January 10-23, 2000, Vol.2, No.1
Links Index 1. K-12 Public School Physical Education Sites 2. National, District & State AHPERDs 3. State Physical Education Standards 4. University and College Physical Education Sites 5. International, National and State Physical Education, Sport, Exercise, Health, and Education Associations 6. Electronic Listservs (i.e. Newsgroups for Physical Educators Interested in Sharing Information) 7. Electronic Journal and Information Sites 8. Instruction/Courses Via the Internet 9. Physical Education Academic Areas * Adapted Physical Education * Athletic Training * Biomechanics * Dance * Exercise Science * Health Sciences * Outdoor and Adventure Education * Pedagogy - Teaching Methods * Sport Psychology * Sport Management * Statistics and Measurement 10. Fitness, Health, Nutrition 11. Sports, Games, and Physical Activities 12. Sports Information 13. Personal Homepages of PEHLS Professionals 14. Companies and Classifieds 15. Miscellaneous - Links to More Lists 16. Physical Education Advocacy 17. References and Resources 18. Unit Plans - Online Teaching Units 19. PELINKS4U Archives 20. PE-Forum - Online Bulletin Board ?Suggest New Links? Your LOGO Here! Expose your products to 1000's of PE, Health, and Fitness Professionals each month! PELINKS4U Site Search Want past issues of PELINKS4U? Check the PELINKS4U Archives PELINKS4U Editorial Team	Welcome Back - Happy New Year! Well thankfully the computer glitches that were anticipated did not occur and PELINKS4U is pleased to welcome you into the 21st century. Many new ideas are planned so please tell your colleagues about our site. As always your thoughts and suggestions for improvements are encouraged. (Oh, yes, snowboarding was great in Switzerland too:-)) National Board Certification Interested in becoming nationally certified? The National Board is currently developing portfolio entries for three new certificates. Physical educators are invited to participate in a pilot project. Receive an honorarium of $150 and excellent professional development experience. Print off an application form today! Call 1-800-779-3339, x. 5312, or E-mail mnolan@ets.org for more information. PE Advocacy Featured K-12 Web Site Naperville Central High School Take a tour of the typical PE facilities available in high schools throughout the country - not! Here's a sight to turn most of us green. We just hope that Paul Zientarski and his PE staff at Naperville HS in Naperville, Illinois appreciate what they've got. Maybe you can use the facilities you see here as a way to promote your need for better facilities? Learn more about the NCHS goals and assessments too. Benefits of Physical Education (and Sport) Enhances self esteem and reduces tendency to risk behaviors; for girls, reduces likelihood of early sexual activity & teenage pregnancy; reduces negative attitudes to school and dropout; is an important prevocational subject; improves health, prevents injuries from poor posture, carrying, poor balance; enhances academic performance; provides experience of structured activity with clear targets and outcomes; provides better understanding of abstracts - speed, distance, depth, force, flight, fairness; offers focus and commitment. (M. Talbot, World Summit on Physical Education, 1999) Rudy Benton PEmail PE teacher Rudy Benton has been teaching for 35 years in the Burlingame School District public schools in Burlingame, California. Rudy started a newsletter called "PEmail" so that he would have a way to communicate with the students in his district. He now has hundreds of additional subscribers around the country and abroad. It's free, entertaining and informational. Contact Rudy to subscribe. Teaching Exemplary PE Program Ideas Did you know that PE Central has a section entitled "Best Practices" in which the focus is on presenting extraordinary events or programs (e.g. Open House Programs, Interdisciplinary Units, Family Fitness Nights) which enhance the quality of physical education at their schools? Go directly to the first of two "Showcase" rooms in which these outstanding ideas are presented. Integrating Math into Physical Education Diane Baker brings you the first of three articles in which she describes a variety of physical activities she uses to develop math skills while students participate in her PE classes. Aerobic Bowling Activities Tom Winiecki brings you two lead-up activities that will keep your students active while leaning how to bowl. PELINKS4U Archives If you missed previous editions of PELINKS4U, check the PELINKS4U Archives. Making PE Y2K Compliant Gerry Cernicky shares ideas of ways to promote school PE programs to parents and in your local community. Attention Deficit Disorder Solutions Thanks to a new study, doctors may be able to provide better treatment for kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Researchers found that a simple brain scan can better identify whether a child needs to be prescribed medication or not. Fitness and Health Online Health/Fitness Calculators Wee Nghee provides some handy resources to help your calculate Body Mass Index, Target Heart Rate, Body Fat Percentage, and Waist to Hip Ratio. You can even download these calculators onto your own computer. Health Jeopardy Take this online health test using the popular jeopardy format. Even better, this site provides a template you can download and create your own "jeopardy" style tests and presentations. Fitness TidBits What percentage of your body is bone and how should you maintain it? Steve Virgilio provides the answer. The Value of a smile It costs nothing but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None are so rich that they can get along without it, and none are so poor, but richer for a smile. It creates happiness in the home, fosters good will in a business and is a countersign of friends. