Chapter 14:Chapter 14:Technology in Physical Technology in Physical Education and Health Education and Health

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Stefanie RichardsStefanie RichardsJennifer PattersonJennifer PattersonAshley RinehartAshley RinehartRebecca AlfaroRebecca Alfaro

Current problems in physical Current problems in physical education and health education and health

educationeducation Marginalization of Health and Physical Marginalization of Health and Physical

EducationEducation– Schools are focused on meeting standards in Schools are focused on meeting standards in

content subjects and so it takes away from health content subjects and so it takes away from health educationeducation The taking away of physical education causes problems The taking away of physical education causes problems

with children’s cognitive functioning, proper nutrition, with children’s cognitive functioning, proper nutrition, self-concept, self-esteem and prosocial skills.self-concept, self-esteem and prosocial skills.

Experts recommend that children should participate in:Experts recommend that children should participate in:– 50 hours of health instruction a year50 hours of health instruction a year– 150 minutes of physical instruction a week for grades K-5150 minutes of physical instruction a week for grades K-5– 225 minutes of physical instruction a week for grades 6-12225 minutes of physical instruction a week for grades 6-12

A solution to this problem can be to teach multiple A solution to this problem can be to teach multiple subjects together and use more hands-on and visual subjects together and use more hands-on and visual types learning stylestypes learning styles

What You Need to KnowWhat You Need to Know

Lack of motivationLack of motivation– Many children today Many children today

play video games and play video games and spend more time spend more time watching television watching television then anything elsethen anything else

– This can affect This can affect children’s motor children’s motor development and their development and their healthhealth

– These children need to These children need to be motivated to do be motivated to do some sort of physical some sort of physical activityactivity

Handling Controversial Handling Controversial Health IssuesHealth Issues– Including too much Including too much

information can water information can water down a topic and make down a topic and make it less effectiveit less effective

– When dealing with When dealing with controversial issues you controversial issues you can use videos or well can use videos or well chosen websites to help chosen websites to help in the teaching processin the teaching process

StandardsStandards Physical Education StandardsPhysical Education Standards

– Demonstrates competency in Demonstrates competency in many movement forms and many movement forms and proficiency in a few movement proficiency in a few movement formsforms

– Applies movement concepts and Applies movement concepts and principle to the learning and principle to the learning and development of motor skills.development of motor skills.

– Exhibits a physically active Exhibits a physically active lifestylelifestyle

– Achieves and maintains a health-Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level of physical fitnessenhancing level of physical fitness

– Demonstrates responsible Demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in personal and social behavior in physical activity settingsphysical activity settings

– Demonstrates understanding and Demonstrates understanding and respect for differences among respect for differences among people in physical activity settingspeople in physical activity settings

Health Education StandardsHealth Education Standards– Students will comprehend Students will comprehend

concepts related to health concepts related to health promotion and disease preventionpromotion and disease prevention

– Students will demonstrate that Students will demonstrate that ability to access valid health ability to access valid health information and health-promoting information and health-promoting products and servicesproducts and services

– Students will demonstrate the Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce enhancing behaviors and reduce health riskshealth risks

– Students will analyze the Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on technology, and other factors on healthhealth

– Students will demonstrate the Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance communication skills to enhance healthhealth

– Students will demonstrate the Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, ability to advocate for personal, family, and community healthfamily, and community health

Technology to support Technology to support improvements in fitnessimprovements in fitness

Technology Devices to help improve fitness:Technology Devices to help improve fitness:– Tread MillTread Mill– Stair SteppersStair Steppers– Stationary bikesStationary bikesThese devices used in combination with monitors can show These devices used in combination with monitors can show

students the results of their efforts. Other monitors can students the results of their efforts. Other monitors can measure many aspects of activity.measure many aspects of activity.

