{"id":3057,"date":"2011-06-05T11:17:18","date_gmt":"2011-06-05T15:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/?p=3057"},"modified":"2013-08-02T16:53:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-02T20:53:01","slug":"time-for-summer-reading-bits-flashback-for-june-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tengrrl.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/05\/time-for-summer-reading-bits-flashback-for-june-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for Summer Reading: Bits Flashback for June 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/soundfromwayout\/2468912536\/\" title=\"Summer reading list by soundfromwayout, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/246\/2468912536_159679f47a_m.jpg?resize=180%2C240\" alt=\"Summer reading list\" width=\"180\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignright\"><\/a>It&rsquo;s that time when many of us size up the list of texts we&rsquo;ve been thinking of all year and choose the few that we&rsquo;ll try to get through during the all-too-short summer months. <\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;re struggling a bit with your choices, take a look at Lifehacker&rsquo;s <a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5807774\/how-to-create-an-awesome-summer-reading-list\" title=\"How to Create an Awesome Summer Reading List\" target=\"_blank\">How to Create an Awesome Summer Reading List<\/a> for some tips on where to find books, ways to track your progress, and recommendations from other bookworms. <\/p>\n<p>While you&rsquo;re looking for great texts to read, be sure you&rsquo;ve read the great ideas for the classroom or professional development in these <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Bedford Bits<\/a> posts from last week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blogger Holly Pappas addresses <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/community-college-issues\/the-semiannual-plagiarism-outbreak\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">The Semiannual Plagiarism Outbreak<\/a> with some ideas for plagiarism-proofing assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford offers her fourth <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/assessment\/tips-for-new-teachers-4-%E2%80%93-on-responding-to-student-writing-part-1\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Tip for New Teachers  \u2014 On Responding to Student Writing, Part 1<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>High School Bits guest blogger Elizabeth Hollow shares a strategy to help students develop comparative theses in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/highschoolbits\/assignments\/2271\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">Apples to Apples? Developing a Comparative Thesis<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>So is Facebook, in essence, populist or elitist? Jack Solomon explores <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/popular-culture\/the-dark-side-of-the-social-network\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">The Dark Side of the Social Network<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>What basic tech literacy skills do you assume students bring to the classroom? Barclay Barrios questions the assumptions teachers sometimes make in  <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/httpass-u-me\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/ass.u.me<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>How did people connect before Facebook and Twitter? Traci Gardner discusses  <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/teaching-with-technology\/moos-online-social-networking-before-social-networks\/?utm_source=socmedia&#038;utm_medium=updates&#038;utm_campaign=tlg\" target=\"_blank\">MOOs: Online Social Networking Before Social Networks<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A Few Extra Links <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your doctor well-versed in literature? Does she write about her experiences? Listen to NPR on the value of stories in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/06\/03\/136925553\/can-literature-make-a-better-doctor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Can Literature Make A Better Doctor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Andrea Lunsford&rsquo;s recent post on building a syllabus is listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/blogs\/profhacker\/weekend-reading-first-summer-show-edition\/33826\/\" title=\"Weekend Reading: First Summer Show Edition\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend Reading: First Summer Show Edition<\/a> from ProfHacker!<\/li>\n<li>Challenge students to take notes without words? Read how one educator is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bclocalnews.com\/tri_city_maple_ridge\/mapleridgenews\/entertainment\/122908928.html\/\" title=\"Teaching a whole new way to read\" target=\"_blank\">Teaching a whole new way to read<\/a> as the class explores graphic novels.<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for our <em>Ink&rsquo;d In<\/em> newsletter and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surveygizmo.com\/s3\/505406\/English-Opt-in-2011\">request  free professional resources today<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Have great assignments or student essays to share?  Jay Dolmage is <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bedfordstmartins.com\/bits\/rhetorics\/how-to-write-anything\/looking-for-essays-and-assignments\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Looking for Essays and Assignments<\/a> and paying up to $100 for works chosen for publication.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For regular updates from Bedford Bits, be sure to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bedford.st.martins\" title=\"Bedford\/St. Martin's on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\">like us on Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/BedfordBits\" title=\"Bedford Bits on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">follow us on Twitter<\/a>. 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