Family Buy In PE

Beltsville PE uses blogs to communicate with students and parents homework, special dates and even assignments for missed classes. In Prince George's County there are over 25 SUNY Cortland PE alumni - so I'll follow up with them to see if any of this staff did.

I asked them " On a scale of 1-10, how important is it for you to intereact/communicate/educate the parents/guardians & advocating HQPE" and they answered:

"@syangman 10! Getting the family to buy in is a huge step toward creating physically competent and active, healthy kids!"

https://twitter.com/#!/BeltsvillePE/status/167987939052232704

Check them out at:
http://beltsvillepe.blogspot.com/


How will you use technology to aid you in "creating physically competent and active, healthy kids!"


Remember that using tech is part of the Healthy New Year Resolution Video Assignment - which is due Feb. 16th.
201 - 255  - 470


Video Contest page - Go Cortland PE!

Are State Budgets Are Breaking US Schools? (presentations)

Image via WikipediaThe TED Talks series is a shining example of experts in their respected fields giving powerful and passionate presentations.  And although most of them use a powerpoint slideshow of some sort (Keynote) they never once use it to display insane amounts of information.  Rather they use the opportunity to tell a story that is important to them in order to get you do something about it.

Bill Gates presentation is a sobering view of economics and budget shortfalls overall and in particular for education.  What are the 3 things Bill Gates wants to happen?



I also love Adora's Svitak presentation and Prezi (www.prezi.com) about What Adults Can Learn From Kids. Could you do what she did in front of all those people?

Success Knows No Boundaries (470)

We often talk about overcoming obstacles and attaining new heights as if it were a catch phrase from a news broadcast but do we really know what its like to achieve thing most people think is impossible? This ESPN broadcast of the Gallaudet University women's basketball team is proof positive of that success has no bias. A great turnaround record of 14-12 last season was a stepping stone to a 24-3 record this season and earned them a spot in the Div. III tournament this spring. From the coach having to learn sign language to communicate with his players to his players learning how to read their opponents better, this team epitomizes what we want to instill in our students. Trust, Respect, Responsibility, Relationships, & Rapport = SUNY Cortland PE Dept Positive Learning Framework


Points to Ponder (P2P):

1. As a new teacher or coach, would you take on a position for which you don't have all the necessary skills or knowledge?
2. Would you be willing to learn new skills, tactics, philosophies, technologies, and even languages to help your students?
3. What came to mind as you watched the players using American Sign Language with the subtitles?
4. Do you know Sign Language and did you know that infants can learn to sign before they can speak? 
5. What is the sign for running, stopping, thirsty, hurt, and other signs you will one day use in the gym?

Related articles

• School for Deaf Makes Noise in Women's Basketball (abcnews.go.com)
• Deaf Team's Standout Season Draws Cheers (npr.org)

Six- Step Plan to Using Your 21st Century Voice to Make a Difference

Image by wlibrary via FlickrThe Six- Step Plan to Using Your 21st Century Voice to Make a Difference by Lisa Nielsen: "
I love this reference about finding and using your 21st Centruy Voice and the steps she defines for all of us to become the lifelong learners we want our students to become.

1. Join (Week 1)
2. Lurk (Week 2, 3, 4)
3. Converse (Week 5+)
4. Initiate (sometime within the first six - twelve months)
5. Launch (If you feel ready)
6. Share / Publish / Establish Your Digital Footprint (for the rest of your life)

Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi

Imagine in your sixth grade festival/ Talent Show you break out some Lady Gaga on the piano, "Paparazzi" to be specific. Besides totally committing to communicating his passion for the song, in his own way - watch some of the students in the audience as some of them are in totally awe, and of course there are others that have no idea what they just witnessed. For this viral video, in just over 2 weeks, had more than 15 million views and his already been on Ellen. Believe that you can make a difference and totally commit and work like mad to make your dream become reality. Make it so!



Oh...write your own song, create a YouTube Channel, post your song and have 2.25 million views = PRICELESS! This is the transformative power of technology. Learn to harness its power and make changes that are necessary in our world, community, and schools. Go Greyson and Go RockStars!

HootCourse for Closed Backchannels in Education

HootCourse uses Twitter, Facebook, Blogger, WordPress, Posterous, and Xanga to create a conversation channel for your courses. Use it as a backchannel for courses, assignments or even special events. Use a question mark and any posts will be filtered into the ? tab. Try it out by clicking here to access the sample I created.