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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-02
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Moving Tales: Do Animated eBooks Have a Future? | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/d42LzK #
- Surrendering to Tomorrow: on using an e-book reader – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9nyYXD #
- Alum to cut Brooklyn College out of will over required freshman reading by 'radical' prof | NY Daily News http://hoki.es/cM8cnc #
- Laying a Liberal Arts Foundation, On Shaky Ground – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d9neo0 #
- Doing 'Dual Career' Right – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bbQqab #
- Phoenix Pays to Tell Its Story – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d49xM5 #
- Resolve: Stop Saying Yes – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aSuobe #
- 'Virginia Quarterly Review' Closes Its Doors, Pending UVa Investigation – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/8XCkMN #
- Professors get $1.5 million to study effects of college readiness program | The State Hornet – http://hoki.es/cNEhfc #
- School Gender Views Start Early — Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved, try harder from age 4 | BBC » http://hoki.es/bZNOz3 #
- Comic strip for teaching grammar! Grammarman! http://bit.ly/34n2Ww via @mtredenick, @skajder: @msstewart: #
- Watch This Video! – Law, Policy — and IT? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cx09NV #
- Campus Technology Leaders: Before and After – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aXh6OJ #
- Plagiarism and the Digital Age | KULR-8 News http://hoki.es/cWt8Qm #
- Education in Action: Text Messaging in Class on KFYR-TV http://hoki.es/b7QMt5 #
- Facebook to Students: We Still Love You – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9aF0hc #
- Resources for Teaching Hispanic Heritage Month – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/b3sicN #
- MIT Libraries Creates Final Resting Place for Failed Apps – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cBwJZF #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-01
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Facebook For Old Farts: Americans 50 and Over Double Social Media Presence – TIME » http://hoki.es/bjGF7T #
- Startup Gives Digital Textbooks the Ol’ College Try | Gadget Lab | Wired.com http://hoki.es/aQCrgy #
- Banned Books Week celebrates freedom in literature – Ourtribune.com http://hoki.es/bgUWwx #
- 'It's a Book' Author Lane Smith on Kids and Technology – WSJ http://hoki.es/c4Pizq #
- The #alt ac Track: Negotiating Your 'Alternative Academic' Appointment – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d2Y9Xs #
- James Baldwin: Sentences like no one else | Reader's Almanac: http://hoki.es/axqxfP #
- Stay Focused with an iPad and GoodReader – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/dkd100 #
- All Things Google: Signing into Multiple Accounts – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9LNxUR #
- 6 News Stories to Connect to Orwell’s 1984 | pedablogical @ tengrrl.com » http://hoki.es/al3L6i #
- Our Storied Lives: Narrating, Navigating Adversity : NPR http://hoki.es/aUTx9Q #
- Google Unveils System For Prioritizing E-Mail : NPR http://hoki.es/bs7Si7 #
- Cars…and College Textbooks – Digital Tweed – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cMPvmQ #
- Read the Directions (Problems w/ the Phrase 'Faculty-Driven') – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d4iUUt #
- All In the Delivery (Could this be the year higher education finally embraces the e-book?) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aIOf6X #
- What Does College 2.0 Look Like in Singapore? China? South Korea? India? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aQ3OOB #
- A Partial List of Courses That Open Up Learning to All (with links) – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bjJqkJ #
- 'Open Teaching': When the World Is Welcome in the Online Classroom – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/alzHht #
- The Dark Side of Our Achievement Culture – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/bPreKp #
- The Rise of the Anti-Facebooks | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/aj7kvk #
- The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of ‘Print’ And ‘Digital’ | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ajlj2g #
- Five Resume Mistakes to Avoid with Tory Johnson – ABC News http://hoki.es/bnddky #
- Generation "Born into Web 2.0" Characteristics | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/dqs9eq #
- College-Only Social Network Debuts in the Ivy League – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cyrOTd #
- Susan Patrick: Why Online Learning Is a Smart Solution | Edutopia http://hoki.es/dl3Icj #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-30
Monday, August 30th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Three Books For Surviving Graduate School : NPR http://hoki.es/99wP6b #
- University Attendance Scanners Make Some Uneasy : NPR http://hoki.es/aLPZyO #
- Assigning Students to Small Groups – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/akjWjF #
- Growth of online learning in Chicago schools draws cheers, worries – chicagotribune.com http://hoki.es/dkYBDi #
- Community Building Classroom Activities | pedablogical @ tengrrl.com | http://hoki.es/d71itt #
