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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-03

September 3, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Oregon students will be able to use spell check to pass state writing test | OregonLive.com http://hoki.es/agvB77 #
Teacher welcomes texting in class | ABC Action News » http://hoki.es/bc9znc #
Students face new textbook picks: Rent vs. buy, print vs. e-book – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/b7Doep #
Va. prison reading policy overturned | Washington Examiner http://hoki.es/apV7MR #censorship #
How Sheep Determined the Size of Your Gadgets | Reuters http://hoki.es/8XL187 #
Auburn professor takes (graphic) novel approach to teaching and, no, these aren't comic books | al.com http://hoki.es/c3wK2d #
Three books about the state of our colleges | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/a9Owto #
xkcd: The Carriage (Emily Dickinson + Grand Theft Auto) http://hoki.es/c67L8y via @chrisboese #
My Dog Is My Agent – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/ccbWb5 #
The All E-Book Diet (Using e-books reduces cost for students) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dpUygW #
Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9hof4A #
Tom Joyner Venture Will Help Black Colleges Start Online Programs – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ahDRxs #
Five Things That Helped Me Survive the Job Market – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/beNUdw #
Classic literature to benefit inmates || The Lariat Online (Baylor University) || http://hoki.es/cJrQMC #
'Kids today' aren't what you think, Woburn High teacher says – Woburn Advocate http://hoki.es/d05QgH #
A Diller, A Dollar, A Nursery Rhyme Scholar | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/akq6f7 #
Reader's Almanac: Sarah Orne Jewett, “unsurpassed chronicler and interpreter of women’s lives” http://hoki.es/bCkAPR #
Facebook Testing Subscriptions to Other People; This Will Change How We Use Facebook | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/9ERUCv #
The Importance of Student Journals and How to Respond Efficiently | Edutopia http://hoki.es/9226LC #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-03

September 2, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Texting: It's Not Just for Teenagers Anymore | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/awVlNN #
Act Like You're Teaching to Avoid Sloppy Work | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/99G5qI #
Using Gmail Priority Inbox to Help Filter Your Incoming Mail – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aiKEjh #
Go to Class or Stay in Bed? A Web Site Decides for You – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cXkTJx #
The Current State of eTextbook Apps on the iPad – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/aZCuMn #
Bethel Park middle schools: Readin' and writin' and iPads | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette » http://hoki.es/a8eWBt #
Disruptive Student Behavior: The Disrespecters – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9ifcWs #
"Working It Out: Community Engagement and Cross-Course Collaboration" from Programmatic Perspectives 2.2 » http://hoki.es/9Jvnju #
"Undergraduate Technical Writing Assessment: A Model" from Programmatic Perspectives 2.2 » http://hoki.es/aNfTKV [PDF] #
Scottish school becomes first in world where all lessons take place using computers – The Daily Record http://hoki.es/9IayAm #
Formula to Grade Teachers’ Skill Gains Acceptance, and Critics – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/al8Hl7 #
The Making of a Real Student Newspaper – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cPAqkv #
Proud to Be a Pedant (Bernard Lamb's The Queen's English and How to Use It) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bsTJDP #
Another Press Stops Publishing – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bBPDi7 #
Journalism Schools Are Starting From Scratch – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/df4emx #
Wiki Project Brings Some Student Wariness at Singapore Management U. – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9qZY7c #
Get Your Blue Pencils Ready: Chicago Manual of Style for 1906 (and 2010) – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/d2syST #
For the Chancellor of a New Online Campus, Every Workday Is About Branding – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cY1PBn #
Why demon heads of children's fiction are role models for trainee teachers | The Guardian http://hoki.es/cjQdLC #
Cops Not Sure How to Use Twitter, Study Shows | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/cAkVVf #
Use the Power of a Positive No to Focus on What Really Matters http://hoki.es/cyZmqL #persuasion #
Cyber-bullying defies traditional school bully stereotype | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/ad79sZ #
'Howl: A Graphic Novel' Brings Allen Ginsberg's Poetry to Comics – ComicsAlliance | http://hoki.es/cKBLbI #
A Syllabus and Book List for Novice Students of Science Fiction Literature | Wired.com http://hoki.es/bhLBrn #
Author Neal Stephenson releases digital novel | Seattle PI » http://hoki.es/9e03oO #
The WASP: First in Flight (Stories from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress) http://hoki.es/d4HuWH #memoir #
Scholastic Book Club Revamps Its Marketing – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/aEQC0h #
Revolutionary Research Paper Tool Eases Student, Teacher Stress | eSchoolNews.com http://hoki.es/9YbJ0l #
A Word, Please: Chicago Manual of Style changes its tune – Glendale News Press http://hoki.es/9NtLu1 #
Dante's 'Divine Comedy' As Graphic Novel By Seymour Chwast | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/9hPP2X #
From Jane Austen To Henry James: A Writer's Journey (Paula Marantz Cohen) | Huffington Post » http://hoki.es/crilb2 #
Turning Your iPad into a Whiteboard – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/diFP7G #
Using Web 2.0 Tools in Your Classroom | Classroom Solutions http://hoki.es/c5ktld #
The Virtual Sabbatical – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9bz8c6 #
5 Android Apps I Can't Live Without (and Why) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/afN2pR #
Reader's Almanac: W. H. Auden, A. J. Liebling: September 1 writings frame World War II in Europe http://hoki.es/cpc8s8 #
Derek Sivers: Keep your goals to yourself | Video on TED.com http://hoki.es/bKOpVQ #
Teaching Carnival 4.1 – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/c5aLW2 #
A Crash Course in Wikipedia Vandalism | mental_floss Blog » http://hoki.es/cQxuXq #
Best Embeds for Educational Wikis and Blogs http://hoki.es/a7jJzy #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-02

