“The Nerdy Teacher” is a fun, entertaining, and informative
blog. His blog caught my eye right away due to his artistic and colorful
header. I appreciate how the creator organized his blog. It is not busy and
crowded looking. The layout is user friendly and does not pull me in 20
different directions.
This blog is created by a fellow teacher and expresses his
viewpoints and ideas on various topics. It even has a feel of a dairy online
when reading about his Romeo and Juliet Project. I think this gives him blog a
human aspect. I also like his views on many issues that we are faced with as
teachers in today’s world. He seems to be around my age where he entered the
educational field the same time as I did. Therefore, I can relate to him and
some of his posts really hit home. For example, his post, “The Case for
Change,” on issues with his fellow coworkers on creating lesson plans.
I like how he shares and highlights personal things about
his students, the projects they are working on, or to praise them on an
achievement. It shows his strong rapport with his kids and that he genuinely
cares about them outside the classroom. This is something to consider when I
create my own blog for my classes.
His Evernote Experiment is very interesting. I would have
never thought to use Evernote in my classes. In it, he shows how to use Evernote
to create lesson plans, and then he goes even further by showing how he uses
the program to integrate it into the classroom and have students use it, too.
He creates four Notebooks for each class: Assignments, Notes, Handouts, and
Stories—each of these notebooks are shared with students. Each notebook has a
specific function. For example he uploads PDGs and use the Evernote Clipper
tool on Google Chrome to store them in the correct Notebook and tags them.
Students are then able to access the notes and get them right away onto their
iPad or other tablet. This would be great for students who have iPad or another
type of tablet, and perhaps schools would even invest in classroom iPads that
students could use in class and return (much like physical textbooks).
Overall, “The Nerdy Teacher” is a blog I would frequent to
gather ideas for my own class.
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