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From elementary school through high school, programs are integrating technology in physical education. Check out how schools are embracing PE technology.

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Using Technology In PE Class

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Not necessary to have in the classroom but can help enhance student learning

The technology tool has to be beneficial for students

Technology tools coming soon to the PE Class

Be efficient with the technology you're using in class

USB Drive with files for when the internet goes out

Be good at troubleshooting problems when they occur

Try not to panic, students can learn from you trying to troubleshoot problems

Use social media to see other PE teachers gym's - A window into their world

Surround yourself with people you want to be more like. Follow only Physical Education content to focus your growth

Students love social media and it can be a tool to motivate them to move

Be your own public relations representative. Posting and sharing content allows for the community to see what students are learning in the classroom.

Don't stress about technology as a first year teacher, figure out how to be a teacher first

Learn as much as you can. It's a marathon, not a sprint.

Don't fall into the comparison trap

Personal Technology Tools

Below you'll find an overview of my personal tech that I carry around in my backpack at conferences and when I'm working on the website or creating videos and content.
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The Technology Revolution in Physical Education - S&S Blog

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Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love technology. I am affectionately known at my school as a “computer geek” and I am happy to say that many of my colleagues come to me to ask for help when … Read More

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Teaching physical education can be challenging for any number of reasons, from a lack of equipment to keeping students engaged. To meet these challenges, some educators are turning to technology in physical education to create more dynamic classes that work for students with a wide range of fitness levels. Here are some examples of technology and how you can use them in your classes.

Pedometers

Pedometers are probably one of the first examples that come to mind when discussing technology and physical activity. Measuring steps is one of the easiest ways to measure physical activity, and pedometers can be used by a wide range of age groups. Another benefit of using pedometers is they can be used in a variety of tasks, such as doing household chores or scavenger hunts. One issue to remember with pedometers and heart rate monitors is that target rates are different for children with different abilities and activity levels, so be sure to plan accordingly.

Heart Rate Monitors

Heart rate monitors are used to measure a student's pulse while engaged in activities. Using these devices allows educators and students to aim for an individualized target heart rate that is challenging to maintain but not too difficult to achieve. By customizing student goals, students feel more involved and more empowered to continue with fitness. Once more, there are different target rates depending on age and ability, so remember to take those into consideration.

Health Tracking Technology

Taking the data used by heart monitors and pedometers is vital to creating a long-term plan for advancing health. Some pedometers and heart monitors have connectivity built in, which makes the process easier. Using tracking programs or monitoring systems provides educators with tools useful in creating custom goals for the students. These kinds of programs allow for instant feedback so students have the opportunity to adjust their goals and how they wish to achieve them.

Mobile App Technology

With the explosion in mobile technology, physical educators have a wealth of tools. For example, MapMyFitness and MyFitnessPal allow for movement tracking as well as nutritional help. Some apps also assist with improving athletic activities such as basketball. Then, the students can compare what they're doing with what the app instructs. Another idea is to use Google Earth to show students distances and challenge them to walk those distances-for example, the height of Mount Everest or the distance between their home and another location.

Physical Education Videos

Sites such as YouTube and Vimeo offer a wide range of tools for educators. If an educator wants to teach something such as dance or yoga, there are a variety of how-to videos that can apply to any age group. Additionally, some educators create video projects where student groups create an instructional video to teach something to the rest of the class.

Gaming Technology

There is a steady market of "exergames," such as Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution. To implement this technology in physical education or any classroom, have a few students use the controllers (taking turns is crucial!) and have the rest of the class follow along with them. For these games and any video resources, projecting the video on a wall or screen allows everybody to see what is happening.
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Adapting new technology in physical education can be challenging for instructors. Sometimes, physical education teachers can feel as if technology does not apply to their subjects. However, by embracing technology, instructors create a more varied and dynamic classroom. They are also able to appeal to the interests of many different students and ability types. Using technology to teach physical health allows educators to create more activities and show the importance of setting and achieving goals.

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6 Ways to Integrate Technology into Physical Education

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Teaching physical education can be challenging for any number of reasons, from a lack of equipment to keeping students engaged. To meet these challenges, some educators are turning to technology in physical education to create more dynamic classes that work for students with a wide range of fitness levels.

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Exploring the Digital Age and PE Teaching

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The digital age of physical education offers exciting opportunities such as Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Digital Wellness and Mindfulness tools.

