ETEC 5303 Learning With Computers in the K - 12 Classroom
Q: How can students view proper stretching and exercise motions?
A: Through visual aids found through the internet.
Students can reference a website over and over again.
Students can practice stretch or exercise and a peer / teacher / coach can critique from visual.
Students execute proper exercise with a better accuracy.
Q: How can students research topics in Health and Physical Education?
A: Students can use sites from the World Wide Web [WWW] and Internet.
Students can use the WWW and internet as a research tool to find various mediums of information ranging from articles, streaming media, pictures etc.
Reduction in time spent on researching material.
Students can have accurate information for a presentation.
Students learn to cite from sources found online.
Students can have visuals for their presentations.
Q: How can students record data for their activity / fitness logs?
A: Various data presentation programs
Problem/Strategy
Relative Advantage
Intended Outcome
Links
Problem/Strategy
Relative Advantage
Intended Outcome
Links
Students can record data in an organized fashion.
Students can use tools embedded with the programs to determine
Students can choose through multiple platforms.
Students maintain records in an effective manner.
Students can accurately chart progress.
Students can send various documents to teachers / peers for review.
Q: How can I bring digital instruction into the gymnasium?
A: Mobile devices with instructional apps.
Problem/Strategy
Physical Education and Technology Intergration
Internet for Instruction
Tool Based Software
Instructional Software
Productivity Software
Problem/Strategy
Q: What is an easier way to store past workouts and activities for students?
A: Various presentation / data storing programs
Relative Advantage
Intended Outcome
Links
Relative Advantage
Intended Outcome
Links
Cost efficient then bringing in full computers into the gymnasium.
Students can choose the devices that they would prefer to use (phone or tablet).
Students can select the apps of exercises that they would want to learn.
Incorporation of technology and physical education.
Students stay physically active through technological advancements.
Teachers can reference and adjust plans for the future.
Quick reference.
Teachers can easily share information as items are created.
Reduction in planning time if items are already created.
Teachers can fine tune previous lessons / workouts without recreating.
Growing up many of us never really thought about technology in the Health and Physical Education classroom. However, technology is exploding in this realm of education as it so prevalent in both professional and amateur sports world, and in the health sciences. Demonstrations of various sports and exercises are virtually limitless; on the internet one can view proper stretching and yoga poses as they hope to increase their flexibility. Student athletes find training schedule and workouts to keep them in top physical condition. Students of all ages can research specific diseases for a project or paper that they need to complete in health class.
Speaking of diseases Health and Physical Education [H/PE] teachers can share lesson plans or ideas electronically through a productivity software; email and wikis, keep teachers in digital communication. H/PE Teachers can use these tools to help develop a cross curricular assignments with other content area teachers like English/Language Arts and Science. All of these teachers can then have their students benefit from their students using word processing programs, or other presentation software to display the information that they gathered; then select a few quality presentations an post them on a website for future students to review.
Tools like databases developed by coaches can provide the athlete with the “work out of the day” through an electronic catalogue. Managers and trainers can keep spreadsheets to mark progress or tally participation rates of the students. Products like FitBit, that monitor physical activity, can relay data from a device to a computer for one to analyze. Students can learn to make the adjustments needed to their routine to meet optimum physcial activity or health standards.
Finally, for the constant learner, there are thousands of computer applications that can be downloaded to help instruct someone from Archery to Zumba. Various other software programs can be downloaded to one’s computer or tablet in an instant so that the student does not have to spend time waiting for answers, and generating an independent learner.
For more technology integrations in Health and Physical Education, see below.
Q: How can a teacher /coach record past performances and edit?
A: Through various streaming media programs
Coaches can record both errors and successes of athletes and translate that into a instructional activity.
Athletes can visually focus on what is needed to be successful