I did enjoy using the different search engines. I found that many different websites came up with each search engine, things I have never seen before even after I have exhausted my google searches. I did also not know that you could add or subtract words, use - or + signs and use quotations in our searches. I thought they were only good for library catalog searches.
Word processing is very important in a classroom setting. My kids are not exposed to it as much as they need to be. My students have done a few small typing samples for me, logged onto the internet and typed in web addresses. I think if they were exposed more they would become stronger writers. This is because with the grammer auto correct they would have to think about their wording.