Throughout their general teaching, teachers may need many documents for record keeping and other administrative purposes. Word processing software can be adequately used by teachers to fulfill some of these needs. There are a multitude of word processors available on the market, the most well-known being Microsoft Word. However, there are others such as one provided in the Libre Office suite.
Documents such as class registers, class notices (such as class rules, or deadline reminders), letters to parents, commendation letters to outstanding students, and more can be produced using such software. Many contain powerful features and allow a teacher to produce tables, graphs and other charts.
Word processors are therefore a very useful tool for teachers and should be studied to develop at least basic operational skills to allow for general administrative use.
Word processors can be quite effective for lesson planning as well. Teachers can produce templates for lesson plans which they can fill in by hand as necessary OR they can use the templates to type new lesson plans each time they need one. The beauty of the second option is that the lesson plan can remain on file for future use or even be followed from the computer or tablet without ever printing it (save on paper).
Teachers can also write instructions to guide students in assignments. This provides the student with a reference document to take them through the steps of the assignment. This is especially useful at points when the teacher is not accessible (students working outside of class time). A similar approach can also be taken to giving notes/handouts.
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