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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-30

Sep 30

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• NWP Teachers Plan Activities to Celebrate National Day on Writing – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/vOsLT #
• New Digital Media in the Lives of Our Children at Home and School – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/2nVnfF #
• Wyoming schools to review all books | Cincinnati Enquirer http://bit.ly/cKq6N — Plan to re-evaluate every non-textbook recommended to stds #
• Bars on books jar Harvard students – Boston Globe http://bit.ly/Jy5bz – New take on forbidding access to rare books. Look but don't touch! #
• Forward Into the Cloud – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/gWzE0 — On managing college/uni email and privacy issues #
• News: Evaluating Online Applicants – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/LD1NR #admissions #
• Mentoring, Texas-Style – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/VWJnl #
• Review: English Companion Ning | Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy | http://bit.ly/Az2We #
• FSU students, faculty to stage 'banned books' reading | Tallahassee Democrat http://bit.ly/JUXoi #
• "Using comics to teach writing." – NYSUT – http://bit.ly/10QR3o #
• A Different Style of Writing on KFYR-TV http://bit.ly/4nV42 #textmessages #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-29

Sep 29

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• Writing gallery to showcase area wordsmiths – Holland, MI – The Holland Sentinel http://bit.ly/85Qq3 #
• Take a Vet to School Day – Veteran's Day – History.com http://bit.ly/SkSrm #
• Disney to Introduce Children’s E-Book Site – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/Xb6WD #
• Essays to be marked by 'robots' – News – TES Connect http://bit.ly/obJmo #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-28

Sep 28

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• Reading Incomprehension – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/d0Uxp #commentary (via Becky Rickly on Facebook) #
• More Proof: Facebook for the Rich, MySpace for the Poor | ReadWriteWeb | http://bit.ly/D0hNd #
• 10 things your child’s teacher won’t tell you – Today Show on NBC http://bit.ly/CpTS1 #
• A Tale of Two Posters – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bfoXn #race #stereotype #bias #
• Aggressive Plan for State Data Systems – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/FB4VO #
• News: Next Stages in Testing Debate – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/KAAnO #
• Mirror, mantra (The Hindu): http://bit.ly/1Hv2nR (via @negaratduke @jranck @alogemann ) Problem w/ canonizing writers like Rushdie & Naipaul #
• LIFE magazine now available on Google Books | Inside Google Books: http://bit.ly/nZopg (via @vtphotog ) #
• William Safire: A Conversation | NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3q3Wuf (An interactive retrospective) #
• Will E-Books Transform the Way We Read? – CBS Evening News – CBS News http://bit.ly/4viA7j #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-27

Sep 27

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• To help boys, school creates the poster men for reading | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/27/2009 http://bit.ly/48prDT #
• Dealing with controversial reading materials poses challenge for LISD | AVALANCHE-JOURNAL http://bit.ly/FhvkG #
• Ready? College test time here :: The SouthtownStar :: http://bit.ly/gKN1L #
• Relying on adjuncts – MLive.com http://bit.ly/2qI2v #
• Classroom Website 101 | Classroom Solutions http://bit.ly/OTVqi (basic resources for putting up a site) #
• When the Cool Get Hazed – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/47wyWK #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-26

Sep 26

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• Celebrate Banned Books Week, September 26–October 3 – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/2REutg #
• Don't read that! — chicagotribune.com http://bit.ly/1oQKtz #censorship #BannedBooks #
• This school has every department working on writing | The Providence Journal http://bit.ly/1zojXe #
• The Book Whisperer: Banned Book Week | Teacher Magazine | http://bit.ly/1VvjI #
• Banned Books Week adopts author's anti-censorship poem as manifesto | Books | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/KZACs #
• Finding Censorship Where There Is None – Wall St Journal – http://bit.ly/ckj1Q #BannedBooks #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-25

Sep 25

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• 10 Ways to Support ELLs in the School Library :: Colorín Colorado :: http://bit.ly/1vhwvC #
• Supporting ELLs in the Mainstream K12 Classroom :: Colorín Colorado :: http://bit.ly/q8Pen #
• Libraries celebrate freedom to read :: Post-Tribune http://bit.ly/6NBc5 #censorship #BannedBooksWeek #
• Holocaust Encyclopedia now online from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum http://bit.ly/10Qwhv (via The Scout Report) #fb #
• Online High Schools Test Students' Social Skills – Wall Street Journal – http://bit.ly/xoHtK #
• Adjuncting at a For-Profit – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ii2rY #
• All High School Graduates Should Have These Skills – On Education (usnews.com) http://bit.ly/ts83N #
• Fla. college students can access free digital textbooks | The Gainesville Sun | Gainesville, FL http://bit.ly/17az1w #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-24

