@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-05

• Books of the world, stand up and be counted! All 129,864,880 of you. | Inside Google Books: http://bit.ly/8XI2lU #
• Video Gamers Tackle Protein-Folding Puzzles in Foldit – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bOchdG #
• Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools (That Aren't Google Wave) | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/dv21Vw #
• Increase Student Engagement by Getting Rid of Textbooks | Edutopia http://bit.ly/dzEZJX #
• Google Wave, Embraced by Many on Campuses, to Get Wiped Out – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ajXlB6 #
• Further Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/atOwoR #
• Teaching ‘The Lord of the Flies’ With The New York Times – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cxzl5O #
• Lawmakers Worry For-Profit Colleges Singling Out Vets for Tuition Assistance – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bHNwcZ #
• Declining Study Time Signals Falling Standards, Report Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cpEl1N #
• Governors' Association Outlines College-Readiness Goals – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cuEK2o #
• One Week, One Tool: Anthologize – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9wxD9c #
• The Open, Social, Participatory Future of Online Learning – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bkVqOc #
• Using Graphics To Improve Learning: The eLearning Coach http://bit.ly/9czg5Z #
• Rude Democracy – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dD4egV #
• Hippocratic Oaths for Academe – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cQkkT0 #
• Video: "That Sounded Racist" | Scholastic » http://bit.ly/cXhoQc #
• Top 10 Tips for Doing E-Research at College – Professors' Guide (usnews.com) http://bit.ly/as74yJ #
• Op-Ed: 'Higher Education' Is A Waste Of Money : NPR http://n.pr/bzcxkO #
• Christian Academics Cite Hostility On Campus : NPR http://n.pr/9GhWFX #
• A Medieval War — Over Arizona – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cIKmQs #
• Control of a Beloved Book – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/c9QpL7 #
• For College Newspapers, Prepackaged Online Versions Are Yesterday's News – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/b1WZ2n #
• Sex, Journalism and Censorship – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cJC4Wf #
• California Dreamer – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dyzzo3 –advocating for online programs #
• New Questions on Test Bias – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dfFAgX #
• Fairfax County schools to try out online textbooks for a year | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/cAsFlh #
• Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 — Plog Photo Blog http://bit.ly/9eSHdL –amazing images of the Depression and WWII-era America #
• Senator to Review Accreditation of For-Profit Colleges – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/crR6jC #
• 5 Ways to Build Your Blog’s Voice | Problogger » http://bit.ly/aVYB0v –good explanation & tips for nonbloggers too #
• No Laughing Matter – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aKVCSW (on xkcd cartoon comparing what's on a uni website to what ppl are looking for) #
• The Smartpen Gets Smarter – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/931bOw #
• What’s a Computer? What’s a Book? Who Cares? | YALSA » http://bit.ly/dkSq66 #
• Teaching ‘Frankenstein’ With The New York Times – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aoCz9u #

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