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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-05

February 5, 2010 by Traci Gardner

In the World of Facebook – The New York Review of Books http://bit.ly/cBKJUp #
Percy Jackson, a hero with dyslexia? – Telegraph http://bit.ly/9eCbbS #
Video Projects, not Video Viewing – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aURnio #
The Times Whiffs Again – CInside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cF4BsG –commentary on recent NYTimes article on adjuncting #
The Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/avyHZb #
University Puts Researchers on YouTube to Stir Commercial Interest – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cKqSa1 #
Proliferation of Internet memes makes it difficult to stay current – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/b0gd5G #
The Friday question: which classic work of literature should be turned into a game next? | Technology | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/arppLr #
Afterglow From the MLA – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/d9Cpm5 #
Justice Department 'Reluctantly' Says Google Settlement Still Needs Work – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aAvn68 #
Cambridge to study computer games | BBC News – http://bit.ly/9SIWd3 #
Lobbying Imperils Overhaul of Student Loans – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cPYQ2c #
Health stories by experts more credible than blogs | Science Daily http://bit.ly/a4rbJt –website more credible than blog (via @betajames) #
English Majors Don't Get No Respect – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aVNOas #
There May Be Skeletons in Your Doc's Online Profile – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/b2rrLn #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-05

February 4, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Is This Headline Clear? Learning About Ambiguity and Clarity From Headlines – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/cSywIV #
Fun with punctuation | Boing Boing http://bit.ly/bjMzPG (via @danholt) #
Mashing not Viewing – IHE http://bit.ly/coXdSl –Is debate about copyright & online streaming lagging behind new methods of teaching? #
Course Evaluations, Years Later – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aAbexV #
An Underappreciated $64 Million – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/d6G1pN –on the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program #
Who's Right on Video Copyright? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9rwUXg #
2-Year Honors Boom – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/c7M8Sg #
Men At Work lose plagiarism case in Australia | BBC News – http://bit.ly/d3s3z7 #
SMS, social media in for kids; blogging, Twitter out | ZDNet.com http://bit.ly/bX8yGR #
Failure rate for AP tests climbing – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/d1UMYw #
Social Learning in the Enterprise – in 4 minutes | Jane's Learning Pick of the Day: http://bit.ly/8WXajz #
Jill Biden Nudges Community Colleges to Join Federal Student-Loan Programs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ccUFdv #
Blogging loses appeal for US teenagers, says survey | BBC News – http://bit.ly/9kMM9Z #
Yale Plans Staff and Research Cuts to Close $150 Million Gap – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9n7w8L #
Social Media and Young Adults: Overview | Pew Internet & American Life Project http://bit.ly/biX1ia (via @kathyschrock) #
UNH president says change or go under – Boston.com http://bit.ly/bou5BG (via @alogemann @jeffabernathy) #
Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers? » Spotlight http://bit.ly/9VYXIA (via @budtheteacher, @skajder) #
Divided Attention,: Scholars turn their attention to attention – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/al5vNU (via @ncarbone) #
Destructive Pressures Undermine Educational Aspirations of Minority Males http://bit.ly/9ApiSP (via @englishcomp) report from College Board #
8 Easy Ways to Get Digital Natives Wild about Reading | Huffington Post | http://bit.ly/azdZkK #
Two New School Policies: Cell Phones, iPods Okay In Classroom http://bit.ly/aCNCKW #
Creators hope film fills gaps in history lessons – OrlandoSentinel.com http://bit.ly/b8b9xY #
How 'Avatar' may predict the future of virtual worlds | Geek Gestalt – CNET News http://bit.ly/cU8Zrr #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-05

