Technology and physical activity power point

How can you use technology in the classroom with physical activity?

By:

Kristina Tolley

Brittney Belote

Anna Davis

Kristen Heikkila

Technology Philosophy StatementWe think that this day in age technology is essential starting with our earliest ages. In a society moving so quickly towards technology devices, we as teachers NEED to provide our class with developmentally appropriate technology. It is a great way to meet different needs in the classroom, and is also very engaging for children. We also believe that is it important that teachers are trained and are knowledgeable about proper technology use in their classroom, and don’t use technology as a distraction or entertainer.

What is technology in the classroom?

Any assistive tool that can teach to different skills at variable learning levels, that is not human and runs on electricity and or batteries.

Examples Include:

• Computers

• iPad

• Tablets

• Smart Boards

• CD Players / Tape Players

• Pedometer

• Heart Rate Monitor

Standards for technology:

GLE 1.2.1 Communicate and collaborate to learn with others - Participate in online projects as a classGLE 1.3.1 Identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation and plan strategies to guide inquiry. -Record questions using digital tools with assistance. GLE 1.3.2 Locate and organize information from a variety of sources and media -gather information using teacher-selected digital resources

Health and Fitness Competencies9.C Health and Fitness. The candidate understands comprehensive health and fitness education of children from birth through grade three which include the dimensions of wellness, such as physical, emotional, and social well-being contributing to a healthy lifestyle.

9.C.2 Demonstrate general understanding of basic motor skills, rhythms, physical activities, and physical fitness.9.C.3 Understand the effects of health and fitness choices and habits on quality of life.9.C.4 Demonstrate basic understanding of safety, legal issues, and risk management related to instructional practice in health and fitness.9.C.4 A Prepare a safe environment to enhance physical and emotional health in physical activity.9.C.6 Demonstrate general understanding of the implications for movement, health and fitness instruction, and development of healthy habits of physical, cognitive, and perceptual exceptionalities.9.C.6 A Demonstrate ability to access resources for adapting curriculum to individual student needs such as developmentally appropriate motor skills.9.C.6 B Demonstrate ability to access resources for adapting instruction to the setting such as classroom, gymnasium, and playground.9.C.7 Demonstrate basic knowledge of current trends in technology in the classroom setting (e.g., pedometers, apps, and active gaming trends).9.C.8 Demonstrate a basic understanding of the Washington Health and Fitness State Learning Standards.9.C.8 A Recognize strategies to connect Common Core State Standards into health and fitness.9.C.8 B Identify resources available on the OSPI health and fitness web site.

The Role of Physical Health and Activity in Early Childhood

-young children form healthy habits early in life. -ideal time for acquiring fundamental movement skills because it is during this unique period that children build the basic movement abilities that are the foundation for learning more complex movement skills later in life.-motor skills do not mature on their own, they must be practiced -children who feel good about their movement abilities are less likely to become sedentary later in life.-lack of physical activity is a risk factor to many health problems such as high blood pressure, weight gain, excess body fat, bad cholesterol, respiratory difficulties-In the last 10 years or so, it has been become evident that many young children do not participate in sufficient physical activity to remain healthy.

-once they are able to walk, they spend too much of their time sedentary (time seated, not active), and not enough time in moderate to vigorous activity.-research shows that young children tend to be more active if their parents participate in physical activity and are active with them, and if they spend more time outside. -infants, toddlers, and preschoolers should not be sedentary, restrained, or kept inactive for longer than an hour at a time, with the exception of sleeping. -training to staff to incorporate movement into the standard childcare and kindergarten curriculum appears to be effective in increasing physical activity levels during the preschool day.

Adventure to Fitness

Adventure to Fitness Website

http://adventuretofitness.com/kids-and-parents

Adventure to Fitness Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzNTYQGCtVI

Children’s educational fitness resource that includes videos, activities, and recipes that can be used in the classroom or at home

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Unlimited access to ten 30 minute episodes per month

Results of Exercise in the Classroom• In one study, a teacher included 2 weekly bouts of 20 minute

exercise while teaching reading and math

• At the end of a 4 week trial, students went up a full letter

grade

• They were able to concentrate/work for longer periods of

time without interruption

• Approved attendance and 67% drop in disciplinary problems

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Brain Breakso What are they?

• Short physical activity challenges lasting from 1 to 20 minutes

o Why are they important for classroom use?

• Improves concentration and on-task behavior

• Improves physical activity which in turn improves overall health

o When can they be given?

• At any point during the day when children need to refocus or seem restless

• They can also be used as a reward

o How can technology be incorporated into brain breaks?

• YouTube videos

• Physically interactive video games

• Music players

Brain Break Activity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CITc2AxYnPY

Kids Yoga

Heart Rate Activity

This activity could be used for students to have a visual and experiment with their heart rates. They can check their heart rates while resting, with moderate exercise and at a high rate of exercise. They can track their results on a graph to see how their heart rate goes up and down.

Pedometer Activity

This activity could be used for students to see how many step they take each day. They can also make notes as to what activities they performed. At the end of the week they would be able to see the difference between each day and better understand why some days had more steps taken then other days.

This activity could be used in a small group as an activity center during center time providing students with an active break and time to re-energize

Dance Dance Revolution Classroom Edition

Dance Dance Revolution Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfI62hDBSpg