February | 2011 | pedablogical

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-18

February 18, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Suspended Teacher's Angry Blog Posts Open Education Debate – TIME http://hoki.es/e7Sosg #
Integrating an E-reader Into Your Workflow – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hgmg3G #
Reader's Almanac: On Toni Morrison’s 80th birthday: Remembering her friendship with James Baldwin http://hoki.es/fGLMZA #
Egypt: The Terror of Free Information, The Promise for Higher Education — Campus Technology http://hoki.es/htP4if #
Much of Rural America Still Struggles With Broadband Access – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gfNoYy #
College President Posts Popular, Candid Messages on YouTube and Twitter – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/g7aWDj #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-17

February 17, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Natalie Munroe calls out 'whiny' kids: Do teacher blogs help or hurt schools? – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/hFX0f3 #
Jose Vilson: On the State of Teacher Voice 2011 | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/i96RmR #
English Department to Boycott Bookstore in Fall ’11 | The Ram http://hoki.es/guUylG #
Computers and Composition Award Nominations | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/f6cbDZ (due 3/15) #
Telling Social Stories with Storify – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ekeCH6 #
The Worst-Case Scenario – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gEGBZE #
Kelly Gallagher Takes on the "Killing of Reading" – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/fYnXZX #
Will it ever be time for Facebook? | ZDNet Education » http://hoki.es/eDzgU9 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-16

February 16, 2011 by Traci Gardner

What is "Authentic" Assessment? | Edutopia http://hoki.es/fXcDHu #
Importance of Collaborative Assessment in a 21st Century Classroom | Edutopia http://hoki.es/dK81Bu #
South Carolina Lawmakers Want Professors to Teach More – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gL04ty #
Great Gatsby, Great Game | viz. http://hoki.es/eyAgfZ #
Total Fail: It Happens – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/feqXOR #
Digital Communication: Student-Designed Commercials | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/hreBqz #
5 books about words | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/h7hMf3 #
Academic Groups Condemn Glenn Beck for Rhetoric That Has Led to Threats Agst Scholar – Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f4wsYS #
Stanford U. Research Could Eliminate Cellphone Dead Zones – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fON3eM #
Kean U. Requires Faculty Members to Fill Out Time Sheets – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hOSf26 #
How to Take Class Action on April 13 (& Why You Definitely Want To) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hBJR3x #
Reader's Almanac: Henry James’s The Bostonians, published 125 years ago today, sparks a scandal http://hoki.es/gEcKNa #
Podcast: New Gates Foundation Grants Focus on 'The Learning Moment' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hrhZ1i #
Working with Zotero Standalone (Alpha) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hwsFnV #
Mapping and Problematizing Digital Humanities Collaboration | viz. http://hoki.es/fvgOPy #
Patricia Kuhl: The linguistic genius of babies | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/fMO3Te #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-15

February 15, 2011 by Traci Gardner

New Online Resources Connect Teachers Using ReadWriteThink.org » http://hoki.es/ghfNud #
Blogging teacher blogging again | PhillyBurbs.com » http://hoki.es/hbnDwI #
Feb. 15, 2005: YouTube and Your 15 Minutes of Fame | This Day In Tech | Wired.com http://hoki.es/eBhjua #
College freshmen say they're stressed, depressed | WHYY » http://hoki.es/gBD4L0 #
ON COLLEGE: How to deal with poor grades – San Jose Mercury News http://hoki.es/g1sFQX #
Obama's education budget would spare Pell grants, increase spending 11% overall | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/g90jHH #
Would the Bard Have Survived the Web? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eDFLx6 #
Obama's SOTU: Uniting the Country…through Pronouns? | Smart Politics – http://hoki.es/dMtYes #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-14

February 14, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Learn the Basics of Photoshop: The Complete Guide | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fHhKik #
Smartphone App Makes Book Citations a Snap – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ge8hz0 #
New 'Electronic Literature' Anthology Shows Fluid Definition of the Genre – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/epa9JT #
On Blogging (From the Archives) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fVcvrL #
Creating Your Web Presence: A Primer for Academics – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gHFxp0 #
School gossip website closes due to 'unwanted comments' | BBC – Newsbeat – http://hoki.es/epDRaF #
E-Books' Varied Formats Make Citations a Mess for Scholars – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fgW0rc #
The Real Internet Censors: Unaccountable ISPs? | Epicenter | Wired.com http://hoki.es/fe2xK8 #
Can Facebook help overcome shyness? | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/dMazVm #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-13

February 13, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Required Reading: Six Education Titles Not to be Missed | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/f9BKzn #
The Economics of Blogging and The Huffington Post – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/grjbN7 #
The Power of the Proxy Votes in Campus Governance – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hDg5wD #
Happy B-Day, Abe and Charlie! – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e9A3zU #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-12

February 12, 2011 by Traci Gardner

At Closed-Door Summit, For-Profit Colleges Discuss How to Make the Sector More Accountable – CHE » http://hoki.es/hrRq3A #
On Death Threats, Pushback, and the Hounding of Frances Fox Piven – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eSJsHt #
Why You, in Higher Education, Should Blog – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gBwYyW #
No Show of Hands (Anonymous Votes for Tenure) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fugg28 #
In Texas, Public Officials Offer More Ideas for Cutting College Costs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fY1bie #
A Modernist Take On Frilly Fonts : The Picture Show : NPR http://hoki.es/gaOD9m #
Evernote for Students: The Ultimate Research Tool — Education Series « Evernote Blogcast http://hoki.es/eXXpPN #
Top 10 Romantic Movies Based On Literature – eBookNewser http://hoki.es/dINLkU #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-11

