1. Being a newer teacher, that is one who has taken his standardized certification test recently, I found this chapter to be right on course. In the content area and the APT, they have included questions concerning technology in the classroom. I found that this information is a good strong basis for setting up a multi-level comprehensive educational game plan. Most students today carry some form of electronic device, it is imperative that we as teachers take advantage of this generations tech savvy. In the last chapters we talked about the different learning centers. The text focused on how we can use different sorts of technology to help foster those groups and maximize their potential. It also gives us different ways to see how our students learn, how they in-take stimuli and then reproduce it. Everything I is about how computers, personal learning devices, and other cutting edge technology is the future. If we have been charged to educate the future generations, incorporation of these themes (tech advantages) must be implemented and used.
2. I am actually okay on understanding what is going on. In this book, things seem to be clearer for me to understand. Like the Cognition book, they give examples of research, but I believe this book makes its practicality more realistic and visual and that is very helpful for me.
3. In my job I use so much tech stuff that it is ridiculous. We incorporate high end electronic devices that measure your heart rate, your flexibility level, your bicep strength, your body mass, and other vital signs. This machine can give you a estimated work-up of yourself and things you may be at risk for it you don't meet certain levels. In addition, based on your numbers this machine can make conditioning and fitness programs. Another one that we implement is heart rate monitors and we have the ability to download this information from the set that records this for our students. I have no incorporated the use of a Playstation in my teaching..the use of Dance, Dance, Revolution is huge at my high school. In this new flat modern world, there are two languages everyone speaks...money and technology. I am doing what I can to make PE more enjoyable while also exposing my students to the different things they can and will see in the adult world.
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Hey William! I love your PE classes! I was wondering if your district has ever cross referenced the fitness scores with student test scores. I would be very interested to see if they fall in line with what other studies have shown, that fit kids do better academically. I hear Alton has a fantastic grant writer on staff and that's why you guys have all that cool techno stuff. Every school should employ a grant writer - they would pay for themselves thousands of times over. Hope you are well. Are you taking any summer classes?
ReplyDeleteI hate to admit this, but before reading your blog I did not even think about the world of PE and the technology of heart monitors and technological fitness programs.
ReplyDeleteI think it is "cool" as I am sure your students do, when you incorporate DDR and play station for physical fitness. On a serious note though, do you think that these tech. games are adequate ways to recieve physical exercise? I have heard people insist that Wii fit is just as good as exercising, but after doing it, I have negative connotations that standing on a electronically activated board is not as beneficial as running up and down the court playing basketball. I would LOVE to know your idea on this debate!