September 1, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Moving Tales: Do Animated eBooks Have a Future? | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/d42LzK #
Surrendering to Tomorrow: on using an e-book reader – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9nyYXD #
Alum to cut Brooklyn College out of will over required freshman reading by 'radical' prof | NY Daily News http://hoki.es/cM8cnc #
Laying a Liberal Arts Foundation, On Shaky Ground – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d9neo0 #
Doing 'Dual Career' Right – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bbQqab #
Phoenix Pays to Tell Its Story – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d49xM5 #
Resolve: Stop Saying Yes – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aSuobe #
'Virginia Quarterly Review' Closes Its Doors, Pending UVa Investigation – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/8XCkMN #
Professors get $1.5 million to study effects of college readiness program | The State Hornet – http://hoki.es/cNEhfc #
School Gender Views Start Early — Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved, try harder from age 4 | BBC » http://hoki.es/bZNOz3 #
Comic strip for teaching grammar! Grammarman! http://bit.ly/34n2Ww via @mtredenick, @skajder: @msstewart: #
Watch This Video! – Law, Policy — and IT? – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cx09NV #
Campus Technology Leaders: Before and After – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aXh6OJ #
Plagiarism and the Digital Age | KULR-8 News http://hoki.es/cWt8Qm #
Education in Action: Text Messaging in Class on KFYR-TV http://hoki.es/b7QMt5 #
Facebook to Students: We Still Love You – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9aF0hc #
Resources for Teaching Hispanic Heritage Month – National Writing Project http://hoki.es/b3sicN #
MIT Libraries Creates Final Resting Place for Failed Apps – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cBwJZF #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-09-01

August 31, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Facebook For Old Farts: Americans 50 and Over Double Social Media Presence – TIME » http://hoki.es/bjGF7T #
Startup Gives Digital Textbooks the Ol’ College Try | Gadget Lab | Wired.com http://hoki.es/aQCrgy #
Banned Books Week celebrates freedom in literature – Ourtribune.com http://hoki.es/bgUWwx #
'It's a Book' Author Lane Smith on Kids and Technology – WSJ http://hoki.es/c4Pizq #
The #alt ac Track: Negotiating Your 'Alternative Academic' Appointment – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d2Y9Xs #
James Baldwin: Sentences like no one else | Reader's Almanac: http://hoki.es/axqxfP #
Stay Focused with an iPad and GoodReader – HackCollege – http://hoki.es/dkd100 #
All Things Google: Signing into Multiple Accounts – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9LNxUR #
6 News Stories to Connect to Orwell’s 1984 | pedablogical @ tengrrl.com » http://hoki.es/al3L6i #
Our Storied Lives: Narrating, Navigating Adversity : NPR http://hoki.es/aUTx9Q #
Google Unveils System For Prioritizing E-Mail : NPR http://hoki.es/bs7Si7 #
Cars…and College Textbooks – Digital Tweed – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cMPvmQ #
Read the Directions (Problems w/ the Phrase 'Faculty-Driven') – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d4iUUt #
All In the Delivery (Could this be the year higher education finally embraces the e-book?) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aIOf6X #
What Does College 2.0 Look Like in Singapore? China? South Korea? India? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aQ3OOB #
A Partial List of Courses That Open Up Learning to All (with links) – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bjJqkJ #
'Open Teaching': When the World Is Welcome in the Online Classroom – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/alzHht #
The Dark Side of Our Achievement Culture – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/bPreKp #
The Rise of the Anti-Facebooks | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/aj7kvk #
The Oxford English Dictionary Definitions of ‘Print’ And ‘Digital’ | Wired.com http://hoki.es/ajlj2g #
Five Resume Mistakes to Avoid with Tory Johnson – ABC News http://hoki.es/bnddky #
Generation "Born into Web 2.0" Characteristics | Kairosnews http://hoki.es/dqs9eq #
College-Only Social Network Debuts in the Ivy League – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cyrOTd #
Susan Patrick: Why Online Learning Is a Smart Solution | Edutopia http://hoki.es/dl3Icj #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-30

