@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-02

February 2, 2010 by

  • EA's 'Dante's Inferno' and other classic literature we'd like to see as a video game | EW.com http://bit.ly/bCp8Hr #
  • Schools adapt lessons to seize on New Orleans Saints' success | NOLA.com http://bit.ly/9ZVl3P (OK, not college, but the kids are cute :) #
  • Hi-tech battle w/ mobile phone exam cheats | BBC News – http://bit.ly/cf5p4P –Schools buying detection equipment to catch cheats #
  • University Pulls Videos From Course Sites After Copyright Challenge – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bfuwVR #
  • Stanford U. Expands Deal With Google Book Search and Endorses Settlement – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dbs3Q6 #
  • Free Online Courses Don't Hurt Paid Enrollment, Study Suggests – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/c1TdcG #
  • We the People: Considering Howard Zinn’s Approach to History – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/chBgqe #
  • Kindling the Classroom? | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/bI6RwU #
  • Macmillan Books Still Mostly Absent From Amazon.com – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/dBzuHy #
  • Students to Help Teachers Better Use Tech – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/bpDcVD #
  • African American Authors Online (Inbox Blog) – From slave narratives to oral histories. Check out 28 different sites! http://bit.ly/a5Wua7 #
  • Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning | Education Week's Digital Directions: http://bit.ly/cGSdUc #
  • 'Terabithia' Author: Reading in a MySpace World | momlogic.com http://bit.ly/cDkXRY #
  • Higher Education Slideshow | The Onion – America's Finest News Source http://onion.com/cTN2bg :) #
  • The literary side of the Best Picture Oscar nominees | Los Angeles Times http://bit.ly/bGY3cb #
  • Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse – Yahoo! News http://bit.ly/attVIK #
  • Howard Zinn, Philosopher – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9X2jw9 #
  • Interest in hybrid courses on the rise | eSchoolNews.com http://bit.ly/aNm5ay —Mix online experience w/ traditional classroom learning #
  • The Education Exception – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bTGiCY –on federal funding and possible implications for the NEH #
  • Why Teachers Should Try Twitter | Educational Leadership | http://bit.ly/a7D1Hi #
  • Future of eReading might not be iPad, but the free Blio ereader program | eSchoolNews.com http://bit.ly/cySHNr #
  • Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education? – PCWorld http://bit.ly/clWVVL #
  • Defining Moral Education – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aTWrhN #
  • More Chicken News in Higher Ed – Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ceEohw –Why? Because I was too chicken not to include it. #
  • Assessing Scholars' Values on Publication – Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/98Y3zy #
  • You Think We're Rankings-Obsessed? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bPKxWn #
  • Clash Over Student Privacy – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9tZaFH #
  • Google News Adds Personalized Story Tracking | ReadWriteWeb http://bit.ly/alLc3T –USE: Students can track research on a current event #
  • PDFMyURL Saves Web Sites as PDF Files – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/bWQcGe –Possible Use: students make PDFs as they work on research projects #
  • Terrible grammar? Blame Twitter. | Crunch Gear | http://bit.ly/aerhmD #
  • Ruling on online term papers cites copyright questions – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/aOHAJ1 #
  • Apple's iPad is no book-killer: Author says technology is a threat to reading we can overcome | NY Daily News | http://bit.ly/czEThq #
  • Internet makes plagiarism a snap – The Omaha World-Herald – http://bit.ly/cONvh0 #
  • New iPad may spark student interest » The Nevada Sagebrush » http://bit.ly/dC3HIx #
  • Amazon vs. Macmillan: The latest round in the book wars / The Christian Science Monitor – http://bit.ly/bJK3ox #
  • People Who Need People: How 11 intrepid users get the most out of social media – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/cjHKNl #
  • The right online games can work in classrooms – NewsObserver.com http://bit.ly/bhKUSl #
  • Student grammar failure: capability or context? | Ars Technica | http://bit.ly/8ZBEz8 #
  • Make sure students will be ready for college | The Des Moines Register http://bit.ly/bWl9sz #
  • Northeastern Undergraduate Starts Online Journal of Student Work – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cc7iAL #
  • Celebrate Black History Month – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/cUhATe #
  • Twittering towards the end | Red Room http://bit.ly/abJMvR –Roger Morris discusses his decisions as he publishes a novel via Twitter #

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