A decision by the Oregon Department of Education to let students use a computer spell-check feature when taking an online version of the state’s writing exam this year has raised some concerns among ...

Like many, I was not pleased to read that Oregon students in 7th-grade and high school will be allowed to use spell check on their computers for more than single-word checks on state exams. At the end ...

When you misspell a word in Microsoft's Office 365 Web Apps, the app relies entirely on your browser's spell check feature to correct it. On a computer running the Windows 8 operating system, however, ...

You can configure Microsoft Office Outlook to handle multiple email services and accounts, such as Gmail and Yahoo Mail; sending emails is a trivial task and the program even helps you catch spelling ...

Do you have to be good at spelling to be a good writer? Not necessarily, at least not in Oregon public schools. As middle and high school kids begin taking state writing tests next month, they'll have ...

Knocking spelling bee-contestants down a peg, the Oregon Department of Education has declared students can use spell check technology on their standardized writing tests. The logic seems somewhat ...