August 30, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Three Books For Surviving Graduate School : NPR http://hoki.es/99wP6b #
University Attendance Scanners Make Some Uneasy : NPR http://hoki.es/aLPZyO #
Assigning Students to Small Groups – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/akjWjF #
Growth of online learning in Chicago schools draws cheers, worries – chicagotribune.com http://hoki.es/dkYBDi #
Community Building Classroom Activities | pedablogical @ tengrrl.com | http://hoki.es/d71itt #
What's the Big Idea? Scholars predict the defining ideas of the coming decade | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/ajVVBE #
Struck by 'Lightning' – What if conferences were like speed dating? » Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/d0ePJ4 #
Internet wiping out printed Oxford Dictionary | The Associated Press: http://hoki.es/9oVone #
Taking Success for Granted at the Community College – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9lSNtV #
30 Ways to Rate a College – Measuring Stick – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/942CGF #
Will the Book Survive Generation Text? – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9g6V50 #
iPad Magazines: The Pros & Cons | ReadWriteWeb » http://hoki.es/cHISav #
A Book Attracts Loads of Facebook Fans Because of Title, Not Content – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bypi5O #
Use Day of the Week Folders to Organize Your RSS Inbox | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/aYki0X #
4 Steps to a Memorable Teaching Philosophy – Manage Your Career – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cYzwiQ #
Students are switching from buying textbooks to renting them at savings | Winston-Salem Journal » http://hoki.es/bxZ2s8 #
iPad: Traveling Cold Turkey (An Academic on the Road) – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/c8XpGP #
5 Requirements for Digital Coursepack Providers – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bsBUA4 #
Twitter Fast Follow: One more way to use Twitter to communicate with students – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cyhVBR #
The Campus is Flat. The reach is Global. – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/9mU4BS #
With time, compound words often become one | StarTribune.com http://hoki.es/csWc3C #
U. of Illinois Removes Controversial Professor From Teaching Duties – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9zhKKX #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-29

August 29, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Five Best Text Recognition Tools | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/cGALQ9 #
List of Ten: Fun with Crayons — composition projects inspired by crayons | pedablogical at tengrrl.com http://hoki.es/cp7S7U #
Walden U Writing Center has an archive of writing webinars:http://bit.ly/c232DM See info on voice, paraphrasing, argument, & more. #
Great TED Talks for English Teachers « In For Good http://hoki.es/acgnad #
New OED will never be a book | Herald Sun http://hoki.es/9LXJ39 #
Playing Farmville: Are You Plunking Down Real Money For Virtual Fun? : NPR http://hoki.es/9gIP5V #
Unusual college majors: Are they worth the time and expense? – chicagotribune.com http://hoki.es/djqRIf #
Great TED Talks for English Teachers « In For Good http://hoki.es/d43Xjf #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-28

August 28, 2010 by Traci Gardner

The Reading Bill of Rights: Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. | SCHOLASTIC | http://hoki.es/9RPEFJ (via @englishcomp) #
Signing: Hands/mouthing separate in brain – UPI.com http://hoki.es/cURDGK #
Ten Photo-Editing Tips From a Pro – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/akXs7h #
USA Today Plans Overhaul to Emphasize Mobile Devices – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bLNtqy #
Un-rules: Start the school year right: Forget these 10 language laws – The Boston Globe http://hoki.es/bZ0ngN #
Question: How to write a good college essay? Answer: Be true to yourself | ajc.com http://hoki.es/bw8Ekb #
High school teacher asks class to plan terror attack – CNN.com http://hoki.es/aprnlb #
Stephen Colbert University – THE DAILY RIFF – http://hoki.es/caRB7A #
U. of Louisiana Board Postpones Vote on Tenure – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aQ2JOt #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-27

