{"id":2725,"date":"2011-03-28T23:03:11","date_gmt":"2011-03-29T03:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:57:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T20:57:52","slug":"omg-lol-bits-flashback-for-march-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/28\/omg-lol-bits-flashback-for-march-28\/","title":{"rendered":"OMG! LOL! Bits Flashback for March 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cofrin_library\/4093455287\/\" title=\"15 by Cofrin Library, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2757\/4093455287_211bbb4a2e_m.jpg?resize=240%2C159\" alt=\"photo of the Oxford English Dictionary, opened to the page library\" width=\"240\" height=\"159\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/a>Last week, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oed.com\/public\/latest\/latest-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">OED announced a new batch of words<\/a> that have been added to the dictionary. Among this year&#146;s inductees are <em>OMG<\/em>, short for &#8220;Oh My God,&#8221; and <em>LOL<\/em>, short for &#8220;Laughing Out Loud.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>My favorite part of the announcement is the background on the word <em>LOL<\/em>: &#8220;the letters LOL had a previous life, starting in 1960, denoting an elderly woman (or &#145;little old lady&#146;; see LOL n.\/1).&#8221; Other fun new words include <em>ego-surfing<\/em>, <em>smack talk<\/em>, <em>meep<\/em>, and <em>muffin top<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>OMG! It&#8217;s hard to compete with all these new words, but I&#146;ll try. LOL! Here&#146;s a run-down on the new entries posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bedford Bits<\/a> last week. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/writing-online\/to-tweet-or-not-to-tweet\/\" target=\"_blank\">To Tweet or Not to Tweet<\/a>, that is Andrea Lunsford&#8217;s question! Can students tweet and still write well? Andrea shares several ways they can.\n<\/li>\n<li>High School Bits blogger Crystal Farrell argues  for a modern classroom that is a mixture of lecture, interaction, practice, assistance, <em>and<\/em> technology in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/highschoolbits\/teaching-with-technology\/technology-and-education-together-at-last\/\" target=\"_blank\">Technology and Education: Together at Last<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li>What makes a hero a hero?  Jack Solomon considers characteristics of modern-day heroes: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/popular-culture\/official-heroes-outlaw-heroes-and-charlie-sheen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Official Heroes, Outlaw Heroes, and . . . Charlie Sheen!?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Barclay Barrios shares the  lessons  a teacher can learn by  grading students&#146; papers in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/readers\/emerging\/paper-two-possibilities-and-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paper Two: Possibilities and Problems<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li>Nedra Reynolds describes student reactions to online assignments and wonders whether  students are suffering from <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/blogging\/blogging-overload\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blogging Overload<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li> Steve Bernhardt explores  how lists can improve performance in writing classrooms in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-advice\/make-a-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make a List<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li> What lessons do you recall from your school days? Traci Gardner reflects on what makes a lesson memorable and asks, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-advice\/what-lessons-are-you-leaving-with-students\/\" target=\"_blank\">What Lessons Are You Leaving with Students?<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Jay Dolmage considers  rhetoric and the  <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/genre\/online-genres\/\" target=\"_blank\">Online Genres<\/a> represented on Facebook and Twitter.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Few Extra Reminders<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share <a href=\"http:\/\/ncte.connectedcommunity.org\/NCTE\/NCTE\/Discussions\/DigestViewer\/Default.aspx?GroupId=1759\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching Resources for First-Year Writing<\/a> on the new NCTE Community Board and connect with other CCCC members on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/cccc\/connectedcommunity\" target=\"_blank\">CCCC Connected Community<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Early registration for the <a href=\"http:\/\/webservices.itcs.umich.edu\/drupal\/cw2011\/?q=registration\" target=\"_blank\">Computers and Writing Conference<\/a> ends April 15. Information on the conference, lodging, and travel online. The conference happens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 19 to May 22.\n<\/li>\n<li>Read the top intellectual property developments of 2010 in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncte.org\/cccc\/committees\/ip\/2010developments\" target=\"_blank\">CCCC IP Caucus Annual<\/a>. The free document can be downloaded as a Word document or PDF from the CCCC website.\n<\/li>\n<li>Looking for some new resources for the classroom. Check the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hepg.org\/hel\/article\/495\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 Web Tools for Teachers<\/a>, according to The Harvard Education Letter.\n<\/li>\n<li>If you&#146;re heading to CCCC, make sure you check out <a href=\"http:\/\/on.fb.me\/eNndHG\" target=\"_blank\">C&#8217;s the Day! CCCC &#8211; the Game?<\/a> Level up through a series of quests, earn special prizes and titles, and more. Follow the game  on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/csthedaygame\" target=\"_blank\">@csthedaygame<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, let me hear what you want to know about teaching writing or about using digital tools in  the composition classroom by leaving a comment. Your suggestions will shape upcoming posts.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash;Traci Gardner<\/p>\n<p>  [Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cofrin_library\/4093455287\/\" title=\"15 by Cofrin Library, on Flickr\">15 by Cofrin Library, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, the OED announced a new batch of words that have been added to the dictionary. 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