Tips to Help You Write Better Posts

Wow! I am surprised at myself! I have not posted in awhile. But... like you, probably, I have found that being out of school last week and now this week, too, has been quite frustrating. It is hard to stay focused on the things I need to do. I've spent a lot of time reading instead....The House of Night series is really crazy! And His Dark Materials have kept me sitting on the edge of my seat!! But, that is not what I wanted to talk about today. I really wanted to talk to you about writing...

You know you are supposed to post at least one entry and comment on 2 or 3 of your friends blogs a week, right? But what to say? How to say it?

Well, here's at least one tool that can help, and it makes writing fun! Check out Google Scribe. All you do it start typing and it will suggest words to choose from that might follow.

They even have tools that make it accessible anywhere on the web.

Google Scribe Bookmarklet

Google Scribe can be used anywhere, on any web page, using the Google Scribe Bookmarklet.

From the Google Scribe home page, drag the Google Scribe Bookmarklet (located below the text box) to Bookmarks toolbar (or Favorites toolbar depending on your browser). To use Google Scribe on a web page, click on the Google Scribe Bookmarklet. Google Scribe will then enable itself on the active text field on the webpage. Enabled text fields display the icon at top end corner of the active field.

Google Scribe Chrome Extension

Google Chrome users can use the Google Scribe extension for Google Chrome to access Google Scribe on any web page. Using the Google Scribe extension is more convenient that using the Google Scribe Bookmarklet - you won't have to click on the Bookmarklet to load Google Scribe.

Post installation, Google Scribe Extension can be activated by pressing Ctrl+J (Command+J on Mac) in the text box where you want text completion. You can use the extension's Options page to setup automatic activation and other options.

- SOURCE: Google Scribe Help Page

Very cool! Right? Excellent if you are learning English and need help writing.
Try it and see for yourself!

ASSIGNMENT: This week, post something about what it has been like working online via Engrade. Did you have any assignments that were interesting that you'd like to share? Is it as good as being in a classroom? What do you like / dislike about having classes online? See if you can find an article, website, or video about online classes to share with everyone. Be sure to try Google Scribe, while you are at it!