Word Processors in The Classroom

Why use word processors in the clasroom ?
Word processors can be used in the many inventive ways, by both teachers and students. For a teachers , word processors used to prepare, create, store and share materials for their classes. And a learners can use a word processing program both in and outside the classroom to practice writing skills, grammar and other language points, as well as to present their work.
Word processors for teachers ( creating word ).
- Inserting images and links.
- Creating forms.
A form is a word document which has interactive elements in it. Resembling closely the kinds of simple exercises you might find on the internet. These elements can include drop-down menus for making choices, text entry fields where your learners can type in text, and button to select one of a set of choices.
- Using track Changes
'Document tracking' or ' Versioning' is a tools allow documents to be shared among a group of users, with each user's changes and edits highlighted in a different colour and identified by their initials.
- Using markin
This is another windows program that aids the correction of word processed work fro learners, it is for marking up grammar mistakes and spelling errors.
Word processing activities for learners.
- Using word processors for creative writing.
Learners can work together with documents that can be exchanged easily between pairs or groups of learners and between learners and teachers. Encouraging both teacher corrections and peer correction and revision.
- Using word processors for language practice.
- Further activities.
* Dictation
* Noticing activity
* Collaborative writing activity.
- Using word processors for presenting work.
Using word processors : considerations.
There are some potential downsides to using word processors, not the least of which is working with mixed technological ability classes where typing skills, may play a large part in performance anxiety and in the pace at which activities are carried out.