Introduce Students to Letter Writing with MS Word

While we might not write letters as often as we did in the past, letter writing is still an important skill for students to master.

Inside this 3-Minute Classroom Problem Solver video, learn how you can use Microsoft Word to introduce students to letter writing. Have access to Apple software instead? We have another article explaining how to create letters with Pages.

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What useful tips do you have for teaching students about writing letters? Share your favorite as a comment on this post.

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Monica Burns is an Education Consultant, EdTech Blogger, and Apple Distinguished Educator. Monica works with teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible at all grade levels. She has conducted well over 50 unique training sessions for SimpleK12, click here to take a look at more videos from Monica.

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