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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-10-05

Oct 05

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• 5 Places to Find and Watch Documentaries Online http://t.co/huqjqBju #
• Why I Write: Freeman Dyson Puts Words to Mathematics – National Writing Project http://t.co/qjHGQfzj #
• The Reader's Lament – NYTimes.com http://t.co/xr0UqtPB #
• The Five Shot Rule Helps You Shoot Video Like a Broadcast Journalist http://t.co/NQSu9sAl #
• A lesson in typography 2 | X24 Designs » Blog Archive » http://t.co/Li9MVZ13 #
• A lesson in typography. | X24 Designs » Blog Archive » http://t.co/0FNCAkjN #
• Why Do Some People Learn Faster? | Wired Science | Wired.com http://t.co/aQCWCrXO #
• Learning in a Digital Age: Teaching a Different Kind of Literacy | PBS MediaShift . http://t.co/ZjU4oggv #
• How To Tackle Huge Projects With the Dash Method – HackCollege – http://t.co/5TnnqefR #
• Preparing Grad Students for Careers Outside of Academia | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/JAdgDG6V #
• Your Zotero Library on Your Android Phone with Zandy | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/pwQ54U1o #
• Internet2 Brokers College Discounts for Cloud Services Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/sUBieSGf #
• Quickly Share Links Across Devices with SendTab | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/lRAuvcAM #
• Addie Albano: The Challenge Based Classroom: Using Curriculum to Serve the Community | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/SD86vYfQ #
• Advocacy and Lobbying – What’s the Difference? | YALSA » http://t.co/yM1imfeO #
• Tough Oxford Interview Questions: BBC News – http://t.co/MdIURGt3 #
• Compiling the Ultimate Online Teaching Toolkit | Online College Tips – http://t.co/ZV7lNLML (includes a link to a Bits post I wrote!) #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-10-04

Oct 04

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• The Art Of Google+ Comments : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum http://t.co/BjQE8KMY #
• Colleges shift focus to cyber, digital fields | The News-Press | news-press.com http://t.co/Ee7Djnm4 #
• Career Advice: Don’t Talk About Mentoring – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/D8U1VEDt #
• Make Your Business Cards More Interactive to Help People Remember You http://t.co/UzNLBcB3 #
• US Poet Laureate Captures Struggles of Working Class | Arts & Culture | English http://t.co/dM3SsfFe #
• Teaching 'better at school than university' – survey | BBC News – http://t.co/OTrgOTbJ #
• Online Platforms Begin to Test the Market for University Press E-Books | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/rWb1pX8o #
• TV Fact-Checker(s): Pop Up Video Bursts Back Into Action | Underwire | Wired.com http://t.co/Zb5QooId #
• Interview with Harold Bloom http://t.co/wZISAqfj #
• An Inuit Dialect, a Grammar for Cities, and Zappa's Lyrics | PRI's The World http://t.co/ALXSZxuq #
• Find Your Full Voice | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/paqoyfD2 #
• Learn About Yourself with AskMeEvery.com | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/xIFA5oXQ #
• Teaching Carnival 5.2 | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/6Tgl8DUA #
• Going Paperless in the Classroom | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/gihZKSc1 #
• Eli – Better Writing Through Review http://t.co/18QRXr0Q #
• Saving the 'Lost Boys' of Higher Education – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/sc0CyanG #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-10-03

Oct 03

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• The 20 Best Books for Language Lovers | Online College Tips – Online Colleges http://t.co/iTHJ9FWJ #
• Chick lit: is it really literature? | Stuff.co.nz http://t.co/bo72fP9S #
• Hemingway’s boyhood home links biography to literature – The Columbia Daily Tribune – http://t.co/hd0I0CdF #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-10-02

Oct 02

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• The Freedom To Choose Your Pronoun: He, She or Other – After Curfew – NYTimes.com http://t.co/RuwyAodZ #
• Parent: Too many tests, not enough term papers – The Answer Sheet – The Washington Post http://t.co/4n9H48GG #
• Talking About Doritos – NYTimes.com http://t.co/EbdYWjgt "What many fans may not realize is that Doritos are also a mighty literary device" #
• Converting Classics Into Comics: Bringing Literature into the 21st Century http://t.co/vXvFcquh #
• Burning Your Diaries – First Person – NYTimes.com http://t.co/yF4QJzOT #
• Get Rid of Old Writing Practices (and become a better writer) | Pedablogical » http://t.co/xo6gyIOP #
• Get Rid of Old Writing Practices (and become a better writing) | Pedablogical » http://t.co/xo6gyIOP #

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Get Rid of Old Writing Practices

Oct 01

By Traci Gardnercomposition 2 Comments

Here’s an interesting tip, related to exercise, but with a much wider application:

Throw away the bathing suit you wore in high school… and the memory too. It’s normal to have a mental image of yourself when you last exercised like a fiend. But if that image is from high school, you could be in big trouble. Even if it’s from last year, forget it. Remember as little as possible of what you used to look like. Starting today, make new memories. (from 14 Tips for Starting and Sticking with a Workout Routine)

What I’m wondering is how that tip applies to things other than exercise—like writing. Throw away those writing practices you used in high school (5 paragraph theme anyone?). Find new ways to write! What old things could you throw away to stop dwelling on the past and build new ways of working?

