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Setting Up Your Computer Area

Follow the points in this check list so you won't suffer from computer-related injuries:

  1. Position computer on a desk that benefits from well-distributed diffuse light.
  2. Eliminate or reduce any glare on the monitor.
  3. Position an adjustable chair, with a five-leg base, good back support, and arm rests, directly in front of the monitor.
  4. Position the monitor at a distance so that it can be read without leaning forward or backward.
  5. Position the top of the screen at or below eye level so that it can be read without leaning forward or backward.
  6. Keep head, neck, and trunk upright and facing the computer.
  7. Keep shoulders relaxed.
  8. Position shoulders and upper arms perpendicular to the floor.
  9. Keep upper arms and elbows close to the body.
  10. Position forearms parallel to floor.
  11. Keep forearms, wrists, and hands straight and in line.
  12. Position mouse close to keyboard to reduce reaching.
  13. Press back against the backrest so the chair's lumbar support fits snugly into the small of the back.
  14. Ensure sufficient clearance under the work surface for legs.
  15. Keep knees from pressing into the chair.
  16. Keep knees bent at just over a 90-degree angle.
  17. Keep feet flat on the floor.

From Mohnsen, B.S. (2012). Using technology in physical education, 8th ed. Big Bear Lake, CA: Bonnie's Fitware.

PEP Grant Update

The PEP grant has been funded at $78.8 million for the 2012 fiscal year. This is the same amount that was funded for the 2011 fiscal year. The House and the Senate came to an agreement on the bill on December 15. The U.S. Department of Education has indicated that it will not be soliciting new applications, instead it will fund 2011 fiscal year applicants who were not awarded funding last year but still met necessary requirements.

How to Use Task Cards:

Seventh Grade Racket Skills

Eleven cards for use in the teaching of a Seventh Grade Rackets unit. Each card includes the name, picture, and description/critical elements.

    •    Ready position
    •    Forehand grip
    •    Forehand drive off toss
    •    Forehand drive with partner
    •    Backhand grip
    •    Backhand drive off toss
    •    Backhand drive with partner
    •    Serve
    •    Volley
    •    Modified tennis game
    •    Drop serve

Available only on the Internet in digital format.

Circuit

Set up a circuit - place one card at each station. Students, in groups of four, rotate from station to station performing the problem solving tasks. For a typical class, three stations in the circuit would be sufficient for each lesson.

Convention/Conference Goers

SWAAHPERD Conference

The first 20 people to arrive at the Bonnie's Fitware Inc. booth with their business cards in hand will be enter a drawing a free "First Day of Issue (1984)" Hawaii Statehood 25th Anniversary enveloped.

Web 2.0

This year we will share a wide variety of web 2.0 tools that will make your work easier and/or help you with the instructional process.

ScreenLeap

View any device with a browser (including tablets and smartphones. No downloads, installs, signups, or cost.

Have you checked out the Bonnie's Fitware YouTube Channel - lots of information and learnings can be found on our channel.

Are You Backing Up? Are You Updating Your Software?

New Updates

Mozilla's Nine Fixes

Mozilla found and fixed several critical-rated bugs affecting the browser engine in Firefox and other Mozilla products. There are patches for Firefox 10.0, 7.0, and 3.6.26; SeaMonkey 2. and 2.4; and Thunderbird 10.0 and 3.1.18.

Adobe Patches

Adobe addressed critical vulnerabilities in its Reader X10.1.1 and Acrobat X 10.1.1 (and earlier versions) for both Windows and Macs. Adobe advises updating to the latest versions: Reader X10.1.2 or 9.5 and Acrobat 10.1.2 or 9.5.

Chrome

The latest Chrome update (16.0.912.77) fixes for two "significant" problems.

Skype 5.8

The newest release of Skype of Windows offers a number of significant improvements, including beta support for audio- and video-calling with Facebook contacts—even if the contact is not a Skype user. To start a video with a Facebook friend, select the person in your Skype contact list, and select Video Call. Skype 5.8 also supports 108p HD video quality. Group screen sharing is another new feature, and it lets you share an application (or an entire screen) with those in a conference call. A Push-to-Talk feature lets you quickly mute and unmute your microphone.

Using Technology in Physical Education Podcast

All of our podcasts/vodcasts are posted here. Check them out! A new posting will be available in mid-April.

March podcast included:

News

iCloud

Apps

Word Tips

PowerPoint Tips

 

Research Works

Weaver, A.M., Hill, A.C., Andreacci, J.L., & Dixon, C.B. (2009). Evaluation of hand-to-hand bioelectrical impedance analysis for estimating percent body fat in young arms. International Journal of Exercise Science, 2(4), 254-263.