- What's the Big Idea? Scholars predict the defining ideas of the coming decade | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ajVVBE #
- Struck by 'Lightning' – What if conferences were like speed dating? » Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d0ePJ4 #
- Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary | The Associated Press: http://hoki.es/9oVone #
- Taking Success for Granted at the Community College – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9lSNtV #
- 30 Ways to Rate a College – Measuring Stick – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/942CGF #
- Will the Book Survive Generation Text? – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9g6V50 #
- iPad Magazines: The Pros & Cons | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/cHISav #
- A Book Attracts Loads of Facebook Fans Because of Title, Not Content – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bypi5O #
- Use Day of the Week Folders to Organize Your RSS Inbox | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/aYki0X #
- 4 Steps to a Memorable Teaching Philosophy – Manage Your Career – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cYzwiQ #
- Students are switching from buying textbooks to renting them at savings | Winston-Salem Journal » http://hoki.es/bxZ2s8 #
- iPad: Traveling Cold Turkey (An Academic on the Road) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/c8XpGP #
- 5 Requirements for Digital Coursepack Providers – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bsBUA4 #
- Twitter Fast Follow: One more way to use Twitter to communicate with students – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cyhVBR #
- The Campus is Flat. The reach is Global. – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9mU4BS #
- With time, compound words often become one | StarTribune.com http://hoki.es/csWc3C #
- U. of Illinois Removes Controversial Professor From Teaching Duties – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9zhKKX #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-29
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Five Best Text Recognition Tools | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/cGALQ9 #
- List of Ten: Fun with Crayons — composition projects inspired by crayons | pedablogical at tengrrl.com http://hoki.es/cp7S7U #
- Walden U Writing Center has an archive of writing webinars:http://bit.ly/c232DM See info on voice, paraphrasing, argument, & more. #
- Great TED Talks for English Teachers « In For Good http://hoki.es/acgnad #
- New OED will never be a book | Herald Sun http://hoki.es/9LXJ39 #
- Playing Farmville: Are You Plunking Down Real Money For Virtual Fun? : NPR http://hoki.es/9gIP5V #
- Unusual college majors: Are they worth the time and expense? – chicagotribune.com http://hoki.es/djqRIf #
- Great TED Talks for English Teachers « In For Good http://hoki.es/d43Xjf #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-28
Saturday, August 28th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- The Reading Bill of Rights: Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. | SCHOLASTIC | http://hoki.es/9RPEFJ (via @englishcomp) #
- Signing: Hands/mouthing separate in brain – UPI.com http://hoki.es/cURDGK #
- Ten Photo-Editing Tips From a Pro – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/akXs7h #
- USA Today Plans Overhaul to Emphasize Mobile Devices – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bLNtqy #
- Un-rules: Start the school year right: Forget these 10 language laws – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/bZ0ngN #
- Question: How to write a good college essay? Answer: Be true to yourself | ajc.com http://hoki.es/bw8Ekb #
- High school teacher asks class to plan terror attack – CNN.com http://hoki.es/aprnlb #
- Stephen Colbert University – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/caRB7A #
- U. of Louisiana Board Postpones Vote on Tenure – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aQ2JOt #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-27
Friday, August 27th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- 5 Web Design & Development Tools I Simply Can't Live Without (and Why) – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/a1YWB1 #
- Facebook Now Believes It Owns the English Language, Too | Salon » http://hoki.es/aouSmy (via @ncarbone) #
- Using Newsreels in the Classroom | pedablogical on tengrrl.com » http://hoki.es/algAAg #
- Metaphors & Material Realities for Basic Writing: An Introduction to BWe: Basic Writing e-journal | Issues 8.1 & 9.1 » http://hoki.es/b3xOPY #
- 10 Ways to Ruin a College Paper – Professors' Guide (usnews.com) http://hoki.es/bloPcL #
- Academic Resources and Universal Design – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aGTJ4x #
- Faculty Criticize Plan to Revise Tenure at U. of Louisiana| Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dbbM9p #
- Harvard and Homelessness – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/brqHfd #
- In Katrina’s Shadow – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/c2yJit #
- U. of Louisiana to Consider Weakening Tenure – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bh7soX (Subscription Required) #
- Does Your Language Shape How You Think? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/aMYruz #
- An Open Online Course for 'Hacks' and 'Hackers' – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cAwJiu #
- Social Bookmarking Even When You're Not Social: Why I Use Delicious – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9rH1gi #
