The following section will explore examples of technology usage at Cherokee Bend during the 1997-1998 school year. Before coming to the Library, they can ascertain whether or not a book is in. They are able to determine the Accelerated Reader points they can earn by reading the book and can find out the number of pages a book contains for their reading logs.
Teachers can prepare bibliographies for units from their classroom workstations.
Sixth grade students in Mrs. Young's class used the presentation software, PowerPoint, to create multimedia projects on the early civilizations. The students used information learned about the time period to describe a person living then and their desire for the perfect mate incorporating what they had learned regarding physical appearance, living conditions and skills. Third grade students brainstormed what specific facts they wanted to know about animals and set out to find the answers for the animal they chose. One of the first places they headed was the Media Center where they found books about animals using the search feature of the library catalog program, Athena. Much information was also found using research CDs such as Encarta 95 and World Book's Information Finder.