I'm extremely fortunate to work in a school with incredible technology resources. My classroom has a permanent laptop cart filled with Dell Mini laptops for each student. As you can imagine, we use these all the time, especially for research and writing projects. I'm always looking for new resources to use on the computer with my students...anything to make class more fun, engaging, and interactive. Last year, I stumbled upon NoRedInk (No Red Ink) and it's my go-to website for helping students improve their spelling and grammar.
NoRedInk is FREE! It was created by a high school English teacher to help students improve their grammar/writing skills. The program is completely web-based and students can only sign up/log on with a class code from the teacher. The teacher has the ability to assign specific skills (practice exercises) to some/all students and assign quizzes. From there, the system displays color-coded heat maps to help teachers track progress.
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| I love how it teaches and explains while practicing. |
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| An example of the personalized questions... Justin Bieber! |
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| Snapshot of the color-coded heat maps for teacher data. |
Once students sign up, they're asked questions about their favorite celebrities, personal interests, and Facebook friends, etc. NoRedInk uses these responses to personalize questions, in hopes to make the practice and exercise fun. The system also adapts to each learner's strengths/weaknesses as they move through the exercise. It's a fun, personalized way to get better-- without all the red ink! ;-)
Take a look at the short video below, the founder of NoRedInk explains the program:
I really love this program and my students really enjoy it, too! If you have any questions, please leave a comment below! I'd love to help you get set up! :-)
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