Top 6 Websites for Physical Educators

A great way for any instructor to find useful information to use within their classroom is through the internet. Here are six useful websites that contain solid information on a variety of PE related subjects:

-Center for Disease Control and Prevention
-Kids Health
-Health Teacher
-American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
-American School Health Association
-PE Central

What if the internet did not exist?

Wow, that's a thought for sure. First of all, there would be no social networking! Where would I waste all my free time? On a more practical note, how would I research for papers and projects? Without the internet, I would actually have to use books for all of my research information and that would require me stepping into the library and camping out for hours on end while searching miles of shelves to look for one peice of information. In addition, there would be no email or skype, making communication with family back home or friends around the country restricted to telephone conversations and letters. No longer would I be able to video chat with all my siblings at once or quick share a link from my Facebook page showing the latest picture of my at a nearby county fair.

The use of Powerpoint within the classroom

One of the most effective ways for students to take notes is through the use of a Powerpoint slide presentation. They allow teachers to interact with their students more since they are not restricted to spending time writing notes on the board. Powerpoint usage also allows for teachers to display complicated graphs, photos, and videos that otherwise would be impossible to draw on a board. 
Here are some do's and don'ts for Powerpoint, according to The Teaching Professor:


Do use Powerpoint to:
-give structure to content
-display graphs, charts, and other images
-"facilitate (not replace) note-taking"


Don't use Powerpoint to:
-read lecture notes word-for-word without expanding upon the main points
-cram as much information as possible in one slide (limit 5 points per slide)
-attempt to capture students' attention by simply adding "bells and whistles"


As a whole, Powerpoint presentations can truly add to ones classroom and are a great use of current technology; nonetheless, it's important to remember that "PowerPoint slides can enhance learning, but that benefit doesn’t accrue automatically. And if the PowerPoints aren’t enhancing learning, they may be doing the opposite."


Link to cited information (The Teaching Professor)

Beginner Blogger

Here we go, my first blog. I've created this for a college education class that explores media and technology within education. Apparently, blogging is a pretty big deal so tada... I have a blog :)