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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-17

February 17, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Notes of Note – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/nkrqf6G0 #
#IWillAlwaysLoveYou Whitney Houston and Rhetorics of Tribute | viz. http://t.co/5nBVHnOU #
How to Write Genuinely Useful Reviews Online http://t.co/4dGKG85Q #
Is Amazon Destroying or Democratizing Literature? – Forbes http://t.co/9kEMQpRX #
New Literacies? Why? – THE DAILY RIFF – http://t.co/M7TGd1bK #
Teaching 'Death of a Salesman' With The New York Times – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/7NsXRzAb #
Do I Capitalize This Word? | APA Style Blog: http://t.co/K4qUmlak #
Faculty Cry Foul Over Intellectual-Property Policy at U. of Louisiana System – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/mE5aEkxQ #
So You Think You Can Lecture? – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/6qlAeDGH #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-16

February 16, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Why Your Printed Book Isn’t an E-Book (Yet) – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/kWeP57fr #
Robert Glaser, Cognitive Psychologist and Expert on Student Testing, Dies at 91 – NYTimes http://t.co/1vs4KuUL #
The Power of Project-Based Writing in the Classroom | Edutopia http://t.co/N4WkWUuP #
The Future of Reading, From Avant-Garde Poetry to Sportscenter | Epicenter | WiredDOTcom http://t.co/mJikHLk5 #
Not Being a Troll Isn't Enough: A Handbook to Being a Model Internet Citizen http://t.co/vLkfhPBq #
Reader's Almanac: William Tucker remembers “Freedom Summer” — Mississippi 1964 http://t.co/kPdd4idI #
Getting Started « UofL Writing Center http://t.co/jsdczeif #
What's So Funny About Teaching | Edutopia http://t.co/qQ8aJ0OL #
People forage for memories in the same way birds forage for berries http://t.co/SNpYCsot #
Why Your Method of Brainstorming Isn't Getting Results http://t.co/tjuazI9Q #
Better than Brainstorming: A Podcast with Jonah Lehrer : The New Yorker http://t.co/rH0BJVKI #
14 Punctuation Marks That You Never Knew Existed http://t.co/aBZwBFwZ #
A Tech-Happy Professor Reboots After Hearing His Teaching Advice Isn't Working – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/8yRIGO1d #
Building Books for Mobile – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/CoAegNZC #
Is your Filing Cabinet Actually a Trash Can? | GradHacker http://t.co/yHEfkMZO #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-15

February 15, 2012 by Traci Gardner

'Downton' Grrrr – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/UlwzUkMZ #
Calling all teachers! Contribute to the Classroom 2.0 Book Project! | ZDNet http://t.co/WIWJH9F5 #
The Small Business Social Media Cheat Sheet – INFOGRAPHIC http://t.co/LiX9Peci #
Shmoop Drinks a Drop Too Much from the Fountain of Youth: Digital Publisher Returns to Middle School with Great Reads http://t.co/awDm0tQH #
Kindergarten K-State fan refuses to color Jayhawk mascot despite teacher’s ire | http://t.co/i4sZ85rt #
Schools test tablets and e-readers in classrooms | Journal and Courier http://t.co/cRGq5OuB #
New App Tells Teachers When Students Are Confused http://t.co/OpYxz2L1 #
How to Conduct the Best Webinars http://t.co/FQeijoOz –Pertinent for distance/online ed as well #
Faculty Organizers Sue Idaho State's Administration Over Blocked E-Mails – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/DoLjCqDZ #
School’s Valentine’s Day note program sweetens holiday with lesson on letters http://t.co/3Nq61Sca #
Third Grade Again: The Trouble With Holding Students Back – The Atlantic http://t.co/x4LqhAS2 #
Romans & Shakespeare! The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day : NPR http://t.co/FmJWYJ10 #
TED Talks Now Have Shareable Quotes http://t.co/UZdRIN0C #
Valentine's Day quiz: Tragic love in literature | » The Guardian http://t.co/xYBCxk8G #
10 of the Greatest Kisses in Literature – The Atlantic http://t.co/ZI3U1Pjj #
Browning, Barrett letters: Devotion goes digital – CBS News http://t.co/toQRI6hY #
Using Google Docs to Publish Your CV to the Web – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/emrUxoGM #
Do you have a Literary crushes you can share? http://t.co/d1WIwEU3 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-14

