Word Processing in Education

Teachers
Direct Teaching
create notes that can get transferred to an overhead transparency
make tables of information for class experiments
merge different versions of a student's paper drafts together to show one person's editing and revision process in comparisonto the final work.
download pictures and e-books into Word to editorialize them for either printing or power point presentations
Use the draw functions to create pictures for flyers or to draw geometrical figures as a study aid for math class.
get students to email papers, and then use Word on your computer to check grammar and spelling.
develop a class-run newsletter to teach about journalism and ethics as well as the information that you are trying to convey
Making crossword puzzles or word searches to study vocabulary.
Classroom
create small banners or flyers to decorate the classroom
create certificates as a reward or prize for a child's accomplishment.
use the formats for letters to colleges asking for information.
Creating collections of student writing which we can self-publish.
Creating a questionnaire to elicit feedback about the class.
scan in a student's paper into Word and inlay the document into a class web page.
Professional growth
Keeping a journal of my teaching experiences to help me in the future....
Use MS Word’s format for outlines to sharpen up my notes
Administration
create a syllabus/calendar for a grading period and/or semester
creating tests and making several different versions easily for different periods, etc. (and editable another year)
Generating homework assignment documents on a weekly basis.
Sending letters or progress reports home to parents.
making calendars for the month with all of the class activities and passing them out to the students
A scanned paper in Word as in #3 could also be copied/pasted into a plagiarism database search to look for cheats.
Students:
writing papers and reports
re-doing or re-organizing my notes, with easy edits and corrections, no having to start over if I make a mistake
typing up study/ review sheets, again with easy edits - and if I put my notes into a word processor, then I can cut & paste parts of my notes into the review sheet - plus I could use colors or different fonts, bolding, etc. for emphasis
creating flyers to announce club meetings and/or athletic events
using the highlighter function, I can mark items in my notes or places in my paper where I know I need some work (I think there's also some function on MS Word that allows you to keep track of edits - this would be a useful feature to maintain a dialogue with my teacher as I re-write my papers)
emailing any of the above to others as an attachment ... I won't have to wait until the next morning/day/class period when I see them in person
make handouts for the class to accompany an oral presentation
post their work on a class website
make tables of information for class experiments
create small banners or flyers to decorate the classroom
create certificates as a reward or prize for a child's accomplishment.
merge different versions of a student's paper drafts together to show one person's editing and revision process in comparison to the final work.

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