Hand to hand BIA significantly underestimated %BF in the total sample. Following exercise, there was minimal, but statistically significant reduction in HBIA-measured %BF pre- to post-exercise for the total sample. HBIA underestimated %BF when compared to ADP and the individual prediction error exceeded current recommendations when assessing young adults. In addition, performing sub- maximal aerobic exercise prior to the assessment decreased the %BF estimate.

Filemaker Go for iPhone/FileMaker Go for IPad

Now available for educational purchase through iTunes Store.

1. Go to http://volume.itunes.apple.com and/or http://www.apple.com/itunes/education.

2. Search on the FileMaker app you are interested in purchasing:

FileMaker Go for iPhone - $9.99 for Education Volume Pricing.

Filemaker Go for iPad - $19.99 for Education Volume Pricing.

Browser Extensions

The top four internet browsers are Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla's Firefox, and Safari. Each browser has extensions that can be added to enhance its features. This column will explore extensions for these browsers on a rotating system. This month we share browser extensions for Google's Chrome. Extensions are available at https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/home.

ChromeVis

This extension magnifies any selected text on a webpage. The magnified text is displayed inside of a separate lens and preserves the original page layout. You can change both the lens text color and the lens background color. Two lens display options: - the Anchored Lens, which is always at the top of the window - the Floating Lens, which floats immediately above the selected text

Google Related

Google Related can show you useful and interesting content while you’re browsing the web. See relevant videos, maps, reviews and more when you visit many of your favorite sites. Results from Google Related will appear in a thin bar at the bottom of your screen and can show up on news, local business, shopping, and many more kinds of sites. If Google Related shows you something you’re interested in, you can let others know using the built-in +1 button.

AdBlock

AdBlock for Chrome! Block all advertisements on all web pages, even Facebook, Youtube, and Hulu. It works automatically: just click "Add to Chrome," then visit your favorite website and see the ads disappear!

 

Q and A

Q: I received an email with a bunch of rectangles with red Xs - what gives?

A: Although many email clients support embedded photos these days, the red X represents a photo that is not being displayed. Look above the email area for a dialog box that contains a check box to indicate that you wish to the email client to download the embedded images. Try that.

New Devices ("The Up and Coming" and "The Here and Now")

New Nanotechnology-based Coatings

These coatings help phones and other electronic devices resist water. These coatings are water-repellent and not waterproof.

Android 4.0 Tablets

Tablets with screen sizes up to 10 inches and Google's Android 4.0 OS will soon be on the market for prices ranging from $100 to $250. The Ainol Novo7 will be the first sub-$100 Android 4.0 tablet. It has a 7-inch capacitive screen and a 1GHz single-core MIPS processor, and provides 8 hours of battery life for viewing video, 7 hours for Web browsing, and 6 hours for gaming. It addition to its 3D graphics capabilities, it has 1080p video decoding and an HDMI port.

Google Docs for Android: Offline Access

Google Docs users can now get offline access to documents on their Android-based phones and tablets. The upgraded app makes offline access possible for Google documents, presentations, spreadsheets, uploaded images, and file formats such as .pdf, .doc, .xls, and .ppt. Users can make a document available offline while they have an Internet connection, or send a request to do so while their device is disconnected. In the second cast, the document will update the next time the device reconnects to the Internet.

Games Powered by Movement

Striv games are powered by walking, running, and taking the starts. Create your own enchanted island, take on fund challenges, and beat your personal best.

Scosche MyTrek

The Scosche myTrek wirelessly connects to your iPod touch or iPhone. It manages your real-time pulse, target training zone, calories burned, distance, pace, music, and more. The app uses a Bluetooth enabled armband for data collection.

Basis Band

The Basis band is the first continuous health tracker that measures heart rate at the wrist, rather than the chest or arm. An LED on the underside of the watch shines green light (which blood absorbs particularly well) onto the wearer's wrist, and a sensor detects how much light bounces back. Because blood volume in the wrist is greatest immediately after a heartbeat, the reflected light can be used to determine pulse. The watch also includes a three-axis accelerometer to detect motion, electrodes to measure galvanic skin response, and heat sensors to track and skin and environmental temperature. Real-time data—steps, calories burned and heart rate—appears on the watch display, or users can upload stats via Bluetooth or USB to a website. Waiting for accuracy studies. [From Popular Science]

