Trash, Tricks & Technology IIMichael Messerole, PhD

University of Nebraska Omahammesserole@unomaha.edu

Deb StephensonCouncil Bluffs Community Schools

dstephenson@cbcsd.org

OUTCOMES

1. Benefits of using Audacity in your PE program2. Understanding how to use Audacity3. Learn how to re-purpose household items4. New or modified ideas for circuit stations5. Generate and share additional ideas

What is Audacity?

Suggest you use Google Chrome or Firefox.

audacity.sourceforge.net

Enabling I-tunes to create an MP3

• In I-tunes click on edit in toolbar.

• Go to preferences and click on ‘Import settings’

• At the top of the import settings window you will find ‘Import Using’ pull down to ‘MP3 encoder’ then click OK (this step will only need to be done at the initial set up)

 

Converting music to MP3

• Still in I-tunes click on the song you want to use to create the MP3 version

• Right click on the song, click on

Create MP3. A second version will appear.

• Control + I tells you which version is the MP3

Editing Options

• Inserting Silence• Voice Breaks• Inserting sound effects • Merging songs

• Once you finish your track make sure you save it to desktop

• In iTunes account go to ‘File’ ’New Playlist’ it will create a new file in playlist.

• Name this track then drag your new track from desktop.

Using Audacity: Things to Remember

• I-tunes account needs to be open• Must convert from MP4 to MP3

before you can drop into Audacity• Remember to rename your new file

immediately to avoid confusion with the other open songs.

• Can use Audacity to edit out inappropriate language but still keep the rest of the song

Using Audacity: Things to Remember

• You can put verbal cues into your track.

• Intensity of your music can dictate the intensity of the movement.

QUESTIONS

Considerations for Circuit Training

1. All students are active2. All students experience success3. Allow for student choice4. The order of stations is important5. Rest is not a bad thing6. Any exercise can be made fun it

just takes a little imagination

Stations

Stations can start with 1. Upper Body2. Lower Body3. Core4. Cardiovascular5. Rest/Stretch (low intensity)6-10 Repeat 1-5

Station Ideas

• Upper Body– Planks– Push ups (not what we grew up with)

• Lower Body– Squats– Lunges

• Core– Superman– Spiderman– Sit ups

• Cardiovascular– Burpees– Jumping (Jacks, rope, lines, boxes, etc.)

Equipment Ideas

• ½ gallon & gallon plastic jugs filled with water or sand.

• ½ tennis balls• Jump ropes cut in ½• Noodles• Bean bags• Yarn balls

Questions & Ideas

Fit Deck CardsAdd other curriculum areas to game matsMonopoly (roll dice)Have partner doing cardio while one is doing station and other is running at change they switch positionsDeck of cards – each suit represents an exercise – trying to collect same suit

THANK YOU