August 27, 2010 by Traci Gardner

5 Web Design & Development Tools I Simply Can't Live Without (and Why) – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/a1YWB1 #
Facebook Now Believes It Owns the English Language, Too | Salon » http://hoki.es/aouSmy (via @ncarbone) #
Using Newsreels in the Classroom | pedablogical on tengrrl.com » http://hoki.es/algAAg #
Metaphors & Material Realities for Basic Writing: An Introduction to BWe: Basic Writing e-journal | Issues 8.1 & 9.1 » http://hoki.es/b3xOPY #
10 Ways to Ruin a College Paper – Professors' Guide (usnews.com) http://hoki.es/bloPcL #
Academic Resources and Universal Design – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/aGTJ4x #
Faculty Criticize Plan to Revise Tenure at U. of Louisiana| Quick Takes – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/dbbM9p #
Harvard and Homelessness – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/brqHfd #
In Katrina’s Shadow – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/c2yJit #
U. of Louisiana to Consider Weakening Tenure – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bh7soX (Subscription Required) #
Does Your Language Shape How You Think? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/aMYruz #
An Open Online Course for 'Hacks' and 'Hackers' – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cAwJiu #
Social Bookmarking Even When You're Not Social: Why I Use Delicious – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9rH1gi #
College Online: Virtually the Same? – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/9BsyQw #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-26

August 26, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Rebooting Public Education | TAF MediaLab http://hoki.es/9Sm74n #
iTunes Texas education channel launched | Dallas Morning News » http://hoki.es/aqSYUb #
Why it's okay to be bored in school | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/ajoTkt #
Egg on Its Interface: JSTOR's design – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cbEe8c #
You've Been Pre-Approved: Associates Degrees at Community Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cTJKpQ #
3 Million and Counting: Enrollment at For-Profits – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/a9q6Y2 #
The Three Key Elements of Irresistible Email Subject Lines | Copyblogger http://hoki.es/9ncaLl #
Dropbox Uploader Allows Anyone to Upload Files to Your Dropbox Account | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/baBjNH #
Video Game is Required ‘Reading’ for New College Course | geekGLOSS » http://hoki.es/aUNqhs #
Why the National Writing Project should be saved | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/aic3DL #
Reader Poll Results: New Tech Tools in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9wMven #
Bringing a 'Sacrificial Lamb' into the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9a0JsL #
The Humanities for Love, Not Money: In Continuing Education, Growing Interest in Humanities – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/a5kel6 #
Looking for a Job on Social Networking Sites – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/aavouD #
A Look at the Reading Habits of E-Reader Owners – WSJ.com http://hoki.es/amQFHV #
More students need a laptop computer for the classroom – USATODAY.com http://hoki.es/dlbUbv #
10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books – The Atlantic http://hoki.es/a145t5 #
CollegeOnly, a Social Network Just for the University Set – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cn2v87 #
Stephen Colbert's Internet Privacy Smackdown | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/anl7kL #
Basis for analytical activity for the classroom? –> How to Tell When Your Boss Is Lying | Lifehacker http://hoki.es/9SkqGd #
Top Five Foods From Children's Literature – Voracious http://hoki.es/92UDeo #
Licensing Your Trademark – A Positive Alternative – Common Craft – http://hoki.es/dyizwe #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-08-25

August 25, 2010 by Traci Gardner

Practical Advice for Teaching with Twitter – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cQ6UBc #
Interview 2.0: Using Social Media to Prepare Students for the Workplace | Edutopia http://hoki.es/9D3qKl #
The Advantages of a 2,500 Slide PowerPoint Deck – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/bTzuNv #
Storytelling – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aBBicW #
What Your Ph.D. Didn't Cover (Preparing community college instructors) – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/aEeGl6 #
Welcome to My Classroom – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9hVJXJ (one teacher's opening day comments) #
Color Comes to an E-Reader – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cKglWp #
Get Free Study Guide Ebooks from Kaplan Through August 30th | Lifehacker » http://hoki.es/b301AE #
How to Avoid Being a Jerk in the Classroom – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/cTDykJ #
The New Coffee Bars – Unplug, Drink Up – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/a7guNS #
Gay Culture in West Point’s Shadows – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/bfLcpD #
African-Americans, Women and Southerners Talk and Text The Most in the U.S. | Nielsen Wire http://hoki.es/bpwmy5 #
Text Speak Was Happening B4 U Might Think | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/d6I25X #
Giz Explains: How Blind People See the Internet | Gizmodo » http://hoki.es/deGTwA #
Your Brain on Computers – Overuse of Digital Devices May Lead to Brain Fatigue – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/b3GnnC #
Interweb, defriend and tweetup make it into the dictionary | Crave | CNET UK http://hoki.es/dCWVgT #
One last essay from an English Teacher | OregonLive.com » http://hoki.es/boM4XF #
Typical College Student No Longer So Typical : NPR http://hoki.es/b5VZTF #
Community Colleges Want Changes in Proposed 'Gainful Employment' Rule – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/bm9VY6 #
A Handwritten Letter, With Love and Thanks, to My Students | Edutopia http://hoki.es/cHaTha #
U. of Michigan Press Tries Short-Term Rental Option for E-Books – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/9763GR #

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