14.1 Chapter 14 Technology in Physical Education and Health Education M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.2 Technology Integration Example: Personal Fitness Plans You Can Live With Phase 1: Relative advantage Phase 2: Objectives and Assessments Phase 3: Integration Strategies Phase 4: Instructional Environment Phase 5: Evaluating and Revising M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.3 Issues and Problems: Physical Inactivity Today’s children are less physically active Technology potential Motivating to increase physical activity Active Software –Downhill Skier –Dance Dance Revolution –Golf M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.4 Issues and Problems: Instructional Time Refocus of school priorities to meeting standards in content areas and with testing Less emphasis on health and physical education Recommendations –50 hours of health instruction per year –(K-5) 150 minutes of physical education instruction per week –(6-12) 225 minutes of physical education instruction per week M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.5 Issues and Problems: Accuracy of Health and Physical Education Resources With the wide range of information on the Internet, students need to: Become more information literate Become good consumers of health and fitness production and information Differentiate between accurate and inaccurate information in a health and fitness context M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.6 Issues and Problems: Standards National Physical Education Standards – National Health Education Standards – (report: ed387483) Need for greater implementation of the standards Technology can assist by –Posting and sharing information –Sharing successful standards-based curricula –Standards-based software M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.7 Issues and Problems: Handling Controversial Health Issues Too many issues? Special interest groups Controversial issues –Human sexuality –Date rape –Suicide –Drugs –Character M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.8 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Technology and Standards Technology can: –support improvements in fitness (PE 3, 4) –develop and improve motor skills (PE 1, 2) –improve students’ beliefs and interactions related to physical activity (PE 5, 6) –access and enhance personal health (HE 3, 6) –support procurement of valid health information (HE 1, 2, 4) –influence others’ health behaviors (HE 5, 7) –support interdisciplinary instruction M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.9 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Supporting Improved Fitness Devices and software to analyze, monitor, and improve fitness Exercise equipment Monitors –Blood pressure devices –Body composition analyzers –Pedometers Software –Fitness –Nutrition M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.10 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Developing and Improving Motor Skill Performances Information Modeling Feedback Self-analysis M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.11 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Shaping Students’ Beliefs and Interactions Related to Physical Activity Affective domain Limited software Numerous videos and Internet sites Keypals –Ask an expert (athlete, biomechanist) M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.12 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Helping Students Assess and Enhance Personal Health Motivated by connection between material and themselves Information is not enough Software guides to making changes –Nutritional analysis programs –Risk assessment programs M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.13 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Helping Students Obtain Valid Health Information Before: primary source books and class Today: books, classes, Internet, software Need: ability to distinguish between accurate and inaccurate information M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.14 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Influencing Health Behaviors Mentoring Videoconferencing Online projects –WebQuests Video simulations M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.

14.15 Technology Integration Strategies for Physical Education and Health Education Supporting Interdisciplinary Instruction Subject areas supporting each other –Physical education: benefits of training and conditions –Health: diet and physical activity –Science: digestive system –Math: calorie problems –Technology: Internet research and multimedia project development tools M. D. Roblyer Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 4/E Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey All rights reserved.