[Photo: Bathing Beauty in vintage Vogue by uppityrib, on Flickr

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-10-01

Oct 01

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• Writer’s Tools: Wordcraft http://t.co/9BvsYTzt (books to inspire young writers) #
• Teachers Teaching Teachers, on Twitter: Q. and A. on 'Edchats' – NYTimes.com http://t.co/CN2Prh55 #
• Academic Publishing and Zombies – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/gBtBY1YQ #
• 20 Things Students Want the Nation to Know About Education | MindShift http://t.co/XIS0UnhW #
• What’s your favorite word? http://t.co/HhfTtupi #
• Games in the Classroom (part 3) | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/vSkl3poq #
• Seeing the First Photograph | viz. http://t.co/VwnWiCGb #
• Is Amazon Taking Over the Book Business? – inReads http://t.co/ovQtkgOl #
• An Audience of (N)one | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/N9TsrjBm #
• Graduate Training and the Digital Humanities | GradHacker http://t.co/kTC9hNC2 #
• Pupils 'lack digital judgement', says report | BBC News – http://t.co/6cGD3BwF #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-09-30

Sep 30

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• Is the internet re-writing history? | BBC News -http://hoki.es/nLte5P #
• Write Way to Writing http://t.co/FckrwQnz #
• U.S. culture reinforces stereotypes – UPI.com http://t.co/fYTmKbFk #
• Twitter Needs Room for [Spelling] Mistakes. | OC Metro Blogs http://t.co/c7lMQkbV #
• A Conversation About Creative Writing Pedagogy: Where Are We Going Next? (Part 2) – National Writing Project http://t.co/OCd9JItG #
• Leaving A Trail: Beginning With the End in Mind – National Writing Project http://t.co/c4zLV5zq #
• Western Kentucky University Writing Project Takes Part in the Common Core Initiative – National Writing Project http://t.co/if4s2wgr #
• San Antonio Writing Project Delves into Digital Writing – National Writing Project http://t.co/sKbXl7Kf #
• A Sure-Fire Approach to Improving Your Writing (and Getting Over Writer's Block) http://t.co/WaBaiqCc #
• The greatest death scenes in literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://t.co/Kea3xq5j #
• 150 Questions to Write or Talk About – NYTimes.com http://t.co/Dwnxof4Z #
• TweetMemeFace+: Using Social Media to Promote Your Club – HackCollege – http://t.co/M1kPjQ5Z #
• Princeton U. Adopts Open-Access Policy | Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/wxnROTba #
• Making Conscious Career Choices | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/rxzVwEVy #
• [Insert Caption Here]:Teaching with a Special Collections Exhibit and Caption Writing Project, Part I | HASTAC http://t.co/wPWutW4O #
• DIY: How to Change the World through Writing – inReads http://t.co/mlC7XEVJ #
• Diary of a Reluctant E-Reader: Can We Get Some Price Consistency? – inReads http://t.co/N6PfxXp2 #
• Lost Among Words: Journaling Uncovers the Beauty of Mundane Life – inReads http://t.co/tItTE5sI #
• A Glimpse into the Digital Humanities: Mobile Shakespeare – inReads http://t.co/uAhWDItI #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-09-29

