Reading+&+PE+Academics

//Jayelyn Johnson//
 * Reading in the Classroom**

As a teacher you are faced with a lot of responsibility to teach a child to read and with times changing, new things being invented and children wanting to be entertained and not taught, how are you as a teacher suppose to keep their attention while teaching them how to read, or even continuing their love for reading? Below are some helpful tips to get your children excited about reading again!

In your classroom, it is very important to have your information displayed in a way that the kids will enjoy looking at. When children are enticed by their vision they will stay attentive longer and will retain the information better because they liked what they saw, the detail that was put into the display. An example would be with sight words and putting them up with a theme or different colors that will make them pop! *you can get ideas for bulletin boards or word walls at []
 * Word Wall **

Another way to get your kids excited about reading or to keep the interest is by having them create their own book. A child loves to put down his or her own thoughts or imagination into a tangible thing that they can look at. When you give kids the freedom to be creative in their own personal way and turn it into a learning activity, the students as well as the teachers get so much more out of it. If your students are not quite capable to create their own book on a computer then you could have them make a video of them reading. This would be more work on the teacher but it gives the kids a chance to see how good they are at reading. It is so nice to step back and see how smart or creative you are. And this can be a real self esteem booster in our kids! *there are many websites that you can create and order books at, here is one [] *instructions on how to make a reading video and examples can be found at []
 * Technology and Reading **

When projects and decorations don’t do the trick when it comes to learning you can always order kits or programs that help you teach your students how to read, or ways that they can learn on their own. Sometimes it’s best if kids are by themselves challenging their abilities on their own. LeapFrog has great games and hand held devices that can help with this. It can also be set up in a way that the kids can work on it in teams or pairs. So you have cognitive learning as well as social and emotional growth with reading growth. Pairing Piaget and creative learning all in the same lesson, what could be better as a teacher! If electronics is not the way you want to go as a teacher there are curriculum packets that can help you teach whatever subject, in this case reading, to your age students. They include worksheets, games/puzzles, and different ways to approach the levels of reading. *LeapFrog items can be purchased at [] *Parents can also keep track of their child’s progress with LeapFrog at this sight [] *Curriculum packets can be purchased a different websites but this is one for reading []
 * Reading with Technology **

** Teacher Support ** When all is said and done the teacher gives a lot of time and energy into creating a learning atmosphere for their students. As a teacher you might come to brick wall and don’t know how to get over it, you might need an extra boost of energy or encouragement and that’s when all your fellow teachers come into play. There is a place where we can all encourage each other, help them up over the brick walls and get creative. These places can just be websites or places and dates if everyone is close but as teachers it is important that we are supportive to each other, ourselves and the kids that we teach. It all makes a difference. J  *if you need ideas or encouragement as a teacher you can go to [|www.weareteachers.com]

**Classroom Technology From A Coaches Perspective** //Darnell Armstrong//

· Cell Phones-to communicate with the office, and with players · Laptops- it holds everything you need from a computer · Computers- holds all your team needs · Smart Boards – easy way to demonstrate what needs to be done from steady/previously made information · DSV (Anywhere, player direct) · Projectors- to show video of information on a wider screen so that everyone can see a lot better · Social Networking- too keep track of the teams actions and where abouts · Camera- to record practice and games to critique · Headsets- used to communicate between coaches without having to be right there in speaking range · Email- a source to communicate with athletes, office, and high school coaches other than the phone or physically being there. · Internet-to access the dsv · Docu-cam · Lasers- point to what coaches want you to see. · __Getting fit with the wii.__ The problems: not being educated with electronics can cause all of this, becomes a problem and you can potently break or crash the product. __ Advantage :__ is the speed, and mobility  __Gaming In Physical Education!__  Some sources of information: · [] · [] · [] (explains gaming and exercise) · [] (how its also use for physical therapy) · []

 __Getting our youth involved in P.E.__ The way that today’s youth is out of shape and unmotivated, we as physical education instructor’s have to be able to come up with creative ways to get every kid involved. The gaming system called the Wii fit allows physical educators to do just that. The Wii, a motion gaming system that takes the users body movements and replicates the action on the screen, is a healthy alternative to classic style gaming. The best thing about the Wii fit is kid’s think it’s a game and not a work out. The gaming counsel also can help out with physical therapy. In the Shelby County School District there is a kindergartner who has a syndrome that affects her motor skills. Her personal trainer uses the wii fit to help motivate her to move through different biomechanical motions. The young student said __“__I like it because it’s fun”, but little does she know she’s actually workingout. ( [] ) Today’s youth has shown that the new style of physical education is making it fun to work out. Teachers are finding out that the Wii fit in P.E. is motivating kids to do more than they usually would in a classic physical education setting. With the addition of the Wii, teachers can also monitor student’s progress and see if they are making improvements. The Wii Fit is changing the way Physical Educators approach the teaching of physical activity and is a stepping stone towards the future of what is possible with Physical Education and Technology.

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