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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-11

January 11, 2011 by Traci Gardner

A Simpler Page: Designing Digital Books | A List Apart: http://hoki.es/hpoElX #
The Book Bench: Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior for Literature : The New Yorker http://hoki.es/fgxrXQ #
Quiz: Banking in literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/giFbrC #
A Satire on Chinese & American Moms? – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/fKt5yc #
Your Grading Process – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/iiNjgi #
Hooked on Poetry (Using lyrics) | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/g8Lrd0 #
NWP Radio: The Pressures of Teaching: How Teachers Cope with Classroom Stress – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/gjR994 #
NWP Resources for Martin Luther King Day – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/hAFieC #
Teachers' union warns of dangers of online 'abuse' — bullying of teachers by parents | BBC News – http://hoki.es/fzETy0 #
Amber Case: We are all cyborgs now | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/ghFEp8 #
Teacher describes being 'abused' by a pupil on Facebook | BBC News – http://hoki.es/eYPWKC #
Reading Rockets: Digital Storytelling: Extending the Potential for Struggling Writers http://hoki.es/eFlCmT #
Because No System Defines Me by Will Hochman – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hl63Cm #
An Open, Digital Professoriat – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/i297xb #MLA #
Who Speaks for an Association? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hdgEWj #MLA #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-10

January 10, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Mentoring 101 – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/g3zoJT #
Virginia Poised to Ban Teacher-Student Texting, Facebooking | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/fTZsl6 #
‘Visual Novel’ Nine Hours Mixes Gripping Drama, Spotty Prose | GameLife | Wired.com http://hoki.es/h3yrtb #
Clive Thompson on How Tweets and Texts Nurture In-Depth Analysis | Wired Magazine http://hoki.es/eUlAjJ #
Spine poems | The Goddess of YA Literature – http://hoki.es/egfugq #
ALA announces top children's books awards – Forbes.com http://hoki.es/eC9poL #
Dropbox 1.0 Released (with Selective Sync) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/euezqI #
Ditching a Textbook: An Update – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/grCwNn #
A Teen Soap Opera to Learn SAT Vocabulary | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/dRxmft #
Purdue Writing Lab receives $1.5 million to create new interactive writing tool for high school students » http://hoki.es/dMFTN7 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-09

January 9, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Growing Concern Over Digital Thesis Deposit – The Education of Oronte Churm – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dURen3 #
JSTOR Adds E-Books to Its Portfolio – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i4MjY3 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-08

January 8, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Alfred E. Kahn, a Champion of Plain English in Economics – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ecTFD0 #
How to Find Your Voice – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gFIybz #
A Professor Disagrees With Putting Grades Online – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fpvLbP #
Channeling Churchill, Ryan Inspires His Team – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ffl5qv #persuasion #
Amid E-Book Growth, Students Still Prefer Paper Textbooks | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/eF4J6Q #
The Handwritten Letter, an Art All but Lost, Thrives in Prison – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eIGLze #
Journal Showcases Dying Art of the Research Paper – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eAtmp3 #
Rift in Arizona as Latino Literature Class and Mexican-American Studies Program Found Illegal – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fEdgyr #
Most Schools Have Broadband But Want Faster Connections – Tech Daily Dose http://hoki.es/gRdjAw #
Testing Teachers — American RadioWorks http://hoki.es/goWaWz #
Las Vegas's copyright crapshoot could maim social media – Fortune Tech http://hoki.es/hN3vzd #
Schools Examine Content, Delivery of Online AP Courses | Education Week: http://hoki.es/eUHlWJ #
Crafting E-Curriculum That Inspires (Special report on digital curricula & online courses) | Education Week: http://hoki.es/eHkiLL #
Moving Beyond Venting at MLA – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fHt0w6 #
“App” voted 2010 word of the year by the American Dialect Society » http://hoki.es/fDvyEm #
Google gives schools, organizations "walled garden" approach to email | ZDNet http://hoki.es/fHouJl #
New technology tools are killing time with children & "dehumanizing" the teaching profession | Washington Examiner http://hoki.es/dWz0PV #
Cyberspace When You’re Dead – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/e0XACe #
Only My Grandmother Reads Books | ASCD Express 6.06 – http://hoki.es/fyj6sE #
Upcoming NewSouth 'Huck Finn' Eliminates the 'N' Word http://hoki.es/erjYOh #
Tech Therapy: How Internet2 Plans to Spend $62.5-Million in Stimulus Funds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fSFNlP #
The iPad in Higher Ed / Academic & Pulse / Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/grkft9 #
'Academic Freedom in the Post-9/11 Era' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dKjrxx #
'Living as They Live': Faculty members living in residence halls – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dVBF93 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-07

