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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-21

January 21, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Create a DIY Writer's Wallet | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fhS0Rh #
Notre Dame U. Reports on Experiment to Replace Textbooks With iPads – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eBzxcY #
Gamefication, boy culture, Red Dead Redemption, and more | Episode 1 of Not Your Mama's Gamer » http://hoki.es/ffhYIf #
Navigating The Twitterverse of Apps [Interactive Infographic] | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/dI8UKt #
Study Confirms the Imminent Death of the Paper Phone Book | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/ftvih7 #
The Hip-Hop Word Count Counts on Language to Understand the Reality We Keep | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/heIPz2 #
Why You Learn More Effectively by Writing Than Typing | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/iiES8s #
Text messaging 'improves children's spelling skills' – Telegraph http://hoki.es/h9QiyZ #
Former Education Ambassador for Second Life Discusses New Role With Competing Virtual World – CHE http://hoki.es/iiJgJd #
How to Run a Group-Authored Blog – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/flwWvZ #
Using OtherInbox to Tame Your Email – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i40ik7 #
Ten Days to Volunteer for a YALSA process committee, jury, advisory board, or task force » http://hoki.es/hAW5GF #
College Retention Rates Improving at Two-Year Schools, Declining at Four-Year Schools | ACT News http://hoki.es/gO8O2E #
Hands on with the Google Apps Live@Edu administrator interface | ZDNet Education » http://hoki.es/eAnkWL #
Celebrate the Public Domain by Martine Courant Rife | IP Reports / CCCC » http://hoki.es/dceB9d #
To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eNewre #
Why Some Elite Colleges Give Away Courses Online – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gmlaQr #
Documenting Adjuncts' Pay Gap – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/e4rTu6 #
The Invisible Computer Lab – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fC5Odg #
Internet time tied to teen depression symptoms | Reuters http://hoki.es/gvRTC7 #
FLA Board Of Ed Pushes for All Public School Instructional Materials To Be Digital By 2014. – OrlandoSentinel.com http://hoki.es/gjLHHx #
Stanford U. Tops New Ranking of Colleges' Influence via Twitter – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gOWcpq #
Learning to Write From Uncle Ben – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ifQ72L #
The Perils of Unleashing Students' Skepticism – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eAxoLD #
Complex Measures of Success – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dMEnkB #
'Trust Us' Won't Cut It Anymore – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eiiboS #
Writing Assignments Are Scarce for Students in 2 Majors at Texas Colleges – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hEXYPI #
'Academically Adrift' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ezvEQ4 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-20

January 20, 2011 by Traci Gardner

How Traumatic Events Change Our View Of Language : NPR http://hoki.es/e2qIwJ #
You Earned It! (on the language of assessment) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i0vqWa #
Reader's Almanac: Remembering John F. Kennedy on the 50th anniversary of his inauguration http://hoki.es/fyU3Wh #
Carol Muske-Dukes: Reading, Writing and Random Violence | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/gcHK2f #
Happy birthday, dear Edgar Allan Poe – Wilmington Star News – Wilmington, NC – http://hoki.es/gLk1Yw #
Pay Gap Grows Between Permanent and Nonpermanent Faculty in Pa. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fFVi8y #adjuncts #
The Pressures of Teaching: How Teachers Cope With Classroom Stress | NWP Radio – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/hem0qA #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-19

January 19, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Microsoft Office Web Apps Get Performance Upgrade, Adds 30 Languages | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/ffzsdB #
Call for Applications: CCCC Studies in Writing and Rhetoric Series Editor » http://hoki.es/ecJrzV #
Wolfram education apps raise teaching dilemma | Deep Tech – CNET News http://hoki.es/h1QeU2 #
Study: Many college students show no learning gains | The Burlington Free Press » http://hoki.es/g4gnoL #
The Financial Aid Information Gap – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gTDkk6 #
Irony Alert: Desire2Learn, Critic of Litigation, Sues Over Utah Contract – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i4vJzt #
New College-Focused Social-Networking Sites Search for Niche – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gntJpd #
Writing Project Teachers Explore Connection Between Writing and "Making" – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/gNeu4h #
When Perceptions Don't Match Reality in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fuziJa #
Why Media Literacy is Not Just for Kids | Edutopia http://hoki.es/g2WNN0 #
Keeping Track of Archive Photos – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hqVe7L #
Texas Lawmakers Would Close 4 Campuses in Budget With Deep Higher-Education Cuts – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gxYaTo #
Finally, A Use for Internet TV Other Than "Cable Cutting": Education | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/i67uho #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-18

