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Columbia House to cease operations after 71 years. Another “rite of passage” from my teenage years is hitting the dustbin. Columbia House’s Subscription Program is ending. (To be fair, I would’ve thought that this service died long, long ago.) Columbia House regularly sent out free opportunities to join (actually, I think that joining cost a […] The post Columbia House to cease operations after 71…
I took a quick trip to Portland (Maine, USA) to take some pictures. The mailboat also offers a sunset cruise. Below are some of the sunset pictures. The post Mail boat Sunset Cruise appeared first on Troy Patterson .
Matthew Kenworthy – Old man yells at the state of email addresses This is a terrific write up about the state of email addresses. Specifically, this addresses email lists. Some nice history stuff: Many years ago, people put their email addresses on web pages, personal or departmental. But then came along SPAM email lists, built […] The post Link-o-rama 20260802 appeared first on Troy Patterson .
When I was a kid, the magazine “Highlights” was pretty popular. These were often seen in schools and in doctors offices. One of the best features was a “Spot the Difference” called “Check…And Double Check”. Essentially, there were two nearly identical illustrations placed side by side. Your job was to find all of the differences […] The post Highlights appeared first on Troy Patterson .
Recent links that struck me somehow. A conversation between Trevor Noah and Cory Doctorow, the fediverse explanation and support, H5P Spaced Repetition, and Should Schools Block Canva? The post Link-o-rama 20260714 appeared first on Troy Patterson .
Everything hits an expiration date. Sometimes we know when that it is, sometimes we don’t. I’ve long known that my time at Cape Elizabeth was coming to a close. As of June 30th, I will be moving on my next phase. Careful readers may note that this is not the first time that I’ve done […] The post Expiration Date appeared first on Troy Patterson .
Travel to Scotland & Ireland is shared. This includes a world famous tenor singing, castles, and great pubs. The post Weekly Review 202607 appeared first on Troy Patterson .
AI to create worksheets? How about using AI as a Mirror instead of a Slot Machine? I'm responding to an article that poses that question. Seems to me, we've been doing this for a while. UbD, PBL, PBL, RWL, all have been used to move away from worksheets. The post Worksheets: Still Talking About Them appeared first on Troy Patterson .
Some thoughts about familiarity, Commonplace, 52Frames submission, and the Link-o-rama. The post Weekly Review 202606 appeared first on Troy Patterson .
My thoughts on being a principal, article sharing, and links that I read this week. The post Weekly Review 202605 appeared first on Troy Patterson .
