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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-20

June 20, 2012 by Traci Gardner

This Embarrasses You and I: Grammar, a Victim in the Office – WSJ – http://t.co/72raloTb #
Being a Noun – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/p42aP2zT #
In Charter Schools, Fewer With Disabilities – NYTimes – http://t.co/72qQU3wp #
Good Read: Encouraging Teachers to Teach Creativity | MindShift – http://t.co/bwuWukk1 #
Develop and Implement a Course Blog | GradHacker – http://t.co/QxlEKzga #
Lord Byron: mad, bad and dangerous to know, but definitely not from Croydon – Telegraph – http://t.co/HsYrLsXe #
Teaching The War Of 1812 Different In U.S., Canada : NPR – http://t.co/jiwzhryl #
"What's Worth Learning?" is Key Question for PBL Worldwide | Edutopia – http://t.co/uhyWgVzv #
Britain Must Support Open-Access Publishing, Report Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/1qGDObin #
Four Ways to Celebrate Juneteenth with Students | Edutopia – http://t.co/bXfmRzPx #
Start-Up Hopes to Create Free Digital Versions of Published Books – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/P1slh8yw #
Grading with Voice on an iPad – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/nZ0fuVXA #
BBC News – Name-calling 'common' in schools, say inspectors – http://t.co/xOzczlPG (they needed inspection to figure this out?) #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-19

June 19, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Missing Freshman Comp – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/MEyi600u #
Erica Kennedy, Music Writer and Novelist, Dies at 42 – NYTimes – http://t.co/aHFkjP1G #
Drunk Texts from Famous Authors » Paris Review — – http://t.co/FUIHnRhY #
Teachers’ Union to Open Lesson-Sharing Web Site – http://t.co/XvchVE86 – http://t.co/R7tagzFm (Mentions ReadWriteThink!) #
The Phrase You're Probably Misusing – http://t.co/2gPSAl0T #
Internet safety: Teenagers are well aware of dangers online – CSMonitor – http://t.co/tlNfyFlh #
What Can We Learn From Diagramming Sentences? – NYTimes – http://t.co/sucmhIcb #
Learn Virtually Alongside Global Gathering at PBL World | Edutopia – http://t.co/g4vho6ds #
The Rhetoric of Administration – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/jvWRQVIV #
Assess Carefully: Don’t Be Duped by Bogus Journals | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/0EW79dHS #
Collegiality | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/lbLgeult #
Web Search Strategies in Plain English | Common Craft – http://t.co/IofAG0Ie #
John Donne, priest and poet, part 5: a flirtatious love of God | The Guardian – http://t.co/ugOWdvCI #
The technology mistake: Confusing access to information with becoming educated – Answer Sheet – The Washington Post – http://t.co/Djo7wlet #
Senior professor's mass e-mail on dysfunction at the university leads to introspection | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/E4QffehB #
Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology | Edutopia – http://goo.gl/RkbQx #
Can the Flipped Classroom Benefit Low-Income Students? | MindShift – http://goo.gl/Eqzxi #
Teaching Students to Stand Up and Speak Out | Edutopia – http://goo.gl/KkV7A #
Are Americans Reading More Because of Their E-Readers? — inReads – http://goo.gl/JC4hP #
You Call This Progress??? | Raging Chicken Press – http://t.co/wsra8jpl –Discussion of Chronicle article on AAUP adjunct plan #
Plan Offers Better Pay, Job Stability, and a Career Path for Contingent Faculty – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/uNDbpNtB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-18

June 18, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Jeepers! On curse words and their alternatives – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/RAbk4J6f #
Social Media And The Job Hunt: Squeaky-Clean Profiles Need Not Apply – Forbes – http://t.co/yUql2qTd –for Prof Comm teachers #
‘Txt' generation kills spelling | Rockhampton News – http://t.co/MPji5kOQ #
For Lecturers, Trouble in an Italian Paradise – NYTimes – http://t.co/6kuMGFdi #
Accessing digital rhetoric: Sh*t academics say – Digital Rhetoric Collaborative – http://t.co/xdQbTWRp #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-17

June 17, 2012 by Traci Gardner

What's Right With Publishing | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/rDU5PnU9 #
No Back Row: Essay on observing an online extension of an MBA program | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/OclPmtqd #
Earning college credit for MOOCs through prior learning assessment | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/zclT8TuH #
NRC report calls for greater investment and improved efficiency for research universities | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/DUnx6mdM #
When Software Grades Your Essay – NYTimes – http://t.co/3lYCqb1C #
Happy Bloomsday! The World Celebrates James Joyce – NYTimes – http://t.co/CBOJbAxj #
Who Invented Email? Just Ask…Noam Chomsky | Wired Enterprise | Wired – http://t.co/hk6SNj84 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-16

