Comments in Word

On the Scholastic webpage, Mary Blow wrote an article about how to use Microsoft Word in the classroom to help with conferencing and editting.  She instructs teachers on using the extremely helpful "Comments" tool within Microsoft Word.  She says, "When I conference with students, I type or record comments into students’ documents so that they'll have them when they revise or edit on their own. If students are confused, they can respond to my comment with another comment. Students also use comments as a form of communication during peer review. Ultimately, digital comments enhance communication in any classroom."  I think this is a fantastic way to create very neat notes in an essay or project to help students remember what you talked about during the revision process.  While taking a class at the University of Michigan last year, my professor also used these Microsoft comment tools and it made it so easy to see where she was making suggestions or compliments for my writing!  Mary Blow includes videos and other tutorials about using the Microsoft Comments in her article posted here.