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            I am a big planner. I use Happy Planner to write everything down and keep up with my school, my job, my hobbies, and my family. I have resisted digital planners because I benefit from physically writing down notes, plans, and dates. It helps me to remember important things and keep my life organized. I absolutely love Evernote for the simple reason it merges my digital and physical world. I can keep my planner and take a photo of it to save in my Evernote. I struggle to carry several planners. I am confessing I have three planners and two notebooks. It seems that I write something in one planner, only to leave it in my car when I need it, or not have it and forget something important. I want to use my phone, but I have yet to find an app that works for me until now. I love the fact that Evernote keeps everything together on every format of my life, from my computer to my phone to my planner. I will use Evernote for teaching, my personal life, and as a planner.

          I hope to teach fifth or sixth grade. While I agree Evernote would be difficult for younger grades, I think that the older learner could greatly benefit from using it. I think that it would help them when they accelerate to high school and classes become more difficult. It will help to keep them organized and keep up with their notes and classwork. I hope to incorporate it into my curriculum and show the students how to use it for personal use as well. I am including some examples below of my personal Evernote. I would highly recommend it for teaching in a 21st century classroom as well as for personnel use to keep your life and work organized.