June 16, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Three Free Tools for Creating infographics – http://t.co/IeiNThGF #
Do All Of Us Possess Genius? | MindShift – http://t.co/jvtzY7eM #
The Childhood Homes of 20 Famous Authors – http://t.co/ap0oDDl2 #
The 50 Coolest Book Covers Ever – ShortList Magazine – http://t.co/PiBCgYO7 #
Great reads for Pride Month – http://t.co/heB632sk #
Storm in a teacup over girl's school dinner blog – CNN – http://t.co/E7BdWTYN #
BBC News – The banning of a 9-year-old's food blog – http://t.co/mZrFLHKV #
'Girls,' 'Mad Men,' and the Future of TV-as-Literature – The Atlantic – http://t.co/lKsEYiEX #
AP Issues Style Guidelines On 'Jeggings,' 'Jorts' : NPR – http://t.co/rgfqhT9d (Tengrrl issues guideline: they still aren't very stylish) #
Comics as Literature, Part 4: Father Figures | GeekDad | Wired – http://t.co/YYbI2yln #
Is Twitter Literature? : IDEA CHANNEL: PBS Arts – http://t.co/MMe5pZNS #
Vanishing Languages – National Geographic Magazine – http://t.co/bu0w9xWc #
Free Online Resources Engage Elementary Kids (Tech2Learn Series) | Edutopia – http://t.co/Xbujn07E #
Reader Idea | Personal Inquiry Projects With The Learning Network – NYTimes – http://t.co/BDpU3hzc #
Overcoming Session Proposal Anxiety at THATCamp and Beyond – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/Ze44yg5p #
BBC News – 9-year-old NeverSeconds blogger Martha Payne school dinner photo ban lifted – http://t.co/GOZKNwYZ #
Getting on Top Through Mass Murder – Percolator – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/s45ctH88 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-15

June 15, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Summer Session at P2PU | NWP Digital Is – http://t.co/vOfhzZGH #
How Big Data Sees Wikipedia – NYTimes – http://t.co/VHY2EoTZ #
‘Summer slide’ worse for poor kids – http://t.co/jSgc8bpZ #
NewsPoet: Robert Pinsky Writes The Day In Verse : NPR – http://t.co/Q7y9FO2E #
Tips For Taking Online Classes | HackCollege – http://t.co/GK7c0ZCR #
APA Style Blog: How to Cite Multiple Works by the Same Author in a Compilation – http://t.co/UBK7vPab #
Assuming the Doctor's a 'He' – NYTimes – http://t.co/6SNq0Ozf –Students reading an essay make assumptions based on language of the piece. #
Engaging Students with Technology over the Summer | Edutopia – http://t.co/kvjaOu3u #
At 75, University-Press Association Rides the 'Second Digital Wave' – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/OVHyvj8j #
Feminist Take on Games Draws Crude Ridicule, Massive Support | Underwire | Wired – http://t.co/GmDyzJXd #
Technology Is The New English – http://t.co/ScZlY3aS #
How to integrate literacy with STEM – The Answer Sheet – The Washington Post – http://t.co/UR7Ct0xv #
Unlocking Learning Mastery | Edutopia – http://t.co/sE6NCOLd #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-14

June 14, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Quiz: how much poetry do you know by heart? | The Guardian – http://t.co/U8sNQ2AQ #
'Yeah, No' – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/SP0sdibT #
Bad for the Brain: Goodbye to Unsustainable Education Models | Edutopia – http://t.co/F4NTE0Wr #
Resources and Tools for PBL Start to Finish | Edutopia – http://t.co/1ZuoJdXN #
Knowledge Graph: Easy Fact Finding Allows for Deeper Search | MindShift – http://t.co/sBsS8SgO #
The Importance of Internet Safety | Edutopia – http://t.co/B0bnpqi0 #
The Tricky Business of Grading Participation | GradHacker – http://t.co/D7jtUJkM #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-13

June 13, 2012 by Traci Gardner

How Churchill Mobilized the English Language – The New York Sun – http://t.co/KRmkD5eh #
Typographic Book Covers – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/qPksceUV #
How to Use Video Game Tactics in the Classroom | MindShift – http://t.co/cgKUDHK2 #
Sixth-Graders, Pop Lyrics, and Iambic Pentameter | Edutopia – http://t.co/kpYdLQX3 #
Interactive Map Traces Slaves' Path to Emancipation – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/O0PGxDA1 #
Can Free, High-Quality Education Get You A Job? | MindShift – http://t.co/l7yLtOET #
A Martian Joined Ray Bradbury and Me for Dinner in Paris – NYTimes – http://t.co/28Ri8NLZ #
Browse Smarter with User Agent Switching – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/ledbYmU3 #
Free Technology for Teachers: 15 Free Tools for Storing and Sharing Files – http://t.co/bcnIXtGk #
Contorted Catwoman Cover Inspires Internet Ridicule | GeekMom | Wired – http://t.co/8ukEm6nw #
BBC News – Q&A: Who are internet trolls – and how is the law changing? – http://t.co/pAhNte7g #
Google Blockly Is a Visual, Drag-and-Drop Tool for Building Apps and Learning to Code – http://t.co/FplJIQXD #
Harry Potter and the English elective – MPNnow – http://t.co/VT9Aemnp #
More Ammo: Digital Scholarship and Activity in Tenure and Promotion | HASTAC – http://t.co/wn4hHExP #
New Publishing Venture Gives Researchers Control Over Access – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/Kn6XDdij #
Adobe & The Real Or Fake Challenge | HackCollege – http://t.co/gWdRiNsK #
BBC News – Learning 'infantilised' by relying on internet – http://t.co/pNyohv0k #
Report from DHSI 2012 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/MSIoyVyx #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-12

