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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-11

July 11, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Wikipedia Aims Higher – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pSsU8o #
Introducing Google+ – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/rg39f1 #
Google + Grad School = Awesome? | GradHacker http://hoki.es/p9XSOq #
Blackboard Collaborate formally launched at BBWorld 2011 | ZDNet http://hoki.es/nzldwl #
Scheduling 101: Appointment Slots in Google Calendar – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qEIEoo #
Do inclass writing or group work? Try Timer Tab to Create a Custom Timer to Use Online or Offline http://hoki.es/nsI9ys #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-10

July 10, 2011 by Traci Gardner

How to use Twitter for Social Learning http://hoki.es/pNr87B #
Teaching Students to Write a Case Study – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/oIcwNT #
John Lundberg: Plums and Wheelbarrows: When Poets Disagree http://hoki.es/qfXIu8 #
What's a Twitter Chat? | Misadventures in Learning: http://hoki.es/onF2W0 #
Create an Online Biography to Tell Your Story in a Post-Resume Workforce http://hoki.es/nqFvgn #
Illuminating texts: 1st of a 3-part series on reading – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/ovGjGR #
Note-Taker Levels the Playing Field for Low-Vision Students – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/q7niJp #
Shunning the Academic Journals, Scholar Brings Work on Older Gays to Life in Film – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/pVNocq #
The greatest books that never were – Readers and Reading – Salon.com http://hoki.es/pgsvtN #
Using Wordle in the Classroom | Edutopia http://hoki.es/qpdp0U #
The Liberal Arts ARE Work-Force Development – Do Your Job Better – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/qcxAmz #
Second Thoughts: The Value of Research Papers – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/r3f4Cy #
E-phemeral E-Books – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pQdgGX #
Storytelling and Social Networks: Why Twitter Beats Google Plus http://hoki.es/qVW3Ff #
Cutting through the edu-jargon – Rock The Schoolhouse's blog – Boston.com http://hoki.es/rpV0h7 #
The Art of the Interview – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/noqYjG #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-09

July 9, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Read the round-up of news for writing teachers for this week from the @newsfromtengrrl paper.li: http://paper.li/tengrrl/newsfromtengrrl #
The Writer as Detective – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/pwxWei #
PHD Comics: Our Thesis http://hoki.es/p2FX5u #
Teaching the physics behind ‘Angry Birds’ | News | eClassroom News http://hoki.es/pwsdtT #
In Search of Shakespeare . Language Arts: Shakespeare's Sonnets | PBS http://hoki.es/qwrxVF /via The Scout Report #
Critical Thinking in the Curriculum–Donald Lazere – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/p2GqZ4 #
Advice on Going from Grad Student to Professor – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/r1jnaD #
A-Twitter in Iowa: A $37,000 Scholarship for a Tweet – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/qBxxvW #
Degrees of Gravity: On punishing professors for the "the illegal, the immoral and fireable" – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/r9MENe #
BBC News – US to hold inaugural Spanish spelling bee http://hoki.es/oTPhtI #
Expressing loss, anger through 'slam' poetry – CNN.com http://hoki.es/pECi9J #
Quiz: Denials in literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/o3gL0s #
28 Creative Ideas for Teaching with Twitter | MindShift http://hoki.es/pTuERU #
The Value of Lifelong Learning – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/nGSYdv #
Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/omniFx #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-08

July 8, 2011 by Traci Gardner

I Don’t Care What You Had For Lunch: Finding Professional Value in Twitter | Social Learning Blog http://hoki.es/osjgfv #
The State of Education (infographic) http://hoki.es/mT0qDv #
Writers’ Bootcamp: Success Can Be in the Cards II – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/r4voKa #
BBC News – Sweden's 'gender-neutral' pre-school http://hoki.es/p4xqOq #
Ilkley author's fresh twist on 'mis-represented' Richard III | UK news | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/reS0bk #
No, Seriously: No Excuses – Reforming the School Reformers – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/nihXCK #
ISTE take-home message #3 What do you mean you don't have a Learning Management System (LMS) yet? | ZDNet http://hoki.es/oGx4xY #
MLA Suggests Workplace Improvements for Faculty Off Tenure Track – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ovze8V #
Microsoft Will Pay for U. of Nebraska's Switch to Its New Cloud-Based Service – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/nhVeu4 #
Digital Natives: A Myth? – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/prs24m #
Affect Or Effect? 'Grammar Girl' Is Here To Help : NPR http://hoki.es/mWmzIp #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-07

July 7, 2011 by Traci Gardner

PrivacyVille: Zynga's New Game to Educate Users About Privacy http://hoki.es/q1gFFA #
ISTE take-home message #2 The flipped classroom makes sense | ZDNet http://hoki.es/o3Z76Y #
Google reveals shocking grammar rules for google+- The Inquirer http://hoki.es/oGU1d6 #
Android for Academics – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/oUQmJn #
Writing is bad for you | Rick Gekoski | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/nwKPQH #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-06

