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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-10

August 10, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Library of Congress Puts Twitter Front and Center http://hoki.es/qNph8i #
Harry Potter, RIP | Wired Magazine http://hoki.es/oMh00A #
Racism or revision? Getting the 'n-word' out of American lit. | kens5.com San Antonio http://hoki.es/r54JDv #
Why digital learning will liberate teachers – Michael – Disrupting Class – Forbes http://hoki.es/qQg2Hg #
The Simple 10-Minute Time Management System – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/qebOEC #
Teaching Research Through Wikipedia In The Classroom http://hoki.es/o15eIT #
Backchannels in the Classroom | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/qMkLVc #
Philip Levine Is to Be U.S. Poet Laureate – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/nK4iHp #
Digging the wikis | ZDNet http://hoki.es/quEi8u #
Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/pTGTZl #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-09

August 9, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Publishing Gives Hints of Revival, Data Show: Survey Shows Publishing Expanded Since 2008 – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/rusXJ1 #
Wikipedia, once shunned, now embraced by teachers | California Watch http://hoki.es/pFkr6W #
Grammar Test Keeps Idiots Off Of The Internet | Happy Place http://hoki.es/nKVyup #
The Remedial Ph.D. – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/oaNcui #
E-Books turn the page: As apps leap into interactivity, can humans keep up? – The Denver Post http://hoki.es/pQNhVU #
Kids Who Use Facebook Do Worse in School — TIME Healthland http://hoki.es/mTXCjU #
Wondering (Worrying?) About Graphic Novels – The Tempered Radical http://hoki.es/nxseeT #
Innovations: Measuring the Worth of an English Professor – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pgiW08 #
Why Flagship Public Universities Should Stay Public – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/oGpLdW #
Debating Early College and AP Tests on ‘Fox & Friends’ – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qRD9wF #
Archiving a September Day – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qQUauK #9 11 #
The Power of a Child's Letter: Wallet lost in 7-Eleven returned to 9-year-old – Roanoke.com http://hoki.es/n7fEj2 #
Scholars Look To Literature To Find The Meaning Of Life | Radio Boston http://hoki.es/qwN2nn #
How E-Readers Can Save Reading – Forbes http://hoki.es/qijz2Z #
Avoiding Burnout in the New Academic Year | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/oCBTtK #
Are MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) the Future of Online Learning? | MindShift http://hoki.es/n64iLB #
Turning Static Text Into Interactive Discussions | MindShift http://hoki.es/pigtS3 #
50 Reasons to Invite Facebook Into Your Classroom | MindShift http://hoki.es/nWPmeR #
Video Forum: Students Assess Their Professors’ Technology Skills – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nIptdG #
Documentary Delves Into a Suicide and Allegations of Workplace Bullying – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nR8IR0 #
Education Management Corporation Accused of Widespread Fraud – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/p8VNyg #
No Child Left Behind Gets A Revamp : NPR http://hoki.es/qFZfhm #
Teenage Girls & Social Media: Tips For Parents From A Best-Selling Author : All Tech Considered : NPR http://hoki.es/qyWoWG #
Oxford puts earliest map of Great Britain online | BBC News http://hoki.es/ro5joi #
To Justify Every 'A,' Some Professors Hand Over Grading Power to Outsiders – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/njelQO #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-08

August 8, 2011 by Traci Gardner

When Knowledge Isn’t Written, Does It Still Count? A Push to Redefine Knowledge at Wikipedia – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/rfqw2g #
Can Online Social Networks Replace Real Socializing? | Wired Science | Wired.com http://hoki.es/quInaQ #
Arne Duncan to Override ‘No Child Left Behind’ Requirement – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/qFmnvv #
Being a Better Collaborator — It’s Okay, You’ll Survive | GradHacker http://hoki.es/p700tH #
Close Reading of Text: MLK “Letter from Birmingham Jail” | EngageNY http://hoki.es/o08kxt #
The Time for Mobile Phones is Now – 7 Ways to Make It Happen | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/mWPF09 #
Edu-Traitor! Confessions of a Prof Who Believes Higher Ed Isn't the Only Goal | HASTAC http://hoki.es/qMCFOE #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-07

