Blog Tips

1. Good use of Technology in classes
2. Blogs can be fun
3. Can view videos on Blogs
4. Can share ideas on blogs
5. Can share comments and do discussion
6. Unique blogs for each class
7. Students can keep a personal daily journal online or in a notebook
8. Students can share interesting articles, videos, or other links relating to a topic in class
9. Teachers can communicate with students
10. Can use blogs to track students assignments across the class

Apps Tips

1. Nearly every student older than age 8 has a smart phone, and they get to use them! How exciting!
2. Students are already using Apps on their phones so they are familiar with them.
3. Many apps are FREE!!! or are CHEAP!!!
4. Apps are easily downloadable on your phone or computer.
5. Apps can be interactive.
6. Educational Apps
7. Food logging Exercise Apps.
8. Classroom behavior reward and punishment Apps
9. Historical maps App
10. Satellite telescope star gazing Apps available
11. Flashcard Apps

Web Quest Tips

1. Great for Substitute days; keep kids engaged and learning on their own.
2. Try to avoid making them just busy work. Ask really engaging and relevant questions.
3. Teach them how to navigate the internet well: what sites are credible, and which ones are not?
4. Partner work
5. Videos on YouTube are great to watch and reflect on
6. Virtual world
7. Relating to students
8. Discover good resources for their own use.
9. Learn how to explore on their own.
10. Can use to learn about opposing views.

Video Tips

1. Personal video to get to know each other
2. Use iMovie
3. Use Movie Maker
4. Perform a scene from the book and video it (English Class)
5. Can use Music in the video
6. Can put captions or credits at the end of videos and manipulate transitions, and use effects.
7. Book Trailer after reading the book
8. For younger kids, video their favorite pet or animal
9. Video helps represent a different perspective, possibly feel something more (emotional connection/living through it/experience/empathy).
10. Community building or connecting/communicating with others, because movies are meant to be shared.

11. Get more facts across in a short amount of time. Discussion afterwards, maybe give a graphic organizer before for them to write down the facts.
12. Videos can be very attention grabbing.
13. Students NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY. Every two years technology is updated. Learn how to use and learn new technology.
14. Update curriculum

How I Play Golf Video: iMovie assignment

MyFitnessPal App for the Iphone

 

As a future Physical Education teacher I plan to use the MyFitnessPal app in my class to help my student’s record and manage their exercise and eating habits in order to reach their fitness goals.  MyFitnessPal app will first ask a series of questions such as age, weight, height, gender, and activity level to find out what your fitness level is currently. The second part of the process is to create your fitness goals, basically what desired weight you would like to reach, and by what date, and at what rate (1lb/week, .5lb/week).  It would be difficult for an app to assess other goals such as inches lost or increased muscular endurance. However, this app is great for becoming more conscious of calorie intake, calorie expenditure, and how it affects weight. Recording what you eat, how much you workout, and being able to share that information with classmates or a support group can help you be more accountable to stick to a routine that will help you reach your goals.

 

In the diary aspect of the app you can add an entry for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, cardiovascular exercise, strength, water intake, and make food or exercise notes.  Within the meal entries there are the tabs recent, frequent, my foods, meals and recipes that can aid as time savers for data entry.  The search bar allows you to search the apps database for several food items or you can use the built in bar code scanner.  There are tutorial videos for how to use the app or what is new that I found very helpful. You can set reminders for yourself to add your food entries or any entry if you have forgotten that day. Overall this app can be very helpful to any person looking to finally hold themselves accountable with an easy, efficient tracking system.

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