Grammarly for Students
In order to support our students' ongoing development as writers, HCOS is making Grammarly available to all students. To sign-up please use the Universal Supports form. Grammarly provides numerous benefits to support students as they develop their writing skills.
Immediate Feedback Improves Writing
Suggestions and corrections in real-time, while students are engaged in the assignment, takes advantage of teachable moments.
Increasing Confidence and Enjoyment of Writing
As students learn the patterns and corrections they most commonly experience, they can adapt grow more confident in their writing.
Transparent and Accurate Practices
Citation assistance will help students develop best practice approaches when using external resources for assignments.
Sign-Up and Questions
Grammarly is available to all HCOS students. Parents can sign up using the Universal Supports form. Please consult with your teacher if you wonder if this might be a good tool for your student. Any technical questions related to Grammarly can be directed to tickets@onlineschool.ca.
Grammarly requires a school provided Google account to access it. Google accounts provided by the school are exempt from Google's ads and tracking policies. More information is available on the form prior to submitting.
Tutorial Videos from Grammarly
- Introductory Training video (9:55 mins) A quick overview of the tools so you can get the most out of this subscription.
- Grammarly Editor User Guide An article on how to use Grammarly's web-based editor to create, upload, and edit your documents.
- Guide for Google Docs How to add Grammarly as a browser extension in Google Docs.
- Citation tools How to use the browser extension as a free auto-citations feature.