August 7, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Reading marathons spur interest in classic literature – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/onVBxQ #
Confessions of an Aca/Fan: Archives: Studying Creativity in the Age of Web 2.0: An Interview with David Gauntlett http://hoki.es/nJnFtC #
The visibility of Wikipedia in scholarly publications | First Monday » http://hoki.es/qU9OQn #
How Can Web 2.0 Curation Tools Be Used in the Classroom? | MindShift http://hoki.es/pAe1w1 #
Face It, Don’t Facebook It: Teaching Kids How to Break Up Nicely – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/qjk4EJ #
When Data Disappears – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/qWeicS #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-06

August 6, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Is Wikipedia Losing Editors? http://hoki.es/oMms8C #
Avoid These Body Language Postures and Gestures When Giving a Presentation http://hoki.es/q8Nomi #
A Guide to Google+ Privacy and Information Control http://hoki.es/raEc7c #
Internet spelling tests – Cream Blog http://hoki.es/q61Afx #
The State of Zombie Literature – An Autopsy – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/pZX569 #
The Plagiarism Police Move Into Grammar – Private Equity Beat – WSJ http://hoki.es/o3irUZ #
#Alt Academy: An Interview with Bethany Nowviskie « University of Venus http://hoki.es/rkVBaX #
Accessibility in a Digital Environment: Link Roundup 2 | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mPEzpl #
Starting Points in the Digital Humanities | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/re1hKs #
“Real Names” Policies Are an Abuse of Power | danah boyd | apophenia » http://hoki.es/pz6oQd #google #
7 Ways To Repurpose College Libraries Once Books Are Obsolete http://hoki.es/qfznX9 #
21st Century Skills: A "thorny problem" in the classroom – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/qLLiYy #
Kaplan Revenue Down 29% in Second Quarter – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nP3FQf #
Reader's Almanac: Silence as a weapon: the two most embarrassing speeches Mark Twain and Ambrose Bierce ever gave http://hoki.es/q7YIkq #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-05

August 5, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Barbara Cartland stole plots, rival author alleged in furious letters | Books | The Guardian http://hoki.es/mV3NE1 #
Plagiarism Plague Hinders China's Scientific Ambition : NPR http://hoki.es/qZSYBD #
Responding to William Pannapacker: Humanities grad students strike back. – – Slate Magazine http://hoki.es/qYfTGX #
Starting a Tenure Box | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/q28nk6 #
Researchers Convert Video-Game Accessories Into Therapy Tools | Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qAhhP4 #
Receive Files in Google Docs with GoFileDrop | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mZEzxF #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-04

August 4, 2011 by Traci Gardner

How to Avoid Overwriting http://hoki.es/q9SMxQ #
Shame in Academic Writing – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pfR6QS #
Encore Episode: Wikipedia’s Co-Founder on Academic Uses, and Limits, of Popular Open Encyclopedia – CHE http://hoki.es/qm51ve #
Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation | Economics and Statistics Administration http://hoki.es/nfLjdv #
New Missouri law on social-media ‘friending’ confounds teachers – KansasCity.com http://hoki.es/mWYj1G #
Student Learning Groups: Homogeneous or Heterogeneous? | Edutopia http://hoki.es/qK5bYx #
“Internet Explorer Users Have Lower IQs” Study Is a Hoax: Here Are Some of the Red Flags | Epicenter | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ny9TT5 #
“Internet Explorer Users Have Lower IQs” Study Is a Hoax: Here Are Some of the Red Flags | Epicenter | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ny9TT5 #
Chris Crutcher: How They Do It http://hoki.es/o1RXB6 #censorship #
Literature Profs Offer Book Lists to Beat the Heat – UT Dallas News http://hoki.es/plSoTj #
The Literacy of Gaming: What Kids Learn From Playing | MediaShift . PBS http://hoki.es/pj5Jha #
Are academies the future of education? | The-Dispatch.com http://hoki.es/rkQaAd #
Rethinking COPPA in the Age of Social Media | Edutopia http://hoki.es/pvJmzh #
Your New Campus Guide: A Small Patterned Square (QRCode) That Talks to Your Smartphone | Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/rbZkK8 #
Zotero in the Archives | GradHacker http://hoki.es/nKIhCg #
Mark Pagel: How language transformed humanity | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/nLdcIz #
The English Teacher’s Email Survival Kit | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://hoki.es/nTlhOA #
Using DocScanner to Scan on the Go | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/reDzuL #
BBC News – Warning over children's multi-screen viewing http://hoki.es/qKkAcG #
Student journalists use 20th-century tools to assemble campus paper | Video on Tweed – CHE http://hoki.es/qeniCv #
Academic English Is Not a Club I Want to Join – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qSYosQ #
What's Your Major? Probably Not One of These – News – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/plf3aS #
The Encyclopedia of Babel: Scholars & Wikipedia – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/o9po5Q #
Updating the Common Rule – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/mUJ991 #
“Clicks” Get Bricks | Harvard Education Letter http://hoki.es/omRC8e #
'Why Should We Care?'–What to Do About Declining Student Empathy – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/rlr33Z #
Innovations: E-Learning 'Nightmare Scenarios' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/rdmdgf #
Casual References to Violence Bring Serious Consequences for College Instructors – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/oLnFQi #
From Classic to Modern, the Forthcoming digital version of the Loeb Classical Library – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/q4adEA #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-03

