Pat McMahon wrote:

> Last year I read about a shareware program that helped teachers grade essays
> on-line.  If I recall correctly, it had a pop-up screen that had the common
> mistakes such as spelling, splice, capitalization, etc.  The instructor would
> highlight the problem area in the assignment and click on the error grid and it
> would be electronically marked.  Is anyone else teaching an on-line class in which
> they have to grade essays or reports.  My students' work will be word processing
> files attached to e-mail.
>
> Does anyone know the name of  this type of software and where I can download it
> from?

Yes, I know of this kind of software.  It is produced by a man called Matrin Holmes
and it is called Markin32.  You can get a shareware copy of it at this URL:

http://www.net-shopper.co.uk/creative/education/

Gudjon Olafsson

Iceland