Back in the days before 24-hour news networks, people went to their local movie theaters to see what was going on in the world. The March of Time, perhaps the most well-known producer of these videos, distributed documentaries that covered…
Author: Traci Gardner
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-26
Rebooting Public Education | TAF MediaLab http://hoki.es/9Sm74n # iTunes Texas education channel launched | Dallas Morning News » http://hoki.es/aqSYUb # Why it's okay to be bored in school | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/ajoTkt # Egg on Its Interface: JSTOR's design…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-25
Practical Advice for Teaching with Twitter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cQ6UBc # Interview 2.0: Using Social Media to Prepare Students for the Workplace | Edutopia http://hoki.es/9D3qKl # The Advantages of a 2,500 Slide PowerPoint Deck –…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-24
Teens Use Facebook, Twitter to Spot Back-to-School Deals, Trends | School Library Journal » http://bit.ly/bu2Pdj # How the internet is changing language | BBC News – http://bit.ly/cpJZWf # RIAA: U.S. copyright law 'isn't working' | CNET News http://bit.ly/ctVwB1 # iTunes…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-23
Forget Hall Monitors, School Investigates Tracking Students with RFID | ReadWriteWeb » http://bit.ly/9ZGhrr # OhLife Is a Self-Referencing and Email-Based Journaling Tool | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/dipsoy # An Un-'Common' Take On Copyright Law : NPR http://n.pr/cAgXcy # Federal Court Sides…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-22
Five Best Places to Buy Cheap Textbooks | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/9VWFkt # DIY Ultimate Note-Taking Notebook: A Follow Up – HackCollege – http://bit.ly/dqUKn5 # Textbooks slip as learning tools, Electronic material preferred, up to date | The Tennessean http://bit.ly/b3gzcD #…
6 Reasons Blogrolls Are Dying
I posted a message to TechRhet this weekend that I thought would yield a fast result. I needed to gather a list of comp/rhet blogs for a project, and I want to make sure I didn’t leave anyone out. I…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-21
The 17 Most Innovative University Presses And the Books You Will Want From Them | Huffington Post » http://huff.to/dufjXf # Domesday Book Goes Online | ReadWriteWeb » http://bit.ly/dksPXl # 15 Facts About Net Neutrality [Infographic] | ReadWriteWeb » http://bit.ly/93fohR #…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-20
Textbooks Up Their Game – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/bRpGNW # Letting Students Choose What They Read » Teacher aims to improve reading scores :: Beacon News :: http://bit.ly/cb6UcO # How Big Are Historical Things, Really? | Gizmodo » http://gizmo.do/9hbKvG (creating comparitive maps)…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-19
'Choose Your Own Adventure' Gets An iMakeover : NPR http://n.pr/a93GQc # Use Multiple Google Calendars to Balance Your College Life | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/bYr1Sg # Edwin Morgan, Scotland's national poet, dies aged 90 | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/cy222d # Scottish national poet…