UNIT 4 Technology in PE

Privacy

With all of this transparency, we must be mindful of students privacy. If you are going to post pictures of your classes on the site (which is a great idea), you must take the necessary precautions prior to doing so. Most schools have photography policies/waivers that student's parents will sign at the beginning of each year. Before you post any pictures, you need to make sure which students you are not allowed to photograph.

Grading Privacy

When posting any grades, scores or averages you should NEVER use a student's name. Instead, most schools have a student ID# that is specific to each student that you can use instead. This allows you to post their scores without fear of others knowing who's score is who's.

Conclusion

You have made it! We have gone through and seen different forms of technology and their many different uses inside a Physical Education classroom. Obviously there are many different options for technology in the modern PE classes, but you are now aware of some of the very basic forms and how they can be used. Outside of the classroom we have seen how technology can connect parents and administrators to our classrooms to see what their students are actually doing. We need to break away from the closed doors mentality that has plagued Physical Education for years. We need to be transparent and have accountability for how we are grading our students as well as how the assessments are taking place. I hope that you can take away from this that integrating technology into your classroom can be not only beneficial for you, but it will bring in students that you might think are beyond the traditional methods.

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