February 14, 2012 by Traci Gardner

A Textbook Example of What's Wrong with Education | Edutopia http://t.co/qtwfEVWc –interesting 2004 article #
Where is the Mexican Atticus Finch? | Care2 Causes http://t.co/UZR80yuw #
Literary Judgment Marred by Dumb Grammar Myth – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/zcFaNJkg #
Well: Remembering author Jeffrey Zaslow – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/xLxAYcVo #
Can't Write a Good Mash Note? Ask a Student to Help. – Tweed – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/BXz7BW8V #
Teaching with Google+ | Edutopia http://t.co/c6FQLmMt #
Not All Full-Time Faculty Members Feel Like Professionals, Study Finds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/7TCSLtil #
Ed Tech Podcast: Turning a Traditional Master's Program Into an Online Success – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/rP7koiYp #
Ed Tech Podcast: Keys to College Success Hidden in High-School Transcripts – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/QHDVing1 #
The end of paper changes everything – The Domino Project http://t.co/E7dpfzm2 #
Mooresville School District, a Laptop Success Story – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/rCw08wC6 #
Beat Creativity Blocks by Embracing Your Bad Ideas http://t.co/3yqLpScB #
World War I Belongs to Literature Now | Book Think | Big Think http://t.co/5GrQ5HAg #
Can Robots Grade Essays As Well as Humans? | MindShift http://t.co/OROeL8Cd #
Too Hot for Teacher? Student suspended after he writes of affection for professor | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/IfVH47hY #
Forum Spotlight: Look, Jane! See how American kids struggle to read – Peoria, IL http://t.co/ZLTx3JGZ #
Reading to Arithmetic: “Writing is Missing; Please Help Me Find Her.” | The Indianapolis Star http://t.co/P6JXBrDM #
Coming to an Elementary School Near You: Regular Expressions – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/YJP2GVDD #
The Power of Project-Based Writing in the Classroom | Edutopia http://t.co/O9lguGab #
Manage Classes in WordPress with ScholarPress Courseware – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/beD7Jxns #
From the Page to the Screen: Slavery by Another Name — inReads http://t.co/aQZOjsYM #
TechTip: Crowd-funding for E-Books — inReads http://t.co/35sDpIsp #
BBC News – MIT launches free online 'fully automated' course http://t.co/5X20vWFF #
Obama to Propose Community College Aid – NYTimesDOTcom http://t.co/pG2R5hil #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-13

February 13, 2012 by Traci Gardner

The Incredibly Random Folktale Generator » http://t.co/ro9xxlpC (Have your 20-sided dice ready) #
Is gay literature over? – http://t.co/0jRu16YW http://t.co/W4Cj81yi #
Big Savings for U.S. Students in Open-Source Book Program – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/aDx1KHG2 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-12

February 12, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Literature with naughty words? A Catch-22 | Fredericksburg – http://t.co/mbHWYaa0 –protect kids from "the terrors of naughty-people words" #
Wonder what Humbert Humbert looks like? Literary Descriptions + Police Composite Sketch Software » http://t.co/2zrxtxn1 #
Improve Your Writing by Avoiding These Twenty Common Grammar Mistakes Almost Everyone Makes http://t.co/nAhzmQSZ #
Essay advice to professors on evaluating faculty colleagues | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/okxQJH71 #
Ernest Hemingway Meets “This American Life”: the New English Lit Class | MindShift http://t.co/Myf1FdQJ #
In an effort to cut costs, colleges try e-books http://t.co/pW6FXeHq #
4 Start-Ups Are Offering Free Online Courses – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/UhjuSiSl #
Ed Tech Podcast: A New Kind of Institution–the 'Transfer College' – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/l0ZYy4Dx #
Ed Tech Podcast: Big E-Textbook Companies Try to Make Things Easier for Faculty – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/E7oPirNE #
Take Better Notes by Paraphrasing – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/PmWPS6YU #
Teaching Multiple Sections of the Same Course – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/D0GM22mN #
Search by Color? A Little-Known Trick to Find the Right Image | MindShift http://t.co/wf3Sy35x #
More about adjuncts by MICHAEL BÃ‰RUBÃ‰ – Crooked Timber http://t.co/QSyE1fFL #
Instructor Will Highlight Best and Worst Colleges for Adjuncts With Crowdsourced Data – Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/RxKnA64Y #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-11

February 11, 2012 by Traci Gardner

The Once-Hot Textbook Rental Market Is Already Shifting to Ebooks | PandoDaily http://t.co/sBELui9o #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-10

February 10, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Did the boys-only Dallas ISD field trip to see Red Tails violate Title IX? | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnewsDOTcom #
Nooks Increase Student Reading | WLFI – Lafayette, Indiana http://t.co/AWnhbXOm #
Social-Networking Experiment at Ohio State Hands Students Control of Recruiting Message – CHE http://t.co/KdLtnJMS #
Teaching with Google+ | Edutopia http://t.co/EzVTKVLu #
10 Ways to Ensure No-One Will Read Your Content: – http://t.co/mCr1RI68 /via @danielscocco #
Zotero Roundup: Zotero 3.0 and ZotPad for the iPad – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/zpDqF0W7 #
Flip Bits Not Burgers: Google's Summer of Code | Edutopia http://t.co/v5XdY4ls #
All Things Google: Using Google for Writing Portfolios – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/vMPzwK94 #
Encouraging Distraction? Classroom Experiments with Mobile Media – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/8qFbntE7 #
Be conscious of the labels & tone you use when discussing individuals & groups of people | APA Style Blog » http://t.co/0WbcxCuU #
Evaluating Blackboard Ocho | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/oEuLFare #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-09

