Traci Gardner

@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-07

December 7, 2009

Hulu and Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8n36lY #
Having the Final Say – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4EK2DJ –on designing final exams #
Lincoln U. Ends Obesity Rule – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5VLtCG #
Learning From Online – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8ycuWZ –learning how to do distance ed well improves classroom-based courses #
The New GRE, Redux – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/90LSmc #
Faux Friendship – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/6sneMM #
Computer Labs Get Rebooted as Lounges – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8jh3FQ #
Lincoln U. Faculty Votes to Scrap a Weighty Requirement – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8z8qMP #
Colleges work to find plagiarism deterrents | INFORUM | Fargo, ND http://bit.ly/88YLe3 #
How Getting An F On Your School Paper Makes You A Better Blogger | ProBlogger | http://bit.ly/6S01Yv #
What Do Baby Boomers Want From Technology? – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4PIc7a #
Spy vs. spy on Facebook, DARPA's test of social networking savvy – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/5vqQUF #
Publisher Lays Out Plan to Save Newspapers – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/734lEF #
Journalism teacher helps students see, use power | NorthJersey.com: http://bit.ly/5EW9gB #
Five Best Outlining Tools – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/572iWv #
Update on Rubrick, Mozilla’s Jetpack for Learning Design Challenge | ProfHacker.com | http://bit.ly/6og50D #
Google Books Settlement 2.0: Who Should Control Information? | CCCC-IP http://bit.ly/6UrIge #
Class Struggle – Why can't regular schools expand learning time? http://bit.ly/83qcbg #
Inequities found in area Advanced Placement course choices | Dallas Morning News | http://bit.ly/4ON8vk #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-06

December 6, 2009

Calling an Audible – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7VtRlZ –Stick to your syllabus, or change it? #
A new way of learning – Wyoming Trib.com | http://bit.ly/5ZM5bk –Digital media & design class teaches English through 4 areas of media #
iPod: Hi-tech tutor – The Herald-Zeitung – http://bit.ly/7PTCuA #
1984 school project creates time machine :: Naperville Sun :: http://bit.ly/6RKy62 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-05

December 5, 2009

Multiple Screens Built for Textbooks as E-Books – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6Rmxo1 #
Questions for Jeffrey P. Bezos – Book Learning – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4IHSMu –Interview on the Kindle #
U.S. Sued by Privacy Group EFF Over Use of Facebook, Twitter Data – Bloomberg.com http://bit.ly/4Gtsd5 #
In Animated Videos, News and Guesswork Mix – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6WpbOF –Computer-generated “news report” of Tiger Woods SUV crash #
Digital divide narrows, but gap remains for many – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/4ZCi96 #
Dollars and Sense #5 — Displays on a Dime – YALSA » http://bit.ly/5TDM5d –useful if you do book displays in the classroom #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-04

December 4, 2009

Student fatally stabs Binghamton University professor | Press & Sun-Bulletin http://bit.ly/4T6Sju #
Is Your Facebook Personality Genuine? – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/5ZR6XO #
Confessions of a Twilight Addict- Teacher Magazine: http://bit.ly/6rbgN7 #
Their words, unleashed by wiki: Web tool opens brave new world for young writers – The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/8LdCZy #
Teaching math as a foreign language – The Arlington Advocate http://bit.ly/5RGxlZ –studying math vocabulary #
Children who use technology are 'better writers' – BBC News – http://bit.ly/8u6h5I #
Route 66: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary http://bit.ly/8WDyHq (via The Scout Report) #
Protecting His Sources – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8Yf68t –on confidentiality of research subjects involved in illegal activities #
Redefining Access & Success – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/75biTc –focus on college completion and racial & socioeconomic gaps #
The Atlantic Is First Magazine to Offer Fiction on Kindle – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8DVTOf #
Collaborating for education – KAIT-Jonesboro – http://bit.ly/5H6pjt –technique for building cross-curriculum connections #
Taking Sci Fi Into the Classroom | The Harvard Crimson http://bit.ly/75ldjW #
Ark Prof Finds Place for Teens’ Music in English Class, connection to traditional literature – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/4PDB6w #
All Things Google: Using Google Reader to Streamline Your Reading | ProfHacker.com | http://bit.ly/7n8Uag #
A 'New Digital Class' Digs Into Data – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5tw5wJ #
Online Service Planned to Help Adults Get Credit for Out-of-Classroom Learning – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8WDPuJ #
Colleges Collect More Comprehensive Data in Effort to Improve Student Success Rates – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/623JRT #
Obama Calls on Colleges to Take the Lead on Better Preparing People for Work – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5RmZKT #
For sale: Poe’s “Tamerlane” — the rarest book in American literature | csmonitor.com http://bit.ly/6bikrh #
Judge Rules in Favor of ‘Twilight’ Author – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7yFHTt –dismisses plagiarism case against Stephenie Meyer #
Fusing grammar with imagination | Oregon Daily Emerald – http://bit.ly/7Up3bY #
Google Does Its Own Dictionary Definitions – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/7b8BZ6 #
On Successful Presentations » YALSA | http://bit.ly/65QAfK #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-03

