Application of Technology in Elementary School Health and Physical Education

Course Title/Term Taught:

SHAZAM!!! Putting a Kick in "tired" and "worn-out" elementary school health/physical education activities - winter, 2001(January 17-April 11, 2001; Spring break scheduled for April 2-6, 2001)

Description:

This on-line course is designed to help you add "new life" to "worn-out" activities. You will learn how to energize and individualize health and physical education experiences by creatively engaging and empowering students in web connections of discovery.

The course:

1.integrates the Georgia Technology Standards K-5 (draft) as well as the National and International Standards for Technology Education;

2. promotes application and reflection specific to selected technology strategies; and

3. emphasizes the importance of assistive technologies in reaching all students.

Major Purposes:

To expose participants to a variety of interactive technologies (professional web sites; worldwide, filtered and translated e-mail; web questing; on-line teacher-student communication; and discussion boards) which are then integrated into existing learning activities. Participants will reflect on the effectiveness of these applied strategies within their student populations.

Hours/Credits:

The course will provide fifty (50) contact hours of instruction and five (5) staff development units. Class participants will spend approximately thirty-two (32) hours interacting through the course discussion board, on-line assignments, and Web Quest project and twelve (12) hours applying four technology strategies to one of their classes.

Due dates for teacher and student postings are:

Application 1: January 26, 2001 (Instructor will post on January 22, 2001)

Application 2: February 7, 2001 (Instructor will post on January 29, 2001)

Application 3: February 21, 2001(Instructor will post on February 12, 2001)

Web Quest : April 11, 2001 (Training is on February 28, 2001)

Application 4: March 28,2001 (Instructor will post on March 19, 2001)

Class members will be required to attend a:

1. two hour orientation session, Wednesday, January 17, 2001, 6-8 p.m., Pine Mt. Middle School;

2. two hour training workshop, Wednesday, February 28, 2001, 5-7 p.m., Instructional Technology Center, Second Floor, College of Education Building, Georgia State University; and

3. two hour small group Web Quest presentation session, Wednesday, April 11, 2001, 5-7 p.m. at a participating school to be identified.

Instructor: Sandra Owen, Professional Education Faculty and Clinical Instructor, Department of

Kinesiology and Health, College of Education, Georgia State University, 404-651-4681, sowen2@gsu.edu http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwche

Lauretta Burton, Instructional Service Co Ordinator, Instructional Technology Center, College of Education, Georgia State University, Training in Web Questing course project

Textbooks/Materials/Resources:

All assignments will be on-line. No textbook purchase is required. Internet sites include:

http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwche (course applications and health web sites)

http://www.school.discovery.com (web questing)

http://www.epals.com (worldwide, translated, student e-mail)

http://www.milkenexchange.org (technology articles)

Competencies to be Demonstrated:

National and International Standards for Technology:

1.Designing Learning Experiences: Participants develop learning activities which utilize multiple computer environments; Participants align technology use with subject area content and grade level standards.

2.Teaching and Learning/Curriculum and Instruction: Participants arrange access to technology

resources that allow students to successfully engage in learning activities; Participants

implement technology appropriate for student activities involving research, data gathering,

and analysis, and simulations; Participants demonstrate the ability to use a variety of

instructional technology strategies (teacher led, collaborative, individualized, and learner

centered).

3.Assessment:Participants demonstrate the ability to use a variety of technology-based

assessment tools (risk assessment, personal health and activity profiles).

          4.Safe and Responsible Use/Social, Ethical, Legal, and Human Issues: Participants will comply
               with copyright policy for educators and will comply with legal and professional
               responsibilities for students needing adaptive and assistive technologies (as assessed
              through a simulation activity).

5.Professional Practice: Participants will actively engage in technology-based communication

and collaboration with classmates through e-mail and discussion board activities in order to

create and publish an assigned web quest activity.

Course Requirements:

Each class member will:

1.Actively participate in class and in on-line activities (implement four technology

strategies, post four reflections on these applications, on designated dates);

2.Attend all three in class sessions, January 17, February 28, and April 11,2001

3.Create,post,and present a health/physical education web quest (small group activity).

Mastery Verification:

Class members must demonstrate mastery of course competencies as illustrated in the completion of technology application assignments, discussion board posting of reflections, and final presentation of a health/physical education web quest. The instructor will sign off on the Attendance Record and Mastery Verification Report for all students meeting this criteria.

Course Evaluation:

Class members will evaluate the course with the Cobb County Staff Development Course Evaluation Form and with other measures developed by the instructor.