- College Online: Virtually the Same? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/9BsyQw #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-26
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Rebooting Public Education | TAF MediaLab http://hoki.es/9Sm74n #
- iTunes Texas education channel launched | Dallas Morning News » http://hoki.es/aqSYUb #
- Why it's okay to be bored in school | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/ajoTkt #
- Egg on Its Interface: JSTOR's design – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cbEe8c #
- You've Been Pre-Approved: Associates Degrees at Community Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cTJKpQ #
- 3 Million and Counting: Enrollment at For-Profits – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/a9q6Y2 #
- The Three Key Elements of Irresistible Email Subject Lines | Copyblogger http://hoki.es/9ncaLl #
- Dropbox Uploader Allows Anyone to Upload Files to Your Dropbox Account | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/baBjNH #
- Video Game is Required ‘Reading’ for New College Course | geekGLOSS » http://hoki.es/aUNqhs #
- Why the National Writing Project should be saved | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/aic3DL #
- Reader Poll Results: New Tech Tools in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9wMven #
- Bringing a 'Sacrificial Lamb' into the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9a0JsL #
- The Humanities for Love, Not Money: In Continuing Education, Growing Interest in Humanities – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/a5kel6 #
- Looking for a Job on Social Networking Sites – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/aavouD #
- A Look at the Reading Habits of E-Reader Owners – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/amQFHV #
- More students need a laptop computer for the classroom – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/dlbUbv #
- 10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/a145t5 #
- CollegeOnly, a Social Network Just for the University Set – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cn2v87 #
- Stephen Colbert's Internet Privacy Smackdown | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/anl7kL #
- Basis for analytical activity for the classroom? –> How to Tell When Your Boss Is Lying | Lifehacker http://hoki.es/9SkqGd #
- Top Five Foods From Children's Literature – Voracious http://hoki.es/92UDeo #
- Licensing Your Trademark – A Positive Alternative – Common Craft – http://hoki.es/dyizwe #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-25
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Practical Advice for Teaching with Twitter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cQ6UBc #
- Interview 2.0: Using Social Media to Prepare Students for the Workplace | Edutopia http://hoki.es/9D3qKl #
- The Advantages of a 2,500 Slide PowerPoint Deck – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bTzuNv #
- Storytelling – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aBBicW #
- What Your Ph.D. Didn't Cover (Preparing community college instructors) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aEeGl6 #
- Welcome to My Classroom – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9hVJXJ (one teacher's opening day comments) #
- Color Comes to an E-Reader – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cKglWp #
- Get Free Study Guide Ebooks from Kaplan Through August 30th | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/b301AE #
- How to Avoid Being a Jerk in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cTDykJ #
- The New Coffee Bars – Unplug, Drink Up – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/a7guNS #
- Gay Culture in West Point’s Shadows – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bfLcpD #
- African-Americans, Women and Southerners Talk and Text The Most in the U.S. | Nielsen Wire http://hoki.es/bpwmy5 #
- Text Speak Was Happening B4 U Might Think | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/d6I25X #
- Giz Explains: How Blind People See the Internet | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/deGTwA #
- Your Brain on Computers – Overuse of Digital Devices May Lead to Brain Fatigue – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/b3GnnC #
- Interweb, defriend and tweetup make it into the dictionary | Crave | CNET UK http://hoki.es/dCWVgT #
- One last essay from an English Teacher | OregonLive.com » http://hoki.es/boM4XF #
- Typical College Student No Longer So Typical : NPR http://hoki.es/b5VZTF #
- Community Colleges Want Changes in Proposed 'Gainful Employment' Rule – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bm9VY6 #
- A Handwritten Letter, With Love and Thanks, to My Students | Edutopia http://hoki.es/cHaTha #
- U. of Michigan Press Tries Short-Term Rental Option for E-Books – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9763GR #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-24
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Teens Use Facebook, Twitter to Spot Back-to-School Deals, Trends | School Library Journal » http://bit.ly/bu2Pdj #
- How the internet is changing language | BBC News – http://bit.ly/cpJZWf #
- RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working' | CNET News http://bit.ly/ctVwB1 #
- iTunes U Downloads Top 300 Million | Apple » http://bit.ly/dbwnsF #
- When K-12 Moves to the Cloud – ReadWriteCloud http://bit.ly/aiBmsR #