February 11, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Adjuncts at New Hampshire Community Colleges Vote for Union – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f9hbhf #
Required Reading: T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats | LBPOST.com: http://hoki.es/fRVc40 #
Me fail English? That's unpossible: The dangers of not teaching grammar | NY Daily News » http://hoki.es/i9NZyX #
Podcast: FCC Pushes Faster College Internet Access and 'Learning on the Go' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hFW6zs #
Trivial Pursuit: Researchers Prepare Computer to Compete on 'Jeopardy!' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ea3eLz #
Reader's Almanac: George Kimball & John Schulian share boxing stories about Ali-Frazier, Stanley Ketchel, Bummy Davis http://hoki.es/hjIYSg #
(How) Do You Use 'E-Textbooks'? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ibUcf6 #
Using Google for Problem Solving – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dJaER2 #
Schools need rules for teachers on Facebook, union says | BBC – Newsbeat – http://hoki.es/gnJThD #
"My Word!": Rethinking the Roots of Plagiarism – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hnjpWu #
A Shop Divided: Contingent and Tenured Faculty – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hKnK9f #
Questioning the 'Citation Advantage' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eC2UXz #
Dream On (discussing evaluation of a program to boost academic success at community colleges) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hxE6Ic #
Bucks Co. Teacher Suspended Over Blog About Students « CBS Philly http://hoki.es/i83qWv #
Marshall McLuhan Speaks – Centennial 2011 http://hoki.es/hK7WMg #
How To Tell a Story Through Photos | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/eG2txP #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-10

February 10, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Technology and Schools: Should We Add More or Pull the Plug? | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/fEvlx2 #
Snow days virtually eliminated with Web tools – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/fHcU8Q #
Left in the Hall – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fuoAIZ #
The allure of becoming a college professor | Erica Jacobs | Education | Washington Examiner http://hoki.es/hFguIo #
Vintage television commercials from the 1950s through 1980s – Boing Boing http://hoki.es/dMMGwn #
Publishers Struggle to Get Professors to Use Latest E-Textbook Features – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e1tmai #
Wikipedia’s Editing Process Still a Mystery to Students – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gGNs6r #
Turn Barcodes into Bibliographies with Quick Cite – HackCollege – Student-Powered Lifehacking http://hoki.es/fZlNX4 #
Writers' Bootcamp: Success Can Be in the Cards – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/h5GgGR #
After Complaints, Dept. of Labor Amends Rules for E-Learning Grant Program – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dVIzdJ #
Obama Wireless Event Puts the Spotlight on Northern Michigan U. – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/g3Tl1e #
Encouraging a Conference Backchannel on Twitter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fJXZHJ #
QuickWire: Blackboard Offers Course-Management Software to Instructors – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gKRz6m #
Disgruntled College Student Starts 'UnCollege' to Challenge System – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gfKAcb #
'U.S. News' Highlights 'Most Wired' Campuses, but Some Question Methodology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ehwn7Z #
Hotter Than You Think: The Brave New World of Student Assessment | Edutopia http://hoki.es/e69OM2 #
Reader's Almanac: Twenty poets celebrate the 100th birthday of Elizabeth Bishop in New York City http://hoki.es/dWQOLe #
Making Creative Commons Easy with Open Attribute – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/en4SR1 #
6 Top Tech Trends on the Horizon for Higher Education – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fF6RJG #
QuickWire: Amazon Adds 'Real Page Numbers' to the Kindle – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fJafLu #
Building a Large-Scale Print-Journal Repository – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eeiPqZ #
Scholars Favor Open-Access Journals, but Some Say Quality and Fees Are Concerns – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ezZWuf #
Getting Started with Google Art Project – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hzGOZP #
Minority Students and A.P. Program, a Mixed Report Card – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/f6K5wV #
A new adventure for me with WizIQ | ZDNet http://hoki.es/fi7kDC #
Dell and ePals take the Connected Classroom to the cloud | ZDNet http://hoki.es/f2lKfp #
Brian Jacques, Writer of Redwall Series, Dies at 71 – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fGykfM #
A College Warns Accepted Applicants to 'Keep a Shoulder to the Wheel' – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gSmtUz #
‘Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker’ – Review – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gMjfab #
'Tolkien Professor' brings Middle-earth to iTunes | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/goZ0lL #
Welcome to the WAC Clearinghouse (newly redesigned!) » http://hoki.es/dR32z5 #
Electronic Literature Collection Volume Two http://collection.eliterature.org/2/ #
A Lack Of Rigor Leaves Students 'Adrift' In College : NPR http://hoki.es/eTbxCT #
Phrase Frequency Counter for Writers – GalleyCat http://hoki.es/gBaEho /via @grammargirl #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-09

February 9, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/hRdg3G #
How To Get Students To Integrate Quotations « I Know What I Know http://hoki.es/edfkU3 /via @johnpwalter :) #
Our 'Love Affair' With Euphemisms : NPR http://hoki.es/f1uMNp /via @kitchens #

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