Grammarly

Resources and links
Grammarly  http://www.grammarly.com/

Articles and tutorials:
http://online-grammar-check-review.toptenreviews.com/grammarly-review.html

Strengths:
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 * The Grammarly grammar checker is a comprehensive grammar editing tool that checks your text for the proper use of more than 250 common and advanced grammar rules, including everything from subject-verb agreement to article use to modifier placement. When you check your grammar using Grammarly, all of the grammatical errors are categorized, clearly displayed, and organized for your review and revision.
 * Academic, professional and creative writings all require unique styles of editing, grammarly adapts to each writing style to edit it appropriately.
 * Assists with: Context Optimized Synonyms, Adaptive Spell Checker, Plagiarism Detection & Citations.
 * Grammatical mistakes that go unnoticed by popular word processors and other grammar checker programs are caught by Grammarly.
 * As a web-based application, Grammarly is available from any browser, with no download required. Grammarly also integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft® Office Suite, including Word and Outlook.
 * Like an English tutor, Grammarly identifies your most common mistakes and helps you understand how to avoid them, ensuring you are constantly building your grammar skill set.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grammarly instantly proofreads your text and pinpoints areas for improvement so you don’t have to worry about looking for a proofreading buddy when it’s crunch time
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although it is not free, Grammarly provides bulk subscriptions for k-12 schools, where the entire campus has access to the site. For k-12 students they have a program called Grammarly@EDU. Grammarly@edu is an automated grammar tutor and revision support tool designed for secondary education.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A web-based solution, Grammarly works one-on-one with a student to develop essential writing skills, reinforce proper revision habits and prevent plagiarism. Students upload drafts of their writing assignments to Grammarly to receive immediate instructional feedback on over 250 points of grammar.

Weaknesses:

 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Must have a membership which can be purchased for Monthly $29.95, Quarterly $59.95 or Annual $139.95.

Opportunities:
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learning by doing: As students work on writing assignments for various academic disciplines, they turn to Grammarly@edu for rich and meaningful feedback that streamlines the revision process. In addition, our methodology of connecting theoretical instruction to the students’ real writing challenges promotes an integral understanding of formal writing standards.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adaptive Reference Content: To focus the development of strong writing skills, Grammarly@edu adapts instructional feedback to actual problem areas in a student’s paper. Serving reference content from a built-in writing handbook, Grammarly@edu provides students with comprehensive writing guidance that is sufficiently detailed to be absorbed during a paper-revision session.

**Threats**:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The only ‘threat’ would be students relying too heavily on this tool and losing their ability to edit their own papers and write without having a computer to edit their work.

Ideas for the Classroom:
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">This site could be an integral tool used in the writing process for secondary students. Students must learn the importance of editing their working and creating a final draft, this tool could be used to guide students along the way. In a writer’s workshop, this tool allows for independent editing and feedback for students who are working at different paces. Students can be given a topic and told to create a first and then final draft, both of which will be turned in. Students would be able to work at their own pace and use Grammarly to revise their first draft.