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As a student, I can say that Microsoft Word has really come in handy throughout the years.  I have pretty much used it all the way from middle school up until now in college.  I mainly use Microsoft Word to write papers for school which I either print out and turn in or email to my professors.  I have also used it in the past to copy pictures that I need to print out.  I have also seen many of my teachers use Word as well to send out information like syllabuses, hand outs, reports, etc.  

I think a good example of using Word creatively in a school setting would be in middle schools when students are assigned to write research papers.  I feel as though its very boring for middle school age kids to simply just type up a boring old paper.  I think it's a really good idea for teachers to allow their students to enhance their papers with things such as clip art and word art.  Plus, this also brings out the creativity in the student and gets them more interested in what they are doing.

Before I got into this class I thought I pretty much knew all there is to know about computers.  However, I had no idea there were so many short cuts and other small little things that will make a teaching job so much easier.  I think one thing I will definitely use as a teacher that I got from this class will be using the 'print screen' button.  It's very convenient to use along with paint to cut out different parts of articles online and insert them into power points, hand outs, etc.