Chapter 8: Telecommunications

Technology in PE
Andrew Hoffman
+Helena Baert

1. Which of the telecommunication tools discussed in the chapter would best fit your communication style? Why? Share and discuss at least 3 options

I believe that the most beneficial communication style for myself would be two-way communication. The reason is because I believe its a great way to keep an open line to your co-workers as well as fellow staff members in the school but also keep a private connection away from the students. If we use social networking sites to keep base with our co-workers, its a very easy way for our students to want and find use on facebook, twitter, etc.

Three options that I would use is a cell-phone that is only connected to staff members. I have seen too many teachers use their personal cell phones as their way of communication to each other and its way too easy for that to interfere with coworkers and my person life. Another option is to use a private radio that allows for two-way communication, most radios do, but have headphones that are attached to the radios so that students cannot hear what is said in the radio. Another great way for communication is email. I have seen this as a trend as many high schools, and colleges use email to get quick messages to everyone. The line must be secure at all times so a student, who is smart enough, cannot hack it. I believe privacy is the key and if students can hear what the teachers are communicating to each other, that is very bad and a breach of privacy.


2. Which of the telecommunication tools discussed in this chapter would work best for teaching physical education? Why? Share and discuss at least 3 options, explaining the circumstances.

I believe that the best telecommunication tool that would work best for physical education is email, podcasts/vodcasts, and cell phone/radio.

With email, its a great way to update your co-workers and AD of upcoming events or issues in the lesson plans or with students. Email now comes on most phones so its very easy to send quick messages via email.

Another option is podcasts/vodcasts. This is a great option to update your co-workers and/or sub of things that are happening in class and what you are teaching. Instead of leaving a lesson plan behind, if you can leave a detailed podcast or vodcast (videocast) of what is going on in the class, it gives the sub and your coworkers more information as to what is happening in your class. You can send detailed information as well as visuals to use in class and show them where you put specific paperwork, especially in the vodcast, so that the sub and your coworkers are not in the dark.

Chapter 7: Audio Q2

Reflection Questions 1. Several Ideas were presented on how to use audio technology in physical education. What others ways can you think of to use audio technology in your classes? Other great ways to use audio technology in PE classes is to show videos of different sports to show how the skills are performed in professional sports. There also may be students who have trouble pronouncing some of the words in class, a great way to avoid this is to work with that student using audio technology to help sound out the word or help break it down. This tool was used for me at my high school as I had trouble sounding out different words in class and my teacher allowed me to listen to the word because I had trouble sounding it out. Another great way to use audio technology is for students to listen to a word and have them decide what sport it belongs to and can they use it in a sentence. Also, you can use manipulative, non-manipulative and locomotor words to see if the students to properly decide if the word would fit into one of those three categories.

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Using Video: chapter 6

Chapter 6: Using Video

+Helena Baert 

Andrew Hoffman

EDU 470

3/9/13

Reflection Question

1)    Several ideas were presented on how to use video technology in physical education.  What other ways can you think of to use video technology in your classes?

There are so many physical education teachers who have access to technology but do not use it effectively to benefit their students.  More teachers should explore the IPad and use the video technology that it offers like coach’s eye and other applications to capture the movement of their students.  By using other technologies associated video technology, PE teachers can properly assess their students movement and analyze if they are in the initial stage, elementary stage or mature stage. Also, teachers are not able to watch all of their students at once so using video, they can watch over the entire class and review the video if anything happened in class.

Projects

            1) Make a list of the features you would like on a video camera.  Then, peruse a catalog for video cameras that fit your criteria.  Finally, go on the Internet and compare reviews of these video cameras.  Select a video camera and write a brief explanation of why you selected it.

The camera that I have selected to review is the HERO3: Black edition Go Pro video camera.  The reason I have selected this video camera is because it is made for extreme conditions and situations and in physical education classes, you may never know what situations you will run into.  With this camera, you can also control it with a Wi-Fi remote which is a huge addition as you can control them from anywhere in the room.  It is also waterproof and has a great shutter speed to capture video an excellent frame rates.

This video camera is also made for sports so using it in physical education class is a perfect situation.

http://gopro.com/cameras/hd-hero3-black-edition#features

chapter 5: Using Images

Chapter 5: Using Images

Andrew Hoffman

+Helena Baert 

PED 515: Technology in PE

1. Envision the last time you used a camera in your teaching. Which of the standards were you addressing? What was your strategy? What was the impact on student learning?

I have never used a camera for my teaching. My camera use was strictly to take pictures for my portfolio of my interaction with my students.

If I were to use a camera during my teaching, I would follow standard 4: Instructional Delivery and Management. I would follow these standards because I would be addressing:

1) Effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills across a variety of instructional formats.

2) Implementing effective demonstrations, explanations and instructional cues and prompts to link physical activity concepts to appropriate learning experiences via usage of my camera and other technologies.

3) Providing effective instructional feedback for skill acquisition, student learning and motivation.

4) Use managerial rules, routines and transitions to create and maintain a safe and effective learning environment.

My strategy would be to start with the structure of the lesson and build it around these standards so the students can learn best.

My goal is for my students to say they learned something in my class that they can use in their daily lives.


Source: https://sites.google.com/site/techinpeh/standards#TOC-PETE-Standards-that-can-be-addressed-when-effectively-implementing-technology-

2. What types of documents might you create using a desktop publishing application?


Some of the documents that you might create using a desktop publishing application are Microsoft Publisher, QuarkXPress, and Adobe InDesign. These applications can create columns, generate tables, create indexes, automatically number pages, flow text automatically from one page to the next, and assemble separate documents quickly and easily. They can also be used to produce directions, worksheets, task cards, flyers, newsletters, event brochures, certificates, and material for bulletin boards.


Source: Using Technology in Physical Education- page 102


3. What types of documents might you create using a presentation application?

Some of the documents you might create using a presentation application are Microsoft PowerPoint projects and Apple Keynote projects.

physical activity monitor survey results and reflection

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