Integrating Technology in PE and Health PDF

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN PE AND HEALTH  Teaching physical education can be challenging for any CHAPTER 1 number of reasons, from a lack of equipment to keeping...

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION IN PE AND HEALTH  Teaching physical education can be challenging for any CHAPTER 1 number of reasons, from a lack of equipment to keeping students engaged. Technology  To meet these challenges, some educators are turning  came from the Greek word “techne” which means craft to technology to create more dynamic classes that work or art. for students with a wide range of fitness levels.  Based on the etymology of the word “technology” Here are some examples of technology and how you can use therefore, refers to art or craft responding to our them in your classes. educational needs. 1) Pedometers  It is not just machines. It is a “planned systematic  one of the first examples that come to mind when method of working to achieve the outcome-a process discussing technology and physical activity. Measuring not a product. Technology is the applied side of steps is one of the easiest ways to measure physical scientific development” (Dale 1969) activity, and pedometers can be used by a wide range of  It also refers to any valid and reliable process or age groups. procedure that is derived from the basic research using  Another benefit of using pedometers is they can be the scientific method. used in a variety of tasks, such as doing household  Technology refers to “all the ways people use their chores or scavenger hunts. inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires. Educational Technology  a complex, integrated process involving people, procedures, ideas, devices and organization for analyzing problems and devising, implementing, evaluating and managing solutions to the problems in all 2) Heart Rate Monitors aspects of human learning.  used to measure a student’s pulse while engaged in  A field study which is concerned with the practice of activities. Using these devices allows educators and using educational methods and resources for ultimate students to aim for an individualized target heart rate goal of facilitating learning process. (Lucido and Borabo) that is challenging to maintain but not too difficult to achieve. Technology in Education  By customizing student goals, students feel more  Application of technology to any of those process involved and more empowered to continue with fitness. involved in operating the institutions which house the  There are different target rates depending on age and educational enterprise. ability.(remember to take those into consideration) Instructional Technology  Refers to those aspects of technology that are concerned with constructions as contrasted to design and operations of educational institution. Technology Integration  Using learning technology to introduce, reinforce, supplement and extend skills Educational Media  Channels or avenues or instruments of communications (e.g., books, magazines, newspapers, radio and 3) Health Tracking television and internet.)  Taking the data used by heart monitors and pedometers is vital to creating a long-term plan for advancing health. Benefits of Incorporating Technology into Physical Education  Some pedometers and heart monitors have connectivity classes built in, which makes the process easier.  One of the benefits of incorporating technology into  Using tracking programs or monitoring systems provides physical education classes is that learning can be enhanced beyond strategies, skills, and rules between individual and team sports.  It becomes possible to align physical education with other areas such as math or geography, and physical activities can be individualized to create optimal challenges for students. Some ways to Integrate Technology into Physical Education WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TEACHING STRATEGIES IN PE & 7) Empty Outline HEALTH EDUCATION WITH THE USE OF ICT?  through polling with think-pair-share: Distribute a partially completed outline of today’s lecture and ask Multiple active learning strategies may be helpful for students to fill it in. Useful at start or at end of class. designing an active learning session. Not all techniques listed This activity can be individually voting for a student or here will have universal demand, with factors such as Students can vote in form a group what they identify by instructor teaching style and personality influencing which using think pair share. choices may be right for a teacher. Some of the strategies are 8) Fish Bowl as follows:  In this technique, the instructor gives students index cards and asks them to write down one question 1) Think-Pair-Share concerning the course material. They should be directed,  Allow student to think individually about the question or for example, to ask for clarification of some aspect of idea(s) put forth by a teacher, pair up with someone to the material that they do not fully understand; or, discuss their thinking, and then Share their conversation perhaps, to ask about applying course material to with their group, and then finally with the whole class. practical contexts. This can be done by dropping 2) Polling questions in a forum type panel in LMS.  This students vote anonymously on what they perceive 9) Quiz/Test Questions as the bestexplanation/answer to a question, followed  By asking students to contribute exam questions, by opportunities to discuss their ideas with peers, and instructors encourage them to think more deeply about then to vote again leads to greater learning of the the course material, explore major themes, compare material. It is important to have students discuss why the different views presented, make applications, and they think their explanation is the most accurate and demonstrate other higher order thinking skills. The also why the other explanations proposed are not students’ questions may be used on exams, as the basis accurate. There are various tools that can be used for of review sessions, and as models of the most effective polling, including Clickers, Socrative.com and questions. Poll.Everywhere.com. 10) Crossword Puzzle 3) Flipped Classroom  Crossword is a quick and effective way to reinforce  a student doing preparatory activity such as watching a essential concepts and vocabulary. It provides students video or reading some material outside the class and with an opportunity to think critically, collaborate, doing a lot of active learning on that material in the compete, recall and discuss salient concepts by using class. essential vocabulary associated with these concepts  The class time is spent in assimilation rather than information transmission. Class time is spent in the higher cognitive levels of apply, analyze and create on the topic rather than low levels of recall and understand. The support of peers and the instructor is available to the student while they are working on these higher cognitive levels. 4) Jigsaws  In small group’s student read information that has been organized into sections. Each student in the group reads one section of the material and then shares that information with the rest of their group. As they read and share information, they refer to prompts such as: what do you think each idea means? What is the big idea? How can this idea be applied to help understand the concept(s)? What questions do you have about what you read? What do you agree/not agree with? 5) Turn and Talk  Ask peers to talk to each other about what they do and don’t understand and/or share with each other what they wrote down in their notes about a particular concept just covered in lecture. Encourage students to add to their notes from the discussion. 6) Brainstorm ideas  There are many effective ways for students to create brainstorms of ideas. Working with pairs or in small groups tends to be effective because students stimulate each other’s thought processes.  Encouraging students to think out of the box and to delve into a topic using this technique often has unexpectedly positive results.