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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-04-02

April 2, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Can you tell it's Poetry Month? We can. | StarTribune.com http://hoki.es/eQAMni #
Congress weighs deep cuts to funding for federal open government data platforms | Gov 2.0: The Power of Platforms http://hoki.es/ftdNpp #
How To Steal Like An Artist (And 9 Other Things Nobody Told Me) – Austin Kleon http://hoki.es/h2UfM1 #
Erasing Individual’s Digital Past – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hrQY7c #
A Comic Book Lover's Guide to Going Digital | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fYqspV #
Chicago Teacher Accused of Ridiculing 7-Year-Old Student on Facebook | Switched » http://hoki.es/hLXIGg #
Texting abbreviations in school assignments :: Schools :: PIONEER PRESS :: The Doings Hinsdale http://hoki.es/eTOCe8 #
New Jersey Teacher Suspended Over Facebook Post – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gotSI3 #
Malcolm X Biographer Dies on Eve of a Revealing Work – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hUAI1e #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-04-01

April 1, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Video Essay Tutorial – Digital Storytelling http://hoki.es/fBXFgB #
Open Access Does Not Equal More Citations, Study Finds – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gTtzc2 #
English Majors Can Do More Than Teach. U-M Liberal Arts Students Push For Entrepreneurial Classes | Xconomy http://hoki.es/i9XECF #
Summify Sends You the Day's 5 Most Important Stories, Based on Your Reading Habits http://hoki.es/hn9imG #
Quiz: Fools in literature | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/fDYLDq #
Teachers, students see texting lingo popping up in school writing – Chicago Sun-Times http://hoki.es/hjm3Zl #
The Readers' Writers: Interview with children’s author Margot Finke – The Journal-Standard http://hoki.es/eXS6Kw #
Teaching Carnival 4.8 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/h1itU1 #
Technology Is Not the Answer – Atlantic Mobile http://hoki.es/hM3RFz #
AbeBooks: A Beginner’s Guide to Steampunk Literature http://hoki.es/dZrddx /via Bob Whipple #
Tips for Fighting Writer's Block – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fQjjdc #
A Conversation with Ernest Morrell – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/fUn5ew #
Remembering When College Was a Buyer's Bazaar – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hM5qNo #
Cuts to NWP Affect West Virginia Teachers and Students – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/esyAib #
New Million-Syllabi Repository Could Reveal Trends in Teaching – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/euaCb6 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-31

March 31, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Write a Poem a Day for National Poetry Month | Links to 30 different poetry-writing resources! » http://hoki.es/f7WOgR #
Using Google Documents for Grading – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dRBiHP #
Use Google Docs to Tag-Team Class Note Taking – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/dYMTPH #
Sir Ken Robinson: The Purpose of Education – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/fB15Ss #
Trial Date Set for High-Stakes Copyright Case Involving Georgia State U. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dQjKeX #
What Memorable Poetry Have You Ever Read or Heard? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hTCPJn #
Summify — the answer to information overload? | Jane's Pick of the Day: http://hoki.es/fUkmtR #
Digital Poetry – Make Words Zoom and Fly Across the Room! » Top Teaching from Scholastic: http://hoki.es/f32a7m #
What I Learned at School – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eapCn6 #
11 Most Ironically Banned Books Of All Time – 11Points.com » http://hoki.es/hh4RBu #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-30

March 30, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Think You'll Make Big Bucks in Online Ed? Not So Fast, Experts Say – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fhK50s #
Google Looks to One-Up Facebook’s ‘Like’ With ‘+1â€² Button | Epicenter | Wired.com http://hoki.es/g6lPoN #
Professor X Is Back – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ejqjJw #
Are Your Files Backed Up? March 31 is World Backup Day http://hoki.es/ijFBWL #
Twitter Announces Fully-Functional Embedded Tweets | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/gxCsZa #
Why Twitter Lists are Less Effective | TwiTip » http://hoki.es/e0Mxje #
Found: Yard Sale of the Future | Magazine http://hoki.es/ii6WpV #
Spreading Fat Stigma Around the Globe – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hAPrla #
Middle School Students Find Their Voice with Digital Cameras | Edutopia http://hoki.es/ibLUzL #
Interview with Gary D. Schmidt on his new book Okay for Now | Nook Book blog » http://hoki.es/ea9Zdb #
Humanities, For Sake Of Humanity – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eiZiRD #
How not to handle bad reviews | Books | guardian.co.uk http://hoki.es/hm1XqC #
BBC News: 100 words of English: How far can it get you? » http://hoki.es/hCqQu1 #
Digital Is: Interdisciplinary Writing Resources – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gTIyS7 #
Grammar’s Dirty Little Secret – Ideas Market – WSJ http://hoki.es/fHd9W7 #
Book Review: In the Basement of the Ivory Tower – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/e9BOLc #
Tweeting For Homework : New University http://hoki.es/gdshqB #
Professors With Personal Tweets Get High Credibility Marks – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f7wYdk #
‘Gone With the Wind’ Chapters Get Pequot Library Display – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eOYG02 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-29