June 12, 2012 by Traci Gardner

The Ink-smudged Diaries of Adrienne Rich | The Harvard Crimson – http://t.co/mBWEMeMQ #
Not Hole – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/MZxyr0b9 #
The perfect t-shirt for the day you're teaching resumes – http://t.co/MqGAl02M #
English teacher behind viral video: 'Kids have to stumble' – U.S. News – http://t.co/d9YJyUya #
The Sound of a Sentence – NYTimes – http://t.co/YjrwWvcy #
The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have – http://t.co/T7ES8YWR #
BBC News – Websites to be forced to identify trolls under new measures – http://t.co/hZUxe1xs #
BBC News – Shakespeare lessons for three year olds – http://t.co/V8txxj5H #
New York Times to Suspend Online-Education Program – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/yPkdJp0Y #
Why Digital Writing Matters in Education | Edutopia – http://t.co/4Bh4l4ku #
The Antidote to e-Books – NYTimes – http://t.co/msba5uRk #
The Benefits of Making It Harder to Learn – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/pKhaSat5 #
How do you tell how much "service" work to do? What counts as "service"? – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/oNBjusiw #
Universities need to tell students the rules about plagiarism, says adjudicator | The Guardian – http://t.co/wBvCA8ls #
Keep Learning and Making: 10 Fun Indoor Summer Projects | MindShift – http://t.co/LwNi6jJq #
Researchers Find Online Photos are Worth Much More than 1,000 Words – http://t.co/xIlHEW2E #
4 Helpful Tips For Finding A Really Great Mentor « Courage 2 Create – http://t.co/fijpKiW7 #
Research-Supported PBL Practices | Edutopia – http://t.co/GTXnXoRn #
Poor Elijah’s Almanack: The great American English class- The Register Citizen – http://t.co/gp9SmJ7K #
A daughter's poetry is a tough editing job » The Witness – http://t.co/r34USmm2 –Effect of feedback on a writer (& how it can go wrong) #
Roses are red, violets are blue – what poetry does that prose doesn't do » Newburyport News – http://t.co/mVDkiVtl #
Comics as Literature, Part 3: Spotlight on Will Eisner | GeekDad | Wired – http://t.co/rmrEq7RQ #
Do we pay teachers too much money? – ReTired Tucson Teacher – http://t.co/V6oatNZa #
Five Recent Developments in Getting Things Done – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/7ImaZQ80 #
John Hockenberry: We are all designers | Video on TED: http://t.co/HAy1Nyz4 Can we apply the idea of design with intent to document design? #
What's it like to write a book with your mom, when your mom is Jodi Picoult? – NYTimes – http://t.co/6Th7Ywuo #
A Teachable Moment: Anne Frank's Birthday | Edutopia – http://t.co/XrtPvwRm #
Scrivener Makes a Good Transcription Tool – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/zUDc9YGF #
Finding joy in writing | GradHacker – http://t.co/4YMlK2lg #
When Your Computer Is as Easy to Use as Your Phone – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education – http://t.co/ttq6Yo8m #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-06-11

June 11, 2012 by Traci Gardner

BBC News – Firms offer school leavers remedial classes – http://t.co/WpyC1GjH #
DiffPDF Finds Differences Between PDF Files – http://t.co/XhatRU2F #
A copy of Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, an early feminist novel from the American South, on auction | HULIQ – http://t.co/hwzItpps #
Meeting Your Writer Heroes | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/0vKJRFQe #
Content Overload or Running Empty on Bandwidth: Summify and News.me | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/BNDZRAOc #
Where Am I? » College Ready Writing | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/oSIdo4c3 #
Synchronous Web Teaching Magic | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/FuLWjWsX #
The Language of MOOCs | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/Qq0XHwo5 #
Celebrating physical campuses and those who keep them up (essay) | Inside Higher Ed – http://t.co/qbx9mSMn #
The Innovative Educator: cn u txtspk? – http://t.co/MRMhNZ2u #

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