Reflection

One thing that this current course has done for me is to make me think about how I can use technology in my gym to help my students to become better learners and more excited about learning. The use of pedometers is just a beginning and one way to use technology in my classes. I think that there are many extensions that can come from using a pedometer. We can begin to chart our results using a spread sheet, we can use a flip camera to shoot video of different exercises we can do using the pedometers and post them on our website. I think that starting with something that seems so simple can lead to many other uses of technology in the gym. Not to mention that it is a great motivator for students to become more active, which is the reason we teach PE in the first place. I think that there are many useful ways to use technology in the gym. Kids are intrigued by technology, and if I can use it to gain their attention I owe it to the students to do that. As educators we need to have "a bag of tricks" that help our students to become more engaged and better learners.