Technology In Physical Education Essay

Using Technology in the Physical Education Classroom

By: Michael Latham

Spring 2016

Educational psychology

I’m currently doing my student teaching in a physical education classroom so my paper will be over technology in the physical education classroom.

Using Technology in Physical Education Is it possible to incorporate technology into physical education class? Many people would think that it isn’t possible. When people think of incorporating technology into education, they think of computers, smart boards, power point presentations, internet, tablets and plenty of other things. The physical education technology used in the gym is different from the normal classroom technology that is used in the everyday classroom. There are a lot of different technology implements a teacher could use to make teaching in a physical education easier like pedometers, heart rate monitors, and exergames. Technology is everywhere we

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