August 3, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Teacher changing lives with 'The Power of Words' — Morning Express – CNN.com Blogs http://hoki.es/o3LFkC #
Deadline to submit abstract for Computers and Composition special issue extended to August 8 | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/q25gbi #
Universities Join Together to Support Open-Access Policies | Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pWz1Yb #
Summer PD: New Teacher Boot Camp Week 5 – Using Blogs | Edutopia http://hoki.es/qx0AvP #
YouTube & Fair Use | viz. http://hoki.es/qcp3EY #
QuickWire: South Korea Gives $2-Billion to Turn All Textbooks Digital | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qE9Ic2 #
Move Quickly from Idea to Draft with Notational Velocity | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pyIpr9 #
Benjamin Franklin’s Habit Tracker | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nzhhh8 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-02

August 2, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Myths About Fair Use – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pWjlVp #
'The College Writing Toolkit' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/r8tvjx #
Teen's social media use inspires others | eSchoolNews.com http://hoki.es/npM5LJ #
14 Free and Simple Digital Media Tools | MindShift http://hoki.es/pYZaUu #
Dyslexia involves difficulty with spoken language, study finds – Boston.com http://hoki.es/oYAceQ #
How and why teachers should start blogging http://hoki.es/n7McBe #
The Surprising Online Life of Legends – PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/r3TGTT #
'Big Tent Digital Humanities,' a View From the Edge, Part 1 – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pg4liR #
Rogue Downloader's Arrest Could Mark Crossroads for Open-Access Movement – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nsnNuL #
Career Advice: The Skill Set We Need (making do with the resources on hand) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/rqPoaZ #
I've Been Pirated – Inside Higher Ed » http://hoki.es/p32z0C #
Professors’ Right to Disagree – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/q4277G #
6 Ways to Supercharge Your Writing | Copyblogger http://hoki.es/oPK2ot #
Herman Melville's Mediocre Civil War Poetry – Eleanor Barkhorn – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/ozS1Sm #
How Young Adult Fiction Came of Age – D.B. Grady – Entertainment – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/ni5fjm #
Google+: The Dark Side of the Circle | Edutopia http://hoki.es/qdDuCP #
College-Made Device Helps Visually Impaired Students See and Take Notes – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qWEAdp #
$1-Million Grant Will Bring Automated Advising Web site to More Campuses | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pQip3J #
The Two Questions to Ask Before Saying Yes | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/rtSJiJ #
Culturally Mediated Writing Instruction for Adolescent English Language Learners – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/phKU9g #
Online Tutorials as Community Building | HASTAC http://hoki.es/nkweuf #
Technology and Your Institution’s Mission | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/q6imlF #
Missouri teachers: No talking to students on Facebook | Digital Life – http://hoki.es/q6SRbg #
Teaching Students About Headlines, Titles, and Subject Lines | Pedablogical » http://hoki.es/oDXdSM #
We Can't Teach Students to Love Reading – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pfdU3d #

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