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Tech Tools Make Physical Education Powerful and Personal

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When students take a physical education course online, they can personalize the content to meet individual health goals and build a solid foundation for a healthy lifestyle.

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Specifically Designed for Physical Education Teachers, Specialists, and Classroom Teachers that teach physical education, working with students in Grades K-8

Innovative tech tools for enhancing physical education instruction in diverse teaching environments

Ready-to-use, standards-based tech and non-tech activities and resources to enhance student learning and engagement in your physical education classes

Practical ways to increase motivation and independence using gamification in your physical education activities

Immediately usable fitness activities that build community, increase engagement and essential physical education skills

Practical Ideas and Strategies

In this unique NEW seminar, award-winning physical education teacher and nationally recognized instructor Collin Brooks, will share practical ways to make the best use of cutting-edge technology to enhance physical education instruction in grades K-8. Whether you are a grades K-8 physical education specialist or a classroom teacher responsible for teaching your students physical education, this high-energy seminar will provide you with a wealth of innovative activities and resources you can use the next day to enhance your entire physical education program. Collin will lead you through an engaging day of innovative, standards-based physical education activities designed to increase the engagement and fitness level of every student. You'll discover proven behavior and classroom management approaches that will help you develop an inclusive, and positive learning culture in your physical education program. You'll receive an extensive digital resource handbook with step-by-step instructions for utilizing all the tools and activities presented in this seminar, plus access to Collin's online resources specially created to reinforce and extend your learning after the seminar.

Ten Key Benefits of Attending

Outstanding Strategies You Can Use Immediately

Practical strategies for making the best use of technology in physical education instruction ... Proven ideas for diverse environments

Proven methods to develop an inclusive physical education environment that meets the needs of all learners

Easy-to-implement standards-based activities that will increase student engagement while meeting all students' needs and interests in a physical education setting

Innovative strategies and activities that help enhance emotional intelligence within a physical education environment

How to create opportunities for increasing personal grit into your physical education learning activities

New standards-based fitness activities that will help students build a positive association with physical activity

How to unlock student engagement and increase student independence by learning the what, why and how of gamification

How to find and download the latest applications designed for K-8 students that streamline assessment and increase teacher productivity

Show me the money ... Learn a variety of ways to allocate funding for your physical education program

How you can develop a stronger teaching network by learning how to use social media sites to find new learning activities for students and build strong professional relationships

Innovative strategies to improve classroom and behavior management techniques

Ways to work smarter, not harder ... Learn technology tools that will streamline your assessment efforts in physical education

Valuable tips for creating physical education visuals, including task cards, posters, fitness activities, and more

Proven methods to bring greater awareness and appreciation of your physical education program in your school community

Innovative ways to develop school-wide physical activity opportunities outside of physical education class

A Message From Your Seminar Leader

Dear Colleague:

As an experienced physical education teacher, I have seen firsthand how technology, when used effectively, can increase student engagement and yield numerous time-saving benefits in enhancing physical education instruction. I have designed this one of-a-kind seminar to share with you very practical ways to make the best use of technology in your physical education program. Throughout our day together I will share with you a wide variety of both tech and non-tech activities, strategies and resources that will enhance all aspects of your physical education program from assessment to increasing your students' fitness levels.

Come dressed to actively participate! During the seminar, you will have the opportunity to experience a variety of hands-on learning experiences designed to broaden your skillsets and provide you with activities that can easily implemented in multiple physical education settings.

I invite you for an engaging day of networking and learning. Both you and your students will benefit from the wealth of standard-based, kid-tested, innovative activities and strategies you'll acquire in this seminar.

I am excited to meet each of you at the seminar and learn how I can best support you in enhancing your current physical education program.

Sincerely,
Collin Brooks

P.S. You will receive an extensive grades K-8 physical education digital resource handbook written specifically for this seminar, filled with all the practical and innovative activities you will experience during the seminar and access to Collin's Facebook group to extend your learning.

Who Should Attend

Specifically Designed for Physical Education Teachers, Specialists, and Classroom Teachers that teach physical education, working with students in Grades K-8

Special Benefits of Attending

Extensive Resource Handbook
Each participant will receive an extensive digital resource handbook giving you access to countless strategies. The handbook includes:

Step-by-step tech instructions for physical education instruction

Easy-to-follow instructions to a variety of new standards-based, engaging activities inclusive to all students

Resources and weblinks to a variety of free printable materials to use in instant and fitness activities

Fun and ready-to-use gamification resources

Exciting and fun cooperative activities focused on social-emotional learning

For in-person seminars, registrants will also receive a printed copy of the resource handbook as long as their registration is received in the BER office at least 15 calendar days before the event.
Share Ideas with Other Educators
This seminar provides a wonderful opportunity for participants to share ideas with other educators interested in increasing the behavior and learning of their students.

