@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-11

• How High School Students Use Facebook To Fool College Admissions Officers  http://ow.ly/epUYI
• Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Universities for Google Book Scanning | HackCollege  http://ow.ly/epjUm
• Your Twitter Hashtag Chats Are Ruining My Life. Please Stop http://ow.ly/epjko
• How to Spot Truth in the Sea of Lies, Rumors, and Myths on the Internet  http://ow.ly/epiP7
• Lesson | No Pride in Prejudice: Looking Beyond the Gender Labels to Experience Literature –  NYTimes http://ow.ly/epiAm
• Mo Yan Wins Nobel Literature Prize – NYTimes  http://ow.ly/eph48
• APA Style Blog: British Spellings  http://ow.ly/epgZO
• What’s Worth Investing In? Criteria for Choosing Technology for Learning | MindShift  http://ow.ly/epgF4
• Revolving around the Writing Revolution – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education  http://ow.ly/eo6eF

@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-10

• Long Live Paper – NYTimes http://t.co/87lRBbxI #
• Why I Gave Up Flipped Instruction http://t.co/Wo98DNDs #
• Language Magazine » Reading Literature Not Only a Pleasure http://t.co/t9CqLIK5 #
• Should We Teach the Five-Paragraph Essay? – Teacher in a Strange Land – Education Week Teacher http://t.co/xa3cUqar #
• The Beatles' 'Hey Jude' named most-referenced song in literature | NME http://t.co/hddWWeAc #
• 5 Tips For Getting Your Tech Questions Answered – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/kjFribG6 #
• Seeing Voices: Assessing Writerly Stance in the NWP Analytic Writing Continuum – National Writing Project http://t.co/MwmapxEt #
• Driving in Both Lanes: Practicing Culturally Responsive Literacy Teaching While Addressing Standards and Accountability http://t.co/JWauTKxe #
• Full-Contact Teaching: Connecting with Hearts and Minds | Edutopia http://t.co/ni6INGE9 #
• Full-Contact Teaching: Connecting with Hearts and Minds | Edutopia http://t.co/zB0Pz9Fz #
• The Humble eBook Bundle (pay what you want & help charity)– Eight works. Authors include Gaiman, Doctorow, Scalzi: http://t.co/nxDp3s4d #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-09

• Passive Writing at the 'Daily Planet' – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/Y032id0Z #
• Cell Phones tools of engagement or distraction? | The Innovative Educator: http://t.co/jg1TxgdP #
• Shoot Great Video Using Just Your Phone’s Camera http://t.co/t4gS7Dxy #
• CV Maker Creates Beautiful, Professional-Looking Resumes Online in Minutes http://t.co/jXFchhVZ #
• Presenting for Twitter at Conferences – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/YWm46sdB #
• Mitt Romney vs. Big Bird: When Enthymemes Attack | viz. http://t.co/Vl8uE7wU #
• Using Technology to Teach About the Election | Edutopia http://t.co/nMhDUBK3 #
• A ProfHacker TweetChat with Anvil Academic: Presenting Digital Work for Promotion and Tenure – ProfHacker – http://t.co/SauoZY4g #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-08

• 14 interesting facts about text messaging | The Innovative Educator: http://t.co/5fBMaiii #
• America’s Most Famous Living Poet – In These Times http://t.co/6ETFkNme #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-07

• Are you ready to take an online course? – Boston http://t.co/RtYTvX4v #
• Teaching fiction – Chicago Tribune http://t.co/0ofAZG2s #
• Google-Publisher Deal Ignores Elephant In The Room: Fair Use http://t.co/RU5NwFus #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-06

