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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-10

February 10, 2013 by Traci Gardner

Capote Classic 'In Cold Blood' Tainted by Long-Lost Files – WSJ | http://t.co/HNhNvm7J ->
Persuasion and the Creepy Treehouse Effect | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://t.co/sqyJ09hM ->
Educational Leadership:Creativity Now!:Fundamentals of Creativity http://t.co/OiUyn6jp ->
Education Week: Middle Schoolers Turning on Smartphones http://t.co/ESR2gR6U ->
Introverted Kids Need to Learn to Speak Up at School – Jessica Lahey – The Atlantic http://t.co/wA0HV7vc ->
Teaching Writing Through Personal Reflection: Bad Idea – The Conversation – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/fWHVQVY8 ->
Beyond Gamification: Cutting-Edge Technology Meets Alternative, Progressive Education – Forbes http://t.co/vcd9YwvU ->
Steps to Achieving Successful Digital Programs | District Administration Magazine http://t.co/lXo2a0Ox ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-09

February 9, 2013 by Traci Gardner

Bemoaning the Corporatization of Higher Education | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/uYDjdlpi ->
Liberal Arts Majors Didn't Kill the Economy – Atlantic Mobile http://t.co/32iGrBWi ->
Anxious About Tests? Tips to Ease Angst | MindShift http://t.co/EWw6JHhs ->
Where MOOCs Miss the Mark: The Student-Teacher Relationship | Edutopia http://t.co/SmJQEhQB ->
Friday Funnies: The book edition http://t.co/VwRCTMkn ->
The Innovative Educator: What does an Ed Tech Coordinator Do? http://t.co/baHZn38R ->
How a Charming Doodling App Arose From the Web's Wildest West http://t.co/gTYFKOMr ->
Grammar lovers split over infinitives – The Guardian http://t.co/2uXDgGtI ->
Beyond 'Beloved': books that are commonly challenged – Washington Post (blog) http://t.co/2anltCtF ->
Learn R with Twotorials | ProfHacker http://t.co/QXMDTO50 ->
Common Core and Print | Edutopia http://t.co/uq7CkDl3 ->
The Incredible Privilege of “Building” | College Ready Writing | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/oWCy9p6h ->
Libraries turn to laptop vending machines to fulfill students' late night studying needs | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/yZvDwceG ->
An academic press sues a librarian, raising issues of academic freedom | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/IkrA6OSP ->
A Swang and a Miss – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/7YFcbQlv ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-08

February 8, 2013 by Traci Gardner

What can WoW and other MMOs teach us about literature and storytelling? http://t.co/cwwWRIbn ->
MOOCs and Clinicals | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/1Hp1Bsbv ->
Antho-Logic: Information Wants to be Curated | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/vvrWImd6 ->
The Writer Inside Me | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/hq6BYFYz ->
Being a Good Colleague with Social Media | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/HGOpgLJi ->
Changing the Education Conversation | Edutopia http://t.co/MYHm0s2X ->
BeyoncÃ©'s (Unflattering?) Halftime Show | viz. http://t.co/cyGJDaSg ->
A Midcareer Change – Manage Your Career – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/VicxpNss ->
Use Amara to Crowdsource Captions on Your Entire YouTube Channel – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/HfIzC2k8 ->
Higher Ed Trends: MOOCs, Tablets, Gamification, and Wearable Tech | MindShift http://t.co/D6p2Yagp ->
Political Courage for Academic Freedom in New York City | Academe Blog http://t.co/OXojHLBa ->
BBC News – Middlesbrough school bans use of local dialect http://t.co/y0NU6iJy ->
Choose Your Own Classroom Adventure with inklewriter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/8BPvB4LW ->
American Council on Education Recommends 5 MOOCs for Credit – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/8dbHAKl6 ->
ACE deems 5 massive open courses worthy of credit | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/5YdPyOQS ->
They Call Me Professor | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/6ImUVTje ->
Higher Pass Rates for Computer-Based GED | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/1RDevrw1 ->
Essay on the use of research to improve student retention | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/uN7mJZD7 ->
What If The Onion Sponsored an Essay Contest | Academe Blog http://t.co/DUR63iEL ->
Mother Hubbard's Bone, Alexander Pope's Tea – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/NJADxIvA ->
4 Things a Beetle Can Teach You About Persuasion http://t.co/kTE0Bt3X ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-07