Sep 24

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• RT @levarburton: Attention THE ONION is satirical parody of news events & meant to be enjoyed as such! No I did not write it! Relax, OK? #
• Anglo-Saxon Treasure Found in Britain – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2e8Xcb #
• What High-School Students Should Learn – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/1m9m2f #
• It’s reality – high school classes going virtual – Online consortium offers hard-to-find courses | Boston Globe http://bit.ly/3rXuRS #
• Text message speak 'not harmful to children's spelling', says research – Telegraph http://bit.ly/23NydO #
• Free, But at What Cost? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/OGPiA – Free digital texts pgm challenges faculty right to select materials #
• Libraries of the Future – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/13VfCj #
• Should A College Applicant ‘Friend’ An Admissions Officer? – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3rbzG #
• To some, Springsteen is academic – NJ.com http://bit.ly/ejC81 — Describes "Springsteen's Lyrics as Literature" course #
• Great way to skim NY Times – http://tinyurl.com/byj6mh ( RT @brasst ) #
• My Living Nightmare Of Encouraging Kids To Read Is Over by Levar Burton | The Onion – http://bit.ly/3jVizU #fb #
• Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure found in UK | The Associated Press: http://bit.ly/qHXkt #
• Stop the Presses! Revamped Journalism Courses Attract Students – Curriculum – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ffXt0 #
• Want to know more about or teach literary movements and history of the American novel? http://tr.im/zzAC | RT @englishcomp #
• Google Sidewiki Is a Universal Commenting System for the Web – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/MO2r7 #
• Annotate the Web: Google Launches Sidewiki http://bit.ly/3J0TjA #
• Real-time Web keeps social networkers connected – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/94VIN #
• ReadWriteWeb's List of Kid-Friendly Online Resources http://bit.ly/nzNlj #
• Before Choosing an E-Book, Pondering the Format – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/16oC1B #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-23

Sep 23

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• The World's Largest English Department (Teacher Magazine) http://bit.ly/t9r3f — On the English Companion Ning #
• Don't Click: New Twitter Phishing Scam Targets Users Through DMs http://bit.ly/yy0nr #
• Google Unveils SideWiki, a Tool to Annotate Web Sites – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6rhtB #
• Curvy students ‘perk of the job’ | BBC NEWS | http://bit.ly/QcYxn #
• Open Letter on Open Access – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3kaWV — On open access to journal articles on federally funded research #
• When Less Is More – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4GlMbT — On college application essays #
• Educated family may mean higher eating disorder risk | Health | Reuters http://bit.ly/2ka0US #
• 9 Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter | Fast Company http://bit.ly/iYh1S (Includes the 20 most re-tweetable words) #
• French Officials Propose Disclaimer on Photoshopped Ads | ReadWriteWeb | http://bit.ly/Lg6Vj #
• Best Buy and Verizon Jump Into E-Reader Fray, With iRex – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2jFmnz #
• Value of reading becoming lost – The State News: http://bit.ly/FAP8R #
• Teacher Disciplined For Unusual Creative Writing Assignment – WMUR Manchester http://bit.ly/Eum7u #
• Call for Nominations: 2010 Kairos Awards (February 1, 2010) | Kairosnews http://bit.ly/YO4jZ #
• One Day Teacher Institutes focused on Creating the United States – from the Library of Congress – http://bit.ly/uCi5M #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-09-22

Sep 22

By Traci Gardnerjournal, news Comments Off

• Resist the Pedagagogical Far Right – Inside Higher Ed | http://bit.ly/1yOtzv — Put stds, not prestige or politics, at center of higher ed #
• 'The Trials of Academe' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/WDbMp (featuring WILL's Legal Issues in the News Reporter Amy Gajda) #
• Lacking the 'Ability to Benefit' from Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed – http://bit.ly/KFH7y #
• At-Risk Students Make Multimedia, Edutopia: College & K12 tchrs discover how building videogames elevates performance. http://bit.ly/3TzZI7 #
• Advertising Agencies & Social Media: A Culture Clash | Social Media Explorer http://bit.ly/13kJ9O #
• Facebook Will Shut Down Beacon to Settle Lawsuit – PC World http://bit.ly/6hgDJ #
• College students write, produce, post comedy episodes on YouTube – Oroville Mercury Register http://bit.ly/84EM7 #
• Education Experts Propose Skills Set for Students Nationwide – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/4v9Bde #

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Bits Post: Using Current Events to Discuss Writing and Visual Rhetoric

Sep 22

By Traci GardnerBedford Bits assignments, current events, Visual Rhetoric Comments Off

Talking about Swine Flu at your school? The news stories and public documents give us current texts we can dissect for use of persuasive techniques and visual rhetoric. Combined with similar materials from the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, current documents can give students the chance to consider how rhetorical techniques are adapted to fit the times. You can find links to texts on the flu and related classroom assignments in my Bedford Bits Post.