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Subject: Wordprocessing for youngsters
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Date: 12 Apr 88 22:10:00 GMT
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>Everything that Murphy Sewall said you should get is a good idea.  Also,
>get Bank Street Writer.  It's a simple-minded word processing program

The most recent versions of the Bank Street Writer are not as simple-minded
as the old 40 column version was; heck, now there's even a spelling checker.
My children have been typing their assignments with the Bank Street
Writer since 4th grade.  One real asset of the program is that it's not
too complicated for first and second grade students to learn how to use
(though my daughters didn't express any real interest in it at that
age).

I didn't mention a word processor because I didn't think it very
useful in a classroom environment (which probably isn't the best
place for composing).  Perhaps I'm wrong about that.

What about LogoWriter (for which there is a "bulk" purchase deal for
schools that permits students to have personal disks to take home)?
I haven't seen it, but I've heard good things about it.

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