Consultation Available
Collin Brooks will be available to answer your specific questions and the unique needs of your own program.

Semester Credit Option
Up to four graduate level professional development credits are available with an additional fee and completion of follow-up practicum activities. Details for direct enrollment with University of Massachusetts Global, a nonprofit affiliate, will be available at this program.

Meet Inservice Requirements
At the end of the program, each attendee will receive a certificate of participation that may be used to verify hours of participation in meeting continuing education requirements.

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Best Cutting-Edge Tech Tools, Activities and Resources for Enhancing Your PHYSICAL EDUCATION Program (Grades K-8) | Bureau of Education & Research (BER) is a sponsor of staff development training for professional educators in the United States and Canada offering seminars, PD Kits, self-study resources, and Online courses.

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Discover how technology boosts physical activity levels and revolutionises physical education.

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As a former physical education and health instructor, I was always trying to find ways to integrate modern technology into either of my P.E. or Health classrooms. When Nearpod came along, it really opened up many doors regarding how to pique my students' interests, keep them engaged, and teach physical education. It's no secret that our students learn at various speeds and multiple levels, and I truly felt that Nearpod was the program to integrate into teaching physical education to not only help differentiate my instruction, but to help my students collaborate amongst each other.

In this blog post, I hope to spark a few ideas for you on how to integrate Nearpod into teaching P.E.. Hopefully you can utilize these ideas or use them to create some of your own. The possibilities are endless with everything that Nearpod can do!

1. Station work

One of the first things that comes to mind for teaching PE with Nearpod is station work. After all, what physical education teacher doesn't love a good workout circuit with some stations? There are so many ways you could do this, too! For example, adding an Open Ended Question can help students understand how to take their heart rate during a workout. When creating the OEQ, embed an exercise video as the reference material, and have the students calculate and record their heart rate in the text and/or audio section. If you have heart rate monitors, great! Simply have your students record the information from their heart rate monitor in the answer field. And if you don't have heart rate monitors, this will still work! You can teach your students where to find their pulse, count the beats in 15 seconds and multiply by 4, or count for 30 seconds and double it. If you have younger students, you could simply ask them to respond by saying how they feel after each exercise; i.e. out of breath, heart beating fast, sweaty, etc. By launching a student paced code, students can work through the circuit and fill in the answers until everyone is done.

2. Pre and/or Post assessment

Another amazing way you can integrate Nearpod into teaching P.E. is by creating a Pre and/or Post assessment of the sport or activity you are teaching. For example, if you are teaching Football to your students, you can create a Nearpod lesson using the Draw It function to have the students circle the end zones of the field, the interactive video feature to have them watch a video on the rules and answer questions, the quiz feature to answer questions about player positions, or maybe a VR field trip to a popular football stadium! You could also create a lesson on which specific muscles are being used for certain exercises. Meaning, you could have a video to exemplify a proper squat, and then you could have a Draw It for the students to circle the muscles used for that exercise. I've included a sample deck here if you'd like to view a few of the ideas I've mentioned so far!

3. Collaborate with students using Flipgrid

Have you ever had an opportunity to use Nearpod's Flipgrid integration? This next idea does just that! One of my favorite projects I ever did was to have my students collaborate in groups of 4 or 5 to create a game and then record themselves explaining the rules, equipment, set up, and why their game was a good way to be active. I always asked them to include key vocabulary words like aerobic, muscle endurance, cardio, teamwork, muscle strength, flexibility, etc. Using the Flipgrid integration within Nearpod, students can record themselves doing just this, and their classmates can watch each other's videos. If you haven't used the Flipgrid integration before, check out this tutorial to help!

As you can see, Nearpod is a very versatile program to utilize in teaching physical education. With a number of various engagement activities, formative assessments, and options for live/self paced, you will have so much flexibility to integrate Nearpod into your classroom. Physical education teachers not only can inform and inspire their students about activity, but can also create experiences through Nearpod to help students retain and understand their life long lessons.

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As a former physical education and health instructor, I was always trying to find ways to integrate modern technology into either of my P.E. or Health classrooms. When Nearpod came along, it really opened up many doors regarding how to pique my students' interests, keep them engaged, and teach physical education.