24 December 2008
01 December 2008
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17 June 2008
The dreaded summer reading list
The dreaded summer reading list: "Many high schools students — and their parents — are wringing their
hands these days over that yet-to-be-finished required reading. But
perhaps these lists are, well, boring. We English teachers, in the face
of stiff competition from iPods, Facebook and video games, need to be
more open-minded as we seek to pry open young minds."
12 June 2008
WikiAnswers - How do you block cell phone numbers
How do you block annoying callers on your cell phone?
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21 April 2008
Mego Batman Superheroes Commercial Batcave
NO PARTICULAR REASON for posting this. Just because I like(d) it.
11 March 2008
US Baptist group urges action on global warming
US Baptist group urges action on global warming: "Prominent members of the Southern Baptist Convention said that
the church, the largest US Protestant denomination, has been too
timid to speak out against global warming and must start taking
strong stands.
The statement marks a significant shift in the way one of the
country's most conservative churches regards climate change."
10 February 2008
02 February 2008
25 January 2008
The Definition of a Narrative? « Narrative Expression in the Digital Age
The Definition of a Narrative? « Narrative Expression in the Digital Age: "“narrative[na-ra-tiv], a telling of some true or fictitious event or connected sequence of events, recounted by a narrator … consist[s of] a set of events (the story) recounted in a process of narration (or discourse), in which the events are selected and arranged in a particular order (the plot).”"
18 January 2008
Read Comic Books to Improve Your Reading Skills
Readable Blog: for English learners (EFL/ESL) » Blog Archive » Read Comic Books to Improve Your Reading Skills: "Wowio’s Comic Books and Graphic Novels section has quite a few legal, free comic books and graphic novels. You’ll have to register to use Wowio, and they require you to prove your identity using a photo ID, credit card, or “non-anonymous” e-mail address (such as a school e-mail address). I haven’t used this site, so I hope that if you try it, you’ll let me know what you think."
16 January 2008
14 January 2008
11 January 2008
Learning to Teach Tech-Comm: Eleven Things You Could Start Doing Today for the Benefit of Your Students' Writing
Learning to Teach Tech-Comm: Eleven Things You Could Start Doing Today for the Benefit of Your Students' Writing: "Eleven Things You Could Start Doing Today for the Benefit of Your Students' Writing' to the WPA listserv. I wanted to comment on it, but this is the first time I've had the chance because of the conference, as well as just keeping up in general. I'm not going to reproduce the e-mail comments under each item, but instead reproduce the items with my own thoughts."
05 January 2008
04 January 2008
01 January 2008
Wordsmiths, avoid these words.. | Oddly Enough | Reuters
Wordsmiths, avoid these words.. | Oddly Enough | Reuters: "Such phrases as 'post 9/11' and 'surge' have also outlived their usefulness, they said. Surge emerged in reference to adding U.S. troops in Iraq but has come to explain the expansion of anything. Continued..."