December 3, 2009

Schoolchildren 'should be encouraged to blog and use Facebook to improve literacy' – Telegraph http://bit.ly/5UZ4Nx #
Lasting Connections: Eight Former WPAs Reflect on their Most Important Contributions to Writing Programs | http://bit.ly/5A1CBQ #
Some students won't have to master English to get a high school diploma | OregonLive.com http://bit.ly/8Nyd9e #
Center for Internet Studies Closes Its Virtual Doors – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/6CVe0Z #
Community Colleges Get Gift of Millions for Online Education – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7iW8Cg #
Amazon.com Starts Textbook Trade-In Program – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8hpDmL #
High Schools Should Track Students' College Success, Report Says – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/6Lr9VL #
Report shows wide disparity in college achievement for low-income & minority students – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/5g2yjp #
Penguin Debuts Augmented Reality Marketing Campaign – Publishers Weekly http://bit.ly/8kLemh –1st U.S. book publisher to use AR for mktg #
Judge Rules in Favor of Meyer in Plagiarism Case – Publishers Weekly http://bit.ly/5kIjI6 #
Cyber education touted as key | shreveporttimes.com | Shreveport Times http://bit.ly/60nRRf #
Define 'Frill' and Use it in a Sentence – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/86O94h –what is a "no frills education"? It all depends. #
The Long Road to ‘Gatekeeper’ Courses – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5K12Je –on community college remediation courses #
New Wave of Student Activism – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6a0Lat #
Movement, But Miles to Go – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6Uw8bq –on the status of sub-baccalaureate degrees in the U.S. #
U. of Minn Takes Heat for Proposal to Gauge Future Teachers' Sensitivity – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5EdPhL #
Beaverton teacher's teen adventure series is stirring up a storm | OregonLive.com http://bit.ly/5nkfcd #
School of Arts students get word out » The Post and Courier – Charleston SC » http://bit.ly/6vWJby #
UW-Platteville publishes freshmen-writing anthology » Exponent Online News » http://bit.ly/6sWDJz #
Don Congdon, Literary Agent for Ray Bradbury and Others, Dies – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7A2jNJ #
On Language – Against Camel Case – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6GQRFJ –on capitalization rules, like intercapping #
Slang does not make literature 'relevant' | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/80FNBM #
No individual 'fathered' modern African literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/6xPSh3 #ChinuaAchebe #
Turning a blind eye to plagiarism | The Linc http://bit.ly/8E7sFe #
Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds Script Finally Spell-Checked — Vulture http://bit.ly/5B0uu1 #
Survey of Earned Doctorates Adds Detailed Data for Minority Groups – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8lICk9 #
Mnemonics Compilation Site Helps Stick Facts to Your Brain – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/7f05yP –includes lang/lit tricks #
Setting the Stage for Distance Learning — THE Journal http://bit.ly/5U6BVy #
Edutopia's 2009 Guide to Holiday Gifts for Teachers | Edutopia http://bit.ly/64dLMx #
What Kids Learn When They Create with Digital Media – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/4oo0dw #
No Country for Old Typewriters – A Well-Used One Heads to Auction – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7TXb0f #CormacMcCarthy #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-02

