You know that MANY students in your classroom struggle to achieve age-appropriate reading and writing skills. This then limits their ability to independently realise their full potential. Just giving these struggling students a laptop will not improve their ability to benefit from your teaching nor from their own research or written work. Adding literacy support software into the package definitely will! Literacy support software like Ginger.
Ginger is an online contextual spell checker that corrects not just spelling, but also identifies misused words and grammatical errors, suggesting the right word every time – no matter how poorly spelled or poorly constructed a sentence is! It works with sentences written in Microsoft Word, emails constructed within Microsoft Outlook and text entered online when using Internet Explorer. The latest version of Ginger has MUCH improved checking of grammatical errors. AND checking of punctuation will be added in future upgrades (available free of charge to all subscribers).
Click here to view a short video of the Ginger software in action. Read more details on the Spectronics website or in the downloadable PDF flyer.
Or click here to download a FREE 14-day trial of the program. If it is more convenient, contact Spectronics on (07) 3808 6833 or email mail@spectronicsinoz.com to receive the trial version on CD and a printed information pack.
I showed this to a student (tertiary) the other day, she really liked it, but asked ‘what about Maori?’
Do you know of any assistive technology that has Maori incorporated into it?
Hi Rachael
Yes, Ginger is a great contextual spell and grammar checker program. While Ginger automatically corrects misused words, incorrect grammar, and spelling mistakes when writing in English, it is not currently available to support any other languages.
In relation to assistive technology supporting Maori, it may be worthwhile to contact personnel in the New Zealand Ministry of Education involved with Iwi/Māori education or special education to discuss this further.
Cheers
Greg O’Connor
Education Services Manager
I cannot down load the trial on my new mAC i have Microsoft office..please advise? Thanks
Hi Joyce
Ginger is currently compatible only with Windows operating systems. The following system requirements can be found on our Ginger web page http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/ginger:
# Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or higher, Vista, or Windows 7
# Required Software: Microsoft Word, Outlook or PowerPoint, from Office 2003 or 2007, or Internet Explorer 6 or higher
# Internet connection required
It is possible to access Ginger on a MacBook if you have Windows and Microsoft Word, Outlook or PowerPoint installed via a program such as Parallels Desktop for Mac. With Parallels you can run both Windows and Mac OS X applications side-by-side.
For more information on Parallels see:
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/parallels-desktop-6-for-mac
Cheers
Greg O’Connor
Education Services Manager
What price is this after the trial?
HI Veronica
The subscription cost for Ginger depends on whether you are a home or institution subscriber. For more information see http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/ginger.
Cheers, Greg.