My Access!

Although I don't think I will ever use this website in an elementary classroom, I think this website is great. WHY DIDN'T I KNOW ABOUT THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL!...My Access is a great resource for both teachers and students. I think it definitely would help students and increase their confidence in writing. This is a great practice for students and they can only benefit them in the long run. I like the tool that if the teacher decides to block certain features they can for certain assignments. That is a great idea.

I especially like what they have to offer the students...
I found this in the My Access Report,


Students have access to a variety of tools:
1 Writer’s Checklist to help guide the student through the writing process
2 Scoring rubrics so the students can self-assess their writing through the process
3 MY Editor to provide grammatical comments, suggestions, and explanations of rules. This tool is available at multiple levels of difficulty and language in order to be most effective for the student.
4 Word counter to keep track of essay length
5 Word banks to assist in the selection of appropriate words for use in an essay of a particular genre
6 Spell checker to assist in the proper spelling of words used in the essay
7 Venn diagrams and other graphical pre-writing tools to assist in the formulation and organization of ideas to be included in the essay

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I definitely think this is a great tool for students. This can help them with their writing and hopefully make them want to write more. This website can motivate them to write because they will realize what their weaknesses are and how easy it is to correct their mistakes.