December 2, 2009

Send a Free Holiday Postcard Courtesy of Gmail – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/64WwY5 #
What Lincoln Would Have Tweeted: History Re-enactments via Twitter – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5Ugze3 #
U. of California at Irvine Builds 'Cyber-Interaction Observatory' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8n3EgV #
Why The Economics Of Social Gaming Are So Attractive To Investors | paidContent http://bit.ly/8O67ZO #
Loneliness can spread through social networks, study suggests — chicagotribune.com http://bit.ly/63hHU7 #
Contest: Letters About Literature – Reflect and Connect – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/4Rfexa DEADLINE: Dec 12 #
Media Mania: Book Tie-ins to High-Interest Movies, TV Shows, and More – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/6X0tR2 #
Dude, The Journey Was Epic! – 12/2/2009 – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/6XcaFn –Books for students studying The Odyssey. #
Be Prepared – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6kcpPe –outlines questions asked during a job search #
Suit: College Lowered Standards For Revenue – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4Mij1s #
Adjunct Breakthrough (II) – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8bof2w –on the New School union contract for part-timers #
The Great Community College Experiment – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/52G3Fv #
Cuppa Coffee | Council of Writing Program Administrators http://bit.ly/4A5CWE –a new CWPA initiative provides cash to build community #
New York Times Launches Times Skimmer: A New Way to Read the Paper Online | ReadWriteWeb – http://bit.ly/57hUj9 #
Where Google Goes From Here, Part 1 – Room for Debate Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/60o04u #
Pulitzer Prize winning author Frank McCourt honored by Congress | SILive.com http://bit.ly/6FK6Mk #
‘Writing for a purpose’ – CU students help nonprofits through class | The Longmont Times-Call http://bit.ly/7DHA3p #
Why You Should Read Comics Aloud to Your Kids | GeekDad | Wired.com http://bit.ly/4vS2OY #
USC to Offer ‘How to Teach English Overseas’ Program | Madison County Courier – http://bit.ly/7qYlIb #
What the Best Writing Teachers Do, How Students Can Learn From Them | Poynter Online – http://bit.ly/5I2HLe #
Too Much Experience? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/88LXLP –on job search challenges for community college teachers #
George Washington U. Experiments with Robotic Book Digitization – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4IK927 #
Quiz: Advent in literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/8hp4u8 #
Readable Classics Rewrites Great Literature — Publishes Jane Eyre | PRWeb http://bit.ly/59rw7D #
GrammaText: New Computer Game Makes Solving Writing Problems Fun http://bit.ly/5HjHso #
Facebook announces major changes to privacy structure http://bit.ly/5fUgKD (via @BreakingNews ) #
Darpa Puts On Contest to Find 10 Red Balloons Across U.S. – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6xn2nZ –Looking for Insights to Online Behavior #

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Bits Post: Getting Beyond Words in Visual Analysis

December 2, 2009

Take a poster into the classroom, and what will students see when you ask them to analyze the message? Most of the time they zoom in on whatever words are included. They may later come back to other aspects of the poster, but the words color what they see. Here’s an easy technique to emphasize the other aspects of these visual messages using posters from The Spanish Civil War.