January 7, 2011 by Traci Gardner

How Will Students Communicate? Has the death of email been overrated? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fSEY2D #
Software Discounts You Can Get With An .EDU Email Address | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/hNBERA #
Bringing world literature to the United States | PRI.ORG http://hoki.es/gqtcvp #
After Chronicle Story, a Tech Company Improves Accessibility for Blind Users – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fzpskk #
Have Students Sketch to Kill the Prewriting Jitters | Edutopia http://hoki.es/gmTLEv #
Serious questions about literature — in quiz form | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/fyx5bF #
Huck Finn debate pits literature against reading | Full Comment | National Post http://hoki.es/eN4Wu6 #
Walt Mossberg Says Colleges Will Deal With a Deluge of Tablets – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hBXDO1 #
Linking E-Courses to 'Common Core' Academic Standards | Education Week: http://hoki.es/enMyO3 #
Web proves productive platform for student writers – Bennington Banner http://hoki.es/dTBFeI #
Thinking Big About…Graphic Novels | YALSA »
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Online Game Teaches Citation Skills – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gFn7ZO #
Today in Unbelievably Disturbing Children's Literature | The Range: The Tucson Weekly's Daily Dispatch http://hoki.es/fWjrLO #
Teacher sees Twain’s “N-word” as problematic – Maryville, MO – Maryville Daily Forum http://hoki.es/ebKgGm #
Teacher builds own version of expensive interactive whiteboard, using a Wii remote – Plymouth, MA – http://hoki.es/hwqQw2 #
Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Vol. 2, Now Available | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/gGyT1V #
Judge orders reinstatement for student who posted placenta photo to Facebook – KansasCity.com http://hoki.es/gYYk1t #
In a Possible First, College Newspaper to Erect Partial Online Paywall – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eXdjNk #
Beating the 'Not Invented Here' Mentality – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fRyTa7 #
7 Ways College Must Have Been Different When Cellphones Didn't Exist – HackCollege http://hoki.es/gnR9Ix #
Stephen Colbert on the Mark Twain 'Huck Finn' Censorship – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/h2FXZ4 #
Reader's Almanac: Will bowdlerizing Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn attract more readers? http://hoki.es/hZ06eh #
Reader's Almanac: Vladimir Nabokov shares his enthusiasm for Lolita jackets from around the world http://hoki.es/fkAiCK #
New Jersey Governor Signs Anti-Bullying Bill Into Law – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fbNSC5 #
Your Teaching Fear – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hf7fS5 #
Flip Movies Easy Enough for a First Grader to Complete | Top Teaching http://hoki.es/fs0Khc #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-06

January 6, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The Most Awesome 450 page (sort of) Presentation http://hoki.es/fFY6iq & related Google Demo Slam: Epic Docs Animation http://hoki.es/fJcir4 #
Hip-Hop and Copyright Law in the Classroom – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gX0Hzp #
Writing Project Teachers Earn Awards for Digital Writing and Advocacy – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/eQFo0K #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-05

January 5, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Schools on verge of new tech revolution – Keep Me Current: News http://hoki.es/hDNpyM #
If I only knew then…(10 tips on teaching with technology) | ZDNet http://hoki.es/eGi9Oe #
Technology Allows Students to See Live Performance of 'Hamlet' | The Pilot http://hoki.es/efV1Fz #
School Tech: 6 Important Lessons From Maine's Student Laptop Program http://hoki.es/iiCHEP #
Subject Matters: Reading, writing — and readying for tests – CNN.com http://hoki.es/e5znXU #
Classroom Pilgrimages – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i1IQeh #canterburytales #
Fumbled Interview Questions – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/h0LLZH #
Lafayette College Takes a Liberal-Arts Approach to Community and Economic Outreach – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/flGRSJ #
Language Job Openings Hold Steady, but at Low Levels – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dZ4Ss2 #
Because: a Manifesto (An anonymous English Ph.D. explains why she's leaving academe) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fW0rsM #
A Tough Job Outlook – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gvfWoU #
The PC's reign is ending – San Jose Mercury News http://hoki.es/g2hzNB #
The Case for the Virtual Classroom | Mashable » http://hoki.es/fuUf6u #
IPS sets sights on teaching via video | IndyStar.com http://hoki.es/ekCzwj #
High School to College: The New Alignment | Education Week: http://hoki.es/fu9WxZ #
Advanced Placement courses move from nice add-on to norm on college resumes | PennLive.com http://hoki.es/eiBaTF #
What It Takes to Form a Good Habit | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/groo5z #
New device allows Chinese students to conquer plagiarism software – GlobalTimes http://hoki.es/hpdgyq #
FBReader Has Encyclopedic Knowledge of E-Book Formats | Technology News: http://hoki.es/e6WatI #
The Making of a Writer, Volume 2 – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/eKlC8a #
A Teacher's Defense of Twilight | BlogHer http://hoki.es/fYM7ST #
Publisher Tinkers With Twain – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hX7Wy2 #
Kick ‘corporate skills’ out of the academy | spiked http://hoki.es/fP90q0 #
Can the police solve a murder on Facebook? | spiked http://hoki.es/elvOJk #
David Thornburg on Open-Source Textbooks | Edutopia http://hoki.es/fJaGt5 #
Rep. Virginia Foxx to Head House Higher-Education Panel – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e4NYej #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-04

