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As a first time guest to PELinks4U, I am very excited to see such
a wealth of Physical Education information being shared. The technology
information is full of beneficial information for a Physical Education
teacher.
Sometimes it is difficult to determine how to apply technology
to PE, PELinks4U makes it more manageable.
KUDOS!
Sincerely,
Dawn Towle, Guest Writer
Dr. Debby Mitchell,
Technology Section Editor
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Judy Barrett
is one of our featured physical educators for developing her own
web page. She sent her e-mail address to share with other physical
educators. Her web pages lists courses offered at East Lake High
School, physical education policies, mission and goals of their
program and shares web sites and references for students.
Karen
McClellan <kmcclellan@shorecrest.org>
Karen McClellan also share her page for the Lower School Girl's
Physical Education Program. Her site includes areas for teachers,
President's Physical Fitness, philosophy, curriculum, polies for
4th-6th, kid's links, special events, photo gallery, and lots
of motivating pictures of student being physically active.
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Palm Fitness
Ideas
Deb Pluck from the University of Maine at Farmington has sent
some wonderful links for Palm fitness ideas. The web page of resources
includes the topics of exercise & fitness, fitness testing,
diet and nutrition, medical & health, and a general section.
PDA's are so much easier to have out in the field and there are
more and more applications being developed for physical educators.
BAM! (Body and Mind)
www.bam.gov/
Aimed at youth ages 9 - 13, BAM! was created to answer kids'
questions on health issues and recommend ways to make their bodies
and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. BAM! also provides middle
school health and science teachers with interactive activities
that are educational and fun.
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Help for Search Engines
There are many search engines available to find information on
just about anything. Sometimes a search will bring back hundreds
of hits, sending the seeker on a quest for the just the right information
they were looking for.
There is help for teachers looking for lesson plans and ideas to
add technology into their curriculum. MarcoPolo
is a new educational website that produces lesson plans for
subjects across the curriculum, including Physical Education.
Once in MarcoPolo, the guest can do a Power Search to look for
various items relating to Physical Education. It is great at offering
lesson plans in Dance. It also does an excellent job at offering
culturally diverse and adapted plans. It fails though when doing
a search for games.
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Reebok Univ
www.reeboku.com
WOW!! Want to see a fantastic web site for fitness. Check out Reebok
University. My favorite part of the side is "The Body 360.
If you select this section you will find out more about the human
muscle system. You can select the male or female figure. Then rotate
the body to see all sides. Select a muscle group and you will get
a diagram of the muscles, a description of the muscles, the function,
strengthening exercises, stretching exercises, a featured workout,
and any related articles. You will see diagrams of exercises for
that muscle group and can also see a video clip to ensure proper
form. There is so much information contained on one well-organized
site.
Intel
www.intel.com/education/unitplans
The Intel Innovation in Education program is a great resource for
finding theme-based unit plans that integrate technology in lessons.
Go to Download and Unzip a Project Portfolio and put in a physical
education, fitness, sport, or health topic. You will find:
complete unit plan, student product examples of a PowerPoint, newsletters,
and web pages, teacher support materials including calendars, PowerPoint
direction for assignments, assignment guidelines, and grading rubrics.
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Exercise Prescription on the Net
http://www.exrx.net/
ExRx.net is another great web site with all kinds of information
for health, wellness, and physical education. Just the home menu
is vast in the offerings for educators. See for yourself:
Home Menu
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AARP - Health & Wellness
http://www.aarp.org/health/
AARP is not only for our folks in the "golden years." Their web
site has sound and practical information for fitness for any age.
President's Council on Physical Education and
Sports
www.exrx.net/Lists/Beginning.html
Every physical educator should have the President's Council on
Physical Education and Sports web site bookmarked. Learn about
the latest reports, grant funding, publications, President Bush's
new Council Members, programs available and other pertinent information.
SportaPolis
http://www.sports-media.org/
Try and international web site for physical education and sport.
This site is a resource for teachers with a new area to collect
lesson plans. If you have some good ideas and plans, please sent
them. There is also a great area for interactive discussion. You
will notice that I submitted an article along with some of my
colleagues. The title was "Youth Extremes - Over Training, Under
Training, or No Training: Use heart rate monitors to keep youth
safe."
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"Civilization begins
when sport begins"
- Nikos Kazantzakis
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