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As a student I have used Microsoft Word to write papers for my teachers, both in high school and college. It's useful when you need a word count, certain margins, and/or certain fonts. My teachers have used it for syllabuses, other hand outs, and tests. It made it a lot easier for them to create a mass of these things with cool designs using Microsoft Word.

I will probably use word processors to help students write and read. For some students, hand writing can be hard, so using a keyboard can greatly ease the assignment. For others who have a hard time reading, word processors can offer help to them as well. I will also ask my students to use Microsoft Word to make more appealing assignments, such as a brochure or flier.

One of the skills I learned is the Mail Merger in Microsoft Word, I can see that coming in great use to create all sorts of things for students' parents. Another is the cool things you can do with Microsoft Word now, like in the Word & Graphics 2 assignment. I thought it was cool, and I hope to combine the Mail Merger with those cool new things I learned for this assignment. This will make my handouts much cooler and more personal with out being tedious on my part.