February 4, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Is This Headline Clear? Learning About Ambiguity and Clarity From Headlines – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/cSywIV #
Fun with punctuation | Boing Boing http://bit.ly/bjMzPG (via @danholt) #
Mashing not Viewing – IHE http://bit.ly/coXdSl –Is debate about copyright & online streaming lagging behind new methods of teaching? #
Course Evaluations, Years Later – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aAbexV #
An Underappreciated $64 Million – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/d6G1pN –on the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program #
Who's Right on Video Copyright? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9rwUXg #
2-Year Honors Boom – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/c7M8Sg #
Men At Work lose plagiarism case in Australia | BBC News – http://bit.ly/d3s3z7 #
SMS, social media in for kids; blogging, Twitter out | ZDNet.com http://bit.ly/bX8yGR #
Failure rate for AP tests climbing – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/d1UMYw #
Social Learning in the Enterprise – in 4 minutes | Jane's Learning Pick of the Day: http://bit.ly/8WXajz #
Jill Biden Nudges Community Colleges to Join Federal Student-Loan Programs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ccUFdv #
Blogging loses appeal for US teenagers, says survey | BBC News – http://bit.ly/9kMM9Z #
Yale Plans Staff and Research Cuts to Close $150 Million Gap – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9n7w8L #
Social Media and Young Adults: Overview | Pew Internet & American Life Project http://bit.ly/biX1ia (via @kathyschrock) #
UNH president says change or go under – Boston.com http://bit.ly/bou5BG (via @alogemann @jeffabernathy) #
Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers? » Spotlight http://bit.ly/9VYXIA (via @budtheteacher, @skajder) #
Divided Attention,: Scholars turn their attention to attention – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/al5vNU (via @ncarbone) #
Destructive Pressures Undermine Educational Aspirations of Minority Males http://bit.ly/9ApiSP (via @englishcomp) report from College Board #
8 Easy Ways to Get Digital Natives Wild about Reading | Huffington Post | http://bit.ly/azdZkK #
Two New School Policies: Cell Phones, iPods Okay In Classroom http://bit.ly/aCNCKW #
Creators hope film fills gaps in history lessons – OrlandoSentinel.com http://bit.ly/b8b9xY #
How 'Avatar' may predict the future of virtual worlds | Geek Gestalt – CNET News http://bit.ly/cU8Zrr #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-03

February 3, 2010 by Traci Gardner

'Piracy' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dAgUPb –intellectual property–patent ownership, piracy of university press pubs, & Google Books #
Contributions to Colleges Drop 12% – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/b2moOt #
Why young narrators so often sound phony | Books | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/bFZr5U #
In ‘Point Omega,’ Don DeLillo Creates a Vivid Small World – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/a0qNtr #
Few teenagers embracing Twitter, report finds – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/aAtDEo #
The Twitter Train Has Left the Station – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/apaV0M #
Students at McGill U. Band Together to Promote Wikipedia – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ab6zge #
Life Goals Set in College Can Predict Well-Being Later On, Research Suggests – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9vRTaS #
Dummy Image Generator Is the Lorem Ipsum of Images – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/cYK3l7 –useful for anyone teaching web design #
U.Va. Professor Helps Students Examine Poetry 'For Better for Verse' http://bit.ly/cDFWK8 #
30% of Leet n00bs, Can’t rite Good Inglish, LOL! » First Thoughts | http://bit.ly/ddlkme #
NAACP – Primary Source Set – For Teachers (Library of Congress) http://bit.ly/aAZP1o #
Sharp Drop Is Seen in Gifts to Colleges and Universities – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/czdywy #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-02

