This will mark my first entry into the "professional" blogging (virtual) world. I wish I had more important things to say at this point. However, this semester and experience will hopefully teach me a lot more about technology and teaching. Of course, I will be looking a little more deeply at the connections between the field of physical education and the Web 2.0. I look forward to seeing what others physical educators have to say and future comments from fellow ITSers. Blogging will be a new collaborative experience for all to share; and hopefully not a place of complaints and rants.
"Harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad." - Kevin Nealon
And so it begins...
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I, too, am new at this, and right now trying to figure how it is much different than our blackboard commenting phase. I can see the opportunities for adding links and pics (nice one Ian). I am sure I'll see how amazing it is as we continue?
ReplyDeleteHello blackboard cyberspace friend. We meet again...LOL
ReplyDeleteLike you with PE, I will be interested in suggestions and ideas from fellow art teachers as to how I could use blogging in my art room. Once again "Time" is my enemy. The "Worth it" factor will also play a big role.
I agree with your statement of blogging being a great place to collaborate. I also share your concern that it may trigger complaints and rants. Hopefully it will be seen as a place to share and explore ideas.
Hey Ian...One way to incorporate blogging into a P.E. classroom is to have the students blog on sports games. You could have the students watch a game on one of the units you are studying (soccer, football, baseball...etc) and have them blog about whether they agree with officials calls.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love your title AND fitness tip of the day! Excellent idea! We are in a subject area that is challenging to incorporate blogging into, but perhaps we can tie it into assessment and kill two birds w/ one stone.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! Look at all of those fancy gadgets you have on the side of your page there. Very nice. I like Lora's idea of watching the games and blogging about it. You could also have students use a blog as literally a LOG of their physical activity of the day. Not only would they have a record of what they do, but you and others can comment on physical activity. It might be harder with younger students, but maybe good for some older students. You could also do something similar with the food they eat that day. These are more toward the health aspect (fitness and nutrition) than the sports aspect. Just some thoughts...
ReplyDeleteturns out, the workout/food journal idea is in the book too. Who knew. I guess I am as blog savvy as richardson
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ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with Keara, this should be a place for us to collaborate and to get ideas about how to use blogging within our subject areas. I liked Lora's idea about having students watch games and then commenting on calls made by officials or even having them blog about skills or plays that they saw during the games, that they learned about in PE.
Love the superbowl question/poll, and the fitness tip of the day! There is so much to explore and add to a blog, I think the students would get very distracted as I already have. I wonder if there is a way to simplify the whole process?
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