Filed under Bedford Bits Tagged with posters, Visual Argument, war posters

@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-01

December 1, 2009

'Twitter' top word of 2009 | Digital Media – CNET News http://bit.ly/4rVaio #
In Roald Dahl's curmudgeon's cave – The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/5D5bni #
An Ideal Teacher – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6JKcdJ #
Standing Up to Threats – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5qv3pR –Free expression shouldn't be put on hold because of threat of violence #
Tufts Defines Free Speech Limits – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5Y21fy #
The Big Admissions Shift – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8sdwul –competitive admissions in Cal State system #
Stopping Short of No More Fries – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/7dQXeL –more on LIncoln Uni's graduation requirements for obese students #
What a delicatessen teaches me about teaching – AnnArbor.com http://bit.ly/5u7ZUR #
Book Review: Rethinking Rubrics in Writing Assessment by Maja Wilson – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/8zYrqz #
Videos, Games Help Preschool Literacy, Study Says – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/5H7vlJ #
Kids become literate faster with video and online technology – San Francisco News – abc7news.com http://bit.ly/7tQjUt #
New Guide Offers Help in Assessing Threats From Troubled Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/57eoGs #
Evaluations: When to Give ‘Em, and When to Read ‘Em | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/5nvCHC #
Publish and Flourish? A New Study Examines Scholarly Outputs and Reputations – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4KWsc0 #
Billy Collins: A ‘Reader’s Poet’ Reads at NWP’s 2009 Annual Meeting – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/6CJOTB #
Lowcountry Teachers do the 'write' thing| Charleston, SC – The Post and Courier http://bit.ly/8HceX4 #
Developmental Psychologist Laurence Steinberg Says Teenagers Are Different – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7ZrBbo #
For Poe, This Has Been the Year to Die For – Review – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6Puf1O #

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Inbox Blog: How to Move Closer to School 2.0

December 1, 2009

William Kist’s article “From Web 2.0 to School 2.0: Tales from the Field” includes vignettes of students using digital technologies to connect to one another and to the texts that they explore. How can you get to School 2.0? I outline three steps to using social networking in the classroom in this week’s NCTE Inbox Blog.

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-30

November 30, 2009

From Web 2.0 to School 2.0: Tales from the Field | Ohio Resource Center AdLIT In Perspective Magazine » http://bit.ly/89fOPO #
The Cure for Twilight | YALSA » http://bit.ly/5bT9NI #
Youth sink teeth into 'Twilight' tales :: Post-Tribune http://bit.ly/85c5VM #
'Twilight' offensive to literature lovers and true writers – The Charleston Gazette – http://bit.ly/6Bojmh #
Mexican Pacheco wins Cervantes literary award (The Associated Press): http://bit.ly/8EtNc4 #
Are Tweets Literature? Rick Moody Thinks They Can Be – Speakeasy – WSJ http://bit.ly/8GC6Rn #
‘Paper mill’ plagiarism leads to suit – The Badger Herald: http://bit.ly/8wWTHI #
Regents' Professor speaks students' language | ASU News http://bit.ly/4V49Qo #
The excellent grammar of Tiger Woods | Michael Tomasky | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/5JzX0j #
Should the National Council of Teachers of English win its own Doublespeak award? http://bit.ly/8mSjbc (via @englishcomp ) #
Multiple Measures:The Next Generation of Testing | Educational Leadership: http://bit.ly/705FdA #
Learning the lessons of the Holocaust | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – http://bit.ly/6U9hVZ #
Traditional children's holiday books — with a twist | StarTribune.com http://bit.ly/4sAUUl #
The Uninsured Adjunct – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6a1NfK –on health care in higher ed #
Access to What? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5DC8SH –on limiting enrollments at community colleges #
Teaching in the Plague Year – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/8dalud #
At What Cost? A successful academic faces lifelong debt – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4NZro7 #
Community College, With a Laugh Track – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5hqJQj #
Theatre and Drama in Shakespeare's Age Goes Digital – Media-Newswire.com – http://bit.ly/5qjRbH #
YALSA on MacArthur Foundation's What Kids Learn When They Create w/Digital Media Video – http://bit.ly/4QGamf — #
Too Much Reading? Try Listening Instead – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/6DtVqb #
The joy of reading | Odessa American – http://bit.ly/7aDXJI –If you want to get students to read a book, just make it into a movie. #
College-bound students seek teachers' write stuff | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com http://bit.ly/8Pyajm #
Grading Papers Is Hell (But It Doesn’t Have To Be) | The CUNY Advocate – http://bit.ly/4G9Tbu #
High school students share their beliefs – Peoria, IL – pjstar.com http://bit.ly/7qlqUJ #
'My Access' helps students write | StandardNET — http://bit.ly/87cm7A #

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