Equipment/Software Project

Leah Wernsing

Technology in Physical Education

Technology is everywhere this century

Students can relate to using it

They will be more excited about class

It can help them be fit

Goals

To help students in physical education become more fit and active.

To get the students to become aware of their daily activities.

To teach the importance of physical education

Zamzee

The Zamzee activity meter

Measures intensity of activity that you perform daily

Clips onto clothes

Hold a charge for two weeks

$29.95

Can be purchased on the Zamzee website

Ipad

Track Zamzee progress online

Activity graph shows your day to day movement

Get points for moving throughout the day

There are also other apps that can be put on

$500

Can be purchased at a Best Buy

The coach’s eye

This app allows you to take pictures and video as your students are performing an activity

You can analyze their movement

Voice overs and drawing on picture

$5.99

Can be purchased from the app store

Cardiograph

To help show the students the health aspect

Place finger over the phone and it measures your heart rate

Since students will be more active using Zamzee

$1.99

Can be purchased from the app store

Treadmill

For any student that needs to put some more activity in their day

Easily accessible

Students can choose to do this instead of what we do in class

$400

Can be purchased at a Target

The 3 pieces of equipment and 2 pieces of software

Students can learn and become more active

Zamzee will show students how active they are

They can run or walk on treadmill if they need more activity in their day

Putting it all together

The Ipad will provide a camera and accessibility to software

The software that will downloaded on the Ipad will show students how to improve

It will also be easier to teach them about their heart and demonstrate by checking their heart rate

All together, these pieces of technology will help students in physical education class learn, and become more fit.