BodyMedia Patch

Coming soon, BodyMedia will start selling the first disposable health-monitoring patch. The company, which makes, fitness-tracking armbands, took its small sensors and loaded them into a 0.5 ounce, 3.5-inch-long patch that sticks to the user's upper arm. BodyMedia found a breathable adhesive that makes the patch stick for up to seven days, even in water, while keeping it comfortable to peel off. The patch, which is less than half the weight of BodyMedia's smallest armband monitor, senses motion, sweatiness, skin temperature and the rate of heat flowing off the body. It wirelessly uploads the data to a website or app that charts steps taken, calories burned, activity levels and sleep patterns. [From Popular Science]

Scanadu's Monitoring Device

Scanadu is creating a monitoring device that can sense a user's vital signs without any contact. The Tricorder could record chest movement and face-color fluctuations with a digital video camera. Software would then analyze the footage to determine a person's respiration and heart rates, respectively. An infrared camera in the device also will record body temperature. The company may include other monitors, too, such as ones that could sense disease-associated molecules that people exhale into the air. The Tricorder could be on the market as early as 2014.. [From Popular Science]

 

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Grants and Fundraisers

Adopt-A-Classroom - http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/index.aspx

Adopt-A-Classroom partners donors with teachers so you can have funds to purchase critical resources and materials for your classroom. By registering, your classroom will be posted on the Adopt-A-Classroom website available for donors to select. When adopted, you will have full discretion to purchase items that meet your unique classroom needs.

Trash for Teachers - http://trashforteaching.org

T4T inspires children and educators by using non-traditional, repurposed materials in unique ways. They believe that curiosity, experimentation, and hands-on learning reinforce critical thinking and creative

Top Five

Desktop Replacement Laptops

  1. Dell Precision M6600 - $5700
  2. Origin EON 17-S - $3400
  3. Asus G74SX - $1979
  4. MSI GT683R - $1450
  5. AVADirect X7200 - $3800

Desktop PCs

  1. Origin Genesis Z68 - $2464
  2. MicroExpress MicroFlex 79B - $1999
  3. Primordial Computers Satyr - $2999
  4. AVADirect X&( Silent Gaming PC - $3000
  5. Digital Storm ODE - $1499

Inkjet Multifunction Printers

  1. Lexmark OfficeEdge Pro5500 - $399
  2. HP Officejet Pro 8600 Plus - $300
  3. Kodak Office Hero 6.1 - $200
  4. Canon Pixma MG5320 - $150
  5. Canon Pixma MG8220 - $300

46-inch and 47-inch Widescreen HDTVs

  1. Samsung - UN46D8000 3D LED TV - $1499
  2. LG Electronics Infinia - 47LW6500 3D LED TV - $1299
  3. Sony Bravia - 46HX820 3D LED TV - $1398
  4. LG Electronics - 47LW5600 LEDTV - $1100
  5. Panasonic Viera - TC-P46ST30 3D Plasma TV - $1168

Source: PCWorld Lab Tested

April Web Sites

Web Adventures

http://webadventures.rice.edu

Science of Food

http://www.foodskey.net/index.html

Standards-Based Curriculum/ Assessment/Lessons

Curriculum

This article identifies eight common problems with the writing of physical education standards along with tips for correction. Click here to read.

Assessment

We have now provided you with assessment samples for Standards 1-6. Take a look at the complete set at http://www.pesoftware.com/Resources/Assessments.html

For more information on standards-based assessment, click here.

Lessons

We have now provided you with lesson examples for grades 5-10. Take a look at the complete set at http://www.pesoftware.com/Resources/Lessons.html

For more information on middle school standards-based lesson plans, click here.

For more information on high school standards-based plans, click here.

Using Technology in Physical Education - 8th edition

The eighth edition of the popular book Using Technology in Physical Education is now available. Everything you need to know about technology in the field of physical education. Includes information on spreadsheets, word processing, desktop publishing, web, pedometers, heart monitors, virtual reality-based exercise equipment, software, electronic portfolios, e-learning, and much much more! Lots of step-by-step directions and photographs showing how things work! Cost $49.99.

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Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Computer 101
Chapter 3 - Text-Based Documents
Chapter 4 - Data Manipulation
Chapter 5 - Using Images
Chapter 6 - Using Videos
Chapter 7 - Using Audio
Chapter 8 - Using Telecommunications
Chapter 9 - Instructional Software
Chapter 10 - Assessing Student Learning
Chapter 11 - Measuring Devices
Chapter 12 - Interactive Devices
Chapter 13 - Online Physical Education
Chapter 14 - Improving Instructional Delivery
Chapter 15 - The Future of Technology

 

 

 

 

College Level Assessment in Physical Education Course

Standards-Based Assessment and Grading in Physical Education, K-12

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Includes hundreds of assessment ideas and rubrics for all six national standards. Adaptable to state standards.