Writing

Find the right tool for specific writing tasks.

Organize your ideas before you start writing

Use the graphic organizer your teacher created if it is specific to the assignment... ask for a digital copy if you need to type on it

Organize ideas your own way... outlining tool or visual mapping tool

Get help with the writing process... writing guides

Write more easily and clearly (transcription)

Hold a pen or pencil more comfortably... pencil grips

Hold the paper and make it easier to write... positioning tools

Write more legibly (readable) and use other computer features... use keyboard instead of pen/paper

Use keyboard instead of pencil on worksheets... type on scanned worksheets

Write faster and spell better... speech recognition

Spelling and grammar (mechanics of writing)

Correct spelling and grammar mistakes... contextual spelling and grammar checker

Find the words you want to spell... word prediction

Write faster and spell better... speech recognition

Find whole words you want to use... digital word banks

Find more interesting words... online thesaurus

Other writing tools

Format references more easily... citation tool