about us
Our Company & ConsultantsLEO is a consulting company specializing in the growing technology and information needs of libraries, schools, and other educational institutions. Our consultants are well-versed in the issues which impact schools and libraries as they purchase hardware and software, and train both staff and young people in technologies. We're also skilled in developing world wide web presentations, from informational sites to online learning experiences.
Linda W. Braun is LEO's Project Management and Consulting Coordinator. Linda has provided project management and consulting services to public libraries and schools on a variety of topics and she has experience in curriculum and website development. Linda has a Masters of Science Degree in Library and Information Science from Simmons College and a Masters of Education with a specialization in Computers in Education from Lesley University. Linda currently teaches for Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Formerly she taught for Lesley University, Graduate School of Education.
Publications
Linda
W. Braun's publications include Introducing
the Internet to Young Learners: Ready-To-Go Activities And Lesson Plans, The
Browsable Classroom: An Introduction to E-Learning For Librarians,
and Hooking
Teens with the Net. (Each published by Neal-Schuman.)
Her books published by the American Library Association are Teens.Library
Developing Internet Services for Young Adults and Technically
Involved: Technology-Based Youth Participation Activities for Your
Library. Her book, Teens, Technology, and Literacy: Or Why Bad Grammar Isn't Always Bad, was published by Libraries Unlimited in December 2006. Information Today published Listen Up: Podcasting for Schools and Libraries, by Linda, in the summer of 2007. Linda has also authored articles for journals including netConnect, Library
Journal,
and School Library Journal. She
is a Tag Team
Tech columnist for VOYA