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LSSU unfriends words, phrases in 35th annual List of Banished Words

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Posted: December 31st, 2009

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Word “czars” at Lake Superior State University “unfriended” 15 words and phrases and declared them “shovel-ready” for inclusion on the university’s 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness.

“The list this year is a ‘teachable moment’ conducted [...]

Screencasts and Twitter Inside My Classroom

Screencasting just got a whole lot easier and more powerful with Screenr.  I have to add a disclaimer here, I love, absolutely love the complete package Camtasia Studio from Tech-Smith and last year my class all used Jing for an assignment to publish on their blog.  But for quick one run through knock offs, from [...]

Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter

Seven Ways to Find Teachers on Twitter

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