February 9, 2012 by Traci Gardner

Young People Are Watching TV Shows, but Less Often on TV – NYTimesDOTcom http://t.co/7k8gUfXL #
Children's Book Authors Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of A Wrinkle in Time | GeekDad | WiredDOTcom http://t.co/tA6NUfXV #
BYOD Class Takes Their Learning to YouTube — THE Journal http://t.co/dNF4j2qd –students video their problem solving in math class #
Our Short-Term Ed-Tech Memory | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/ZgEbz2tF #
Understanding Community College Demographics | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/a3gkZM8Z #
A 'More Modern' LMS From Blackboard | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/KVSpz00r #
Faculty Senates at 2 universities gird for battle over faculty power & intellectual property | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/0cJV59Vm #
'Behind Closed Doors': IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research | Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/gpk0JtSI #
Gas in class? W.Va. teacher's creative solution to boys' disruption lands her $2K award | The Republic http://t.co/TQLw3zfs #
BBC News – Tweeting the news http://t.co/LsD6FPgv #
Stephen Fry says British judges don't understand Twitter http://t.co/UClqnb0a #
Minnesota Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Case of Student Disciplined for Facebook Comments – CHE http://t.co/t8C4a11n #
Donald Hall: A Poet's View 'Out The Window' : NPR http://t.co/43ZPKMMK #
Arizona State Senate to Colleges: Get Rid of Those Non-G-Rated Professors! http://t.co/86NwfrR1 #
Copyright and Creative Commons | Common Craft http://t.co/KgufmNkt #
The Looking-Glass vs. Mirror War: Language and Class – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/jdFfJUiq #
Author Sandra Cisneros Discusses the Impact of Teachers on Young Writers – National Writing Project http://t.co/lO63Mnlu #
Using Google Docs to Check In On Students' Reading – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/EWW5mwyp #
Five Ways to Empower Students | Edutopia http://t.co/PQB45ZiQ #
Building Programming Tutorials with Codecademy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/QfJPt9DA #
On Navy Warships, the Web Slows to a Crawl | Danger Room | WiredDOTcom http://t.co/MovIsbfR #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2012-02-08

February 8, 2012 by Traci Gardner

7 Strategies to Make Your Online Teaching Better | GradHacker http://t.co/CJSHJ6pL #
Next-gen textbooks? It's the ecosystem, not the device | ZDNet http://t.co/CZ8vLPDK #
In Defense of Browsing – Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/P6DvZr92 #
Rethinking Testing in the Age of the iPad | Education Week: http://t.co/afdjmq6I #
LeVar Burton Is Bringing Reading Rainbow Back … in an App http://t.co/594TgZfh #
7th Grader Suspended for Saying I Love You in Native Language -NativeNewsNetwork http://t.co/B27nJYsp #
Students at U of California Have Proposed a Way to Fix Tuition by Deferring Costs Until After Graduation | Time http://t.co/nmqmP6CO #
Panel Ponders Future of Open-Education Resources – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/9r8A81nh #
Crowdsourcing a Compilation of Adjunct Working Conditions « Copy & Paste http://t.co/cAIOSfvs #
The World of Charles Dickens, Complete With Pizza Hut – NYTimesDOTcom http://t.co/N65HalTa #
Lesson Plan | Easy Access: Creating Annotated Versions of News Articles – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/B9Ag3qdv #
Unglue a Book: Crowdfunding to Liberate Published Works – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/vb95UO0v #
The Teaching and Assessment of Student Writing – National Writing Project http://t.co/FaOd9luR #
Google Tips Its Hat to Charles Dickens on His 200th Birthday | GeekDad | WiredDOTcom http://t.co/hLNpHFWg #
Temple Project Ditches Textbooks for Homemade Digital Alternatives – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/xSQPPrzQ #
Possibilities in the Writing Center « UofL Writing Center http://t.co/cO8WjlyZ #
What to Do If Your Twitter Account Is Hacked – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/ijXjBUrH #
Wendell Berry to Give 2012 Jefferson Lecture – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/M364yoQ3 #
Chicago Police Learn Writing Beyond Reports – http://t.co/Xvcmte90 http://t.co/ik7QT0V3 #
Plot your story at random » http://t.co/9rTeghFV –Includes a link to a blurb roller that creates random narrative plots via dice rolls #

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