Word Processor

Word Processing is a great tool to implement in the world of education. It can be used to support any kind of directed instruction or constructivist activity. There are some great advantages to word processing.

1.Saves time- Educators can use their preparation time more efficiently by modifying materials that they already have versus creating a new material.
2.Enhances Document Appearance- Word processing software makes materials look more polished and professional versus hand written ones.
3.Allows sharing- Word processing allows materials to be shared easily among writers.
4.Helps Students Make Corrections on writing
• Students can use word processing to write, edit, and illustrate stories.
5.Can be used for activities in language, writing, and reading.
• Students can combine sentences, add or correct punctuation, or writing sentences for spelling words.
6.Encourages writing through the Curriculum.
• Word processing can encourage writing throughout all content. Its font and graphic features allows student to present concepts in mathematics, science, etc…
7.Word Processing is Available in Several Languages
• Supports foreign language learning.

The only disadvantage that I would see with this word processing is teachers have to take the time to teach their students. In order for this software to be used students must be shown the features and the uses of the software. My time is so limited with everything that I already do. I would love to use it in my classroom especially for writing, but at this time I feel that is impossible with time being my biggest challenge.
I personally use this software every day, and makes my job so much easier. I can save documents and make modifications, share my lesson plans with other teachers, create letters to parents, maintain student information, and many more! It is a great tool for both teachers and students. My goal is to find a way to be able to implement it in my classroom with so little time!