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Table of Contents
Simulation Software
Lesson Plan
RSS Feed
New Devices
Future Devices
PowerPoint Tips
Research
New UltraMobiles
Free Software
NASPE Seminars
Seminars
Register now for our Fitware Seminars coming in 2008-2009:
October 7, 2008
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October 8, 2008
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October 9, 2008
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April 22, 2009
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Dubuque, IA 52001
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April 24, 2009
Holiday Inn Express Riverport
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St Louis, MO 63043
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March 17-18, 2009 (note the dates - they were posted incorrectly on our web site in May)
Holiday Inn Express - Jantzen Beach
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April 20-21, 2009
Hilton In Minneapolis/Minnetonka
10420 Wayzata Blvd
Minnetonka, MN
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Here is what participants are saying about these seminars:
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Fall Online Courses
The registration fee for each course is $100. The registration fee covers the online course materials and a letter of completion. Textbooks are required for most courses. Click on each course for additional information. The fall semester will run August 15, 2008 - December 1, 2008. You can sign up anytime between now and October 15, 2008. You may take as many courses as you like.
PowerPoint
Fitness Software
Record Book Technology
Web Design/Activities
Instructional Software
Technology Devices
Electronic Portfolios
Spreadsheets
College credit is available from Emporia State University. These are 700-level courses - one unit each. The additional cost for college credit is $356 for out-of-state residence and $277 for Kansas residence for each course.
Suggested Hardware
Flatbed Scanner: Perfection V700 Photo (4 mice from MacWorld)
Compact Digital camera: NV11 (4 mice from MacWorld)
MiniDV Camcorder: PV-GS320 (4 mice from MacWorld)
Standard Ink Jet: Canon PIxma iP4300 (Best Stuff from PC Magazine)
Projector: NEC VT800 (Best Stuff from PC Magazine)
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Simulation Software
Instructional software (applications designed to provide instruction) enhances the learning process by setting up a direct interaction between student and computer. The computer allows students to learn at a rate that is meaningful to them. Simulations are one of the most sophisticated forms of instructional software. The computer is programmed with a definite number of rules related to an event. These are accompanied by extensive graphics to enhance the illusion of the actual situation. An event is presented and, based on the user’s interaction with the program, different results are obtained. Simulations are ideal for teaching problem solving and decision making, especially in situations where the real event can be dangerous or expensive. The strength of simulations is that they simplify circumstances in order to highlight special conditions and create realistic problem-solving environments. A weakness is that they may be oversimplified and some details may be omitted, giving the user a false impression of reality. Simulations also may provide a false sense of accomplishment, since a high score on a simulation does not guarantee a high score in the real situation. Simulations are especially good for new concepts and abstract concepts. SimAthlete (Bonnie’s Fitware, Inc.). The ultimate goal in SimAthlete is to teach students how to develop their own practice plan. The second part of this software is a simulation section where students assume the role of teachers, coaches, and biomechanists and develop practice plans for their athletes. If they create effective practice plans, then their athletes perform well. If they create poor practice plans, then their athletes perform poorly. Biomechanics Made Easy (Bonnie’s Fitware, Inc.). Similarly, the ultimate goal in this software is to teach students how to apply their understanding of biomechanics. The second part of this software is a series of simulations (see Figure 7.6) where students assume the roles of teacher, coach, and biomechanist. In each of these roles, the student uses biomechanic principles to solve problems. Additionally, this software has an online quiz that is scored by the software. |
SimAthlete
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Sample Lesson - SimAthlete
NASPE Standard 2:
Demonstrate understanding of movement concepts, principles,
strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Lesson Objective:
Apply the concepts and principles of giving specific feedback in order to facilitate skill improvement.
Summary:
This is the first day of a new unit on soccer. Throughout the unit, students will practice the various soccer skills while receiving feedback from a partner. Today’s lesson focuses on teaching students the correct method for providing feedback. This particular lesson takes place in the computer lab.
Software:
SimAthlete.
Instructional Materials:
Task sheet (one per student) with step-by-step directions for software use (available with the software).
Description
1. Discusses key concepts related to feedback:
•Feedback related to performance and results is critical for learning.
•Saying “good” or “bad” is not as effective as having more precise feedback.
•Feedback should be based on the most critical error made during a practice attempt.
•There should be a slight delay between executing the performance and receiving feedback.
•Extraneous feedback interferes with learning.
•Feedback needs to be reduced as performance improves.
2. Demonstrates the application of feedback concepts to someone learning the instep kick for soccer.
3. Describes the software activity.
4. Have students work through SimAthlete tutorial section on feedback.
5. Have students create practice plan in the SimAthlete simulation section focusing on feedback concepts and any other concepts that have been taught.
