Digital Learning & Teaching - Year 9 HPE by Alyssa Whiley

WHO Physical Activity Fact Sheet

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 03:26:05 UTC

This fact sheet from the World Health Organisation provides evidence-based guidelines for adolescent physical activity. I selected this to model data literacy and help students evaluate the importance of movement using credible sources. It supports authentic learning and can be integrated into digital inquiry tasks.

MyFitnessPal

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 03:39:44 UTC

MyFitnessPal is a user-friendly app that enables students to track their daily physical activity and nutritional intake, fostering self-awareness and personal goal setting. By engaging with their own data, students develop skills in data analysis, reflection, and self-regulation, which are key aspects of higher-order thinking. This tool also supports authentic learning by connecting classroom health concepts to students’ real-life habits, empowering them to make informed decisions about their wellbeing. It also integrates ICT capabilities as students navigate digital health platforms, interpret information, and create personalised health plans.

Kahoot!

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 03:43:12 UTC

Kahoot! is an engaging, game-based platform that motivates students in HPE to deepen their understanding of key concepts like nutrition, physical activity, and mental health. By creating and debating quiz questions, students engage in higher-order thinking by analysing health information, evaluating facts versus myths, and synthesising knowledge to educate peers. Kahoot! supports formative assessment and digital literacy, while fostering student agency and collaboration within a fun, interactive environment.

Nutrition 101 Video

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 03:56:32 UTC

This animated video effectively introduces Year 9 students to the fundamentals of nutrition, focusing on macronutrients and their roles in the body. Its clear, engaging format supports diverse learning styles and simplifies complex concepts, making it accessible for adolescent learners. By linking scientific knowledge to everyday food choices, the video fosters authentic, real-world learning and encourages students to critically evaluate their own dietary habits.

GoNoodle

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 03:58:37 UTC

GoNoodle provides fun, interactive videos that promote physical activity and mindfulness, suitable for classroom breaks or warm-ups. This resource supports student engagement through gamified movement challenges and contributes to holistic wellbeing education. It incorporates ICT capabilities by combining movement with technology-enhanced learning, encouraging student participation and collaboration.

Smiling Mind

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 04:02:49 UTC

Smiling Mind offers guided mindfulness programs designed for adolescents to build emotional regulation, resilience, and stress management skills. This resource integrates mental health education into HPE, fostering student wellbeing and social-emotional learning. Its app-based delivery promotes student agency through self-paced digital engagement.

Canva for Education

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-24 04:06:07 UTC

Canva for Education offers a free, teacher-friendly platform that encourages student creativity and collaboration through accessible graphic design tools. In Year 9 HPE, students can use Canva to design engaging projects such as personalised fitness plans, nutrition posters, mental health campaigns, and reflective journals. The platform promotes student agency and digital literacy by enabling learners to curate, customise, and share authentic content collaboratively. Canva supports high-level ICT capabilities by integrating multimedia elements, encouraging critical thinking, and facilitating presentation skills aligned with curriculum goals and digital pedagogy frameworks.

FlipGrid

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-25 04:50:58 UTC

Flipgrid is a video-based discussion platform that encourages students to reflect, present, and respond using short videos. I selected this tool to support authentic learning and student voice within the HPE context. In our unit, Flipgrid will be used for students to record weekly reflections on their nutrition and fitness journeys, promoting metacognition and personal accountability. It also fosters personal and social capability by allowing peer feedback in a safe and moderated environment. The video format supports digital literacy and creative thinking by encouraging expressive communication through multimedia, rather than written work alone.

Strava

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-25 06:34:33 UTC

SAMR

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-29 01:21:44 UTC

This article provides a great overview of the SAMR model and its relevance to integrating digital technology meaningfully in the classroom. I found the breakdown of each stage particularly helpful, especially the real-world examples that show how tasks can evolve with technology. I’ll be keeping this model in mind when planning future lessons and selecting digital tools.

The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-29 02:50:21 UTC

I came across this graphic on another pre-service teacher’s Padlet and knew I had to add it to my own collection. I can already see its value in helping design lessons that are inclusive and responsive to all learners. It’s a great reminder of how much we can learn just by exploring what our peers are using in their own practice.

Google Classroom

alyssawhiley — 2025-05-29 23:46:36 UTC

Another resource I found from a fellow pre-service teacher a while back and have loved ever since!