July 6, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The Visual Origins of Audio Recording | viz. http://hoki.es/mT1hku #
Book Review: Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry by David Orr | California Literary Review http://hoki.es/oDtWVq #
Beverly Cleary at 95: A Talk With the Author Who Created Ramona Quimby – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/ntsVZ8 #
Is Higher Education Worth the Money? – Hire Education – WSJ http://hoki.es/qJTHkE #
Hemingway, Hounded by the Feds – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/nYmQqN #
Old Dominion U. Researchers Ask How Much of the Web Is Archived – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pX9IZu #
U. of Texas Dean Blasts Higher-Education Reform Agenda – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/pXMfec #
The NERDIEST Colleges http://hoki.es/rlhnPd #
Poetry Society lobbied by wheelbarrow | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/rqkMUB –cuz I love the red wheelbarrow delivery method :) #
Collaboration and Ownership in Student Writing – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/mXYU8s #
Writing’s Labour's Lost – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pFVlUI #
Conference Session Question – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pBLjBX #
End Large Humanities Conferences – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pyUEzP #
Oral History, Unprotected – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/oOsxYG #
The novel is centuries older than we've been told | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/qP7SfU #
Google Plus Nick Gives You a Short Vanity URL for Your Google+ Profile http://hoki.es/pcHAyQ #
A Day Pass To Heaven by Nikki Giovanni | Guest Author post on Read Forever – Barnes & Noble Book Clubs http://hoki.es/rmaFcn #
Poetry Bombing: Augustina Woodgate Sews Poems Into Clothes In Miami Store (VIDEO) http://hoki.es/pYLA4s #
Christmas Island 'Thonglines' lets you walk in their shoes – ABC Perth – Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://hoki.es/ohVV7D #
Don’t Equate YA Novels With Self-Help Books — They Are Literature http://hoki.es/qEChY8 #
This I (Somewhat) Believe: What's the point of a common first-year reading? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/poLo56 #
Writing About Math – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/qoGyj9 #
Walter Mosley on Misconceptions about the Life of a Writer | YouTube – A Lesson on Great Literatureâ€ http://hoki.es/oNs2WI #
Jealousy And Writers: Tips To Beat The Green-Eyed Monster | Writer's Relief » http://hoki.es/o1sPgi #
Top 10 YouTube Videos Posted by Colleges, and What They Mean – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/p3yCWp #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-05

July 5, 2011 by Traci Gardner

call for entries: toy camera photographers for tots | CWiP. Composing with Images Press http://hoki.es/qrDdiU #
Google+: Huddle and Hangout Look Promising – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/pU7TMc #
Google Books for Educators – A How-to Guide | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/kVl4YV #
Pinterest: A Social Catalog – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/jkKHhr #
Google to Retire Blogger & Picasa Brands in Google+ Push http://hoki.es/ikk3nm #
ISTE take-home message #1 It's all about the iPads | ZDNet http://hoki.es/jNSSgu #
The importance of marking – TES New Teachers http://hoki.es/jlVf1u #
Getting inside The Outsider: the Book Illustration competition 2011 shortlist | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/kliAv5 #
Aspen Ideas Festival: 'Put your damn phone down' say social media gurus | World news | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/iHMoj2 #
Three Ways to Create Fake Facebook Profiles for Historical Characters | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/iSbdMs #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-04

July 4, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Five Ways to Visually Explore Wikipedia | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/mA7Ur7 #
Summer Writing | GradHacker http://hoki.es/kAqMWn #
Dani Shapiro: On the Death of a Mentor http://hoki.es/k4ixz3 #
A World Without English Majors? Why Colleges Should Tell Students About Job Prospects Before They Commit – GOOD http://hoki.es/lZD2lP #
Amount Of Time Teens Spend Online Can Improve Digital Literacy http://hoki.es/l94C3s #
Hooray For YA: Teen Novels For Readers Of All Ages : NPR http://hoki.es/ioxuKO #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-03

July 3, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The embarrassment eliminating e-reader | On Our Minds @ Scholastic » http://hoki.es/lIP0ym #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-07-02

July 2, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Google Plus: Is This the Social Tool Schools Have Been Waiting For? http://hoki.es/iPjgWv #
Unfinished Book by John Green Hits No. 1, Thanks to Twitter, Tumblr & Other Social Media – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/kHhqzE #
New PBS resource could help advance digital learning | eClassroom News http://hoki.es/lEQwq4 #
Five Progressive Schools of Education | MindShift http://hoki.es/mMllSx #
Social networking sites and our lives | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project http://hoki.es/mB6g1j #
Talking (Exclamation) Points: On Exclamation Points and E-Mails – Cultural Studies – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/mPrKPT #
What Hemingway Would Think of the Internet | Underwire | Wired.com http://hoki.es/kwoSNf #
3 Free Android Apps for Recording Oral History | Free Technology for Teachers: http://hoki.es/jLIuak #
Key links shared by Writing Center Tweeters this week in The Writing Centers Daily » http://hoki.es/mg9oUR #
What's Scrabble When You Can Play Novelist? Paperback Game – Fun With Literary Opening Lines – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/jq2SKA #
HOW TO: Make Your QR Codes More Beautiful | EdTech Toolbox: http://hoki.es/l1195H #
4 Presentations on Academic Integrity http://hoki.es/kXCHdw #
A whiff of American literature – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/jxWDF8 #

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