Contemporary uses of technology in K-12 physical education : policy, practice, and advocacy

What do teachers, principals, school administrators, superintendents, state policy makers, and parents need to know about the growing trend to use technology in physical activity environments? How can technology be used to increase not only fitness levels but academic learning in today's youth?...

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Other Authors Sanders, Steve (Editor), Witherspoon, Lisa, Dr (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2012]
SeriesEducational policy in the 21st century.
Subjects
Physical education and training > Computer-assisted instruction.
Educational technology.
Health & Fitness > Exercise > General.
Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)
Exercise and workouts.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806614707
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-961-3
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 214 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Series foreword / Bruce A. Jones
  • Foreword / Steve Sanders and Lisa Witherspoon
  • Chapter 1. Welcome to the igeneration: Implications for children's technology use on physical education and childhood obesity prevention / Derrick Mears
  • Chapter 2. Emerging perspectives on learning and technology in physical education: Policy implications / Mary C. Herring, Patricia L. Geadelmann, Christopher R. Edginton and Ming-Kai Chin
  • Chapter 3. Ecology policy for educational technology / Vonzell Agosto and Anthony Rolle
  • Chapter 4. Active gaming / Lisa Witherspoon
  • Chapter 5. Physical outcomes of video gaming / John T. Foley and Cathy MacDonald
  • Chapter 6. Physical activity monitoring devices: Types, policies, guidelines and recommendations / Derrick Mears
  • Chapter 7. Using advanced mobile devices to promote physical activity and fight obesity / Matthew Cummiskey
  • Chapter 8. Promoting physical education and health education activity through technology and social media / M. Jay Polsgrove, Renee Frimming, and Glenna Bower
  • Chapter 9. Teaching and preparing physical education teachers to use technology / Randall Nichols and Joanne Leight
  • Chapter 10. Using technology to enhance accountability in teaching and learning and healthy lifestyle development / Thomas J. Loughrey and Laura R. Beckmann
  • Chapter 11. Transforming teacher education in the virtual world: Virtual internship experiences in physical education / Sara B. Flory, Stephen Sanders, Tom Watterson, and Leslie Williams
  • Chapter 12. Policy implications and future directions for use of technology in physical education / Steve Sanders and Lisa Witherspoon
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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