Chapter 2: Computers 101
Chapter
2: Computers 101
Andrew
Hoffman
2-8-13
1.
Describe your ideal computer. On what did you base your decision?
My
ideal computer would be very similar to the one I have now, which is a MacBook
Air with 8 GBS of memory but with a few extra features. I would like to
have a computer that is water resist. Too many times, I want to drink
water or something next to my computer but can't because I'm afraid of knocking
it down next to my computer. I would love to have more space on my
computer. I have 500 GBS of space but I would like 1000 GBS of space.
My ideal computer would have flawless speech to text software. I would love to have a program that is already
on my computer and allows me to talk to it to write documents but also, like
SURI for the IPad or IPhone 4S or 5. I would also have a lifetime warranty so,
if I choose to, I could keep my computer forever. My ideal computer would
be able to last for 24 hours without a charge and could change from a Mac to a
PC in terms of operating systems whenever I wanted.
2.
Which of the peripherals (input/output devices) would you purchase?
What do you intend to accomplish with each device?
An
Input device I would love to have is an Apple TV. I have always wanted
one and I would love to use it for my future classes. I could use it to open up a unit to soccer,
basketball, tennis, etc. I feel that
students relate better to sports when they see their role models or favorite
athletes in action. I would like to show
them YouTube clip or play music for my class. For an output device, I
would love to an awesome wireless sound system so that I could play my Apple TV
on in the gymnasium and not have to worry about where my speakers would
do. I believe that many gymnasiums are
not equipment to have a lot of electronic equipment on one outlet so if I could
do a wireless sound system, I could spend my equipment out in the gym.
3.
5 Uses of smartboards in PE
-
I would love to use my smart board to track the students running. I read an incredible article on http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com
that had a PE teacher use Google maps and allowed the students to pick a
location in the United States and then using pedometers; students would run or
walk from where they were to that location.
So the students could run for a month and see how far they have gone if
they had picked, for example, California, and were starting from Cortland, NY.
-When
I am able to coach a future sports team, I would use the smart board to go over
game film and draw up plays and analysis of games.
-I
would use the smartboard to show my students what they were doing during a
particular sport and how they could improve.
I would love to display my IPad on my smartboard and have my students
use coach’s eye to draw and maneuver their bodies in the videos to see how they
were performing and how they could improve.
-I
would use my smartboard for games like DDR (dance dance revolution) so the
students could mimic the moments on the smartboard. It would not be as much winning in the game
as it would be an aerobic workout. This
would be something to do in the future as you normally need one or two people
playing to continue the game but its something I could do in the future with my
students.
- I
would love, for a future health class, to show a CD image of the skeletal or
muscular system of the human body. Give
each student an IPad and have the students, from their IPad, name specific
structures on their IPads as it would display on the smartboard
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8dILMagx2I
This
video demonstrates a teacher describing a future lesson he would teach to his
students via a powerpoint presentation and student’s being able to write down
answers on certain slides.
This
is also a great website of how to use apps in PE
http://thepeteacher.wordpress.com
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