January 4, 2011 by Traci Gardner

College 2.0: 6 Top Smartphone Apps to Improve Teaching, Research, and Your Life – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eJSpP5 #
Evidence & Arguments – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ejIRg8 (An English teacher testifies in trial of the alleged murderers of a student) #
Defending the Liberal Arts College – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hflwvR #
More Than a Coincidence? (Why are so many minority candidates denied tenure at DePaul?) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eU7GRe #
A New Model Community College – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eDxtfc #
Teaching Ignorance in Arizona – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e6syQv #
At 2 Texas Campuses, Faculty Buyouts Create Staffing Headaches – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ifszgQ #
As It Stands: What, me worry? Hail to the age of spell-check – Times-Standard Online http://hoki.es/f2uMIQ #
The Case of the Fallacious Textbook – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/e2lJdI #
Time to reinvent the college experience / LJWorld.com http://hoki.es/hV9C4n #
Texting is enemy in college classes | News Day » http://hoki.es/fWsMxM #
The Year of Social Media 2010 [infographic] | Mindjumpers http://hoki.es/hX9SgR #
Tolstoy Remains Snubbed in Russia – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gZLAH2 #
Most-Popular Education-Technology Articles of 2010 – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hzLKUe #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-03

January 3, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Work With Me: The Essence of Authentic Collaboration, the 2011 Winter Webstitute of the English Companion Ning » http://hoki.es/fYfCjw #
Battling the "Bad Teacher" Bogeyman – Living in Dialogue – Education Week Teacher http://hoki.es/hQu8Cy #
Manitowoc School District's tech coordinator studies cell use in the classroom | Herald Times Reporter http://hoki.es/gKCd3i #
Death by Irony: How Librarians Killed the Academic Library – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/efFGZ1 #
Communicating Across the Academic Divide – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fWlLHd #
Counting on Google Books – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fUPXLF #
The Elements of Clunk (On grammar and language changes) – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gNVg2m #
The Newly Complicated Zora Neale Hurston – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fyEhoq #
The Cost of Education – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gzHYjh #
Is Academic Freedom a License to Indoctrinate? – Innovations – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hDE2pG #
Don’t Give Up on the Humanities – Innovations – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hEYwoi #
Career Advice: The Interview Uniform – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gaj23w #
2011: The Year Ahead in IT – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ePyADF #
Lake Superior State University's 36th annual List of Banished Words goes viral http://hoki.es/eK31xO #
Using 'The Goonies' to Teach Writing | The Academic Minute – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/e7I1fx #
Impact of Women on Search Committees – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fgjhV0 #
Facebook, a Placenta and a Lawsuit – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hevxqg #
The Best and Worst Education Events of 2010 | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/el0yOE #
Educators say computers are erasing the need for cursive writing | The Courier-Journal http://hoki.es/hsoqGV #
Facebook placenta pose gets student expelled | Technically Incorrect – CNET News http://hoki.es/fRaw9k #
Reader's Almanac: The Best-Selling Titles in The Library of America’s First Three Decades http://hoki.es/faAFt3 #
Teaching Carnival 4.5 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hM0wKn #
Video essays are a hot topic in college admissions as more schools allow them | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/fLNVCU #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-01-02

January 2, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Finding Poetry in WikiLeaks | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/gUF4hw #
With Clarity and Beauty, the Weight of Authority (Why Criticism Matters) – Essay by Katie Roiphe – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hNblWC #
From the Critical Impulse, the Growth of Literature (Why Criticism Matters) – Essay by Elif Batuman – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ePd4Dg #
The Cost of Education Wars | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/hRdnuB #
Fully Loaded: Outfitting a teacher librarian for the 21st century. Here's what it takes | School LIbrary Journal » http://hoki.es/hnJwX3 #
Going 'viral' goes to banned word list | Austin American Statesman » http://hoki.es/hSPwz1 #
The Students Who Become Teachers | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/fM7E5Y #

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