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Uncomfortable and Inconvenient Truths

Welcome to Digitally Literate, issue #375. I worked on the following this week: Noah Hawley’s Dystopian Thriller Anthem – A Review – Noah Hawley‘s latest novel Anthem offers a disturbing yet captivating vision of a near-future America plagued by political strife, climate disaster, and teenage suicide. The Power of Empathy in an Age of Division…

Becoming Human Again

Welcome back all. Here is Digitally Literate, issue #324. I spent as much of my time offline as possible this week. I’m slowly turning part of my garage into a makerspace. More info to come soon. 😉 I hope you and those around you are well. If you haven’t already, please subscribe if you would…

Gift of Chaos Within You

Welcome back. This week I was tenured and promoted…and then bought a house. Oh…and I got the first shot of two of the COVID vaccine. Upgrades!!! This week I also posted the following: Our Magnum Opus – Share a walk in your world. WalkMyWorld Learning Event 8. Our Magnum Opus. The World Is Yours. What…

Digitally Literate #253

Confuse, Divide, and Distract Digitally Lit #253 – 7/4/2020 Hi all, welcome to issue #253 of Digitally Literate. Each week in this newsletter, I synthesize the news of the week in education, technology, & literacy. If you haven’t already, please subscribe if you would like this newsletter to show up in your inbox. Feel free…

Digitally Literate #199

Nothing lessDigitally Lit #199 – 5/25/2019 Hi all, my name is Ian O’Byrne and welcome to Digitally Literate. In this newsletter, I try to synthesize what happened this week so you can be digitally literate as well. This week I worked on several things behind the scenes that will hopefully blossom later. One of the…

Digitally Literate #193

Freedom to PressDigitally Lit #193 – 4/13/2019 Hi all, my name is Ian O’Byrne and welcome to Digitally Literate. In this newsletter, I try to synthesize what happened this week so you can be digitally literate as well. I posted a couple of things this week: Screentime has little effect on teenagers’ wellbeing, says study…