 INTEGRATING
TECHNOLOGY
INTO PHYSICAL EDUCATION
AND HEALTH
by KEN FELKER and D.J. BRADLEY
3rd
ed, 2009, 222 pages, $41.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-482-2 
This third edition of Integrating Technology
into Physical Education and Health reflects an evolution of
new technology uses in physical education and health, and advances
and trends in technology. Chapter 1 has been expanded to include
additional applications of specific software and hardware. Chapter
3 compares types of computers (i.e. tablet, slate, netbook) and
highlights various uses in the classroom, gymnasium, fitness center,
and outside facilities. Added to chapter 5 is information on handheld
mobile computing devices. This includes smartphones, such as the
Apple iPhone, and applications that enhance instructional integration
in the areas of fitness and wellness and professional productivity.
Chapter 7 focuses on the internet from bandwidth, to browsers,
and search engines. Websites specific to physical education and
health are provided in chapter 7, as well as in Appendix C. Chapter
8 serves as a primer for digital photography and videography.
New
to this edition are chapters on exergames (Chapter 2), and web
2.0 tools (Chapter 6). Exergames are the combination of exercise
and computer gaming. The results include increased motivation
and time on task. There are many different exergames available
and their use continues to grow in schools and fitness centers.
Web 2.0 technology became available in 2004 and includes the tools
needed for podcasting, wikis, and blogs. In addition, web 2.0
technology is comprised of thousands of websites that enhance
collaboration, research, productivity, and resource access. Many
of these websites may easily be integrated into physical education
and health at any level.
Finally,
Integrating Technology into Physical Education and Health
includes step-by-step directions to complete 14 labs that focus
on physical education and health content or productivity. New
to this edition is the use of grading and attendance software
(Lab #7) that is compatible with both desktop and handheld computers.
Also added in this edition is Lab #14, which walks the user through
the web page design process. Additionally, the nutritional analysis
project (Lab #1) has been updated with the current version of
DINE Healthy 7 software.
Technology
Labs in Physical Education and Health
3rd edition is a manual of only the14 labs plus an introduction.
The
software needed to complete all labs is either included on a demo
disk, accessible from the internet, or part of Microsoft Office.
CONTENTS
- Chapter
1 — Integrating Technology into Health and Physical
Education
Today’s Learner
Academic
Standards
Technology
Funding in HPE
Hardware
and Software Solutions
Fitness
Assessment — TriFIT, LabPro Physiology, FITNESSGRAM,
ACTIVITYGRAM, Heaart Rate Monitors, Brockport Physical Fitness
Test
Grading
— PE Manageer, Easy Grader Pro
Instructional
Applications — DINE Healthy 7, Primal Pictures,
MyPyramid, Dartfish
Productivity
Introduction Questions
References
PE and Health Software/hardware Websites
- Chapter
2 — Exergaming … Incorporating Fun into
Exercise
Obesity’s
Perfect Storm — Health Concerns, Causes
Exergaming
— Benefits, Exergaming Equipment, Dance Dence Revolution,
Eye Toy Kinetic, Expresso, Gamercize, Cybex Trazer, Wii Fit,
Wii Sports,
Neo Racer ViBike, My Fitness Coach, Concept2RowPro, Makato Arena,
T-wall (Touch Wall), Trixter X-Bike
Chapter
2 Questions
References
Exergame Websites
- Chapter
3 — Computer Selection
Desktop
and Tower Computers
Laptop Computers
Tablet PCs and Slates
Netbooks
Chapter 3 Questions
References
Web Resources
- Chapter
4 — Computer Peripherals
Printers
— Ink Jet Printing, Laser Printing
Scanners
Removable
Storage and Card Readers — Storage Cards, USB Keys,
Storage Card Readers
Speakers
Chapter
4 Questions
References
Web Resources
- Chapter
5 — Mobile Computing Devices
Handheld
Computers — How handheld Computers Work, Handheld Computer
Anatomy, Assessories, Software for Physical Education
Smartphones
— Hardware, Software
Using
Handheld Computers and Smartphones
Chapter
5 Questions
References
Web Resources
- Chapter
6 — Web 2.0 … Tools of the present, Way of the
Future
Podcasts
Blogs — Class Blogmeister, Blogger, WordPress
Wikis
— WikiSpaces, PBworks, VoiceThread
Image
Sharing/Editing — Shutterfly, Flickr, Picasa, SmugMug,
TeacherTube
Social
Networking — Facebook, Twitter, Ning
Educational
Tools — Survey Monkey, Evernote, Ustream, ThinkQuest,
Google for Educators
Personal/Productivity
Tools — Yelp, Tripit, Remember the Milk, MapQuest, Google
Docs
Bonus
Web 2.0 Sites — Wordle, Google Earth, del icio us
Chapter
6 Questions
References
Resource Websites
Bandwidth
— Cable Service DSL (Digital Subscriber Line), Satellite
Servic
Internet
Browsers
Search
Engines
Physical
Education and Health Websites
Chapter 7 Questions
References
- Chapter
8 — Digital Photography
Digital
Cameras — Storage, Transferring Images, Editing Images,
Image Formats
Digital
Video Cameras — Digital Video, Video Considerations
Chapter
8 Questions
References
Website Resources
- Health
and Physical Education Labs
Lab
#1 —Nutritional Analysis
Lab #2 —Health Risk Appraisals
Lab #3 —Fitness Assessment
Lab #4 —PE Manager
Lab #5 —Heart Rate Monitors
Lab #6 —Fitness Center Design
Lab #7 —Grading/Attendance
Lab
#8 —Digital Portfolio
Lab #9 —Podcasting
Lab #10—Desktop Publishing
Lab #11—Heart Rate Calculator
Lab #12—Digital Game
Lab #13—Web Resource
Lab #14—Web Page Design
Appendices
Appendix
A —Physical Education and Health Websites
Appendix B—Web 2.0 Sites
Appendix C—Timeline
ABOUT
THE AUTHORS . . .
Ken
Felker, Chairperson and Professor of Health and Physical
Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, teaches courses
in technology intergration and health methodology, and was named
the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Technology Scholar in
2004. He has published and presented nationally and internationally
on numerous technologies and their applications, and currently
serves as Health and Physical Curriculum Specialist for Learning
and Leading with Technlogy a journal of the International Society
for Technology Education. In the Fall of 2005, Dr. Felker intitiated
a research project providing student teachers and supervisors
with PDAs to gather data, plan, assess, and communicate in the
classroom. He was selected as the 1998 Pennsylvania Health Educator
of the Year, 1999 Eastern District AAHPERD Outstanding Health
Professional, and was a finalist for the National Helath Educator
of the Year in 1999.
Dennis J. Bradley has been intrigued with technololgy
since the early 1980's when he was fortunate enough to be one
of a few selected seniors in a small Pennsylvania high school
to participate in using that schools first computer. He went on
to complete a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University
of Pittsburgh. Following this he worked as a computer programming
consultant in the business sector, but his love for the academic
environment and assisting clients with technology quickly led
him back into this field. For the past seventeen years he has
spent his career researching, deploying, and supporting technology
of all facets at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania wherre he
is the Director of Desktop Systems and Learning Technology.
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