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Author: Traci Gardner
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-07-03
Books on Disgrace – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/biFdSQ (Rachel Cusk on novels that present indelible portraits of disgrace) # Higher ed. behind bars – College students, teachers take on job of instructing inmates | NJ.com http://bit.ly/ax46ni # Robert Byrd and the Bard…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-07-02
22 movie making techniques that always work… – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/akV3pg # Who was the Pied Piper? – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/c4252H # Ten of the best pianos in literature | The Guardian http://bit.ly/9HxNP9 # International Baccalaureate Program Catches On in…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-07-01
How NOT to write a college application essay | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/d3YIxd # Stop Close Reading – Ideas Special Report – The Atlantic http://bit.ly/9U9WLj # The Failure of American Higher Education by Robert D. Atkinson | Huffington Post »…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-30
Summer School Going High-Tech With Online Classes – Courant.com http://bit.ly/9jFdwL # Colleges Will Need to Take a Broader View of Discrimination, Campus Lawyers Say – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bhnPHT # Social Networking Affects Brains Like Falling in Love…
Resources You Need to Teach Effectively with Twitter
Tuesday, I argued that Twitter is a great classroom tool. Students can publish their ideas immediately to a ready audience of readers. This authentic audience and purpose makes Twitter one of the many ways that teachers can engage writers in…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-29
Digital Magazines Don’t Encourage Socializing – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cj33L0 # An E-Reader for the Kindergarten Set – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cIsu6W # Inaccessible E-Readers May Run Afoul of the Law, Feds Warn Colleges – Wired Campus –…
Is Twitter Classroom Worthy?
I have a confession to make. I spend more time sending out Twitter updates (commonly called tweets) than I do on email these days. Why is it a confession? Twitter has gotten a bad reputation in some circles. The College…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-28
Charlotte’s Web, The BFG: Why Adults Read Children’s Books « Booked – Forbes.com http://bit.ly/9fK6ku # Marshall McLuhan's playing cards – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/bGV4ov # Yahoo Style Guide Is a Digital Style Manual, Like AP for the Web http://bit.ly/adtBu8 # Yahoo!…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-27
Seeing Languages Differently – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/aeL3Ud # The Belle of Amherst? – The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/cje5qp # George Lucas' and Steven Spielberg's Norman Rockwell collections show at Smithsonian American Art Museum – latimes.com http://bit.ly/9Fmydz # The Idea Incubator Goes…