February 7, 2013 by Traci Gardner

MOOCs and the Mechanization of Education: Widening the Gap Between the Haves and Have-Nots « The Digital Realist http://t.co/9tlQGO1t ->
In honor of #DLDay tonight #fycchat will be discussing the #learnersrights doc. Pls join us at 9pm EST and share widely /via @readywriting ->
What Pride and Prejudice Tells Us About The Future of the Book | viz. http://t.co/exmo9xzs ->
Tech Meets Handwriting: Lernstift Pen Buzzes to Correct Your Spelling, Grammar and Penmanship | TIME http://t.co/fgmIhNZR ->
Andrew Lam: Stranger Than Nonfiction–A Look at the Online Homework Racket http://t.co/mjBliOHj ->
Teachers Embrace Digital Learning Strategies | MindShift http://t.co/FsoBMqMz ->
Personalized Learning Resources for Mobile Educators | Edutopia http://t.co/zot1OSOt ->
Technology Integration Research Review | Edutopia http://t.co/taSYpBGR ->
Surviving the Dissertation: Tips from Someone Who Mostly Has | GradHacker http://t.co/nt6TRQHN ->
CUNY adjuncts ask not to be called professors in course syllabuses to highlight working conditions | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/HUHnPAH2 ->
BBC News – What the web is doing to the future of fiction http://t.co/Io6vuKLP ->
The making of a MOOC at the University of Amsterdam | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/aPaiSHXx ->
Publishers in Transition (and the Readers Who Love Them) – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/HBpa9Onj ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-06

February 6, 2013 by Traci Gardner

MOOC meltdown: Coursera course on fundamentals of online education ends in disaster. http://t.co/8CkyFPuX ->
Digital Learning Day and Open Access | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/xnDjCrqd ->
Who Are You Online? Considering Issues of Web Identity – NYTimes http://t.co/JS2OqhhX ->
MOOCs: Valuable Innovation Or Grand Diversion? – Information Week, Education – http://t.co/lPSBwhQq ->
How online class about online learning failed miserably http://t.co/scoT2C4q ->
Dealing with Digital Behavior Issues: A Parent Guide | Edutopia http://t.co/IIMgD7V4 ->
Tips for Sharing Great Open Educational Content | MindShift http://t.co/zhNpqTz7 ->
Mea Culpa: on Conference Tweeting, Politeness, and Community Building – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/HEzvt3Y4 ->
Would You Announce Your Email Habits? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/P8sYjLRc ->
Join Us on Twitter for #EdTechChat Wed, 2/6 at 8 PM EST and Celebrate Digital Learning Day | Thinkfinity http://t.co/5L0P4EJs ->
Why Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Is So Hot Right Now — ReadWrite http://t.co/J80dREf0 ->
Why the Online Ed MOOC Didn't Work | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/wAOnUwlG ->
Academic Minute: Who Controls the Internet? | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/w3v62e6q ->
Essay critiques Garrison Keillor for his jokes about English majors | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/MDb0qtNW ->
Being a Preposition – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/jO7XrUsh ->
Tech Time | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/hepx1DPX ->
Branch Campuses and Cross-Border Education: Asking the Right Questions | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/l8kX8U0k ->
"The Family Circus" is NOT a Comic | viz. http://t.co/9ddrUCRh ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-05

February 5, 2013 by Traci Gardner

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: I’m an English Professor In a Movie. http://t.co/ljlNMCDg ->
4 storytelling tips for making 6-second short films with Vine from the folks behind 5secondfilms – beanstalk – Boston http://t.co/njJ5orvI ->
Second Graders Correct Grammar Mistakes in NFL Players’ Tweets | WDAF TV — FOX 4 http://t.co/efQbs0Wd ->
Georgia Tech and Coursera Try to Recover From MOOC Stumble – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/MLJtUgX2 ->
MOOCs and Tablet Computing Are Top Tech Trends in 'Horizon Report' – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/LfpUTGRd ->
U-M researchers uncover likely cause of Mary Ingalls' 'Little House' blindness http://t.co/zcIasvIX ->
The Rhetoric of Style: Writing is Like Getting Dressed in the Morning « UofL Writing Center http://t.co/8gzGZdZg ->
Ready . . . Set . . . Graduate | Academe Blog http://t.co/xkoDlEdD ->
Free online course providers pair up with credit-bearing exams | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/0r095cnL ->
Coursera forced to call off a MOOC amid complaints about the course | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/vbfwCeeS ->
Hot Off the (Library) Press – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/GOm3y3lp ->
Academe's Still-Precarious Freedom – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/bEAoXCJ0 ->
The End Is Not Nigh for Colleges – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/n3ZgtZMb ->
In Search of a Good Critique – Do Your Job Better – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/XFik5MY7 ->
Words: a Time Capsule – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/ZD45QSmN ->
Social Media, Parenting, and Remembering | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/Ax0U8dpW ->
Teaching Tips From Tim Gunn, Mentor on ‘Project Runway’ – NYTimes http://t.co/h1PPfCJk ->
Coursera forced to call off a MOOC amid complaints about the course | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/3Ln9qC9H ->
Dr. Seuss Himself Was a Cat in the Hat – NYTimes http://t.co/FLlqfjPG ->

