Tweeting Students Earn Higher Grades Than Others in Classroom Experiment – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/8ZDZvh # Use "TK" While Writing to Avoid the Web's Black Hole | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/d91hBg # Modern Minstrelsy: Exploring the Legacy of Racist…
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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-11
With a little help from students, St. Tammany Parish teachers try to keep up with the digital age | NOLA.com http://hoki.es/90ND6K # 9 most subversive children’s books ever written – Books – TODAYshow.com http://hoki.es/9Q7vai # Borders Taps Chegg To Power…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-10
What is Plagiarism, and Is it Always Bad? | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/dmhfAI # Mr. Administrator, Tear Down This Firewall! | Teacher Magazine: http://hoki.es/8YgnYb # College Students Don't Know How To Research, Study Shows | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/c0IuMT # Reader's…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-09
iPad Competition? Kno Offers Tablet Computer for Schools – TIME http://hoki.es/8Yyf5U # Broadband usage growing, but income, education, & socio-economic factors still play role in access » msnbc.com http://hoki.es/9bFtqJ # Bullying happening more often virtually than in person, researcher says…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-08
Ripped from the Headlines: How to Turn Current Events into Real-World Projects | Edutopia http://hoki.es/9tFhbu # Forget About Perfect Grammar and Just Write Well | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/9B2rZq # Email Writing Values: Clarity Is Key | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/8Z0ZMB #…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-07
38 New Social Media Resources You May Have Missed | Mashable » http://hoki.es/cYKD2X # Among Benefits For Walmart Workers: A Degree : NPR http://hoki.es/aUwlXX # Howard Rheingold Speaks on Credibility of Online Information and Social Media | Critical Thinkers »…
Trying Out Some Tasty Blackbird Pie
I immediately liked the name of the new WordPress plug-in, Blackbird Pie. The nursery rhyme popped right into my head: Four and Twenty Black Birds, Baked in a Pie. The plug-in makes this, essentially a jazzy block quotation: [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/tengrrl/status/1348769496965120″]…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-06
Conroy's 'Reading Life': A Search For Safe Harbors : NPR http://hoki.es/bjksk8 # Teachers: Please stop prohibiting the use of Wikipedia | ZDNet http://hoki.es/b1uyuc # U. of California Readies Its For-Credit Online-Course Venture – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/deELvX #…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-05
Feast Your Eyes On The World's Most Beautiful Grammar Book | BOOKTRYST: http://hoki.es/bw8jhJ # Students Are Not Products And Teachers Are Not Social Engineers : 13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR http://hoki.es/cfobPs # My Love Affair with TED (.com) |…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-04
Shrinking Your Email Signature – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9NjzSi # Breaking Out of Grading Jail – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9pFlLI # Valuing Your History: Using Story Corps with Students | Top Teaching…