Chapter 14: Technology in Physical Education and Health Education

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Chapter 14 Technology in Physical Education and
Health Education

• By
• Stefanie Richards
• Jennifer Patterson
• Ashley Rinehart
• Rebecca Alfaro

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Current problems in physical education and Health
Education

• Marginalization of Health and Physical Education
• Schools are focused on meeting standards in
  content subjects and so it takes away from health
  education
• The taking away of physical education causes
  problems with children's cognitive functioning,
  proper nutrition, self-concept, self-esteem and
  prosocial skills.
• Experts recommend that children should
  participate in
• 50 hours of health instruction a year.
• 150 minutes of physical instruction a week for
  grades K-5
• 225 minutes of physical instruction a week for
  grades 6-12
• A solution to this problem can be to teach
  multiple subjects together and use more hands-on
  and visual types of learning styles.

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What You Need to Know

• Lack of Motivation
• Many children today play video games and spend
  more time watching television then anything else
• This can affect children's motor development and
  their health
• These children need to be motivated to do some
  sort of physical activity

• Handling Controversial Health Issues
• Including to much information can water down a
  topic and make it less effective
• When dealing with controversial issues you can
  use videos or well-chosen websites to help in the
  teaching process

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Standards

• Physical Education Standards
• Demonstrates competency in many movement forms
  and proficiency in a few movement forms.
• Applies movement concepts and principle to the
  learning and development of motor skills.
• Exhibits a physically active lifestyle.
• Achieves and maintains a health-enhancing level
  of physical fitness.
• Demonstrates responsible personal and social
  behavior in physical activity settings.
• Demonstrates understanding and respect for
  differences among people in physical activity
  settings.

• Health Education Standards
• Students will comprehend concepts related to
  health promotion and disease prevention.
• Students will demonstrate that ability to access
  valid health information and health-promoting
  products and services.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to practice
  health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health
  risks
• Students will analyze the influence of culture,
  media, technology, and other factors on health.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to use
  interpersonal communication skills to enhance
  health.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal
  setting and decision-making skills to enhance
  health.
• Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate
  for personal, family, and community health.

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Technology to Support Improvements in Fitness

• Technology Devices to help improve fitness
• Tread mill
• Stair steppers
• Stationary bikes
• These devices used in combination with monitors
  can show students the results of their efforts.
  Other monitors can measure many aspects of
  activity.
• Electronic blood pressure device
• Body composition analyzer
• Spirometers (measures different health and
  fitness aspects)

Other electronic fitness portfolios can aide
children in measuring their efforts such as
Health Related Fitness Tutorial/Portfolio and
Muscle Flash
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Technology to Develop and Improve Motor Skill
Performance

• Palm computers help physical educators organize
  information towards each students personal goals
  on motor skill improvement.
• Electric portfolios put students in charge of
  their own progress in monitoring, recording,
  analyzing their performances.
• Digital video cameras are important in replaying
  the activity the students accomplished so they
  can see immediate feedback. Due to the speed of
  so movements slow motion and freeze-frame are
  important features.

ESPN has also launched a website designed for
teachers and students that includes video clip,
and educational games that support student
learning and activity.
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Technology to Improve Students Beliefs and
Interactions Related to Physical Health

• The internet can help children connect with other
  children when they have key pals. Like a pen pal,
  the students key pal can allow them to talk about
  concerns, physical heath, and school work. There
  are websites to help teachers connect students
  with other classrooms such as www.epals.com
• Many people of expertise can help students with
  real life examples related to physical activity
  such as Olympic athletes, professional athletes,
  doctors, and exercise physiologists.
  www.pesoftware.com/new.html is Bonnies Fitware
  who sponsors the Olympic athlete project.

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Technology to Assess and Enhance Personal Health

• Software is available to help students make
  lifestyles changes as well as analyze nutritional
  status through determining the students RDA
  (recommended dietary allowance) or calorie
  ingestion.
• There are also programs which determine factors
  affecting life expectancy, heart disease, and
  cancer risks.

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Technology to Support the Procurement of Valid
Health Information

• There are programs which provide accurate health
  information for students. Some examples include
• Kids Health
• What is a Belly Button?
• Welcome to Bodyland
• My Amazing Human Body
• ADAM The Inside Story
• Bodyworks
• How your body works

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Technology to Influence Others Health Behaviors

• Email and videos allow for the possibility of
  mentors and positive role models for students
• Web Quest gives students problems to solve and
  resources to solve them
• Videos provide settings to which students can
  easily relate
• Videos and other mediums can also allow students
  to understand the consequences of risk behaviors
• Science Sleuths uses videos to help students
  solve educational mysteries

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Technology to Support Interdisciplinary
Instruction

• Technology provides ways for physical education
  teachers, health education teachers, science
  teachers, math teachers, and technology teachers
  so they can all work together to teach common
  health themes to students through their
  respective fields.
• By combining many teachers from many areas, the
  instruction is more complete and comprehensive.