Nathan’s turning in his first research project today on the Iroquois Indians. I remember writing my first big report in third grade, too, but it was different then. I had to go to the library and find books on my subject.
With computers, it’s so much easier. Nathan and I went online to decide what tribe he wanted to research. Then I logged on to my local library’s website to reserve the books we needed. When the books were ready to be picked up after being delivered via interlibrary loan, I was notified by email.
I also researched Native American recipes online and when I couldn’t find a good one, I went on Amazon to look at cookbooks. Then I went back to my library’s online reservation system to place a hold on them.
If we had relied on what there was in the classroom, at home, and available on our library’s bookshelves, Nathan would have had a much tougher time doing his paper and coming up with a recipe to make for his presentation. Bottom line, computers make family life easier.
