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.

Grammarly

Do you ever stress when you need to send an important email or write something others will read? I do! I always feel my writing will not be clear or I will misspell a word. This is when Grammarly saves me and helps me become a more confident writer. 

Grammarly is a tool that edits as you write. There is a paid version and a free version. Even if you do not want to pay for access, the free version offers helpful suggestions. The premium version will also allow you to check work for plagiarism. As a teacher, you HAVE to love that! The video below will give you a quick tutorial on using Grammarly. 

ScreenShade-Chrome Extension

ScreenShade is a tool that could be used by all of you. It is a Google Chrome Extension and is free. This Chrome Extension allows you to place a ‘pull up/down shade’ over your screen when showing a website. Why would this be good? Have you ever tried to project information to your students but you didn’t want them to see EVERYTHING on the website at once? With this extension, you can pull the ‘screen’ down a little at a time, allowing you to keep students focused on the content you want them to see at the moment.