Our Project Sound Bite

Summary of Our Project Through the practice of investigation, interview, thinking, and summarize to perfect our theme, encouraging students to pay attention to the practice and experience, participating actively, innovating hard. Exercise own will in the process of the activity, try various ways to improve our results. Through cooperative experience, to think and solve problems with knowledge and experience, train student's practical ability, enhance students' love for their hometown, and cultivate humanistic literacy. Through to our propaganda, investigation, interview, promote development of business, culture, economy in Yanchuan Lake, attract more tourists to visit Yanchuan Lake, the people can relax, to feel the strong local folk culture, experience and feel ecological atmosphere of ancient towns and villages. I believe that Yanchuan Lake will become the 'West Lake' after the ten years of investment and construction, we look forward to!

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

How did your activities and research for this CyberFair Project support standards, required coursework and curriculum standards? Combine the regular school curriculum with CyberFair: we learn many theoretical knowledge in our school, and in the process of topics, we will combine theory with practice, to apply knowledge to practice. When communicating with people, we thought the case and the story what had been told in Chinese and politic class, we applied a modestly honest; when understanding and searching information about Yanchuan Lake, we draw lessons from history and geography teacher who had told us collection method and the background knowledge; in webpage making process, we are looking for information on internet, think that we had learned in computer lesson is quite useful, at same time, we also asked many problems to our computer teacher. Through this activity, we are not only familiar with computer operation, but also exercise the ability of practice. Although it is very hard, we adhere to in the end. We have a firm belief -- we will be very good! We really harvest a lot in this activity.

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Project Elements

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

Our Computer and Internet Access There are four computers in four offices, students have 2 computer classrooms, 120 computers, and the school has covered with network. In this activity, our team members have had a rare experience, after all, there are not many opportunities and challenges, and we cherish and enjoy this experience. We unite as one, take the bull by the horns, assume bravely, and strive to better. Came up step by step, we not only learned a lot from knowing a little about the webpage to do something one knows well, but also learned a lot of knowledge without on the book each member was reassuring! What information tools & technologies did you used to complete your CyberFair project? ??Software Microsoft Office Word 2003 ???????Word, picture processing Windows Live ???? Windows Live ????Video production ???Windows Live ????????FormatFactory, Windows Live, Mspaint ???? Picture processing Internet Explorer ?????? Searching information on line ???????Sogou ??????Download files ??QQ????QQ ????????? Echange information ??Hardware ??Mobile phone ???????????? Contact, take photos, storage ?????????????Computer in office and at home ?????????????? Collection, typing and upload ????Digital camera ?????Take photos

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

In what ways did you act as 'ambassadors' and spokespersons for your CyberFair project both on-line and in person. Throughout the campaign, we played a 'community ambassador' role, to let more people know about our hometown, learned Yanchuan Lake Cultural Center. Let more people have profound understanding to Yanchuan Lake through the network. How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers? Our webpage was finished on time, looking back on this month, we are very excited. We worked very hard in this activity, and we feel warm that many enthusiastic people help us. School teacher has been concerned with making progress on our webpage, remind us from time to time to upload information; teacher Yue in computer department provides much convenience for us, often remind us, and accompany us until after class; English teacher, is supporting and concerning our webpage trends, give advice and suggestions to us, put forward many good ideas, optimize our webpage; the stuff in Cultural Center of Yanchuan Lake, warmly received us many times, explained for us carefully, chat with us with patience, to provide valuable information for us. Here, all the members thank them! Thanks to help our special eagerness, thank you!

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

What has been the impact of your project on your community? 1.Effects for our personal: this activity not only improves the cultural literacy and computer application level of us, but also lets us have a deeper understanding on hometown tourism industry. In this process, we harvest a lot, experienced us, but also know: the importance of teamwork and positive attempt. Through the research and promotion, we hope that more people will come to Yanchuan Lake to visit, we are proud to take such a theme! 2.Effects for the local community: local people are proud as Yuzhong people, also really feel the beauty of 'Hometown', more love own hometown. They also would like to cooperate and follow us doing their best for hometown tourism.

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

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

Our webpage was finished on time, looking back on this month, we are very excited. We worked very hard in this activity, and we feel warm that many enthusiastic people help us. School teacher has been concerned with making progress on our webpage, remind us from time to time to upload information; teacher Yue in computer department provides much convenience for us, often remind us, and accompany us until after class; English teacher, is supporting and concerning our webpage trends, give advice and suggestions to us, put forward many good ideas, optimize our webpage; the stuff in Cultural Center of Yanchuan Lake, warmly received us many times, explained for us carefully, chat with us with patience, to provide valuable information for us. Here, all the members thank them! Thanks to help our special eagerness, thank you!

A word of thanks: Without you, we can do anything, I wish to thank you for providing us a lot of help, and make our work can be uploaded! Yan Shiyu: principal in seventh middle school Yuzhong County The headmaster gave us experience and innovation opportunities, make us more in-depth understanding of the background, present situation and prospects, deepened to our awareness of folk and local culture, and improve our webpage design, making, the ability of appreciation. Jia Zhonghu: the chairman of Lanzhou real estate Company Chairman Jia, do his best to support our hometown green, tourism and culture, investing hundreds of millions to construct and develop Yanchuan Lake Cultural Center, everyone will remember him in our hometown. Of course, we will lose this theme if there is no Yanchuan Lake. Yang Xiaohu: responsible person of Western story, Chinese teacher in seventh school yuzhong, head teacher Mr. Yang provides a lot of help for us, for our application, connected with town and talent Company to obtain webpage making platform and template, pay …

5) Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises (Optional)

Discoveries, Lessons and Surprises:

With the development of research, we know more about the culture center of Yanchuan Lake, heard a lot of familiar stories.

Discoveries and Lessons: 1.In fact, potential of a person or a group is very great, as long as we are willing to try, to mining; 2. There are so many beauties that we have less attention! Let's stop the footsteps to appreciate them!

Appeal to everyone: to protect our precious intangible cultural heritage with our devotion.

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