*Electronic blood pressure device*Electronic blood pressure device*Body Composition analyzer*Body Composition analyzer*Spirometers (measures different health and fitness *Spirometers (measures different health and fitness

aspects)aspects)Other electronic fitness portfolios can aide children in Other electronic fitness portfolios can aide children in

measuring their efforts such as: measuring their efforts such as: Health Related Fitness Health Related Fitness Tutorial/PortfolioTutorial/Portfolio and and Muscle FlashMuscle Flash

Technology to Develop and Technology to Develop and Improve Motor Skill Improve Motor Skill

PerformancePerformance Palm computers help physical educators organize Palm computers help physical educators organize

information towards each students personal goals information towards each students personal goals on motor skill improvementon motor skill improvement

Electronic portfolios put students in charge of their Electronic portfolios put students in charge of their own progress in monitoring, recording, analyzing own progress in monitoring, recording, analyzing their performancestheir performances

Digital video cameras are important in replaying Digital video cameras are important in replaying the activity the students accomplished so they can the activity the students accomplished so they can see immediate feedback. Due to the speed of see immediate feedback. Due to the speed of some movements slow motion and freeze-frame some movements slow motion and freeze-frame are important features.are important features.

ESPN has also launched a website designed for ESPN has also launched a website designed for teachers and students that includes video clips and teachers and students that includes video clips and educational games that support student learning educational games that support student learning and activityand activity

Technology to Improve Students Technology to Improve Students Beliefs and Interactions Related to Beliefs and Interactions Related to

Physical HealthPhysical Health The internet can help children connect with other The internet can help children connect with other

children when they have key pals. Like a pen pal, children when they have key pals. Like a pen pal, the students key pal can allow them to talk about the students key pal can allow them to talk about concerns, physical health, and school work. concerns, physical health, and school work. There are websites to help teachers connect There are websites to help teachers connect students with other classrooms such as students with other classrooms such as www.epals.comwww.epals.com

Many people of expertise can help students with Many people of expertise can help students with real life examples related to physical activity such real life examples related to physical activity such as Olympic athletes, professional athletes, as Olympic athletes, professional athletes, doctors, and exercise physiologists doctors, and exercise physiologists www.pesoftware.com/new.htmlwww.pesoftware.com/new.html is Bonnie’s is Bonnie’s Fitware who sponsors the Olympic athlete projectFitware who sponsors the Olympic athlete project

Technology to Assess and Technology to Assess and Enhance Personal HealthEnhance Personal Health

Software is available to help students Software is available to help students make lifestyle changes as well as make lifestyle changes as well as analyze nutritional status through analyze nutritional status through determining the student’s RDA determining the student’s RDA (recommended dietary allowance) or (recommended dietary allowance) or calorie ingestioncalorie ingestion

There are also programs which There are also programs which determine factors affecting life determine factors affecting life expectancy, heart disease, and cancer expectancy, heart disease, and cancer risksrisks

Technology to Support the Technology to Support the Procurement of Valid Health Procurement of Valid Health

InformationInformation There are programs which provide There are programs which provide

accurate health information for students. accurate health information for students. Some examples include:Some examples include:– Kids HealthKids Health– What is a belly button?What is a belly button?– Welcome to BodylandWelcome to Bodyland– My Amazing Human BodyMy Amazing Human Body– ADAM: The inside storyADAM: The inside story– BodyworksBodyworks– How your body worksHow your body works

Technology to Influence Technology to Influence Others’ Health BehaviorsOthers’ Health Behaviors

Email and videos allow for the possibility Email and videos allow for the possibility of mentors and positive role models for of mentors and positive role models for studentsstudents

Web Quest gives students problems to Web Quest gives students problems to solve and resources to solve themsolve and resources to solve them

Videos provide settings to which students Videos provide settings to which students can easily relatecan easily relate

Videos and other mediums can also allow Videos and other mediums can also allow students to understand the consequences students to understand the consequences of risk behaviorsof risk behaviors

Science Sleuths uses videos to help Science Sleuths uses videos to help students solve educational mysteriesstudents solve educational mysteries

Technology to Support Technology to Support Interdisciplinary InstructionInterdisciplinary Instruction

Technology provides ways for physical Technology provides ways for physical education teachers, health education education teachers, health education teachers, science teachers, math teachers, teachers, science teachers, math teachers, and technology teachers so they can all and technology teachers so they can all work together to teach common health work together to teach common health themes to students through their themes to students through their respective fields.respective fields.

By combing many teachers from many By combing many teachers from many areas, the instruction is more complete areas, the instruction is more complete and comprehensive.and comprehensive.