January 18, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Service Lets Scholars Check Their Own Work for Potential Plagiarism – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eplrBT #
Books in Browsers – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i5wHBd #
Reader's Almanac: Oscar Wilde visits Walt Whitman in Camden, New Jersey http://hoki.es/fevujS #
Textbook Costs and Classroom Ethos: A Practical Strategy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/flI7ec #
Resources That Bring Poetry to Life | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/h5mV8q #
How Much Do College Students Learn, and Study? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hqUmSc #
In Florida, Virtual Classrooms With No Teachers – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hukiB4 #
How to Publish Your Book on Amazon Kindle | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fzYKtV #
An Argument Against Using Two Spaces Between Sentences | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fivn72 #
Florida Virtual School: Is This What the School of the Future Will Look Like? | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/gVOBQt #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-17

January 17, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Every Teacher is an English Teacher – Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow, NY Patch http://hoki.es/evMEFa #
Holocaust Educational Foundation to Become Part of Northwestern U. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hKDQpQ #
Mendeley Seamlessly Manages Academic Research – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/hWb6a9 #
Disruptive Student Behavior (the Professor Edition) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fqXBTV #
Take a Few Presentation Tips from The King's Speech | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/gisRNP #
St. Helena students create World War I Research Institute Museum http://hoki.es/fG1VEi #
Martin Luther King Jr. and Common: I Have a Dream | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/glmxwt #
Alternatives to Delicious – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dXDVOB #
A trip through the history of video games – Holy Kaw! http://hoki.es/gpsiNy #
Twitter Cheat Sheet | Shuaism http://hoki.es/hyV4OD #
How to Write a Synopsis | soul of a word http://hoki.es/gzopRl #
Stop Defending the Liberal Arts – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hHkQN7 #
Academic Minute: What Race Doesn't Mean – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/i8uXvK #
Memolane, a Personal History Timeline Tool, is Beautiful & Wonderful | ReadWriteWEb » http://hoki.es/hSjKqU #
Magazines Pursue Tablets, but iPad Limits Subscriptions – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gRxrIy #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-16

January 16, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Storytime on the Interwebs – building43 http://hoki.es/hTDyKJ #
So You Think an English Professor's Life Is a Cartoon – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ic9BD5 #
Student Pays Tuition One Dollar at a Time – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/h29WJo #
Library clears its shelves in protest at closure threat | The Guardian http://hoki.es/fo8NtT #
New Kindle Lending Club Matches E-Book Borrowers and Lenders | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/fh4fwD #
Kairos Webtext, Weblog, and Grad Students/Adjuncts Awards – Deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2011 » http://hoki.es/i6gS8A #
Microreview 4: Bibliography Builders | Kairos » http://hoki.es/eUIDNF #
Memory, Family, Composition | Issue 15.2 (Spring 2011) – Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy http://hoki.es/hx47oK #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-15

January 15, 2011 by Traci Gardner

45 New Social Media Resources You May Have Missed | Mashable » http://hoki.es/enTpyd #
Wikipedia Celebrates 10 Years, But Will it Survive Another Decade? | Mashable » http://hoki.es/i7htwM #
The Roberts Method: A Professor’s Advice for Falling in Love With Your Major | Study Hacks » http://hoki.es/gNPVEw #
What Would Happen If Real Life Was Like Twitter | Social Media Today » http://hoki.es/hZdsYl #
From Dropbox Gurus: Ideas for Beginners, Intermediates and Wizards | Mashable » http://hoki.es/h4RUKp #
Being Safe in the World of Social Media | Social Media Today http://hoki.es/hLLRi1 #
Ancient history: Map of the internet circa 1972 – Holy Kaw! http://hoki.es/h3MCgA #
Loughner Sees Grammar Rules as a Government Conspiracy – NYTimes.com – http://hoki.es/gU4GAH #
Value of 'why' in literature, life – CharlotteObserver.com http://hoki.es/hC3Iv7 #
Reader's Almanac: James Baldwin on hearing Martin Luther King preach in Montgomery http://hoki.es/gvfH59 #
As Wikipedia Turns 10, It Focuses on Ways to Improve Student Learning -The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/h94i8j #
The Deadliest Book Review – The Murder of David Graham Phillips – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gnsXrF #
Profile update: Your teacher has now joined Facebook | BBC News – http://hoki.es/fWHCrg #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-14

