word processing.

i think word processing is a great program to learn and use in the classroom.  while in my practicum this semester our school has laptops that the children get to use.  it is amazing to me what little 2nd graders already know and how well they know how to use Microsoft word and how to type certain things.  they have been using them to type their autobiographies about them and they think that it is just amazing.  it really is!  Word is very useful and there is so much to learn from it.  many assignments is used through word processing.  it is a very helpful program and you can do so much with it.  children are far more advanced in today's technology that it is not hard for them to pick up anything to do with technology.  it is amazing how fast they can learn and how much they take in so fast.  when teaching kids at a young age it sticks and it will always be with them.  i will also use word in my own classroom by typing up newsletters and things for parents and my classroom! it is a great program!!