February 2, 2010 by Traci Gardner

EA's 'Dante's Inferno' and other classic literature we'd like to see as a video game | EW.com http://bit.ly/bCp8Hr #
Schools adapt lessons to seize on New Orleans Saints' success | NOLA.com http://bit.ly/9ZVl3P (OK, not college, but the kids are cute :) #
Hi-tech battle w/ mobile phone exam cheats | BBC News – http://bit.ly/cf5p4P –Schools buying detection equipment to catch cheats #
University Pulls Videos From Course Sites After Copyright Challenge – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bfuwVR #
Stanford U. Expands Deal With Google Book Search and Endorses Settlement – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dbs3Q6 #
Free Online Courses Don't Hurt Paid Enrollment, Study Suggests – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/c1TdcG #
We the People: Considering Howard Zinn’s Approach to History – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/chBgqe #
Kindling the Classroom? | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/bI6RwU #
Macmillan Books Still Mostly Absent From Amazon.com – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/dBzuHy #
Students to Help Teachers Better Use Tech – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/bpDcVD #
African American Authors Online (Inbox Blog) – From slave narratives to oral histories. Check out 28 different sites! http://bit.ly/a5Wua7 #
Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning | Education Week's Digital Directions: http://bit.ly/cGSdUc #
'Terabithia' Author: Reading in a MySpace World | momlogic.com http://bit.ly/cDkXRY #
Higher Education Slideshow | The Onion – America's Finest News Source http://onion.com/cTN2bg :) #
The literary side of the Best Picture Oscar nominees | Los Angeles Times http://bit.ly/bGY3cb #
Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse – Yahoo! News http://bit.ly/attVIK #
Howard Zinn, Philosopher – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9X2jw9 #
Interest in hybrid courses on the rise | eSchoolNews.com http://bit.ly/aNm5ay —Mix online experience w/ traditional classroom learning #
The Education Exception – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bTGiCY –on federal funding and possible implications for the NEH #
Why Teachers Should Try Twitter | Educational Leadership | http://bit.ly/a7D1Hi #
Future of eReading might not be iPad, but the free Blio ereader program | eSchoolNews.com http://bit.ly/cySHNr #
Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is Better for Education? – PCWorld http://bit.ly/clWVVL #
Defining Moral Education – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aTWrhN #
More Chicken News in Higher Ed – Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ceEohw –Why? Because I was too chicken not to include it. #
Assessing Scholars' Values on Publication – Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/98Y3zy #
You Think We're Rankings-Obsessed? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bPKxWn #
Clash Over Student Privacy – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9tZaFH #
Google News Adds Personalized Story Tracking | ReadWriteWeb http://bit.ly/alLc3T –USE: Students can track research on a current event #
PDFMyURL Saves Web Sites as PDF Files – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/bWQcGe –Possible Use: students make PDFs as they work on research projects #
Terrible grammar? Blame Twitter. | Crunch Gear | http://bit.ly/aerhmD #
Ruling on online term papers cites copyright questions – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/aOHAJ1 #
Apple's iPad is no book-killer: Author says technology is a threat to reading we can overcome | NY Daily News | http://bit.ly/czEThq #
Internet makes plagiarism a snap – The Omaha World-Herald – http://bit.ly/cONvh0 #
New iPad may spark student interest » The Nevada Sagebrush » http://bit.ly/dC3HIx #
Amazon vs. Macmillan: The latest round in the book wars / The Christian Science Monitor – http://bit.ly/bJK3ox #
People Who Need People: How 11 intrepid users get the most out of social media – School Library Journal http://bit.ly/cjHKNl #
The right online games can work in classrooms – NewsObserver.com http://bit.ly/bhKUSl #
Student grammar failure: capability or context? | Ars Technica | http://bit.ly/8ZBEz8 #
Make sure students will be ready for college | The Des Moines Register http://bit.ly/bWl9sz #
Northeastern Undergraduate Starts Online Journal of Student Work – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cc7iAL #
Celebrate Black History Month – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/cUhATe #
Twittering towards the end | Red Room http://bit.ly/abJMvR –Roger Morris discusses his decisions as he publishes a novel via Twitter #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-01

February 1, 2010 by Traci Gardner

When Scholars Weigh Publication Options, Tradition Counts – Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dDmP5x #
Current Crop of E-Readers Compared: iPad vs. the Rest – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/9mRs0s #
Prolificacy in the life of Nikki Giovanni: reading, writing, living – The Frederick News-Post Online http://bit.ly/aeV4m0 #
For writer T.C. Boyle, literature is a show – STLtoday.com http://bit.ly/bgPtJ2 #
Students failing because of Twitter, texting and no grammar teaching – The Canadian Press: http://bit.ly/bIGoAx #
Blind student wins computer aid for bar exam | San Francisco Chronicle http://bit.ly/cR3IiP –potential implications for other tests? #
Raise High the P.R. Blitz – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/bnlOZn –commentary on coverage of J. D. Salinger's life and death #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-01-31

