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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-11

February 11, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Adjuncts at New Hampshire Community Colleges Vote for Union – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f9hbhf #
Required Reading: T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats | LBPOST.com: http://hoki.es/fRVc40 #
Me fail English? That's unpossible: The dangers of not teaching grammar | NY Daily News » http://hoki.es/i9NZyX #
Podcast: FCC Pushes Faster College Internet Access and 'Learning on the Go' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hFW6zs #
Trivial Pursuit: Researchers Prepare Computer to Compete on 'Jeopardy!' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ea3eLz #
Reader's Almanac: George Kimball & John Schulian share boxing stories about Ali-Frazier, Stanley Ketchel, Bummy Davis http://hoki.es/hjIYSg #
(How) Do You Use 'E-Textbooks'? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ibUcf6 #
Using Google for Problem Solving – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dJaER2 #
Schools need rules for teachers on Facebook, union says | BBC – Newsbeat – http://hoki.es/gnJThD #
"My Word!": Rethinking the Roots of Plagiarism – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hnjpWu #
A Shop Divided: Contingent and Tenured Faculty – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hKnK9f #
Questioning the 'Citation Advantage' – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eC2UXz #
Dream On (discussing evaluation of a program to boost academic success at community colleges) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hxE6Ic #
Bucks Co. Teacher Suspended Over Blog About Students « CBS Philly http://hoki.es/i83qWv #
Marshall McLuhan Speaks – Centennial 2011 http://hoki.es/hK7WMg #
How To Tell a Story Through Photos | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/eG2txP #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-10

February 10, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Technology and Schools: Should We Add More or Pull the Plug? | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/fEvlx2 #
Snow days virtually eliminated with Web tools – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/fHcU8Q #
Left in the Hall – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fuoAIZ #
The allure of becoming a college professor | Erica Jacobs | Education | Washington Examiner http://hoki.es/hFguIo #
Vintage television commercials from the 1950s through 1980s – Boing Boing http://hoki.es/dMMGwn #
Publishers Struggle to Get Professors to Use Latest E-Textbook Features – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e1tmai #
Wikipedia’s Editing Process Still a Mystery to Students – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gGNs6r #
Turn Barcodes into Bibliographies with Quick Cite – HackCollege – Student-Powered Lifehacking http://hoki.es/fZlNX4 #
Writers' Bootcamp: Success Can Be in the Cards – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/h5GgGR #
After Complaints, Dept. of Labor Amends Rules for E-Learning Grant Program – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dVIzdJ #
Obama Wireless Event Puts the Spotlight on Northern Michigan U. – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/g3Tl1e #
Encouraging a Conference Backchannel on Twitter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fJXZHJ #
QuickWire: Blackboard Offers Course-Management Software to Instructors – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gKRz6m #
Disgruntled College Student Starts 'UnCollege' to Challenge System – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gfKAcb #
'U.S. News' Highlights 'Most Wired' Campuses, but Some Question Methodology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ehwn7Z #
Hotter Than You Think: The Brave New World of Student Assessment | Edutopia http://hoki.es/e69OM2 #
Reader's Almanac: Twenty poets celebrate the 100th birthday of Elizabeth Bishop in New York City http://hoki.es/dWQOLe #
Making Creative Commons Easy with Open Attribute – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/en4SR1 #
6 Top Tech Trends on the Horizon for Higher Education – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fF6RJG #
QuickWire: Amazon Adds 'Real Page Numbers' to the Kindle – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fJafLu #
Building a Large-Scale Print-Journal Repository – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eeiPqZ #
Scholars Favor Open-Access Journals, but Some Say Quality and Fees Are Concerns – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ezZWuf #
Getting Started with Google Art Project – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hzGOZP #
Minority Students and A.P. Program, a Mixed Report Card – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/f6K5wV #
A new adventure for me with WizIQ | ZDNet http://hoki.es/fi7kDC #
Dell and ePals take the Connected Classroom to the cloud | ZDNet http://hoki.es/f2lKfp #
Brian Jacques, Writer of Redwall Series, Dies at 71 – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fGykfM #
A College Warns Accepted Applicants to 'Keep a Shoulder to the Wheel' – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gSmtUz #
‘Elizabeth Bishop and The New Yorker’ – Review – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gMjfab #
'Tolkien Professor' brings Middle-earth to iTunes | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/goZ0lL #
Welcome to the WAC Clearinghouse (newly redesigned!) » http://hoki.es/dR32z5 #
Electronic Literature Collection Volume Two http://collection.eliterature.org/2/ #
A Lack Of Rigor Leaves Students 'Adrift' In College : NPR http://hoki.es/eTbxCT #
Phrase Frequency Counter for Writers – GalleyCat http://hoki.es/gBaEho /via @grammargirl #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-09

