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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-12

December 12, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Dr. Seuss Apps Come to Android | Mashable » http://hoki.es/g98X2t #
Top 15 Hot Tips for Finals – Professors' Guide (usnews.com) http://hoki.es/if6Ank #
What the Google Ebook Store Could Mean for Education | Socrato Learning Analytics Blog http://hoki.es/fXE6P5 #
Best and Worst College Web Sites for Blind Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eBC2jx #
How Cal State Makes Course Materials Accessible – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/egI1W5 #
Who Are the Undergraduates? – Students – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gYItCb #
How to spur more technology use in the classroom | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com http://hoki.es/fWzjXL #
Meeting the Needs of Special Needs Students Virtually — THE Journal http://hoki.es/eMrnXP #
Got Game: How to Keep Girls Interested in Computer Science | Edutopia http://hoki.es/hC3fED #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-11

December 11, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Where Should a Parent Draw the Line When 'Helping' With a School Essay? – West Hartford, CT Patch http://hoki.es/hxByFu #
Teachers as Makers: Educators discover how hands-on learning can help teach writing – O'Reilly Radar http://hoki.es/eyLLP6 #NWP #
Opinions Mellow on Social-Media Blackout at Harrisburg U. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i5RFrY #
Reader's Almanac: Focusing the Lens of the Age on Emily Dickinson http://hoki.es/eb1wLV #
Students Know Good Teaching When They Get It, Survey Finds – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/dVdQSw #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-10

December 10, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Best Of 2010: Gaiman On The 'Golden Age' Of Comics : NPR http://hoki.es/fSwIbB #
Developing Academic Language: Got Words? | Reading Rockets: http://hoki.es/fMwU4x #
Writing Center Handouts | UNC-Chapel Hill » http://hoki.es/gEGbe7 /via The Scout Report #
Rubric as Foundation or Figment? Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://hoki.es/feJFut #
Grading Student Essays or How to Give Constructive Feedback – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/evESB2 #
Gunfight at the For-Profit Corral – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ehDHr0 #
How to Inspire a Backlash – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/g3cThH #
Just One Word…Video | From the Bell Tower http://hoki.es/hanWFM #
Web tool tracks students' activities in preparing for college admission | Dallas Morning News | http://hoki.es/gJAZ5J #
We Need an Adjunct Union – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fCeKPl #
Questioning a Degree's Value – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eefRBd #
Setting State Targets – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ifshD9 #
Spaar on Poetry: Verse's Rich Web Portals – Arts & Academe – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gjWBFy #
Cables Spilled by WikiLeaks Portray Campuses as Ideological Battlegrounds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/epzPMe #
Tech Therapy: Episode 78–A Writing Class Takes on Cyberbullies – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/geux52 #
Reader's Almanac: Emily Dickinson’s Recipe for Black Cake (Fruitcake) http://hoki.es/hzol01 #
8 iPad Apps for Brilliant Writing | Copyblogger http://hoki.es/fjsCfh #
BBC News – Facebook: Should parents 'friend' their children? http://hoki.es/fQXkyr #
Converting Ebooks with Calibre – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gxqJVW #
21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020 – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/fiKwML #
A Facebook story: A mother's joy and a family's sorrow | The Washington Post http://hoki.es/fSjrsp /via @chrisboese #
4 (More) Tools for Teaching Kids to Code | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/hvnUx2 #
Who Uses Twitter? Not My Techie, 30-Something Friends | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/dWGOwV #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-09

December 9, 2010 by Traci Gardner

18 Percent of College Students Who Go Online Use Twitter – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/e5xRjW #
Americans Blame Students and Parents for Poor Graduation Rates, Poll Finds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eXSorJ #
Exploring Multiple Intelligences – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fknDot #
Dream Act Wins U.S. House Approval, but Still Awaits Senate Vote – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eQKNtp #
For-Profit Colleges Call on GAO to Release Full Videotapes From Its Investigation – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dMfO92 #
UVM students call for boycott of course evaluations | The Burlington Free Press | http://hoki.es/epmp80 #
U.S. Revises Report on Recruiting at For-Profit Colleges – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gLCI3r #
Dream Act for Immigrant Students Passes House – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eTbd0y #
Mashups in the Literature Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/f6SlAP #
Learn21 engages students outside the classroom w/ interactive games, virtual field trips & video » The Register-Herald http://hoki.es/hSv12G #
Gainful-Employment Regulations: Coming Soon to a Campus Near You – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/guK6eF #
Colleges and Students Would Benefit From White House Tax Compromise – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hzRyfY #
Jack Black Steps into Gulliver's Shoes | School Library Journal » http://hoki.es/gZFrbD #
Weymouth to vote on banning teacher-student online friendships – The Patriot Ledger http://hoki.es/ez3W1P #
Digital Transformation Key to K-12 Success, Council Says | Education Week: http://hoki.es/ealkvS #
What Makes Grad Students Happy – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hRXRB8 #
Top papers to charge online, but how? | Reuters http://hoki.es/eNff82 #
Will larger class sizes negatively affect learning? – Related Stories – PCMA SmartBrief http://hoki.es/fDyR4r #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-08

December 8, 2010 by Traci Gardner

I Know What You Read Last Summer – E-Readers and Privacy | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/hXzCvw #
When Ebooks Are More (and Less) Cost Effective Than Physical Books | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/ftrNcF #
What Would Cleopatra Do? Deriving Life Lessons From Historical or Literary Figures – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eg4lKM #
Study of literature under attack? A Stanford scholar to the rescue http://hoki.es/fD6TcD #
Make Videos Accessible with UniversalSubtitles.org – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/fsuoBO #
How the Linguistic Repertoire of Students Can Color Teacher Perceptions – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/dEvMg0 #
Photo-Comparison Site Stirs Interest, and Ire, at Boston U. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hscIvw #
Sign Language Studies Up 16 Percent – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gQJx5D #
A Facebook Class of ’15 ‘Welcome’ That May Not Be: Unauthorized Welcome Groups – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/fZDc5P #
First Year Composition in Twenty Tweets | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/ejKo6M #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-07

