Reflection # 5

Our group chose to do a rubric and evaluation form for Microsoft Word. We chose Microsoft Word because we use this program all of the time and we wanted to find out more about it. While doing the software evaluation form for Microsoft Word, it was interesting to see the qualities of the program. The form helped me to understand how to evaluate a program and see what it can be used for. It is also beneficial to see the help tools and who to contact if something is confusing or not working properly. There are so many help tools available in almost every program, but the help tools in Microsoft Word can help with almost any problem in the program. It shows you a step by step way to figure something out. I did not really consider this assignment to be too difficult because we were able to make up our own rubric for what the program contained. It was also not difficult to find the information about the program. I understand the point of the evaluation form to be to inform people about the program and what it can be used for. Microsoft Word is definitely a program that should be used in teaching and everywhere else. I understand the importance of integrating this program into the field of teaching because this is the main program associated with typing essays and projects. Many students have this program and they are learning to use it at a very young age. I would like to be a teacher in the future and I am trying to learn about every feature of this program to be able to help the students out.