• Student Free-Speech Still Unsettled Issue – Walt Gardner's Reality Check – Education Week http://t.co/FjqzXlkX #
• Media Literacy in the Digital Age – The Huffington Post http://t.co/1RZX9q9v #
• What Aristotle and Stephen Colbert Have In Common – Atlantic Mobile http://t.co/GEupqzkz #
• Why American Students Can't Write: Responding to the Atlantic | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/1G1DNue4 #
• Lois Lowry, 'The Giver' Author, Reflects On Dystopian Novels, Why Kids Make The Best Audiences – The Huffington Post http://t.co/RMulv0Jd #
• 7 Old-Fashioned Tips for Improving Your Writing in the Digital Age – The Huffington Post http://t.co/ktX3MkUK #
• How Toni Morrison’s ‘Beloved’ Is Taught in Schools – The Daily Beast http://t.co/TclV8SVw #
• Free literary podcasts with Boston scholars – Daily News http://t.co/dgIrg4O0 #
• The Dartmouth: Summit explores power of writing and language http://t.co/sKOp63Ea #
• Google settles library lawsuit http://t.co/F1LTzJJB #
• Viewpoint: English is dead, long live 'glocalisation' http://t.co/4JRdbBlV #
• Students and Parents Debrief on Their First Social Media Summer Program | Edutopia http://t.co/1lhUQXBs #
• Should We Connect School Life to Real Life? | MindShift http://t.co/ifFUCX40 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-05

• More Grammar Hate Mail – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/HmfnlXNv #
• Encourage Authentic Writing With #WhatIWrite and #NaNoWriMo – NYTimes http://t.co/ASqcA6wI #
• Using Photos With English Language Learners | Edutopia http://t.co/2LMjs1TX #
• APA Style Blog: Cite What You See, Cite What You Use http://t.co/G7irkC87 #
• Shimon Schocken: The self-organizing computer course | Video on TED http://t.co/Ac1FxuFu #MOOC #
• Sabbatical Diary: Thinking about Grades – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/7SH4TW0j #
• Ahead of the Game – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/Uzn0IRia #
• Are Lectures Less Effective Than Discussions? | HackCollege http://t.co/vw7BR6iP #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-04

• Tools for Teaching: Managing a Large Class Size | Edutopia http://t.co/AmJaeTBX #
• What To Do If Your School Bans Useful Websites | MindShift http://t.co/rQ4gQoBW #
• Creating and Maintaining a Professional Presence Online: A Roundup and Reflection – ProfHacker – http://t.co/xGOsZPuZ #
• Writing Center 101: A Survey Course « UofL Writing Center http://t.co/vVkjQE5V #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-03

• Try Pathbrite for Creating Academic Portfolios http://t.co/Qih0meWN #
• A New Contest, Centered Around Usage – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/kz6pgv3v #
• How Important is Grit in Student Achievement? | MindShift http://t.co/LAHtRQTy #
• Lists and the Disoriented Learner – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/FMdquFNE #
• Publisher Buys Online-Learning Company Deltak for $220-Million – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/6PUQmX6R #
• Diary Of A Reluctant E-Publisher: The Book’s The Thing — inReads http://t.co/L2aBIVMV #
• Digital Killed the Analog Star: An Interview with Fred Moody of Anvil Academic Press – ProfHacker – CHE http://t.co/igL85HMC #
• Service That Helps Professors Stay Connected When Visiting Other Campuses Is Expanding – Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/lEmeg0qn #
• “Can you believe the student said…?” Capturing Critical Teachable Moments After Communication Missteps » TCRecord: http://t.co/RD3Uy4YB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-10-02

• Grammar: Is "whom" history? From the mouths of babes | The Economist http://t.co/YcyubnXJ #
• MediaShift . How to Teach Digital Storytelling in High School | PBS http://t.co/0sqvANVk #
• Creativity Is Not the Enemy of Good Writing – The Atlantic http://t.co/Mu21cypC #
• God and Susie – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/QtPfsi5W #
• Five Web Tools to Help Teach Bloom's Taxonomy | Edutopia http://t.co/pwXwdogW #
• Recasting Teachers and Students as Designers | MindShift http://t.co/bNreJLmI #
• Blended Learning: We Are All New Teachers | Edutopia http://t.co/QCQpVhw5 #
• Bring Us Your Innovative Ed-Tech Ideas, Education Dept. Says at Meeting – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/5VFYRSQH #
• A Tool for Reviewing Tables of Information – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/MB04peqy #
• Writing Inspiration for Productivity | GradHacker http://t.co/msw8GfiU #
• Class assignment for The things they carry http://t.co/jPyoQ1SL #
• Education Nation: Why educators aren’t sold on video games http://t.co/wQTjLG2Q #

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