February 9, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/hRdg3G #
How To Get Students To Integrate Quotations « I Know What I Know http://hoki.es/edfkU3 /via @johnpwalter :) #
Our 'Love Affair' With Euphemisms : NPR http://hoki.es/f1uMNp /via @kitchens #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-08

February 8, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Does texting spell the end of 'proper' English? | News & Star | http://hoki.es/gfxGwe #
Super Bowl Car Commercials and the Uses of the Past | viz. http://hoki.es/hcj6nb #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-07

February 7, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Clive Thompson on Secret Messages in the Digital Age | Wired Magazine http://hoki.es/dNN0IJ #
Google Art Project Provides Access to Works and Museums – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/dYlpV5 #
Web-Based E-Mail Is Losing Popularity – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fgImU5 #
Learn the Basics of Photoshop in Under 25 Minutes | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/hTLLkU #
'Twilight' required reading for OSU gothic literature class http://hoki.es/dQlzUW #
School Pie Charts LOL – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/f5aTRt #
Six Steps for Checking Your Facebook Privacy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/etA0WO #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-06

February 6, 2011 by Traci Gardner

50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know; Great British Characters & the Secret Life of the Novel – The Independent http://hoki.es/fEWHIj #
Reader's Almanac: Some thoughts on Elizabeth Bishop’s 100th birthday http://hoki.es/eXfSzr #
MediaShift . Social Media Alone Do Not Instigate Revolutions | PBS http://hoki.es/icpQ6D #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-05

February 5, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Online Courses, Still Lacking That Third Dimension – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fA5JBH #
The Grapes of Wrath meets Google Earth, but does the pairing enrich literature? | Vancouver Sun » http://hoki.es/fklcgk #
Reading in the dark – with a headlamp | San Francisco Chronicle » http://hoki.es/eiH8gu #
100 Amazing Ways to Hack Your Moleskine Notebook | Online Degree Programs.com http://hoki.es/dU0zqx #
Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing | Council of Writing Program Administrators http://hoki.es/fEmdGm #
Are We Teaching “The Dumbest Generation”? | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://hoki.es/dJy4qc #
Apple Patents a Stylus to Reach Students – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hONuLx #
Twitter Can't Save You (Book Review – The Net Delusion – By Evgeny Morozov) – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eGK4pI #
E-Book Sales Rise in Children’s and Young Adult Categories – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gFqW0H #
Secret sex poems 'key to 18th Century book's success' | BBC News – http://hoki.es/fqMXae #
Time on the Cross – Ta-Nehisi Coates – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/hnV8ia #censorship #
Is Internet Access a Basic Human Right? – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/fZPfLW #
'Social Teaching' Company Gets Buy-In From Capella Education – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fOajWn #
What’s the Digital Divide? | YALSA » 28 Days of Teens & Tech #4 http://hoki.es/ik7xwT #
Calibre Revisited (ebook management software) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fUmOPe #
Snow days, schmoe days – Why the time for virtual classrooms is now | ZDNet http://hoki.es/hjLKl0 #
On Gender, Mickey and Hardcore Gaming | Not Your Mama's Gamer http://hoki.es/fW22lS #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-04

