Paper Rater Analyzes and Improves Your Writing

March 5th, 2010

If you like to write but lack confidence in your skills, Paper Rater is a a free, web-based service that analyzes your writing and offers feedback on your grammar, spelling, and more.

Paper Rater couldn’t be easier to use. Just paste in the text you want analyzed, choose what type of content it is—essay, research paper, speech, etc.—and submit it for review. Within seconds, Paper Rater generates a report that analyzes several aspects of your submission.

Naturally, the app takes a look at grammar and spelling, but it also gives feedback on your writing style and choice of words. To get suggestions on word or phrasing replacement, just right click on the highlighted words.

Paper Rater also detects plagiarism by comparing the content you submit with published online content to see if there are any similarities. This feature can be overridden by simply flagging passages with the proper citations.

Paper Rater is a solid tool for double-checking your work as you prepare your next speech or presentation. What tools do you rely on to hone your writing skills? Share in the comments.

Paper Rater

Get a preview of PACE Learning Center on Judah

January 3rd, 2010

Opening Monday, January 4th, 2010. Our newest location at 2436 Judah Street, between 29th and 30th Avenue, in San Francisco, CA 94122, will offer small group academic tutoring for students grades K-8 and starting on Saturday, January 16th, 2010 Test Preparation classes will begin for grade 2-8.

Hours of operation:
Small Group Tutoring
Monday through Thursday 2:30pm-6pm
Test Prep Classes
Saturday & Sundays 9:30am-4pm

For questions, call us 415-681-7223.
Or email us at learn@pacekids.com

Look at a few of the Judah Street PACE Learning Center’s location photos. Starting from the first day.

Design Contest!!! Exterior Signage for PACE #3 on Judah @ 30th

November 25th, 2009

PACE Learning Center, an after-school educational center focused on teaching and inspiring students using small groups, is opening its 3rd location. The new location at 2436 Judah Street, SF CA 94122, is testament to the success of PACE’s teaching philosophy and system that was founded 10 years ago in San Francisco.

Following our philosophy of supporting the community through education and innovation, we saw it fit to create a design contest and open entry to anyone and everybody via the Internet.

Winner of the design chosen will be paid a $100 pre-paid Mastercard!

Entries can include digital files, sketches, or other visual media. Clearly explained concepts that don’t include exact text but might describe placement, color, or size is also acceptable.

To enter, create an account on this blog, comment on this post, and upload your design.

***Update 12/12/09***** There have been problems uploading designs to the blog. To submit your entry email your design to blog@pacekids.com. *********

Multiple entries are allowed.

Deadline for all entries must be received by December 11, 2009.

Judges for the design will include staff and students of PACE Learning Center.

Winner will be chosen by December 14, 2009.

The winner will be notified on December 15, 2009.

Essential elements that need to be included in the design are:
PACE Learning Center (our name)
415-123-4567 (our phone)
www.pacekids.com (our website)
(what we teach in English & Chinese)
Reading – 阅读
Math – 数学
Writing – 写作
Small Groups – 小班制度
Homework Help – 作业辅导

Examples of types of signage, decals on the windows, banners, fabricated light boxes/neon/flag like signs, again anything your creativity can imagine.

We are open to any questions you may have. Please include them in the comments.

Thank you and we look forward to your entry.

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