January 31, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Type-A-Plus Students Chafe at Grade Deflation At Princeton University – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/cU5VsJ #
Back to School, as an Adjunct – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/bMLkFO #
Book Review – 'The Marketplace of Ideas,' by Louis Menand – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/98PDQB –Takes up 4 questions about American higher ed #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-01-31

January 31, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Anne Frank memoir will stay | Culpeper Star-Exponent http://bit.ly/djI8dW #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-01-29

January 29, 2010 by Traci Gardner

My Book, My Dreams – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9nvqCx #
'Orphan' Tug of War – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dDbo6G –on Google Books settlement #
Taking Aim at Diploma Mills – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9FUdyL #
Wired Kids, Negligent Parents? – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/bDrzTq #
Download Over 150 Free Advanced PowerPoint Slides to Jazz Up Your Powerpoint Presentations – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/abPyOQ #
An introduction to the poetry of William Blake | Philip Pullman | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/bgH1wL #
Ten of the best pairs of glasses in literature | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/9OLYtk –one of the odder top ten lists you'll see :) #
Google Book Search Settlement 2.0: the Latest Scorecard – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9KbgLV #
School system in Va. won't teach version of Anne Frank book – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/a8Pmx2 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-01-28

January 28, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Four Universities Settle Suit over Accessibility to Kindle for the Blind – Library Journal http://bit.ly/9KgSKT #
Of Teenage Angst and J. D. Salinger’s Alienation – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/9CkSNS #
How "The Catcher in the Rye" Helped Create Young Adult Literature – WSJ http://bit.ly/9yZmSs #
Book Review: Plagiarism: Why It Happens–How to Prevent It – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/93eOAR #
Bunch Of Phonies Mourn J.D. Salinger | The Onion – America's Finest News Source http://onion.com/bNWAzj –a satirical obit :) #
'Catcher In The Rye' Author J.D. Salinger Dies At 91 : NPR http://bit.ly/c8WAK3 #
iPad and the Risk of 'Sustaining Innovations' – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ac4SXM #
Advocates accuse L.A. City College of trying to censor campus paper – latimes.com http://bit.ly/9rheuM #
No More Early Vacations – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aysSrs –Should you cancel classes that last day before Spring Break? #
Measuring Student Learning, Globally – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/akp6nL #
An introduction to the poetry of Percy Bysshe Shelley | Christopher Hitchens | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/9TAIyl #
Author Maxine Hong Kingston switches to poetry | Stanford Daily | http://bit.ly/cTTSxt #
In a Speech Focused on the Economy, Obama Calls for Cutting College Costs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9dJtn5 #
Jill Biden Reasserts Obama Administration's Commitment to Community Colleges – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/a6FIdi #
Study Points to Academic Success of Students Attending For-Profit Colleges – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aeWOdU #
Academic Bait-and-Switch, Part 5 – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dheGqf –on teaching, TAs, and FYC #
Keeping the memory of Auschwitz alive in a digital world | Media | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/bqyPF1 #
AFP: 'Inconvenient Truth' director turns to US education http://bit.ly/cG3UZc #
Yearbooks ending at University of Virginia, other colleges – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/9C4sh0 #
How to use a semicolon: The most feared punctuation on earth – The Oatmeal http://bit.ly/98xYkZ #
An introduction to the poetry of Samuel Taylor Coleridge | Richard Holmes | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/cUkXgy #
How Will the Apple iPad Change Our Kids’ Lives? | GeekDad | Wired.com http://bit.ly/aUp4Ra #
Study: Kids Fixated With Television, Internet and Texting : NPR http://bit.ly/9pqJlo #
Diagnosing the Tablet Fever in Higher Education – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ckT62P #
Howard Zinn, Historian, Dies at 87 – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/dclOYg #
Louis Auchincloss, Chronicler of New York’s Upper Crust, Dies at 92 – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/9nRYcI #