Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education : Policy, Practice, and Advocacy /
edited by Steve Sanders, Lisa Witherspoon, and Bruce Jones.
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions Ser. .
- Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions Ser. .
Cover -- Series page -- Contemporary Uses of Technology in K-12 Physical Education -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Foreword -- Chapter 1: Welcome to the "iGeneration" -- Chapter 2: Emerging Perspectives on Learning and Technology in Physical Education -- Chapter 3: Ecology Policy for Educational Technology -- Chapter 4: Active Gaming -- Chapter 5: Physical Outcomes of Video Gaming -- Chapter 6: Physical Activity Monitoring Devices -- Chapter 7: Using Advanced Mobile Devices to Promote Physical Activity and Fight Obesity -- Chapter 8: Promoting Physical Education and Health Education Activity through Technology and Social Media -- Chapter 9: Teaching and Preparing Physical Education Teachers to Use Technology -- Chapter 10: Using Technology to Enhance Accountability in Teaching and Learning and Healthy Lifestyle Development -- Chapter 11: Transforming Teacher Education in the Virtual World -- Chapter 12: Policy Implications and Future Directions for Use of Technology in Physical Education -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors.
What do teachers, principals, school administrators, superintendents, state policy makers, and parents need to know about the growing trend to use technology in physical activity environments? How can technology be used to increase not only fitness levels but academic learning in today's youth? How can kids benefit from increased use of technology in physical education? These questions and others are answered in this volume of the series Educational Policy in the 21st Century: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions._x000D__x000D_An entire generation is growing up without the benefits of daily physical activity. The daily experiences of our children are centered on the use of technology driven, mostly sedentary, activities. Technology should be considered a viable tool that can increase physical activity levels when implemented effectively. The lack of contemporary programs and strategies that motivate participants to want to participate daily in physical activity has created a culture of inactivity and obesity and is having a profound effect on the physical health and academic learning potential of today's youth._x000D__x000D_In this volume the authors suggest current trends and explore the enormous potential of technology in motivating youth to commit to daily physical activity. Authors detail contemporary programs, teaching strategies and contemporary technologies beginning to be used in schools across the country, and suggest policies, directions, and cost considerations for implementing technology based learning in physical activity and physical education settings.
9781617359613
Physical education and training--Computer-assisted instruction.