Thankful for the "extra set of eyes" on my writing!!

Currently Grammarly only supports the English language, so it is not useful in editing content in Spanish Language or other classes that students may want to practice writing in a different language. Also, as a Google Chrome extension, Grammarly wants access to all the different extensions and websites on the computer, so be cautious with students as it is great to use on their website, but not something I felt comfortable telling students to grant access to with the emails, etc. We just used the free subscription and it was good for obvious errors that students often miss (their vs. there, punctuation) so students could see common mistakes in spelling or grammar. In the era of the quick sound byte and 140 words or less, Grammarly is helpful in building student confidence with writing as it is a tool to help them see common mistakes and I always remind students with writing, it is a process, and even learning one new trick or tool each time is helpful as we are all lifelong writers.

My overall opinion is that this program is great for teaching grammar in context. And while it teaches rules, it does not do so in a route memorization way, but a more organic way (the way most of us learned our first language).

Grammarly is helpful and something that I as a teacher use every day. I like that Grammarly can be added to Google Chrome and automatically checks your writing--even if you're writing a simple email. Grammarly was a fun, engaging way for my students to proofread their writing. Some prefer having another peer or adult edit and revise, which is something you can still do in the classroom, but Grammarly is a quick and easy way to do one final check before moving to the publishing step of the writing process.