Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9WRXvd # Top 10 Dads in Science Fiction and Fantasy | GeekDad | Wired.com http://bit.ly/aMphgA # Ten of the best good doctors in literature | The Guardian http://bit.ly/bUNLJQ # Frederick…
Author: Traci Gardner
Text + Image = Tagxedo: The Next Generation of Word Cloud Fun
I’ve been a Wordle addict for a while. The online tool takes any text and creates a cloud of the words based on their frequency. It makes for some fun analysis activities that goes beyond the norm in the classroom.…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-18
NH professor pushes for return to slow reading | The Associated Press: http://bit.ly/cEHm2C # Credit Hours Should Be Worth the Cost, House Panel Members Say – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ahZgPc # Tagxedo – tag clouds with style |…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-17
Apple Bans Cartoon Ulysses: This Week in Online Tyranny http://bit.ly/c0BYhq # ‘Star Trek’ and Critical Thinking (Tech Talk Podcast) – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bkZWAm # 22 Percent of Internet Time Is Social, Nielsen Says – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9NejID # Student…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-16
Getting Started on Twitter | Edutopia http://bit.ly/aYDmGw # A Collection of 4th of July Speeches | UMDL (Via The Scout Report) – http://bit.ly/dmtVd3 # "Imagining the Digital Future" from Webwise 2010 | Via The Scout Report » http://bit.ly/ddnsPj # Digital…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-15
Yearbooks fall out of favor in Montgomery | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/cZPEIT # More Employers to Require Some College, Report Says – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aTZnjy # English Language Learners and the Power of Personal Stories – The Learning Network Blog –…
Piecing Together the Copyright Puzzle
Figuring out copyright can be like piecing together a puzzle. You have a good idea how it’s supposed to work in the end, but all the little pieces can be confusing to piece together. I’ve posted links to 15 sites…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-14
World Book Club: Your questions to the world's greatest writers | BBC World Service » http://bit.ly/9sy5Eo # Just Released! Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1 | Parlor Press http://bit.ly/98IOOf (and it's free!) # Powered by Twitter Tools
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-08
Does the Internet Make You Dumber? – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/bH5eOB # Your Brain on Computers – Attached to Technology and Paying a Price – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bc4Fim # 'I don't see… contradiction between poetry and technology' – Winnipeg Free Press http://bit.ly/9nUZWf #…
Still Trying to Move to Virginia
Usually I stick to the pedagogical writing and educational news here, but I’m going to spend a few minutes on personal things today. As some of you may know, I left my job at NCTE back in November 2008 to…