Sep 29

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• Why I Write: A Celebration of the National Day on Writing – National Writing Project http://t.co/H0nebdfw #
• Why I Write: Valerie Hobbs on Her Writing Process – National Writing Project http://t.co/4IEnHu5h #
• The Essentials: Banned Books http://t.co/5fgbyp2A #
• Book talks beyond words | Scholastic » http://t.co/mjB9oLaQ on Brian Selznick and graphic novels #
• Higher-Ed Gadget-Watchers React to Amazon’s New ‘Kindle Fire’ Tablet – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/dg044n1F #
• Teachers and Students Mark Banned Websites Awareness Day – NYTimes.com http://t.co/z5Y64Zac #
• ‘Fiction Ruined My Family,’ by Jeanne Darst – Review – NYTimes.com http://t.co/5qlBV7BR #
• How to get your kid to be a fanatic reader – CNN.com http://t.co/UIDiNlqK #
• Wikipedia Unveils Probably the Coolest QR Thing Ever Made http://t.co/DhBTYHaY #
• U. of Wisconsin Professor and Administrators Clash Over Posters Called Threatening – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/grhBq6hr #
• A film on education that gets it right – The Answer Sheet – The Washington Post http://t.co/Osdo5IAW #
• The Value of College Is: (a) Growing (b) Flat (c) Falling (d) All of the Above – Derek Thompson – The Atlantic http://t.co/R2SqoGtk #
• A Guide to Facebook's Recent Changes – HackCollege – http://t.co/TMWOkdho #
• Mid-Semester Course Evaluations? | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/x339OVwg #
• Four Ways to Improve Faculty Senate Meetings | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/dBVD3VIq #
• Google+ Hangouts: from hanging out to making it work | GradHacker http://t.co/EqXyVh3O #
• Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds – NYTimes.com http://t.co/gD8MmRv6 #
• The Kindle Fire will enable the next generation of 1:1 education apps | ZDNet http://t.co/bmGoMLqQ #
• Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun : Krulwich Wonders… : NPR http://t.co/71Igkjck #
• Most College Students Are Part Time, and None of Them Graduate http://t.co/si9fplKZ #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-09-28

Sep 28

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• Do E-Readers Make it Harder to Ban Books? http://t.co/x2S54FHJ #speakloudly #
• Elie Wiesel, teacher and student | atl.gmnews.com | Atlanticville http://t.co/sazrcQyg #
• Athletes Have Coaches. Why Not Everyone Else? : NPR http://t.co/QnsKo6Ra #
• The Dialect Dialectic: Is it racist to translate a black speaker's quote into standard English? – WSJ.com http://t.co/8Hphg74J #
• Teaching With Facebook | The Active Class » Blog Archive » http://t.co/1CcuaXIL #
• Adobe Premier – When the tool is the skill | ZDNet http://t.co/oSsDxP5f #
• New Delicious is a Bitter Disappointment http://t.co/fBc3dLbA #
• My Techno-Teaching Philosophy | Meg's Road to PhD: http://t.co/xJH7wEhQ #
• Delicious Relaunches to Help You Find and Create "Stacks" of Cool Stuff on the Web http://t.co/wH6JH5zj #
• Meg Rosoff event cancelled over 'blasphemous' book – Telegraph http://t.co/N1OY63xX #
• 'Wither' the Liberal Arts College? – Miller-McCune http://t.co/LVXuwpNF #
• Poll: Young People Say Online Meanness Pervasive And Serious http://t.co/ReQKHGd0 #
• What's Delicious Doing Now? Making Stacks | Free Technology for Teachers: http://t.co/3TFgMwaO #
• iPads and the Embarrassment Factor | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/bCOiMZQq #
• ‘Time Is the Enemy’ of College Completion, Report Says The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/ULHfQ0S8 #
• Visualizing Censorship II | viz. http://t.co/mqiClypK #speakloudly #
• Education Week: Let's Stop Teaching Writing http://t.co/uzQwN06v #
• How to Play Left Field at Job Interviews: Dealing with inappropriate questions – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/fzkn1yCX #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-09-27

Sep 27

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

• Education Dept. Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Over ‘Gainful Employment’ Rules – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/LSUFlY0I #
• HowStuffWorks "Grammar Quiz: Do You Know Your Commas?" http://t.co/DK8dJbcs #
• In Someone Else's Words http://t.co/4vueCJ6w #plagiarism #
• Universities now urging freshmen to consider studying the forgotten humanities | Sacramento Bee http://t.co/AqctaAbv #
• Modern Grammar: Can "they" be singular? | Work Goes Strong http://t.co/UuL8z68E #
• Armstrong uses writing to energize his teaching – News – Dixie Sun – Dixie State College of Utah http://t.co/G3HlIdMw #
• What The Improved Google Hangouts Features Mean For Students – HackCollege – http://t.co/HD3vySXr #
• Writing in Public (in the Classroom) | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/vexXK5W2 #
• Game-Based Learning Units for the Everyday Teacher | Edutopia http://t.co/UZ0phYQw #
• Five Tips for Creating the Problem-Free Group Project | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/7GbJfJXS #
• Life Lessons Learned: The National Teachers Initiative : NPR http://t.co/8ddTqoFC #
• In Arizona, Complaints That an Accent Can Hinder a Teacher’s Career – NYTimes.com http://t.co/FtlmSvUZ #

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