Mark Twain’s Autobiography Is Flying Off the Shelves – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cn8yW6 # First-Grade Girl Bullied for Liking Star Wars?! | GeekDad | Wired.com http://hoki.es/9D7akE # Is 'Harry Potter' young adult literature? | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/bYqeao # Reader's Almanac: H.…
Author: Traci Gardner
Bit.ly Bundles Simplify Sharing Links with Students
Bit.ly Bundles are about to simplify the way you share links with students and colleagues. Take any collection of links you want to pass along, and with Bit.ly Bundles you can share just one short web address. You’ll no longer…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-18
Academic Freedom vs. Mandated Course Content – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9udSU4 # U. of Maryland Fights in Court for Rights to Katherine Anne Porter Papers – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/a34uet # USC to Open…
Educational Resources You’re Guaranteed to Like
If you are an English teacher, I’m here to make you a promise. Every day, I gather the latest news stories on literacy, literature, and composition and post them online. When I finish that, I publish details on the wonderful…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-17
Professors Publish Guide to Copyright Issues of Multimedia Projects – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9PWJZ5 # Late-Night Texting Can Negatively Impact Schoolwork | School Library Journal » http://hoki.es/ai6lfE # More Colleges Are Using Hand-Held Devices as Classroom Aids –…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-16
Media Literacy Starts with Everyone, Report Says | School Library Journal » http://hoki.es/9EeLG5 # Cellphones in the Classroom: Distraction or Tool? http://hoki.es/bAmatm # A Twitter Flub Becomes a 'Word of the Year' – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/dbJnY9 # Bit.ly Bundles Creates Combinations…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-15
The Overhead Projector: Don't Overlook It (Part 1) – Coach G's Teaching Tips – Education Week Teacher http://hoki.es/bBTISy # The Put-Ons of Personal Essayists – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bvk4Hh # The Future of Free…
Updating the Copyright Puzzle
In some ways, copyright is a very static thing. Once you set your words down, you own them for decades. When it comes to how teachers apply and teach copyright however, there are always new resources and new guidelines to…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-14
Five Best Distraction-Free Writing Tools | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/bOhiu9 # Should MIT Teach Poetry? by John Lundberg: Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/c62k3U # The Shadow Scholar: The Ghostwriter Who Helps Students Plagiarize – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aIlSxG # Teacher:…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-13
Obama Administration Seeks Internet Privacy Protections, New Policy Office – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/cVDIMq # Textbooks becoming obsolete due to rise of computers in the classroom, claim teachers – Telegraph http://hoki.es/cLlqnO # How Reading Rewires the Brain – ScienceNOW http://hoki.es/9AoQxI # Express…