Diigo Links (weekly)
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Many educators find Twitter a useful tool | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/18/2011
Menoo Rami, host of #engchat on Twitter, is profiled in this article about how teachers use Twitter to interact and learn.
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BibMe: Fast & Easy Bibliography Maker – MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian – Free
Bibliography creator for books, magazines, newspapers, websites, journals, and films that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian.
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This case could be the one that clarifies what is considered fair use for educational purposes.
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Hollywood Spurs Surge in Computer Science Majors – NYTimes.com
Computer science is becoming popular in colleges.
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Free Technology for Teachers: 77 Web Resources for Teachers to Try This Summer
Richard Byrne’s list of resources to try out over the summer for use in the classroom come fall.
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Writer Unboxed » The Pubbed Writer’s 7 Deadly Sins
Therese Walsh has some good advice (and reminders) for published writers.
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Students Becoming Curators of Information | Langwitches Blog
Silvia Tolisano explains how students can become curators and outlines tools that are good for the purpse.
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Kathy Schrock’s – Google Blooms Taxonomy
Kathy Schrock sorts Google tools according to level of questioning on Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy.
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“The Extreme Presentation method is a step-by-step approach for designing presentations of complex or controversial information in ways that drive people to action.”
Tolisano's post about Curators of Information gave me the words for something I have been thinking about for a while. Also, it struck me that you are one of my important curators, so thank you for sharing the fruits of your hard work.