How can the standard-features word-processing programs be exploited for teaching writing skills?

Standard-features word-processing programs could be used in many ways for teaching writing skills, for example, learners could do homework assignments on Microsoft Word such as: letters, journals, essays, and so forth.

Long ago, students had to use paper to perform all the presentations in the classroom; nowadays, they can perform their presentations through Microsoft Power Point, and it is better than the traditional way of performing a presentation because they can choose the best patterns and set them creatively.

Teachers could also work on a virtual group ( as we are working now ), and to perform differents activities with learners on line, in order to use the computer a lot. For instance, students could write blogs about different topics, and the teacher to comment what is right or what is wrong.