<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I've used Ginger Software, and it's best for spelling but will also pick up some grammar issues (such as noun-verb disagreement). Like Ginger Software, Ghotit is also a contextual spellchecker that will pick up certain grammar issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Microsoft Word's built-in Grammar Checker is an underused tool that checks for over 30 different kinds of grammar errors and suggests alternatives, all settable in the preferences panel (<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821416/">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/821416/</a>). It also provides readability scores. Like spellchecking, though, it just alerts you to possible mistakes. It works best with those who write average to reasonably well but not those whose grammar is extremely poor.</div><div><br></div><div>I also know of Grammarian Pro X for Macs (<a href="http://linguisoft.com/">http://linguisoft.com/</a>) but have never used it.</div><div><br></div><div>- Shelley</div><br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:19 AM, Heidi Scher wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">How about Ginger Software?<br><br><a href="http://www.gingersoftware.com/">www.gingersoftware.com</a><br><br>Heidi<br><br clear="all">+++++++++++++++<br>Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC<br>Associate Director<br>Center for Educational Access<br>
University of Arkansas<br>ARKU 104<br>Fayetteville, AR 72701<br>479.575.3104<br>479.575.7445 fax<br>479.575.3646 tdd<br>+++++++++++++++<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:30 AM, Jeffrey Dell <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeffreydell99@gmail.com">jeffreydell99@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<a href="http://www.4boxreviews.com/grammar-review.html" target="_blank">http://www.4boxreviews.com/grammar-review.html</a><br>
This is the website that I found some reviews on. The website covers<br>
programs called RightWriter, White Smoke, Editor, and Writer's<br>
Workbench.<br>
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On 4/8/10, Jeffrey Dell <<a href="mailto:jeffreydell99@gmail.com">jeffreydell99@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Does anyone have any experience with grammar checking software? I've<br>
> had students ask me about software for checking grammar in the past<br>
> and All I know about was White Smoke but had very little info about<br>
> it. I just was looking again today and found a review of 4 software<br>
> packages. Is anyone currently supporting the use of software like<br>
> this and how effective do your students find it?<br>
> Thanks<br>
> Jeff<br>
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