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen. For it is something that is no earthly good to anybody until it is given away. And if it ever happens that some people should be too tired to give you a smile... Why not leave one of yours. For nobody needs a smile so much as those who have none left to give. Vitamin C May Lower High Blood Pressure Of course you already know that high blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease, and the leading cause of death in both men and women in the United States. Close to 50 million Americans have high blood pressure. Vitamin C, a potent antioxidant, may lower blood pressure by protecting the body's supply of nitric oxide.	News AAHPERD National Convention Registrations Due Now!! Sign up before Friday, January 21 to get the early bird registration savings for the AAHPERD National Convention, March 21-25 in Orlando, FL. The cost is $160 for AAHPERD and Florida members before 1/21; $195 by 2/25 and $230 on-site. Register via the web site or fax at 800-213-7193. Should Physical Education be in the Core Curriculum? Read Professor, Carl Gabbard's recent presentation at the National Association of Elementary School Principals' Technology in the 21st Century Schools Conference. Be sure yourPrincipal reads this! International Support for PE and Sport Governmental ministers recently met in Punta del Este, Uruguay and reiterated the importance of physical education and sport as an essential element and an integral part in the process of continuing education and human and social development. Check out the background to this document by reading the World Summit in PE abstracts and Berlin agenda (Dec 1999). PELINKS4U Site Search Enter keywords into the site search box in the left column to locate previously posted information Beth Kirkpatrick Workshop, January 24th East Valley High School in Yakima, Washington. This workshop is sponsored by Educational Service District 105 and is free of charge. No website but call Starla R. Gable (509) 575-2885 for details. Technology Free Instructional Materials The Department of Education recently created a new search engine designed to locate free instructional materials on the Internet. The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) enables instructors to enter their course requirements and then click for a one-stop search of all free and appropriate educational materials. FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence Hundreds of education resources supported by agencies across the US Federal government are now easier to find. PE is included but currently only a limited amount of information is presented. If at first you don't succeed, avoid skydiving! SURWEB SURWEB allows you to create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources. Great for students to make presentations without the need for Powerpoint on their computer. Join Sportime, New Lifestyles, Innovative Fitness Connections and Grafeeties®. Learn more about how you can become a site sponsor The Olympics and Olympism With the Sydney 2000 Olympics only a few months away, PELINKS4U plans to regularly present you with sites and information to share with your students. Olympic Games History Based at Tufts University here is a web site that allows you to compare ancient and modern Olympic sports, tour the site of Olympia as it looks today, learn about the context of the Games and the Olympic spirit, or read about the Olympic athletes who were famous in ancient times. First Olympics in 1896 Fascinating information about the first modern-day Olympics. Please Support Our PELINKS4U Site Sponsors PELINKS4U E-mail Digest PELINKS4U is now mailing a regular digest of it's contents to professionals in the physical education, health, and fitness fields. If you would like to be added to our mailing list please e-mail us with your name and type "Subscribe" in the Subject line of the message. Visit the PELINKS4U Video Store Now featuring 13 separate video interviews with some of today's most respected physical educators, plus a video on assessing learning in PE Miscellaneous Sport and Society 2000 Congress June 8-10, 2000, Helsinki, Finland National Physical Education Standards Conference Proposals due January 15th, 2000 The International Conference of Sport Technology, Taming Technology: Challenges For The 21st Century Submission Deadline for Papers and Poster Abstracts has been extended to January 15, 2000 Product Specials Check out the products offered by our site sponsors. Got Some Ideas To Share? Send PELINKS4U your likes, dislikes, and suggestions for improvements. THANKS

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