Word processing

This week in class we talked about word processing and how to use that in our classroom. I really liked the activity we did in class wher we started a story on our owm computer and then moved to the next computer and added onto their story and continuing the process. I think students would really enjoy this, because I know I did. It allows them to use their creativity to write the story and to also work off of someone else's ideas and think on the spot. It also helps with their spelling and grammar. A computer with spell check can give the students immediate feedback right as their typing and can see their mistakes right there and fix them on the paper and also mentally. Allowing the student to work on the computer builds their technology skills and also their writing ability. I can see myself implementing this into my classroom and allowing my students to use word processing on their papers.
Another day in class we talked about about copyriting. This was a very important thing to learn about. It is important for me to know the copyright laws so I don't get myself in trouble when i'm presenting things to my class. That way if I know the laws then I can teach them to my students and they'll also know the rules and keep themselves out of trouble.