March 29, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Naming and the Rhetoric of War | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://hoki.es/i9jSXt #
Grief Brought to Numbers: Poetry Defies the Trend Toward E-Books http://hoki.es/fK9kMO #
360-Degree Panorama Takes You Inside Prague’s Off-Limits Baroque Library | Underwire | Wired.com http://hoki.es/gknZpb #
Books Will Survive The 'Use And Abuse of Literature' : NPR http://hoki.es/hfyXvM #
No, female professors aren't ruining college – Salon.com http://hoki.es/hoiEqL #
Reader's Almanac: William Faulkner’s last surviving relative, Dean Faulkner Wells, shares her memories http://hoki.es/hU0LcN #
Children's Book Apps: A New World Of Learning : NPR http://hoki.es/hk3Of1 #
The students in the ‘do nothing’ rows – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/gJoVW4 #
W.Va. writing project sites to lose federal funding – The Charleston Gazette – http://hoki.es/gYGm4m #
Captchas Have Us Deciphering Old Text Through Woozy Web Clues – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/f8tlmp #
When Student Evaluations Are All That Matter: An Adjunct Who Had Enough – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gIykWL #
The Best Children's Books on the iPad – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gXtzEQ #
Less Corruption Doesn't Always Mean Less Software Piracy – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eR6ldj #
Make It Clear and Concise. It’s Not So Easy. – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/guEVUV #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-28

March 28, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Pediatricians Say Social Media Leading to 'Facebook Depression' – WJW http://hoki.es/e0nX9N #
In the Writing Center, Is Less More? | Rhetoric's Moments: http://hoki.es/fwLFtV #
Less Is More: Using Social Media to Inspire Concise Writing – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/dVDX2K #
Blogging As A Way Of Learning In Minnesota – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/dIskNA #
Digital Literacy Mortally Wounded in Budget Battle – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/fgTo9h #
How to Work Around the New York Times' 20-Article-per-Month Paywall http://hoki.es/hn0oYe #
Have You Ordered Textbooks Yet? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f7oVgY #
Nancy Barile: Get Ready for National Poetry Month! | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/gFUkKy #
Patricia Ryan: Don't insist on English! | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/gSzll7 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-27

March 27, 2011 by Traci Gardner

International Motivation, Methods Differ on Ed-Tech | Education Week: http://hoki.es/gF4Gfp #
The Rules of Writing Group – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i494T7 #
Google Notebooks changing the way Astoria High students learn | OregonLive.com http://hoki.es/eK8Uq1 #
Teaching Secrets: Get Back in Touch With Your Inner Student | Education Week Teacher: http://hoki.es/iiUPbM #
Elizabeth Taylor's Early, Unsung Role in Jane Eyre – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hVQ9Jq #
Google Decision Spurs Research Libraries to Rethink the Path to Digital Access – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eP7BGM #
How to Write in a More Personal and Engaging Tone | Problogger » http://hoki.es/ebTh0k #
From Churchill to Libya: How the V symbol went viral – The Washington Post http://hoki.es/i9Kbht #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-26

