They learn what foods different birds like to eat by watching the birds and taking part in learning activities. They use books, CDs, bird software, and WWW sites to find information. Each student is designated as a specialist on one or two types of birds. Students find information on their birds and use the word processor to put what they have learned into the computer. During the time the students are putting information into the computer, skills dealing with spacing, fonts and sizes of fonts are taught.
Students learn to edit and check their spelling on the computer.
Student ornithologists find pictures of their birds online or scan their own bird pictures into the computer. With the help of older students and teachers, the pictures are pasted into word processing document. Students also make their own drawings of favorite birds using software such as Kid Pix. These drawings are also placed in the text. Each ornithologist has, when finished, a page or two in a word processing document.