Closure
1. Asks students to identify the concepts/principles related to giving feedback.
Other Options
1. This same lesson can be repeated for any motor learning concept/principle.
2. Other options for executing this lesson include:
• The computer tutorial and simulation are done as a whole class activity using one computer and a projection system.
•The computer tutorial and/or simulation is performed for homework.
•The computer tutorial and/or simulation is performed as a station.
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New Devices To Look At: Home Servers
As the cost of memory drops in price, and music and film migrate from disc to download, the era of the home server has arrive. These shoebox-sized devices pack terabytes of storage, translating into bookshelves' worth of DVDs, DCs and photo albums can be loaded onto their hard drives.
Future Devices: Femtocells
These paperback-sized boxes plug straight into your broadband connection and route mobile calls over the internet. With download speeds of up to 7 megabits per second, they could become the technology of choice for wireless internet access, music and movie downloads to your phone and, of course, for making voice phone calls. Research firm ABI estimates that by 2012 there could be 70 million femtocells installed in homes around the world.
PowerPoint Tips
Adding Comments
Comments can be added to PowerPoint files much like you would in Word. To add a comment, open the presentation in Normal view and look for a slide you want to comment on. Next, click the Review tab and then the New Comment button. A small text window appears with the date and your name on it (assuming you entered your name when you installed Office). This information will be visible to whoever opens the file.
Viewing Comments
You can find reviewers' comments by selecting the Review tab and clicking the Show Markup button, which acts as a toggle for turning comments on and off. Remember that the comments are visible only when you're looking slides in Normal view. Because PowerPoint places icons for new comments in one corner, they often get hidden behind one another. You can make sure you read every comment by clicking a visible one, reading it, and then clicking Next on the Review tab. If you want to go back one then click Previous.
Research
Two of the more popular exergames are Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) by Konami, Inc. and EyeToy Play by Sony, Inc. DDR is a dance simulation game which requires the player to step (lower-body) on a motion sensing dance pad; whereas, EyeToy is a game that requires the use of the arms (upper-body) to play the games. The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in time spent in MVPA while playing DDR and EyeToy. Participants in this study were 12 children (ages 9-18) from a local YMCA that were invited to play both DDR and EyeToy while wearing a heart rate monitor. Seven of the children were girls; five were boys. Each child was permitted to play each game on different days for up to 45 minutes. An analysis of gender differences of each game revealed no significant difference (p = .455); therefore, the data was collapsed. Overall, participants spent more time in MVPA while playing DDR when compared to EyeToy, 80.84% to 53.45% respectively. This difference was found to be significant (p = .039) using a Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test. For this study, it appears that playing DDR was more effective than EyeToy for accumulating MVPA. It is important to note that both exergames were played at MVPA for at least half of the time (more than 20 minutes), and all participants played the entire 45 minutes except one. These findings suggest that these two exergames could be healthy alternatives to other physical activities for accumulating the recommended 60 minutes of MVPA.
Yang, S.P. & Foley, J.T. (2008). Comparison of MVPA while playing DDR and EyeToy. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 79 (1 Supplement), A-17.
New Ultraportable
Another ultra-mobile PC has hit the market. The $1500 HTC Shift Ultra-Mobile PC runs Vista and supports Sprint's high-speed EvDO network and Wi-Fi. It comes with Intel's A110 800-MHz Pentium M processor, 1 GB of RAM, and a 40 GB hard drive. On tests, the battery only lasted two hours. I still believe the Fujitsu U810 is the best ultraportable on the market for the price (got money - look at the Sony) - but another ultraportable on the market shows the direction that we are taking in terms of handhelds and notebooks.
Free Software
YouConvertIt - youconvertit.com - file conversion
ZamZar - zamzar.com - file conversion
NASPE Summer 2008 Workshops
NASPE PIPEline and Physical Best workshops provide instant activities, useable student and teacher assessments, and support and follow up to ensure that you can use what you've learned. Recertification points or continuing education units are available.
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA - June 23-24
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC - July 09-11
University of Central Arkansas, Conway, AR - July 23-25
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT - July 29-30
West Chester University, West Chester, PA - July 31 - August 1
Workshops offered vary by location and include:
Fitness for Life
Fitnessgram
Integrating Technology in K-12 Physical Education
Instructional Practices: K-12 Physical Education
Teaching Dance in Elementary Physical Education
Teaching Instructional Models in Standards-Based Physical Education
Assessment Strategies: K-12 Physical Education
Workshops start as low as $85 with early registration. Register online at: iweb.aahperd.org/naspe/summerconferenceseries/ or call 1-800-213-7193 *489 for more information. Pre-registration is required.
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Web Sites
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California Update
Fitness Software Update to align with the new state format is available at:
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