Diane R. Chen

Diane R. Chen, USA, Primary, Secondary, Professional, School Librarianship

Diane R. Chen is currently the school library information specialist at John F Kennedy Middle School in Nashville, TN. She has taught in Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Germany and Taiwan with 19 years at the elementary level.

She is currently serving on the ALA executive board which keeps her busy at conferences. All blog posts reflect the opinions of Diane and not her district or ALA. Diane advocates for practical advocacy and participatory culture for school libraries.

Practically Paradise
Highlighting topics and information on the elementary, middle school, young adult and participatory school scene.

Theme: school libraries, middle school, reading, web2.0, education

Naomi Hirsch

Naomi Hirsch, USA, Professionals, Adults, Educators, Environmental Health,

Naomi is a Program Coordinator with the Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program at Oregon State University. Her main interest is in the areas of collaboration, community building, and creating engaging educational experiences around environmental health topics using web technology such as podcasting.

PODelation
This site is designed to support and empower environmental health community outreach and education groups with learning about and incorporating new technology into their outreach programs.

Theme: podcasting, academia, community, education, outreach, multimedia, health,
environment, collaboration, science