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A Definition Assignment from a Super Bowl Commercial

February 4, 2013 by Traci Gardner

I wasn’t blown away by the Super Bowl commercials this year. There were a couple that seemed cute to me. The GoDaddy commercials, as usual, annoyed me. WWE fan that I am, I enjoyed The Rock’s Milk commercial, and like several of my friends, I teared up over the Clydesdale commercial.

The most immediately useful commercial however was this farmer commercial for Ram Trucks, which uses Paul Harvey’s “So God Made a Farmer” speech as its text:

Play this commercial in the classroom and talk about writing extended definitions. It’s a wonderful example and can inspire students to create their own video definitions.

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-03

February 3, 2013 by Traci Gardner

Teaching ‘Macbeth’ in Middle School – NYTimes http://t.co/5eQTtd1Q ->
Elite Education Versus “The Rest” | Academe Blog http://t.co/n1wHfR9O ->
5 Rewards of Teaching Young Students to Blog | The Innovative Educator: http://t.co/xrV5R5k2 ->
San Antonio Writing Project Hosts "Writing for a Changing Landscape" Conference for Teachers – National Writing Project http://t.co/AA0lskcF ->
Bringing Students to Life With Memoir Writing – National Writing Project http://t.co/VrOOdPMB ->
Several Campuses Disrupted by Outage in Course-Management Systems – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/I7yN8s6Z ->
Publishers and Library Groups Spar in Appeal to Ruling on E-Reserves – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/Oavtih7J ->
Most Students in Harvard Cheating Scandal Were Forced to Withdraw – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/w4h21Mmj ->
7 Essential Principles of Innovative Learning | MindShift http://t.co/HprrrIiB ->
How Educators and Schools Can Make the Most of Google Hangouts | Edutopia http://t.co/cAugb9Jt ->
APA Style Blog: Quotation Mark Uses Other Than Quotes http://t.co/V3JTMrL6 ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-02

February 2, 2013 by Traci Gardner

Five-Minute Film Festival: Teaching in a Winter Wonderland | Edutopia http://t.co/1KhlNmne ->
Adventures in Academia: Is hating your students a normal thing? http://t.co/DxlY9mog ->
BBC News – Who, What, Why: Why do some countries regulate baby names? http://t.co/77xiTYcT –discussion connotation? creative writing? ->
Library supporters worry U.S. may back publishers in copyright case | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/uVfd6Z1d ->
Essay on pipe dreams for a first sabbatical | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/3rZu0kKt ->
How We Speak – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/B7hjwGPt ->
Twitter Controversies | College Ready Writing | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/4RpgxZpa ->
Teaching Media Literacy with Memes | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/Qr9zcPmp ->

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2013-02-01

February 1, 2013 by Traci Gardner

Student Engagement in the Online Classroom – Do Your Job Better – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/F5mRXBcF ->
On Sharing and OERs (Open Education Resources) | Academe Blog http://t.co/Otzb73B4 ->
New Literacies in an Age of Participatory Culture – National Writing Project http://t.co/bpbd5z70 ->
Keep Your Official Twitter Archive Fresh – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/BSyBCdto ->
The Power of Educational Coaching | Edutopia http://t.co/lhORV3ZQ ->
Second Start | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/O7w6GgqC ->
Chasing Inbox Zero – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/QQaT742y ->
Moodling – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/2PTFGvbr ->
My Liberal Arts Degrees | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/11pENTnV ->
Adobe Connect and the Limits of EdTech Outsourcing | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/WliI65sk ->
Artificial-Intelligence Computer System 'Watson' Goes to College – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/pUTAP59s ->

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