- Should Blogs Count for Tenure and Promotion? | HASTAC http://bit.ly/b4kwU7 #
- Open to Change: How Open Access Can Work – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed » http://bit.ly/cqR983 #
- Fixing Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/b5s8CL #
- Evaluating Community College Rankings – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cR3VTi #
- A New Leaf at Phoenix? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cg15nV #
- Open to Change: How Open Access Can Work – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed » http://hoki.es/cqR983 #
- Fixing Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/b5s8CL #
- Evaluating Community College Rankings – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cR3VTi #
- A New Leaf at Phoenix? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cg15nV #
- Watching a Watchdog: Is the Washington Post Too Close to Kaplan? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bIlfIo #
- Community-College Course on Laughter Is No Joke – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/a31z2D #
- The Day I Abolished Grading – THE DAILY RIFF » http://bit.ly/8Xor3C #
- iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/dtDpTw #
- Replacing a Pile of Textbooks With an iPad – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9XT8K0 #
- How to create retro science fiction posters | io9 » http://bit.ly/9T5cJV #
- How To Avoid Writing an Awful Cover Letter | Gawker » http://bit.ly/cLZjus #
- A Letter to Rookie Teachers (Dennis Danziger) | Huffington Post » http://huff.to/alFFhh #
- Inkling brings interactive textbooks to iPad | Crave – CNET http://bit.ly/cTgNK5 #
- The Flynn Effect & IQ Disparities Among Races, Ethnicities, & Nations: Are There Common Links? | Psychology Today http://bit.ly/d0741Z #
- Using VoiceThread to Give Students a Voice Outside the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cSD8HE #
- Virginia State U. Business School Buys E-Textbooks for Students – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cxTAqr #
- Arkansas Teachers Explore Digital Writing – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/cVeoot #
- Council Announces September Release Date for Doctoral Report – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/a9Cl2U #
- Interview 2.0: Using Social Media to Prepare Students for the Workplace | Edutopia http://bit.ly/aKJ2BL #
- From the Archives: Time Management for the New Semester – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bmbFWJ #
- For Scholars, Web Changes Sacred Rite of Peer Review – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/daLVkw #
- Teaching With Infographics | Places to Start – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cBKiRa #
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-23
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | news | No Comments
- Forget Hall Monitors, School Investigates Tracking Students with RFID | ReadWriteWeb » http://bit.ly/9ZGhrr #
- OhLife Is a Self-Referencing and Email-Based Journaling Tool | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/dipsoy #
- An Un-'Common' Take On Copyright Law : NPR http://n.pr/cAgXcy #
- Federal Court Sides With Augusta State Over Graduate Student's Expulsion – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cQ91Xu #
- E-textbooks are on the way, but not dominant in classrooms yet | Austin American Stateman » http://bit.ly/bcvayP #
- Choosing 'The Art of Choosing' – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bIGwJF #
- Split Ruling on Confidentiality for Teachers and Schools – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9NXaTd #
- Blinding Technology of Online Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cHjYV4 #accessibility #
- Almanac of Higher Education 2010 – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aXQS9Q (Subscription required) #
- David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization | Video on TED.com http://bit.ly/a2098I #
- Reinventing E-mail, One Message at a Time – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/96Zw4b #
- New York Times Bestseller Seth Godin to No Longer Publish Books Traditionally – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat http://bit.ly/bp1P64 #
- Facebook and teachers: Still a potentially dangerous combination for your career | Atlanta Journal Constitution http://bit.ly/d2Ezbd #
- Teaching using technology: In digital generation, teaching using more technology – OrlandoSentinel.com http://bit.ly/adyNPy #
- Goodbye Great Gatsby; hello editorial pages – SignOnSanDiego.com http://bit.ly/bvTs7h #
- Anytime, Anywhere: Online Learning Shapes the Future | Edutopia http://bit.ly/aunTab #
- We can't say the N-word, but how should we write it? | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/a7jMII #
- Tribune/WGN poll: Despite some blips, most see technology as boon for family life – chicagotribune.com http://bit.ly/aiv2BY #
- What's on the minds of this year's college freshmen? Or, more importantly, what's not? – chicagotribune.com http://bit.ly/a2r2Hl #
- iPad: College campuses are experimenting with Apple's device this fall – baltimoresun.com http://bit.ly/c2fIIf #
- College Professor Requires Students to Study Portal | The Escapist : News : http://bit.ly/bcFHEO #
- Central Michigan U. Adjuncts Vote for Union – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/beK17s #
- Students, Welcome to College – Parents, Go Home – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/95dW5J #
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