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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-30

June 30, 2012 by Traci Gardner

The Educational Value of Games: A 13-Year-Old’s View | MindShift – http://t.co/fbk5BrwI #
Free Resources and Tools for "Authentic" Assessment | Edutopia – http://t.co/rvdYo4Mv #
How an innovative educator became interested in mobile devices for learning | The Innovative Educator: http://t.co/IwRCnM5l #
Bubbles Is a Web-Based Word Processor and Digital Sketch Pad That Aims to Put Paper in Your Browser – http://t.co/ZInDzKXC #
Comics as Literature, Part 6: Men in Tights | GeekDad | Wired – http://t.co/yfVg2Ude #
Why Do We Care About Grammar? – http://t.co/C6K3vx92 #
Can E-Readers Ease Reading for Dyslexics? | MindShift – http://t.co/1WX177Kl #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-29

June 29, 2012 by Traci Gardner

BBC News – New grammar tests will 'impoverish English teaching' – http://t.co/Eyc8ndc6 #
Sexy Covers Lure “Twilight” Teens to Capital-L Literature – ABC News – http://t.co/gAwR3N2J #
The Challenge of Teaching Networked Writing | DMLcentral – http://t.co/vIWcKXkt #
Two Rules of Instructional Coaching | The Innovative Educator: http://t.co/SsGrAcln (2 rules that apply to a lot of things actually) #
To Lure ‘Twilight’ Fans, Classic Books Get Bold Looks – NYTimes – http://t.co/mljr9i9w #
Parody Critiques Popular Khan Academy Videos – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/H7AgwkPc #
APA Style Blog: Who Versus That – http://t.co/f2gZmvUP #
Beyond Technology, How to Spark Kids’ Passions | MindShift – http://t.co/zSZyAco6 #
Teachers and Tech Use: It's Time! | Edutopia – http://t.co/uWPN2tqe #
Revisiting Prezi for Presentations – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/BtXkrywI #
From Senior to Freshman: The Post-Varsity Playbook | Edutopia – http://t.co/LZ47lnXK #
Learning HTML with Mozilla Thimble – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/KLWhmSOu #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-28

June 28, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Free Technology for Teachers: 12 Tools for Quickly Gathering Informal Feedback from Students – http://t.co/b0iugqyp #
Splitsville – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/ADlPBaE1 #
Protest music and poetry: How to teach… students the power of their voice | The Guardian – http://t.co/nKPeHd5p #
New Automatic Translator Could End Language Barrier in Lectures – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/DPShJWOt #
Coalition Moves to Bring High-Speed Internet to Rural Colleges – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/whTCzF1U #
Working Alone Together: Coworking as Emergent Collaborative Activity by Clay Spinuzzi – http://t.co/cgdFRol1 (free for a limited time only) #
7 questions on poetry – http://t.co/2Me0F5xO #
Are E-Books Hurting Independent Bookstores? — inReads – http://t.co/qrr7QJmR #
Bill Gates on Higher Education, Part 2 – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/8KVPWcUE #
Summer Sessions in Digital Media and Learning – National Writing Project – http://t.co/4jTgbz76 #
Big Bowl of I Was Wrong, Part I – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/qLQsuf5x #
Are E-Books Bad for Your Memory? – Mobiledia – http://t.co/NaLqWoQL #
Reinventing the encyclopedia game | Video on TED – http://t.co/biOokO0d #
Why It’s Important to Understand Google Ranking | MindShift – http://t.co/7cAdBYJ3 #
Three Steps for Improving Teacher Questions | Edutopia – http://t.co/yHqSv80B #
Find Free Images Quickly With Compfight – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/kBExXjWt #
A Would-Be Anthropologist Looks at Trucker Lingo – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/vfM3QqbY #
3 Out of 4 Americans Call Higher Education a Right – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/BLgbMAWh #
An iPad on Legs: Is ActivTable the Next Interactive Whiteboard? | MindShift – http://t.co/PLOI0RL5 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-27

June 27, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Game-Based Learning to Teach and Assess 21st Century Skills | Edutopia – http://t.co/Jq9b11Jo #
Automatically Share Tweets Using IFTTT – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/ZPgdO1Yo #
Comics in the Classroom and Beyond – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/3hSJwJRq #
Successfully Navigating Conferences | GradHacker – http://t.co/cVBXSzoD #
Blogging Is the New Persuasive Essay – http://t.co/1hPI0Gbh /via Paul Allison #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-26

June 26, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Teaching with Blog Carnivals | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://t.co/X6q4lYc1 #
Essay on how faculty members can chart a meaningful post-tenure career | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/I3VdI9Us #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-25

