QR Code Back to School Fitness Activity Idea
With school starting back up again, many districts are having back-to-school nights. Each year I ponder how I can advocate for my physical education program and get students excited about the year to come at this event. Read More
Part 1: Entering the Gym (Making Those Minutes Disappear a Little Less Quickly)
So excited for the new school year!!!
Sorry, had to get that out. I absolutely love everything about teaching physical education content to my students. I also love to organize my class in a way that eliminates wasted transitional times. As soon as my students get to class, the learning has begun. They are expected to follow the first important routine of physical education, how to enter the gym.
Because of my schedule, each class is only allotted 30 minutes for physical education.
(Yes, 30 minutes :/)
I need every one of those minutes to maximize student learning. Entering the gym can be one of those transitional times that cause those minutes to disappear quickly.
17 Ways to Use Augmented Reality in #PhysEd
With a new school year underway its always exciting to think of new and engaging ways to incorporate meaningful technology into your classroom. As discussed in earlier blogs, augmented reality is an incredible resource for physical educators. There are so many different ways it can be used to enhance student learning and comprehension as well as to streamline an educators workload. Below is a list I have created of 17 ways to use augmented reality within a physical education setting.
1) Interactive Slide Shows
One of the cool options in the DAQRI 4D studio is creating a slideshow. Each slide will appear for up to 10 seconds before it rotates to the next slide. You also have the option of using your finger to move to the next slide on demand. See the video below.
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