What
is Word Processing?
Word
processing is part of the Communicating Ideas and Handling Information
strand of Information Technology. Word processing is the ability
to enter, edit, manipulate, store and print pages of text using
a computer. Most modern word processors have desktop publishing
capabilities.
Desktop
publishing (DTP) is the combining of text and graphics, laid out
or arranged to produce a finished product.
Examples
of using Word Processing/DTP:
-
a piece of news or a report - eg. a science activity, or a mathematical
investigation
- a
poem with graphics to enhance the poem
- a
collaborative story with graphics
- a
newspaper page with columns and text flows
- a
poster - eg. advertising a school event, a WW2 poster
- screen-based
worksheets
- cross-curricular
work using images or text taken from a CD-ROM - eg. to support
a topic on Minibeast or Tudors
- cross-curricular
work using images or text taken from the Internet - eg. supporting
an historical person of prominence such as Florence Nightingale
- a
newspaper/document/booklet with multiple pages
- preparing
e-mails - eg. to other classes/schools or authors/experts
- preparing
e-mails with attachments
- internal
school web page/site
- external
school web site
 Classroom
Strategies for Communicating
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