January 14, 2011 by Traci Gardner

‘Pupils need better IT teaching, not more technology,’ say industry experts – Computer Weekly http://hoki.es/hORVIN #
Academic Cheating in the Age of Google – BusinessWeek http://hoki.es/fDJcxC #
Invitation to World Literature » http://hoki.es/fKuR5l (via The Scout Report) #
Media Awareness Network (MNet) | Home http://hoki.es/gir7N0 /via The Scout Report #
Are Laptops Helping Students Learn? – Ardmore-Merion-Wynnewood, PA Patch http://hoki.es/eJaEFN #
Advice on Consent – Tweed – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/exnA51 (Major proofreading error) #
CES 2011, Motorola Atrix, and Higher Ed – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dR2VDe #
Career Advice: Editing Matters – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/h0nDfB #
How Not to Deal With a Student Mother – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/i5Dzkd #
The House's New Higher Ed Leader – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eSB0nQ #
W3Fools Takes on W3Schools | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/g4c2yt #
Finding Cheaper Textbooks: 2nd Edition – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gn5U9j #
‘Literature is not there to reassure us; it’s supposed to reveal us’ – The A&T Register http://hoki.es/ePI2b1 #
Teaching after Sabbatical « Reassigned Time 2.0 http://hoki.es/gmOIW3 #
Harvard Undergrads Develop Site That Delivers News on Pals – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dR5zjB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-13

January 13, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Loughner Believed Grammar Has a Politics; So Did the First Grammarian – Trevor Butterworth – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/gxkXDE #
Writing about anxiety may boost test scores — The Chart – CNN.com Blogs http://hoki.es/dPj2zJ #
Pop Songs Become History Lessons — and a YouTube Smash | FoxNews.com – http://hoki.es/gIGEU5 #
Suttin Hella Koo, Y'all: Regional Dialects Thrive on Twitter – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i9SsWW #
Using Spreadsheets for Everything – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eRJRrP #
Reader's Almanac: Carver, Cheever, Twain: Let's not “say anything about New Year’s resolutions” http://hoki.es/hsMNuB #
Just Get Out There (on risktaking) | Edutopia http://hoki.es/gUw34m #
The Choice 2.0 Technology Integration Checklist – Leading From the Classroom – Education Week Teacher http://hoki.es/ew69z9 #
Writers' Bootcamp: Journaling Edition – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fFMdOY #
Academic Publisher Unveils Social-Networking Service for Social Sciences – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/g1nFDz #
In Bid to Expand Into Student Services, Blackboard Buys Presidium – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fnOnwW #
Cambridge U. Press to Join the E-Book Distribution Race – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gbNASK #
The New Huck Finn vs. Yale's Big Book of Rap Lyrics – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eSqSkl #
Why Do We Write? – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/g5CSrk #
To Library, or Not to Library – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hz3MDD #
Marriage of E-Courses and Mobile Computing Still Evolving | Education Week: http://hoki.es/eg6FxN #
Microsoft Expands Web-Based Services for Its College E-Mail System – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eovxIt #
Unimpressed: Google EDU Apps Marketplace – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gqX8yw #
Female Complaints – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gReDch #yellowwallpaper #gilman #
The Gender Gap on Service – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gls2ZA #
For Love of Longform – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/e3fUmx #database #ebooks #jstor #
Unafraid of Virginia Woolf – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gAScZk #
Say It, I Say–Say It! – PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eJR0np #rhetoric #
Teaching Understanding in a Time of Intolerance – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gSUFEH #
University Presses Face Watershed Moment in Explosion of E-Book Options – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hYGzAA #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-12

January 12, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Plagiarism-detection software earns middling grades – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/guVTA4 #
The Educational Value of Ugly Fonts – Ideas Market – WSJ http://hoki.es/dFSzBM #
Textbooks? So Last Century. Rent a Netbook Instead. – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ijtaYx #
State of Washington to Offer Online Materials, Instead of Textbooks, for 2-Yr Colleges – Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fcX1zz #
Living and Learning on the Third Shift – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/h5eIT8 #
The Web of Babel – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/haukcG #
Organizing Adjuncts at a Catholic College – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eZinYX #

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