{"id":2807,"date":"2011-04-11T00:28:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T04:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=2807"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:56:48","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T20:56:48","slug":"celebrating-30-years-bits-flashback-for-april-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/11\/celebrating-30-years-bits-flashback-for-april-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 30 Years! Bits Flashback for April 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lincolnian\/1453249926\/\" title=\"&quot;30&quot; by Lincolnian (Brian) - BUSY, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1187\/1453249926_000ba1ed76_m.jpg?resize=240%2C195\" alt=\"&quot;30&quot;\" width=\"240\" height=\"195\" class=\"alignright\"><\/a>Thanks for helping us celebrate our 30<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary  publishing books and media for the composition classroom. We had a great time in Atlanta and enjoyed seeing so many of you  at our party at Turner Field. <\/p>\n<p>Now we have a present for you.  Sign up for email updates about what we do for teachers and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveygizmo.com\/s3\/505406\/English-Opt-in-2011\"><strong>request our free professional resources today<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Read on for details on all of the new entries posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bedford Bits<\/a> last week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Holly Pappas took a critical look at diagnostic grammar tests and asked <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/what-can-be-automated\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">What Can Be Automated?<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford requests help from all students and instructors who use The Everyday Writer in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/uncategorized\/calling-all-students\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Calling All Students<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Why is the study of popular culture as a profoundly serious matter? Jack Solomon explains in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/popular-culture\/populists-vs-pessimists\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Populists vs. Pessimists<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Sommers talks about <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/hackerhandbooks\/2011\/03\/31\/writing-in-the-margins-teachers%E2%80%99-comments-through-students%E2%80%99-eyes\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Writing in the Margins: Teachers\u2019 Comments through Students\u2019 Eyes<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Barclay Barrios has some suggestions for helping students think about what&rsquo;s happening in Japan and how it affects us all in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/readers\/emerging\/teaching-the-disaster-in-japan\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching the Disaster in Japan<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Steve Bernhardt discusses how timing and team review increase the success of checklists in the writing classroom in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/writing-process\/following-a-list\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Following a List<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Traci Gardner explains why one question derails nearly every writing assignment in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/writing-process\/does-length-matter\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Does Length Matter?<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;\n<\/li>\n<li>Jay Dolmage points to  resources that explore how to accommodate students with disabilities in the classroom in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/campus-issues\/bits-disability-and-the-teaching-of-writing\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Disability and the Teaching of Writing<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Few Extra Links <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/search?q=%23CCCC11\" title=\"#CCCC11\">#CCCC11<\/a> roundups  to find links and resources shared in Atlanta:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/bedfordst-martins\/whats-on-your-plate-at-cccc\/10150160200378560\/\" target=\"_blank\">What\u2019s On Your Plate at CCCC?<\/a> The virtual convention &amp; other resources<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/note.php?note_id=10150161021288560\">The First Day at CCCC 2011<\/a>: Session materials on IP rights and basic writing<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/bedfordst-martins\/the-second-day-at-cccc-2011-having-a-ball\/10150161873953560\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Second Day at CCCC 2011<\/a>: Almost live blogging, presentations updates, and photos<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/bedfordst-martins\/the-third-day-at-cccc-2011\/10150162788508560\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Third Day at CCCC 2011<\/a>: Full body Twitter, coding, the ongoing hashtag debate, and blogs<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/notes\/bedfordst-martins\/the-last-day-at-cccc-2011-heading-home\/10150163377458560\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Last Day at CCCC 2011:<\/a> Some final thoughts on   Atlanta,  and info on next year&rsquo;s convention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For those of you who didn&rsquo;t attend CCCC in Atlanta this year, we missed you at our party at Turner Field, but we invite you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordstmartins.com\/Catalog\/discipline\/english\/composition\/NewFeatured\" target=\"_blank\">browse our latest offerings  online<\/a>,  and request your exam copies today!&nbsp; <br \/>\n&nbsp;\n  <\/li>\n<li>Picked up an exam copy you&rsquo;ve realized you don&rsquo;t need? <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bedfordstmartins.com\/Catalog\/uploadedFiles\/Content\/Common_Content\/Return_Exam_and_Desk_Copies\/return_exam_copy.pdf\" title=\"Download pre-paid mailing labels &amp; return items free of charge\">Download pre-paid mailing labels<\/a> and return items free of charge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#146;re always looking for suggestions. Tell me what you want to know about teaching writing or about using digital tools in  the composition classroom by leaving a comment. Your response will help shape upcoming posts.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/lincolnian\/1453249926\/\" title=\"&quot;30&quot; by Lincolnian (Brian) - BUSY, on Flickr\">&quot;30&quot; by Lincolnian (Brian) &#8211; BUSY, on Flickr<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks for helping us celebrate our 30th anniversary publishing books and media for the composition classroom. We had a great time in Atlanta and enjoyed seeing so many of you at our party at Turner Field. Now we have a present for you. 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