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Friday, February 7, 2014

C4T Summary

The blog I have been following isThe PE GEEK This blog is a physical education blog and it deals with physical education in today's technological advanced world. In today's world, it is getting harder and harder to find time to exercise. There are just so many distractions out there today! A lot of those distractions are in fact what we rely on so heavily, technology. Today's world is constantly revolving around the newest technology and we are always looking to see what we can do to make the newest, even better. So ask yourself this, "What can be done to motivate people to live healthy lifestyles?" The answer is actually quite simple. In order to get people more excited about exercising, we should take the new technology that we have and use that to create exciting and productive applications. If you go to the app store and search for an app that allows you to play games, while being active at the same time, you will find tons. For example, one app isActive Kids Coloring, this app allows children to color images, not by sitting in one place though. This app has fun essentials that makes children want to get up and moving.

Another great app mentioned on this blog is The Walk. The walk is composed of different walking trials that almost allow you to escape to another land. The app accounts for the distance that you have traveled and the more you have traveled, the more of unlocking surprises occurs. Both of these apps provide active exercise, which is very beneficial to its user, and not to mention, it's fun!

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for your summary of The PEGeek blog. I reviewed one of his blogs too and found his use of technology in the PE class to be astonishing. Before reading his posts I would have never put the two together. I don't know why it hasn't occurred to me. College and professional athletic organizations utilize technology tools to measure progression to make their athletes bigger, stronger and faster. If we want our kids to be interested in physical fitness, we need to meet them where their interests are - technology!

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  2. Hey James,

    Those should like cool Apps. I think I'll share them with the P.E. department at our elementary school. They use Wii Fit "Just Dance" a lot when the weather is bad and they are inside. They'd probably like to hear about some other, fun Apps, like the ones you listed.

    Thanks again,
    Mary Alice

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