Blog Post #2: Microsoft Word, The ISTE & “Digital Natives”

I started using Microsoft word around the third grade, and my teacher knew everything you needed to know about all the Microsoft programs. I have continuously used Microsoft word throughout the rest of my educational career, even now currently I use it for almost all my classes. I personally don’t prefer any other word processing software, I think that word is so easy and it is almost like second nature for me to just open and use for my assignments. Also, on top of the fact that I have been using it for so long, it is very compatible with other programs and it is so easy to save onto my device and transfer to other programs. Microsoft Word 12 by Razvan Antonescu Attribution (CC BY 2.0) After reading the ISTE Standards: For Educators more in depth, it is definitely something that I would want to keep in the back of my mind while teaching. I currently work at a preschool full time in a VPK classroom and we are always preparing for gold seal evaluations or VPK pr...