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I use MS word quite often as a student. I am constantly using it to write papers. I also use it to form lists, calenders, posters, and invitations. It is easy for my teacher to read my papers since they are typed. My teachers use it to type and print something out all the time. Or they will project their outline of the material using MS word. THey even create newsletters using word.

Word allows anyone to manipulate words. You can change the font, color, size, style. Teachers also use it to make newsletters and to make information easier to read for students. Also teachers can create a mail merge with word. THis would allow them to send out an e-mail to all of their students but be personally named for them.

I think all the skills will be useful for when I become a teacher. I really like the idea of mail merging. Also it was nice to learn how to create a newletter without using a predesigned template. Format painter was also a good tool to learn for when I need words to be the same font and color. I knew most of the stuff we had already learned but it was a nice refreaher to go over it again.

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I believe that computers are very important in education. Every couple of years new technology is formed and it is up to the schools to keep up with the technology to best benefit students and teachers. Computers are the latest technology and it has so many things that it can provide. Being able to have powerpoint, word, publisher, excel, and paint all on one thing makes life really easy. Using a computer allows students to access the internet and pull information. type up their report on word, and then present the information on a powerpoint. Computers also allow students to have tutorials and feedback. Introducing new technology to students gives them a new way to learn.

In my classroom I will use a lot of power points. They are an easy way to distribute quick information and also let it be entertaining. I will also use computers to type up test and homework. E-mail is a way that I will also be using a comuter. Communication between parents and teachers are vital and e-mail is a great way to do that. ALso I could use excel to make lesson plans. In this class I hope to acheive these goals by learning how to utalize each program so I can help my students learn.

For my future I would really like to be able to teach math to high school or be an elementary teacher. I am currently a elem. education major but I know that I won't be able to just teach elementary students for the rest of my life. I would like to be able to have regular conversations with my students and give them challenging work. I love technology and I hope to impliment it in my lessons but I am kinda nervous to learn how a smart board works.