Archives: 2010 June 02

@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-03

Jun 02

Star Trek's Patrick Stewart knighted | BBC http://bit.ly/bbIqaG Owes 'literally everything' to English teacher who encouraged him to perform #
AP Stylebook Adds 42 New Guidelines for Social Media | Mashable » http://bit.ly/dC2sB0 #
The New Yorker Picks 20 Young Writers [under 40yo] Worth Watching – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bwMpTg #
As Certain as Taxes, Another Version of Microsoft Office – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bWlo32 #
Experiencing War: The Korean War, Not Forgotten (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress) http://bit.ly/bbwTGj #
The Kno, a Tablet for the College Market – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/b521bt #
The Humanities Go Google – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/a447UU #
WhiteyBoard Stick-Ons Turn Walls into Whiteboards for $10 to $30 | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/aW4Din #
Is It a Sin? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dj5VJN –Plagiarism or "collegial exchanges of course materials"? #
Lost Arts of Teaching – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cDK4xI –Is the the push to use technology diminishing teaching and education? #
Salman Rushdie says fiction protects world from 'fantasy' news – KansasCity.com http://bit.ly/arYljx #
US college degrees: Still the best among world's top universities? – CSMonitor.com http://bit.ly/anCVHj #
Education Secretary Names Appointees to Student-Success Committee – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ahuOL3 #
Scholars Compile Academic Book From Twitter and Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/an1yAL #
Talking Out Loud Improves Memory Retention | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/dAVbP0 #
Borders Will Launch E-Book Store and Mobile Apps This Month http://bit.ly/dw49fB #
The Muppets Take IBM | Gizmodo » http://bit.ly/bSLNIs #
Virginia to Pay $10,000 to Student Newspaper That Officers Raided – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8X6q2n #
Andrei Voznesensky, 77, Celebrated Russian Poet, Dies – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aB3pYH #

Fun and Painless Summer Learning

Jun 02

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Unsure how to help families sneak in summer learning without the kids staging a revolt? Encourage families to tie educational projects to the things they’re already doing and the events they’re already talking about. Whether it’s a trip to the zoo, the pool, or the museum, there are resources out there that families can use to connect family activities to summer learning.