Word Processors allow teachers and students to
• Modify/Change
• Edit
• Differentiate
• Outline
• Paraphrase
• Create
• Punctuate
• Report/Write
Some disadvantages of using word processors are
• Compatibility
• Cost
• Internet Requirements
• Frequent Upgrades
• Learning Curve
Through a word processor teachers and students can
• Download a CNN editorial and replace the adjectives with ones that have similar meaning
• Download pictures of clouds and create a list of words that describe them
• Use weather data from the Internet to create the weather section of the classroom newsletter
• Locate clipart of the types of clouds and write a poem for each
You make great points on how they can be used in the classroom. I also see that you are also doing weather for you unit lesson. They are great ways of incorporating weather together with poems and clip art, a great use of Microsoft Word.
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