Sandy Scragg is an educational technologist in New York. She began working in educational technology during her first year as a teacher, when she was thrust into a computer lab. That year, Sandy won a technology curriculum grant for her online journalism class, and never looked back.
Since then, she has gone from an award-winning New York City English teacher to a technology program director at a national education non-profit, a regional technology specialist at the New York City Department of Education, and is currently an educational technology consultant in New York. Sandy heads up the Teachnet program for Teachers Network, and recently launched the Teachnet Institute for NYC public school teachers. Sandy is a skilled workshop designer and facilitator whose down-to-earth and hands-on approach has won over many converts. She has also authored online courses for both teachers and students, which have been administered across the nation. Sandy is a self-professed “mac person,” but is well-versed in a wide array of software, platforms and applications. Sandy attended the Google Teacher Academy in NY on November 18, 2008 and recently became a Google Certified Teacher.
Sandy’s interest in technology began when she was a New York City high school student in the 80s, continued through the 90s when she was a pioneer user of the worldwide web, and today, she publishes her own website and blog which can be found at sandyscragg.com. Sandy received both her B.A. (Journalism) and M.A. (English Education) from NYU.
Before embarking on a career in education, Sandy worked in both magazine publishing and television production. Sandy is also an obsessive reader, knitter, and of course, web surfer.
Sandy is a native New Yorker who now lives in northern NJ and is married to Brian Brodeur. They have a son, Alex, who was born in 2005.
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