Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Spreadsheet Lesson Plan
I am excited about learning to use Excel! This was a great project and was especially relevant because I plan on using it immediately (this fall) when I am coaching high school volleyball. Creating individual spreadsheets will be a great way for the girls to keep track of their stats, and it will be a wonderful visual for showing either improvement or areas they need to work harder on. I also love the fact that you can enter a formula and the program does all the computing for you. I can't tell you the countless hours I've spent after matches and at tournaments crunching numbers on my tiny calculator so I can call stats into the newspaper!
In my future classroom, creating spreadsheets will be a fun, non-threatening way of tracking improvement in different skills, keeping records on nutrition, working on the components of fitness, etc... I love that the subject of Physical Education will crossover into Math, Health and Technology, and the continuity could provide unity between staff, students and subject matter. This excites me!!!
I feel like I did a good job on the spreadsheet, although I left out the "Chart or Gadget" component because I couldn't figure out how to integrate those into my plans. Other than that, I went down the ruberic and checked off the components as I went, so the list should be complete.
Using spreadsheets will definitely play a role in my classroom.
In my future classroom, creating spreadsheets will be a fun, non-threatening way of tracking improvement in different skills, keeping records on nutrition, working on the components of fitness, etc... I love that the subject of Physical Education will crossover into Math, Health and Technology, and the continuity could provide unity between staff, students and subject matter. This excites me!!!
I feel like I did a good job on the spreadsheet, although I left out the "Chart or Gadget" component because I couldn't figure out how to integrate those into my plans. Other than that, I went down the ruberic and checked off the components as I went, so the list should be complete.
Using spreadsheets will definitely play a role in my classroom.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Technology in the Classroom Letter
Dear Parent,
Can this be true??? Has technology finally met up with Physical Education? The answer is a resounding "YES"!!! Technology has become an important part of daily life, and in order to keep up with the world and all of the technological advances, it is being integrated into all subject areas in our school. Technology will be a common thread running through all classes, and our students will benefit greatly from the consistency. Yes, technology has finally caught up with P.E.!
Your child will be using computers, cell phones, GPS systems, digital cameras, video equipment, and ipods during various activities. The students will be researching nutritional information, making team powerpoint presentations, geo-caching (treasure-hunting), going on photo scavenger hunts, etc... It should be a semester filled with fun and great learning opportunities for every interest!
Can this be true??? Has technology finally met up with Physical Education? The answer is a resounding "YES"!!! Technology has become an important part of daily life, and in order to keep up with the world and all of the technological advances, it is being integrated into all subject areas in our school. Technology will be a common thread running through all classes, and our students will benefit greatly from the consistency. Yes, technology has finally caught up with P.E.!
Your child will be using computers, cell phones, GPS systems, digital cameras, video equipment, and ipods during various activities. The students will be researching nutritional information, making team powerpoint presentations, geo-caching (treasure-hunting), going on photo scavenger hunts, etc... It should be a semester filled with fun and great learning opportunities for every interest!
For those of you concerned about the loss of time being physically active, not-to-worry! Our students will be just as active as they were in previous classes. All of the fore-mentioned activities that do not include movement will either be assigned as homework or will be used as a "rainy day" activity (When it is actually raining and/or the gym is unavailable). No more "Thumbs-up, Seven-up"... Our students will actually be doing something productive on those "down" days!
If you have any concerns, suggestions, ideas, interest in helping, or expertise you'd like to share, please contact me at susiechristie@u.boisestate.edu or 854-4950.
If you have any concerns, suggestions, ideas, interest in helping, or expertise you'd like to share, please contact me at susiechristie@u.boisestate.edu or 854-4950.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Volleyball Team PPT Reflection
I am very pleased with my volleyball PPT, and I know this is something my future students will love doing, too! Having kids create a powerpoint presentation about their teams will be a great team-building activity, will help them get to know their teammates, sharpen their technology skills, add a creative element to the sport, and it will be a lot of fun for the teams to show their powerpoint presentations to the class!
The ISTE standards that are covered in this lesson are standards 1, "Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity", and standard 3, "Model Digital-Age Work and Learning." I have come to love powerpoint because it gives you a lot of freedom to be creative. I love that this can be integrated into P.E. because it might give some students who do not enjoy team sports or physical activity a chance to participate and be a key member on a team. Also, it gives me a chance to model technological skills and reiterate the importance of technology.
I had originally planned on setting this powerpoint to music... I went to itunes and bought some songs, but the program would not allow me to copy them. I was bored with the sounds on my computer, so I resorted to doing the voices of all the athletes. I had a sore throat for over a week after recording the lions roar, and my dog ran out of my room in fear! :) I loved playing with the movement of the graphics, too, and I think the spinning ball added a lot to the presentation.This was a really fun powerpoint for me to make, and now that I have the skills and am over my "PPT anxiety," I can relax and enjoy the process of creating!
The ISTE standards that are covered in this lesson are standards 1, "Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity", and standard 3, "Model Digital-Age Work and Learning." I have come to love powerpoint because it gives you a lot of freedom to be creative. I love that this can be integrated into P.E. because it might give some students who do not enjoy team sports or physical activity a chance to participate and be a key member on a team. Also, it gives me a chance to model technological skills and reiterate the importance of technology.
I had originally planned on setting this powerpoint to music... I went to itunes and bought some songs, but the program would not allow me to copy them. I was bored with the sounds on my computer, so I resorted to doing the voices of all the athletes. I had a sore throat for over a week after recording the lions roar, and my dog ran out of my room in fear! :) I loved playing with the movement of the graphics, too, and I think the spinning ball added a lot to the presentation.This was a really fun powerpoint for me to make, and now that I have the skills and am over my "PPT anxiety," I can relax and enjoy the process of creating!
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