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Microsoft Word is another great technology to use in any profession, including education. Writing lesson plans, newsletters to parents, class handouts, permission slips for field trips, and many more ways Microsoft Word can help assist teaching. The templates Word already has saved on the software helps make the teacher’s job easier in writing the documents I have mentioned. Being a teacher can already be hectic enough as it is, so any time savers can be a huge help! In week 6, we practiced some of the key features Word provides. For instance, I got practice with the review tool called “tracking” during that assignment, a feature I had never been acquainted with prior to the assignment. My gained knowledge for this feature was extremely useful since I found out teachers can even use the tool to write side notes and comments on assignments and papers. It is a great way to provide feedback. Microsoft Word is also a great resource to proofread your writings before posting them on the Internet or handing them out to people, due to Spell Check and grammar usage checks.