March 26, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The Great Language Land Grab – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eevxDQ #
Digitize A Book Using A Circular Saw | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/gcj4Pi #
Wisconsin GOP official files request for access to UW professor's e-mail – JSOnline http://hoki.es/hmizPX #
Details on the March 2011 Updates : Oxford English Dictionary http://hoki.es/ehOreA #
Pop Surrealists Spin South Park’s Little Angels | Underwire | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ge933Y #
OMG! Oxford English Dictionary Adds LOL to Its Pages | Underwire | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ga7z5C #
Va. Board of Education urges policy on social networks as teaching tools – The Washington Post http://hoki.es/gqsyLK #
Verizon Thinkfinity by Mark Johnson on Prezi http://hoki.es/hVjbOb #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-25

March 25, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Princeton Professor Gains Cult Status With 3,200 Essays on Facebook – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i2uQlk #
A Comic Book Lover's Guide to Going Digital | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/dUkMU4 #
Oprah Magazine’s Adventures in Poetry – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/i26AZk #
Many Cheaters Are Overly Optimistic About Their Academic Ability, Study Finds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hHjtw8 #
In the Footsteps of Graham Greene – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hOvU79 #
Happy Birthday – The Wiki Celebrates its Sweet 16 – ReadWriteCloud http://hoki.es/fkX41P #
BBC News – Design and technology classes 'out of date' – Ofsted http://hoki.es/gPgPYU #
The Terrible Price of Free: On E-reading Jane Austen via Google’s Ebooks « The Scholarly Kitchen http://hoki.es/ieMiFF #
Do you self-plagiarize? – Graphic – PERSPECTIVES http://hoki.es/eY5qWP #
What do students miss with a virtual education? | ZDNet Education » http://hoki.es/fHjRzY #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-03-24

March 24, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Blogs in higher education — some ideas about their benefits and downsides – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/h55AeX #
Creating Academic 'Dream Teams' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/e9lSPM #
Graduates Without Degrees – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/etezPb #
Comparing Online Programs – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/h6yfFZ #
You Probably Shouldn't Teach Online if … – On Hiring – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fQTenC #
Children’s Lives at the Turn of the Twentieth Century – New Primary Source Set – For Teachers (Library of Congress) http://hoki.es/hTt8xq #
Political Cartoons in U.S. History – New Primary Source Set – For Teachers (Library of Congress) http://hoki.es/gHgjYc #
New Guide Offers Assessment Tips for the Classroom | Edutopia http://hoki.es/fohTkm #
Information About the Web Writing Style Guide Writing Sprint | Writing Spaces http://hoki.es/fx1ou3 #
Google's Cloud Connect Links Microsoft Office and GoogleDocs Together – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hzH8wS #
the essay is dead; long live the essay | digital digs: http://hoki.es/gKru4u #
When Critical Pedagogy Gets Ugly « crossing borders http://hoki.es/fAk56N #
Beyond Textbooks: Chegg Adds Course Selection and Homework Help | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/hTkUNp #
Overthinking the Meaning of Drop-Down Menus | Wired Magazine http://hoki.es/huUNtP #
Wikipedia Beautifier Kills Clutter, Makes the Online Encyclopedia More Readable | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/hyQpDA #
Reader's Almanac: Helen Vendler at 13: “I learned Dickinson’s poems in the bad old versions” http://hoki.es/i7qA43 #
Study Measures Twitter's Effect on Student Engagement – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/fFyJ3U #
A Room Without A View: NPR Photographer Frames Japan's Wreckage : The Picture Show : NPR http://hoki.es/eaj8f2 (framing as a strategy) #
The Lady Gaga Divide: Pop Culture in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e9f9J6 #
BBC News – BBC survey reveals snapshot of UK schoolchildren http://hoki.es/gAZPH1 #
Top 10 Web Tools for Teachers | Harvard Education Letter 27.2 (March/April 2011): http://hoki.es/hAKdkB #
Out of the Ivory Tower: Translating Academic Research into Public Policy – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eZjf9l #
Plotting a Library: A science-fiction fan takes on the task of mapping the genre – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dLrcn3 #
ABC’s and PhD’s: Avatars — academic and otherwise – Mama PhD – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fwGKmH #
The NYTimes Paywall, the Book Review, and Amazon's Future – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/gGyH7R #
Hand-Crafted Digital Texts – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fgQX5X #
Can You Own a Color? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/g1Da3Y #
Textbook Renter Chegg Becomes More Social – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hviKVR #
BTW, English, the gnarliest language of all, is a survivor : At Large : The Martha's Vineyard Times http://hoki.es/fv9v9f #

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