I’m Andrea Meyers, an educator and technology geek. My education experience is diverse: eight years teaching in U.S. schools abroad (Micronesia, South America, Middle East), instructional design for K-12 e-learning, and IT training in private industry. I hold a Bachelor of Music, an MA in Elementary Education, a certificate in Information Technology, and I’m currently working on my MEd in Instructional Technology. I am also trained in the Orton-Gillingham multi-sensory reading instructional method. My education interests include curriculum development, Universal Design for Learning, open educational resources, 21st century skills, digital literacy and citizenship, coding, gifted and special education. I am a Google Certified Educator (Level 2) and studying for the Google Certified Trainer exam in addition to working on the Apple Teacher program.
My goal is to help schools, teachers, and parents connect learning with the technology in our world. Our focus should not be on cool tech, but rather on using technology as a tool for learning.
My Tools
Google for Education, Classroom, apps- Chromebooks
- iPads, apps
- Android tablets
- Windows laptops & desktops (I have also used Macs in the past.)
- Pixie, Wixie
- Common Curriculum (lesson planning)
- HTML, CSS
- WordPress (self-hosted), Edublogs.org
- Photoshop, Lightroom
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Adobe Premiere Elements
- Camtasia, Snagit
- LessonPix
- Emaze
- Evernote
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Cameras (dslr, video, mobile)
- Skype, Google Hangouts
- Windows Livewriter
- MS Office
Other Tools I Have Used
- WordPress.com, Blogger, Weebly
- Wikispaces
- Padlet
- Scrivener
- other Adobe products (InDesign, Authorware, Dreamweaver)
- Read&Write Gold
- proprietary learning management systems
[Updated August 2017.]
