Student Use of Grammarly

Last month, I shared information with you about using the tool, Grammarly, as a teacher. Did you know that our students in grades 6-12 have access to Grammarly as well? With research paper season coming up after Christmas break, this might be a useful tool for you to have your students begin using.

How do students locate Grammarly?
Grammarly is already installed for each student as a Google Chrome Extension. They need to go to the top right corner of their Chrome browser and look for the green Grammarly icon. Once they click on this icon, they will want to select both of the buttons below. Once they are both green, they are both turned on and ready to go.

Currently, Grammarly is only interacting with Google Docs in a Beta format. While the Beta version does work, I would recommend students first typing their papers in a Google Doc and then using the Grammarly website tool. Once students have finished typing their documents, they can copy and paste it into the Grammarly tool. This is quick and easy to do.

Just have students follow these steps:

1. Click the EDIT tab and then SELECT ALL.

2. Clicking the CTRL + the C key will copy all of the selected information.

3. Click back on the Grammarly icon in the top of the Chrome browser. Then click on NEW DOCUMENT in the bottom left corner of that window.

4. This action opens up a new webpage on the Grammarly site. Press CTRL + V key to paste the information into the Grammarly tool.

Grammarly begins working automatically and will offer suggestions to students that they could improve their writing. Writing issues such as unclear antecedents or passive voice will appear on the right side of the screen. It is up to the students to determine how best to use this information and revise their document.

As with most tools, there are a variety of other ways students can use Grammarly. The above steps are just the way I tend to use this tool. I am sure your students will be able to navigate this tool easily.