Traci Gardner

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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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-29

November 29, 2009

Neil Gaiman Asks: Heard Any Good Books Lately? : NPR http://bit.ly/73oZne –on audiobooks and reading #
Cartoonist Turns his Pen to Novel Writing in The Charity of Ebenezer Scrooge – Salem-News.Com http://bit.ly/7y876H #
Tricky Math of the Heart – Alice Munro’s ‘Too Much Happiness’ – Review – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7vMQRN #
Helping students reach Grade 13 – The Richmond Register – http://bit.ly/5DCA9R #
Young adult novels create turmoil, challenges at high school – Kentucky.com http://bit.ly/83Mrq5 #
Learning for the sake of learning | StarTribune.com http://bit.ly/7hfeea –Augsburg College non-graded, integrated term course #
It's college essay crunch time at CU-Boulder – Boulder Daily Camera http://bit.ly/76Ciif #
Book Review – 'Yours Ever – People and Their Letters,' by Thomas Mallon – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4xtpdZ #
Montreal Educator Declines Top NCTE Teaching Award | PRLog.org | http://bit.ly/5SpFFk #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-26

November 26, 2009

MacArthur Foundation launches $2 mil grant program to spur new educational uses for digital media | eSchoolNews http://bit.ly/7r1Kir #
'The Cusp of Every Bibliomaniac's Dream' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8RDk2q –on the curious state of 'out of print' books #
Unnatural Enemies – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6Y5Q9g –on protests on the Berkeley campus #
Texting and education | KXNet.com North Dakota News http://bit.ly/4Xcawd #
No Longer a Civil Rights Footnote, Claudette Colvin – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7TzCIH (on National Book Award Winner 4 Young People’s Lit) #
Bloomberg Ties Test Scores to Teacher Tenure – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6Aqfwf #
For exuberant young writers, 10,000 words is an easy goal | Star-Telegram.com http://bit.ly/6R9Bdw #
When to Specialize? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8q0Mk8 –New study reports that waiting may actually result in better career choices. #
The New Writing Pedagogy | District Administrator | http://bit.ly/8Lk4ct #
'Virtual graduation' for students – BBC News – http://bit.ly/6dKUP5 –ceremony to take place in Second Life #
Domestic violence lessons: are they a step too far? – BBC News – http://bit.ly/4G6XTN #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-25

November 25, 2009

Twilight’s Underlying Chastity Message – The Philadelphia Bulletin http://bit.ly/8awhjJ #
Study says teens believe lying and cheating required to succeed | rgj.com | The Reno Gazette-Journal http://bit.ly/6TnOtm #
Giant of literature, Yang Xianyi, dies at 94 http://bit.ly/7mCCFO #
Is Texting Ruining the English Language – KIFI – Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Jackson WY – http://bit.ly/5F9S5j #
Yes, No or Maybe? Social networking issues get discussion at North Marion | Canby Herald | http://bit.ly/4Nx1t2 #
Rutgers introduces courses to explore 'big picture' issues | New Jersey Real-Time News – – NJ.com http://bit.ly/4SOlf6 #
The Future of Journalism – The Atlantic – http://bit.ly/891VRN #
Canada Needs National Standard for Its Universities and Colleges, Says Report – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4FzXaN #
Tech Is all the Talk at NCTE – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/6qYPWz #
U. of Texas System Signs Up With Password-Streamlining Service – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7Qnupp #
Barnes & Noble Says Nook Reader Is Not Ideal for E-Textbooks – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5u9lVF #
Twilight and Abusive Relationships | YALSA » http://bit.ly/5rBAEz #
All Things Google: Lost a paper you wrote? GMail to the rescue! | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/7yVI1m #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-24