February 4, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Classroom-Tested Tech Tools Used to Boost Literacy | Education Week's Digital Directions: http://hoki.es/fl73sx #
Storify Raises $2M From Khosla Ventures To Blend Social Media With Storytelling http://hoki.es/gegokR #
Roger Rosenblatt: How do you teach writing? – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/dKIN4a #
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Find Crowds Can Write as Well as Individuals – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/elAxdf #
Readers, Reading, Readability – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ib5074 #
Writers' Bootcamp: Using Audio to Write – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dSOUIM #
Challenging the Presentation Paradigm: Publishing Scholarly Presentations – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fzF513 #
Beat the Clock – Capturing Stories of the American Civil Rights Movement with Oral Histories | Top Teaching http://hoki.es/h7iRlx #
Questioning Authority: Evaluating Wikipedia Articles – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fN0tv0 #
The Fading Art of Letter Writing – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hjlxL0 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-03

February 3, 2011 by Traci Gardner

The Quintessential Assault: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn vs. Political Correctness and Comfort | Council Chronicle http://hoki.es/dQ8GX3 #
UM-Flint English comp class uses Twitter talk – Fosters http://hoki.es/gzgW4c #
Google Art Project Walks Through Global Art Museums Street-View-Style | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fNnGeF #
Teacher-Replacing Tech: Friend or Foe? | Fast Company http://hoki.es/fnaoZa #
Are Today's Students Really Getting Worse? : Dean Rader : SF City Brights http://hoki.es/id7jxu #
Mentors help peers at B-CU improve writing skills – News http://hoki.es/f9Kpmy #
Study shows students do not learn in college in the first two years | The Signal http://hoki.es/ftEWeq #
Kairos Awards Deadline Extended to February 20 | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/hEMjUK #
Video: BitTorrent – Explained by Common Craft – http://hoki.es/i1WEcX #
New Online 'Portal' Lets Professors Talk Technology – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fT5Cvs #
More Hackety Hack, Less Yackety Yack: Ruby for Humanists – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/iga0Tv #
Bit Literacy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fr4esi #
Reader's Almanac: Arthur Miller writes The Misfits for his wife, Marilyn Monroe http://hoki.es/h9JaBw #
Teaching Carnival 4.6 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i6DqzP #
There are alternatives to Blackboard and Moodle: Instructure Canvas goes open source | ZDNet http://hoki.es/gtsTdI #
Hundreds of American college students leaving Egypt as uprising intensifies | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/hlA894 #
Evernote at School: The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s 1:1 Program, plus Q&A Webinar « Evernote Blogcast http://hoki.es/eAiFL9 #
I nominate @RWTnow for a Shorty Award in #education because they share the best K12 resources in the twitterverse. http://bit.ly/shorty #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-02-01

February 1, 2011 by Traci Gardner

Race to the Top of What? Obama On Education – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/ew0leX #
Use Google Reading Level to Improve Your Blog Message | Problogger » http://hoki.es/e7baXX #
Evernote helps you get organized | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/eIStPk #
Apps Customize How Users Read Content Online – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/h6gUW6 #
Twitter Goes to Capitol Hill – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gSYcgI #
Wikipedia Ponders Its Gender-Skewed Contributions – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gpADPD #
"Keeping a Twitter" as Public Writing Exercise & Private Timeline http://hoki.es/emBWJj » Compares Twitter to Didion's On Keeping a Notebook #
Can Text Messages Really Help Kids Spell? – ABC News http://hoki.es/ijvTqD #
Apps in the classroom – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/eekP3s #
Upstart Course-Management Provider Goes Open Source – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fYEJ6I #
ALL CAPS: IS IT EVER OKAY TO USE THEM??? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fV1Azj #
How to Record Your Talking Habits (and Why You Might Want To) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fd0LiJ #
ACT Report Proposes Creating National Credential System for Work-Force Skills – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ekvGlr #

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