Oh, To Be Young: The Year's Best Teen Reads : NPR http://hoki.es/fXIN3d # 'Tangled' – A Fairy-Tale Princess Unleashed : NPR http://hoki.es/gmMmVK # Boy An Icon For Childhoods Lost In Holocaust : NPR http://hoki.es/g59M6p (the story behind a photo) #…
Author: Traci Gardner
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-27
Why Harry Potter & Friends Would Stand Out in the College Admissions Process | College – U. Got It? http://hoki.es/gtok4q # Are we making the Internet stupid? | higher ed marketing http://hoki.es/eP6Q4d # 15-minute writing exercise closes the gender gap…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-26
‘Smarthistory’ Rethinks the Art-History Textbook Online – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hDQ62h # Graduate Students Create Recyclable Laptop – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ecRsYX # Audio: Does Administrative Bloat Contribute to Speech Codes? – Academic Freedom – The…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-25
Tackling World Hunger as a Classroom Topic | Edutopia http://hoki.es/iaVrcP # YouTube Project for Awesome: Promoting Videos for Charities | NCTE Secondary Section: http://hoki.es/gi0c6Q # Literature: Where do fairy tales come from? | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette » http://hoki.es/eQ7prX # The Real…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-24
8 Ways Technology Is Improving Education | Mashable » http://hoki.es/eJa0oV # The future is electronic: Netbooks, computers increasingly replacing pencils, paper, textbooks – chicagotribune.com http://hoki.es/e09t1w # OK: How Two Letters Made 'America's Greatest Word' : NPR http://hoki.es/fmczpW # In Praise…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-23
Excessive Video Gaming Can Lead to Problematic Teen Behavior, Study Says http://hoki.es/gGxNJb # Text messaging: a lecture hall epidemic? | eCampus News http://hoki.es/gOfGaG # Tinley teacher turns social media into tool :: The SouthtownStar :: http://hoki.es/gV8eSt # Tim Burton Telling…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-22
High School students airing live on the Internet – Galesburg, IL – The Register-Mail http://hoki.es/h7Tmuq # Long Live the Web: A Call for Continued Open Standards and Neutrality: Scientific American http://hoki.es/fY8YxV # Bill in Congress Would Require Anti-Bullying Measures on…
Thanksgiving Classroom Discussion: The Meaning of Thanksgiving
Still looking for that last-minute classroom activity to keep the class occupied before the Thanksgiving break? Mark Twain’s newly released autobiography includes a comment on the meaning of Thanksgiving that is bound to lead to a lively classroom discussion. Begin…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-21
Ten Simple Strategies for Re-engaging Students | Edutopia http://hoki.es/ciMUBo # From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cxV2Qy # Minnesota students, teachers find iPad becoming go-to tool – TwinCities.com http://hoki.es/byqj9w # Maybe Experience Really Can Be the Best…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-20
Fairy tales go flying back onto the big screen – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/dxTUAz # Researchers Criticize Reliability of National Survey of Student Engagement – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/akpyYX # Cuts To University's Humanities Program Draw Outcry : NPR http://hoki.es/9b8kip…