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www.coahperd.org Page 8 There’s An App For That Sue Barnd, Metropolitan State College of Denver Smart phones, ipads, netbooks, etc….. Have you made the technology leap If you are not “into” apps yet, you may want to talk to a friend who has a device that has apps on it, you will be surprised how much fun they are. Superbodies HD – Peel away the human skin to reveal exactly what takes place at a physiological level amongst elite athletes. The app is available for either iPhone/iPod/iPad and starts off with the users selecting a focus sport. The app then launches an introductory video narrated by Dr Greg Wells, before it takes you inside the body. From this point on the app really excels as you navigate through the blood stream via a simple yet exciting navigation system. As you approach points of interest related to the focus sport, the app switches to a video explanation or tidbit of information. The net result of this app is a totally immersive experience for students and teachers which dramatically enhances the learning of human bodies in movement. P.L.A.Y. -(Purposeful Learning for Active Youth… of all ages!) provides physical education and healthy games and activities that are super fun to play, easy to set up, and need minimal equipment. The games in this application use Fluffilos (what’s a Fluffilo) and Hula Hoops as the primary equipment. All games include all players all the time. DropBox:-I own a laptop, 2 desktop PC’s at home, have files on the network at school and now have some stuff on my iPhone and an iPad. I was going crazy trying to keep track of it all. Dropbox allows you to sync everything without any hassle at all to every PC you use both locally and in the cloud and now best of all you can access all of your files through your iPhone. Also you can create public folders for your students to access files from the web too. It’s free - Absolute Gold! Heart Rate Free –No heart rate monitor, no problem! This app uses your phone’s camera to detect your heart rate. Simply cover the camera lens with your finegr to get a heart rate reading. Tempo Perfect – This app turns your mobile device into a fully functional metronome that can be used by PE teachers to allow timing of all sorts of exercise. Simply set your desired temp and you’re off . We used this recently in senior physical education to time a step test that allowed students to explore the physiological response to exercise. Pedometer Free – This free app calculates steps while walking, running or jogging. Measures distance, time, calories burned, speed and pace. It creates logs, calculates BMI, and can export results to a spreadsheet file. Challenge your students to a step competition using this app. eClicker Host – This nifty little application allows teachers to setup and administer a multiple choice quiz directly from the mobile device. The app also produces a direct URL that students enter in their internet browser to complete the test. As students complete the questions, the app produces an excellent breakdown analysis of results which they can use to frame further teaching and discussion. Calorie Counter Free –this app has a barcode scanner so students can take pictures of the barcode and it will upload all of the nutritional information. Check out:. http://thepegeek.com/apps/ I’d love to hear what apps you are using so I can compile a list for our next journal. Please send your app ideas to sbarnd@mscd.edu COAHPERD September 2011 Volume 36, No. 2
www.coahperd.org Page 9 Dance, Dance, Revolution and ExerGaming: Just Games Or a New Curriculum Jeremy Hayes, Student Teacher, COAHPERD Future Professional- University of Northern Colorado What comes to mind when you hear the words “video games” Do you think of sitting on a couch, in a basement somewhere Maybe with some friends, staring at a screen for hours, trying to navigate some two dimensional world in order to save some princess or beat some spiked-out turtle And yes, the snarling Mario villain Bowser is a turtle; see wikipedia. Maybe this is the image you think of, maybe it’s not. Either way, video games may be making their way to a school setting near you. Research studies over the last few years have made major strides in figuring out the effects of introducing exercise related gaming (ExerGaming) into the physical education curriculum. Linda Carson, a professor at WVU’s School of Physical Education, performed a compelling research study consisting of 50 children with a BMI above the 85 th percentile using Dance, Dance, Revolution (DDR) (O’Hanlon, 2007). DDR is a dance-based game that illuminates any combination of four arrows to act as “dance steps” in beat with extremely fast paced techno music. If you have a second, type DDR into Youtube. It will give you a better understanding of the game and you will not be disappointed. The initial results of the research study included better arterial response to increased blood flow, an increase in aerobic capacity, and no weight gain, which is extremely significant considering the collective group being studied. These benefits COAHPERD September 2011 Volume 36, No. 2 all coincide with what a moderate to vigorous fitness program should provide. The state was so impressed that it mandated DDR be integrated into the physical education programs of all of its junior high schools, with plans to expand it into high schools and eventually into the elementary schools. The state’s physical education teachers are now being trained in how to use gaming technology and how to work it into a PE curriculum. One completely unique way is that school dances that were previously choreographed out are being looked at to incorporate DDR and its dance moves. Some schools are even allowing children to play the game before and after school as a sort of a supplemental activity or club. The positive effects of movement-based games or ExerGames are becoming increasingly well known. School systems are turning to gaming technology as a way to create “virtual learning.” The technology is allowing students to learn and be physically active. Above all, it allows teachers to get students active while keeping them motivated. With all of this in mind, one can make the argument that incorporating “video games” into a primary or even secondary setting is the next step, but don’t students get enough of video games at home And what about the budget costs for equipment such as TV screens, dance pads and the game system As crazy as it seems, you may have to think about these questions a little harder in the near future. Schools systems could turn towards video games as the next new way to motivate kids to be active. Stranger things have happened. Maybe you’ll be seeing that spiked-out turtle again in your near future. Did you know: •• Multiple states are currently developing curriculum for physical education to introduce movement-based gaming. •• A study by the California Department of Education found that students who did just 10 minutes of rhythmic aerobics before a standardized test performed up to 25 percent better on the test than students who received 20 minutes of test-specific tutoring. •• In Norway, DDR has been recognized as an official sport. •• In 2008, DDR was planned to be implemented in 765 schools in West Virginia. •• By playing DDR regularly, overweight students have been found to have improved blood pressure, improved overall fitness scores, and endothelial function which reflects the arteries’ ability to deliver oxygen. •• Reported weight loss of regular ExerGame players has been 10-50 pounds. Continue on page 16
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