June 25, 2012 by Traci Gardner

The Importance of Reading for All of Us – http://t.co/yNGe3ozy #
An Arch Inscription – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/VomkWuq8 #
Advanced Placement participation varies widely between high schools, as tough tests gain popularity – Boston Globe – http://t.co/Tr2kA7Q9 #
SocialEdCon: What the Heck Do We Do with Social Media? | Edutopia – http://t.co/AJRiZ6Ch #
Should Tenure for College Professors Be Abolished? – WSJ – http://t.co/wEb8Ocb1 #
Carol Gilligan’s persistent “Voice” | The Boston Globe – http://t.co/itX30XqQ #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-24

June 24, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Some Books Are More Equal Than Others: How to Choose Summer Reading for Students – NYTimes – http://t.co/xlHiLmT9 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-23

June 23, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Quiz: rain in literature | Books | The Guardian – http://t.co/9Ty96ayI #
Educators: Kids aren't the only ones bullied — Schools of Thought – CNN Blogs – http://t.co/wGkcG2bW #
From T.V. to Tablet, How to Keep Kids Engaged in Books – The Juggle – WSJ – http://t.co/0bDsiKfa #ReadingRainbow #
Seeking Susan: The Second Volume of Susan Sontag’s Diaries – NYTimes – http://t.co/k3hiEMPh #
Literary Brooklyn Gets Its Leading Man – NYTimes – http://t.co/OwGxVo3Y #
Making Homework Meaningful | Edutopia – http://t.co/JP1s43zk #
U. of Utah to Help Students Publish Video Games – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/NeHUIYwr #
Most Public Libraries Offer E-Books, but Few Patrons Use Them – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/303cr8pq #
Watch McDonald's Make A Supermodel Out Of A Quarter Pounder : NPR – http://t.co/VTjZQUaL (Food photography) #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-22

June 22, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Ray Bradbury and literature in schools: RIP – Rock The Schoolhouse's blog – Boston – http://t.co/SHdu7zHh #
I'm a Bully, and So Are You – http://t.co/anCZH9xb #
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Teachers on the Students Who Keep Them Coming Back – http://t.co/BsVykWtR #
Can You Read This? (or, Is Cursive Dead Yet?) – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/rBxrt6xj #
Are You Special? How to Teach Kids to Figure it Out | TIME Ideas | TIME – http://t.co/Up5znl1n #
Blogging and recycling: thoughts on the ethics of reuse. | Doing Good Science, Scientific American Blog Network – http://t.co/6KnGuVGi #
BBC News – The cult of TED – http://t.co/sskEcU6X #
#TolstoysTweets – http://t.co/XvchVE86 – http://t.co/QF0vmWzb #
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Schools | MindShift – http://t.co/qwmyTXcB #
Understanding the Contingent Academic Workforce – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/pWahEeof #
Peter Norvig: The 100,000-student classroom | Video on TED – http://t.co/vceA4J0v #
Making history, one word at a time – http://t.co/M5TM2Dvq – http://t.co/H2qNtNWo #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-21

June 21, 2012 by Traci Gardner

How To Track Topics On The Web – http://t.co/tIftv7ZJ –useful ideas if you're focused on current events #
Grammar Is Dead, Long Live Grammar Nerds – Entertainment – The Atlantic Wire – http://t.co/Le339EKZ #
Things that die with 10.7.x Lion – http://t.co/PIfMPGMc /via @brasst #
How Cyberpunk Saved Sci-Fi | Underwire | Wired – http://t.co/4t1e4L5n #
BBC News – Top US universities put their reputations online – http://t.co/NSSdGLnx #
Bridging the Disconnect: A Layered Approach to Jump-Starting Engagement – National Writing Project – http://t.co/1DBsInVl #
Oregon Writing Project Director Gains Attention for Social Justice Article – National Writing Project – http://t.co/M4kWqJxJ #
How To Kill A Thought (In A Good Way): More On Mindfulness – Forbes – http://t.co/nfSjUc9p #
Education Week: In 'Assessing' Writing, Speed Kills – http://t.co/pytJa61G #
Reading Rainbow is Back: Can it Do for the iPad What it Did for TV? – ABC News – http://t.co/dEf1Ftfl #
Plan Seeks to Streamline Transfer of Online Courses Across State Lines – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/0vS4GDmq #
Tar River Writing Project Camps Encourage Young Writers – National Writing Project – http://t.co/G5RbYieJ #
Lost in Translation: Assessing Writing of English Language Learners – National Writing Project – http://t.co/xos8PRVm #
Six Lingering Obstacles to Using Technology in Schools | MindShift – http://t.co/xAR84VPR #
For Engaging Projects, "Keep It Real" | Edutopia – http://t.co/7gUOfz0W #
Understanding Governance on Your Campus – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/s2vlVoaC #

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