Using a spell checker is an important tool in technology use. On the other hand, it is very important that students go back and reread their written work after they have completed using a spell check. Consider the following:

OWED TWO A SPELL CHEQUER

Eye halve a spelling chequer;

It came with my pea sea;

It plainly marques four my revue

Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word

And weight four it two say

Weather eye am wrong oar write--

It shows me strait a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid

It nose bee fore two long,

And eye can put the error rite

Its rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it;

I am shore your pleased two no

Its letter perfect awl the weigh,

My chequer tolled me sew.

-Sores unknown