December 7, 2010 by Traci Gardner

100 Most Popular Twitter Apps – oneforty http://hoki.es/dTBVVS #
Digital Comments in Microsoft Word | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/eJdTee #
Google Enters the E-Book Market at Last – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/euifLh #
MPAA Sends Letter to Thousands of Colleges About Copyright Rules – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/elCwtb #
Document Design: Lessons Learned – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gZT96j #
Using OffiSync to Sync Microsoft Word with Google Docs – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gzsq0U #
An 11-Letter Word for Perfectionist? Starts With C (students collaborate to create crossword puzzles) – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/eeXAdo #
Ten New Course Evaluation Questions | Bedford Bits: Ideas for Teaching Composition » http://hoki.es/igjiOW #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-06

December 6, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Discover more than 3 million Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices | Official Google Blog: http://hoki.es/ffJkuX #
Google EBooks set to launch Monday morning : The Technology Chronicles http://hoki.es/go3NZT #
Thanks for the retweets to @skajder @DavidVibert @CarterGRoane. Glad you've found the news stories interesting. #
'Hide/Seek' (and Remove): Censorship at the National Portrait Gallery – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fTujjW #
How to Fail in Grant Writing – Do Your Job Better – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dYzz5H #
What's Next for Private Universities? Accountability – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/icrmKw #
Today's Students Need Leadership Training Like Never Before – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hSf8Rq #
Why WikiLeaks Is Bad for Scholars – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/i4NfHc #
Dropbox 1.0 Release Candidate Includes Selective Folder Syncing | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fiKo3z #
Facebook's Profile Redesign is Coming Later Today, But Here's How to Get it Now | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/eS4dOh #
Facebook Launches New Profile – HackCollege – Student-Powered Lifehacking http://hoki.es/hcjUDf #
Gay and lesbian teens are punished more at school, by police, study says | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/fz3h84 #
Figment.com Aims for Young Readers and Writers – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gBc1zP #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-05

December 5, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Teacher Evaluations May Get a Video Assist – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hIhibi #
5 K-12 Technology Trends for 2011 — THE Journal http://hoki.es/dKwj1f #
The Power of Literature Circles in the Classroom | Edutopia http://hoki.es/flhxAL #
Advocacy Group Sues U. of Minnesota for Designating Its Web Site as 'Unreliable' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gMC7sK #
Trine U. School Requires E-Textbooks for Entire Curriculum – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/etfNMx #
Pausing for Investigation – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/hxvFhf (possible violations in shopping for lecture capture technology) #
How Doctoral Graduates Fare – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/fq8U8B #
A WikiLeaks for American Public Education? | Dropout Nation » http://hoki.es/ewbLKX #
Five Best Text Editors | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/exQBgV #
Edmodo Is a Social Network for Teachers and Students | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/eVGK0A #
When teachers are their own worst enemies | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/fDkEcR #
State Department Official Warns Students Against Discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook, Twitter | Mashable – http://hoki.es/dF1IxC #
Share and Archive Text Message Conversations at Bnter | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/gfO3ov #
Cabrillo College tries vampire novels to teach reading/writing skills – San Jose Mercury News http://hoki.es/gudQWY #
The of Joy Lists – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/gjM7aJ #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-04

December 4, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Graduate Deans: Do You Know Where Your Alumni Are? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gdi6c8 #
Victorian Literature, Statistically Analyzed With New Process – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/hWDH1S #
College Students Admit To "Shocking" Text Messaging Habits in Class | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/dGY7fT #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-12-03

December 3, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Right Click to Link to a YouTube Video at a Specific Time | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/fXPqAx #
Microlink to specific paragraphs and sentences! The New York Times Introduces The Evolution of the Hyperlink http://hoki.es/hHuiFn #
"Moodle" Official Music Video (or why Blackboard stinks) | YouTube – http://hoki.es/hRD1Yy /via @profhacker #
Facebook Cyber-Scam Targets Sorority Members – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/frcVea #
A Study of Self-Plagiarism – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/eAdPJU #
Majoring in 'Mad Men' and 5 more TV-focused college courses – The Week http://hoki.es/f37qQB #
Texting creates sub-par grammar | Flagler College Gargoyle » http://hoki.es/fF9PBN #
Harvard U. Library Restructuring Seeks to Unify High-Tech Services – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/hkBt8z #
U. of Louisiana Board Considers Revised Tenure Proposal – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/eJ56x6 #
Virginia Commonwealth U. President Rescinds Confidentiality Agreement for Staff – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ebjY0g #
Using iMovie To Talk About Tragedy | viz. http://hoki.es/fBgmPx #
Grading: Letters or Numbers? – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/gITlKY #
Web Communication: Online Grading and Classroom Websites | Top Teaching http://hoki.es/g6ZZZi #
Reader's Almanac: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, and the martyrdom of John Brown http://hoki.es/dKXTSv #
ARL, ALA Say No to Personal Privacy Rights for Corporations in FOIA Case | Library Journal » http://hoki.es/gfQ3ty #
5 Innovative Classroom Management Tools for Teachers | Mashable » http://hoki.es/gQey0f #
Teens get voice on TV | Windsor Star » http://hoki.es/hTscBA #
It's Time To Trust Teachers with the Internet: A Conversation with Meg Ormiston — THE Journal http://hoki.es/h6xfx2 #

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