As a student I've used MS Word mostly for writing research papers. Recently, I've also come to use it for creating newsletters or fliers. The newer versions offer different templates as an easy way to create your own document. It makes it easier and gives guidelines on how to properly create like a resume or official document. Most of my teachers have used Word for creating a syllabus. It's easy to upload a Word document to a class website so students can easily view the class guidelines. I've also had teachers use it as a way for students to read and revise their peers' work through the use of highlighting and commenting.
I really liked the software that was used for students with writing disabilities. Most teachers will have a least one student who struggles with spelling. This program allows the student to pick a word from a list and see how it is spelled and also hear it. This caters to students who learn by visual or audio examples. It can help a student relate the sound of a word to its spelling.
In this class I've learned how to use other functions of MS Word besides the basics. I'm interested in learning the mail merge application to make it easier to notify my students of different events. I also learned how to do a screen snapshot, which can be a cool feature if you need to show a student how to do something.
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