November 24, 2009

Maurice Sendak: Call of the Wild -The Independent http://bit.ly/6UZI61 -Truth is that growing up can be painful As its author knows #
Audible.com Thanksgiving FREE Audiobooks Giveaway http://bit.ly/8YooG0 (via @brasst) #
World's first album of Twitter music available now | PhysOrg.com http://bit.ly/8geOz3 #
What the web is teaching our brains – The Independent http://bit.ly/70KCuc #
Facebook friend turns into Big Brother | LaCrosse Tribune | http://bit.ly/8joav9 –police use Facebook photos to find underage drinkers #
Mobile Devices in the Classroom | District Administration | http://bit.ly/8xr6IC #
Ed Tech Outside the U.S. – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5Mo7pA #
Assessing NSSE – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/7K11Vb –commentary on student engagement survey #
The Bank of Academic Credit – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8VRvob #
Another Increase for Early Decision – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5BMK6P #
Obama Touts TV and Video Games as Teachers of Math and Science Skills – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/5QouHR #
How a Hacker Attack Could Alter the Climate Debate – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/73Mh5x #
Poll: 17 percent of students say they have cheated | The Brown Daily Herald – http://bit.ly/605o4X #
Permit me to praise some teachers who deserve it – AnnArbor.com http://bit.ly/4uFbV7 –Reflections on NCTE Convention & some great teachers #
Two authors' goal is to 'educate' new teachers | Baltimore Sun | http://bit.ly/7tyEdo #
Revised Google Book deal disappoints many | eSchoolNews | http://bit.ly/8MCzyk #
‘Precious’ Ignites a Debate on the Black Narrative – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4Sh0md #
A Slate contest: Can you write like Sarah Palin? – – Slate Magazine http://bit.ly/6uC3VZ #
True poetry fans 'love' Dante's Inferno game | Destructoid – Visceral: http://bit.ly/4sIb1B #
Just so you know – professors know when you plagiarize – U of Georgia – redandblack.com – http://bit.ly/5jrC9V #
National Geographic Channel has a curious brand of grammar — latimes.com http://bit.ly/5b7bS7 #
Specialists work to raise reading skills | The Post and Courier – Charleston SC newspaper http://bit.ly/8sVrTL #
Education Program Targets Overlooked Population: Prisoners | Maine Public Broadcasting | http://bit.ly/6n72fj #
The Challenges of being a New Faculty Member (first semester) | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/7CQxq8 #
Case of the purloined term paper; when work is resold – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/8UubB5 #
Veterans of War Practice Writing About It in N.Y.U. Program – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8QLtLi #creativewriting #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-23

November 23, 2009

Students getting creative with iPod touch at North Rowan High | Salisbury Post http://bit.ly/3x6aTd (via @kathyschrock ) #
Are you a `meformer' or an `informer' on Twitter? – MiamiHerald.com http://bit.ly/5LRHOK #
A Friend’s Tweet Could Be an Ad – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8Sj4Mp #
Putting Local Journalism at the Core of Higher Education | Peter M. Shane on The Huffington Post | http://bit.ly/7iZmCx #
iDevelopment: iPods being used for educational purposes | Montrose Daily Press | http://bit.ly/5arYZr #
White House Pushes Science and Math Education – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/7mFxUE #
Texminator Arcade Game Adds Competitive Edge to Texting – Texting – Gizmodo http://bit.ly/8vDWJf #
Where to Start if You Want to Be a Rhodes Scholar – US News and World Report http://bit.ly/4vdpgC #
Alternate-reality games flourish at the grassroots | Geek Gestalt – CNET News http://bit.ly/6JZVIn #
Reading books not on the list | pal-item.com | Palladium-Item http://bit.ly/8litcE #
PLAGIARISM, HIGH AND LOW – University Diaries – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/6sMBV9 #
Views: (Skilled) Self-Presentation – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8iOdag — on teaching public speaking and presentation #
Link by Link – I.B.M. Uses Employee-Sourcing for Translation Tool, n.Fluent – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/89bGfJ #
Think inside the box — Times Union – Albany NY : http://bit.ly/65E3Gg –on quarantining student essays to avoid #H1N1 #
The Little Professor: Stardate 2378: A Starfleet Captain challenges a final grade http://bit.ly/4ULAe5 (via ProfHacker.com) #
Shouldn't the evaluating get evaluated? – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/7UDB77 #
'Becoming Americans': Immigrant writing http://bit.ly/5oHHY0 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-11-22

November 22, 2009

Replicating famous foods from literature : The Tartan Online : http://bit.ly/6ED2wF #
The Grammar “Rules”: Prescription, Description, and the Quest for a Middle Ground | Psychology Today http://bit.ly/62nYuS #
Teacher 'suspended over 9/11 creative writing task' – Telegraph http://bit.ly/5B6V36 #
Teaching With Twitter: Not for the Faint of Heart – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7fV2eG #
UCSC police force demonstrators out of Kerr Hall – Santa Cruz Sentinel http://bit.ly/6p1MVD #
Teacher's case raises issues about social media, professionalism | http://www.azstarnet.com ® http://bit.ly/5ELmoz -Fired over Facebook #
Texting infecting writing | Spokesman.com | http://bit.ly/4G62f3 #

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