There are many ways technology is used in physical education in schools today. Technology in PE is any thing that helps teachers improve the environment and class room activity 's for students and get them to be more physically active in and out side of the class room. There are many different ways technology is used, and it is a positive way to engage students in their physical education class. In my eyes technology in physical education is a very effective way to improve students physical fitness in and outside of the classroom. There are many ways that technology can help provide our PE teachers with positive teaching strategies in order to improve the quality of their classes. One way technology improves a physical education classroom …show more content…
Technology is a big part of the fitness testing that occurs in most school systems in the country. There are three different types of tests, the pacer, pushup, and sit up test. For the pacer test the voice will tell you when to begin, and then you must run from one sideline of the court to the other before the beep. You must do this continuously back and forth until you reach a passing score. For the pushup and sit up test you must go up and down as the voice commands until you either pass or fail. For example, where I went to high school we used all of these forms of technology for our state fitness testing. Even some of our athletic coaches will use the pacer test as a way to get our sports team in better condition. Also, some PE classes use music for warm ups in order to get the students focused or excited about the class. By using the music the kids will want to start moving instead of no music which may make the beginning of class seem boring and bland. Another way technology is used is through virtual games and other activities. Some examples of virtual games could be Dance Dance Revolution, or other games for the Wii, Playstation, and other video game consoles where you are constantly moving even while standing in front of a television or …show more content…
I believe that technology does more good than bad in classes because it gets kids who are not into sports off the bleachers and more involved in the class. Susan Promislo who is a spokeswoman for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation says, “kids who would not otherwise play sports or get off the sidelines in gym class are finding DDR to be a fun, appealing option that gets them burning calories without feeling like they are exercising.” This statement provides enough detail in my eyes to come to the conclusion that technology can have a positive impact in a PE class. The objective of a physical education class whether it’s elementary, middle, or high school is to get every person involved in class and to improve their physical fitness. So if a physical educator can use technology in order to get not just the jocks involved but the people who are not into sports or physical activities, they are doing their job
Technology can enhance class communications by offering many different ways to reach parents and students. The use of different technologies can help teachers to answer student questions as well as continue a class discussion outside of class. This is helpful for both the student and teacher because it allows the teacher to see which students are comprehending the material they are learning.
From personal experience technology has improved the way I learn and has made it easier to students to collaborate with each other in order to improve our learning. To conclude, technology should be used in school’s curriculum and instruction because of improved communication, innovations to come and convenience to both the students and the teachers.
Technology is a portion of everyday life. It affects how business is conducted, teaching, learning, and receiving information. Good or bad, everyone uses technology every day. There are many items people have on them on a daily basis, one would be hard pressed to be without. If you were to examine the effect of technology on teaching and learning and acquire an understanding of why technology should be a part of every classroom curriculum, what would the conclusion be? Technology is a great benefit to the classroom, it stimulates our digital generation and allows educators to be more creative with curriculum.
All in all, I think that technology in schools is important, and it is especially important in physical education classes. Children are more motivated to move around if they think that a goal is being accomplished. Students really like the idea of being a winner. Teachers could even have one winner every week for the student who has the most steps or holds the most days getting the highest heart rate. Technology should be integrated into today’s physical education because people are already so caught up in it that they should put it to benefit
Adapting to new technology can be difficult for parents and teachers, however, there are many ways in which parents and teachers can help students find the balance between the digital world and the real world. A great idea for Physical Education teachers, provided by EdTechDigest, is to use a digital fitness-tracking tool, such as a Fitbit or GPS distance tracker. The fitness tracker can be used to analyze the correlation between the individual’s physical well-being online and offline.
It seems today that time spent on computers and televisions has overtaken physical activity. If children are taught physical games and how to play sports at a younger age it will hopefully carry over to an out of school setting. Out of school physical activity increases exercise time which will in turn lead to a healthier child.
When technology is used in education, it can potentially improve learning. According to Speaker (2004) when technology is integrated into learning most students experience improvement in their learning.
...xcited about learning. “Thinking about and planning uses of technology in the classroom (e.g., emails, blogs, and websites) is essential for building an efficient classroom environment” (2010, p. 4). The use of technology in classrooms to differentiate instruction has several valuable uses and can be positive if used correctly.
Do you ever think about how much technology has changed the way we work, learn, play, and even think? Technology is a major beneficiary to society; especially in the classroom where we get the opportunity to learn and grow. In recent years, schools have begun implementing tablets and other devices in the classroom to better student’s education. The use of technology in the classroom provides more of a personalized learning experience and gives students a widespread availability to engage in learning. Technology is necessary in today’s modern globe, it is basically “the pen and paper of our time and the lens through which we experience much of our world” (Warlick, 2013). Technology is not just considered the “internet”, it is so much greater than that. Overall, it enhances the quality of education and engages students deeper than ever before. With all the significant gains, why would people argue that technology hinders students more than it helps? Critics may try to repute the use of technology in the classroom but I believe what really matters “is the way we use it, the context that we use it in, and the learners who we use it for” (Chong, 2012).
Physical education class provides a unique experience for students. It enables them to think, act and feel simultaneously while learning. In the course of learning, students are able to simulate movement patterns that are important in the process of skill acquisition and motor competence. While motor and sport skill competence is an important aspect of learning in physical education, the pervasive public health message reinforcing the necessity of enhanced physical activity for health has generally induced a curriculum based on fitness and health ideology in physical education (Liukkonen, Aweele, Vereijken, Alfermann, & Theodorakis, 2007). This has been done at the expense of developing movement abilities (Kirk & Tinning, 1994 in Liukkonen
...many benefits for us, but it is not really needed all the time. Maybe in some situations for people technology is needed every day in their lives. But the fact is that people don’t really need all these new gadgets, they didn’t have all of this kind of stuff back in the day, and they still mad it through. Education is being helped by technology and sometimes just giving the student the answer. Later on though it can affect the student when a more difficult situation comes, they will not know what to do.
Technology is not always bad. With careful planning and patience, teachers and the school can make its usage a learning progress and it will be beneficial in the long run. It is useful in providing more knowledge to our students and also on making them competitive in the job market, as it will also be technology based. Upgrading technology and using it more in the classroom will help the advancement of public education. It will give not only students, but also the teachers and other employees’ added knowledge to a greater learning
NSW Department of Education and Communities (2011) states “children and youth need to be moderately to vigorously active for 3 x 20-minute sessions per week, in addition to the daily 30 minutes of accumulated activity time recommended.” Therefore it is important that physical education lessons promote high activity levels for majority of the lesson. Physical education teachers need to evaluate the ways in which they use the time available in physical education lessons as an opportunity to be vigorously active, to ensure they are being active as well as achieving the other learning outcomes of physical education (NSW Department of Education and Communities, 2011). Many of today’s physical education programs limit the amount of activity that they involve their students in, for example, students are...
As a college student who would like to become a teacher, I believe that technology will help a child. All children learn differently, and technology is to help the children who have no other place to go. Some children are just unable to learn from a teacher, that is when technology plays a big role. Some children have to show themselves how to do things and technology will allow that.
Technology has changed many aspects of our lives, so why should we expect less of the classroom atmosphere? Technology in the classroom has changed the way students learn and the way teachers teach. Technology today is integrated into the classroom as a teaching tool rather than being taught as a course. There are many ways that technology is used in today’s classroom such as the World Wide Web, Power Point, and Excel (Starr, 2011). Teachers will continue to be the most important aspect of a child’s education because they teach and technology does not. The use of technology in the classroom can bring advantages to a child’s education but can also bring disadvantages (Cleaver, 2011).