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We are in the early stages of the elementary physical education web page for PELinks4U. We are partially dependent on your contributions to make this a successful site. Send me an email with your thoughts and ideas, and become a part of this exciting new online magazine/newsletter.
Gerry Cernicky
Elementary PE Section Editor
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Netfit
Try this site to garner information for articles, animations, text, and resources about the weight room, aerobic room, stretching, nutrition, supplements, body fat, personal trainers, calculators, and anatomy.
Digital Curriculum
This program is an Internet streaming curriculum video on demand service, consisting of three libraries of 500 video programs. The product includes correlations of titles to state and national standards. There is an online quiz with immediate feedback to the student, and an e-mail report for the teacher. Teachers and students have unlimited access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days of the year. Included are activity guides, downloads,
quizzes, and print outs. There is a 30 day trial offer to try out the program.
mysportsguru.com
If you want sports skills, drills, animations, coaching tips, troubleshooting guide, and hints from the top coaches in the country, then this is the place to visit. Included are: Baseball, basketball, bowling, fly fishing, golf, inline skating, soccer, and tennis. Individual interests are easily accessible through easy to navigate links.
Quick Click
This unique program uses a visible underline, or designated pointer, as a search engine that will take you to the site, give valuable information, access links, and provide resources without leaving your browser. An alternative may be used by pressing (ALT) and the printed word on homepages or e-mail messages.
Wotch
Try out some free e-books that come to your desktop each week, or by e-mail, to inform you of new books and activities. Included are three books on the past Olympic games in Australia.
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Electrifier
Want a new way to spice up a homepage with dramatic music, text, animations, and lessons? Then check out this site for an easy tutorial and template, but be aware that this program is for ad or auctions. Instead, place any text in the blank spaces to change the format. Just in case move over to Bits and Bytes for an example. Go to Helpful Hints and you will need the Flash Player to view the show.
Brainpop
This is another welcome addition to any homepage for an animated view of online quizes, lessons, and activity pages. It is broadcast by cartoon characters that present material in an easy, but effective way to teach.
Co-operative Discipline
Included in this valuable resource are class management styles, strategies for success, and codes of conduct.
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- the Great Debate
I think the time has come to settle this problem. It is inappropriate to throw objects at another person. Substitute a cage ball/kinball, or anything
inanimate that will not cause bodily harm. End of story...and if you want to read more about this debate, search the archives of pe-talk and the NASPE-L. You can also add your own opinion by visiting the PE Forum.
TeleOlympics
The Organization For Community Networks (OFCN) will be hosting The
Academy's 2001 TeleOlympics from April 23 to May 9, 2001. It is open to
school-age children worldwide (ages 6-18) with the ability to send and
receive electronic mail over the Internet. The TeleOlympics2001 is a project
where students go out into their schoolyards on the same day and "compete"
in events involving running, jumping, and throwing. Results are then sent
electronically to The Academy. This year we are pleased to announce that
along with events for handicapped students in wheelchairs, we have added
events for students requiring crutches or walkers. Special rules have been
established for wheelchair students.
Information regarding each school will be exchanged using a listserv called
acad-olympics. This listserv will be available as of February 7, 2001. In
addition, each message will be posted to OFCN's - The Academy TeleOlympics01
Discussion web page.
Details on the TeleOlympics:
Class A = ages 16-18
Class B = ages 14-15
Class C = ages 12-13
Class D = ages 10-11
Class E = ages 8-9
Class F = ages 6-7
List of Events:
50 meter run
Tennis ball throw
Long jump (choose either standing or running for your school)
200 meter run (limited to crutch/walker TeleOlympians)
400 meter run (for all ages)
800 meter run (for Class A, B, C, D and E)
1600 meter run (for Class A, B, C and D)
Funattic
A nice site for free games, game of the month, great game list, and an activity guide.
2001 PE Challenge
Although all the free pins for the 2001 PE Challenge have already been reserved, you can still order them or print your own "Challenge" certificates. Don't be left out!
Kids and Fitness
You and your students can join in on two teleprojects based on physical
fitness. Students can create a virtual athlete by looking at the various
characteristics that make an athlete great. Or, students can work in a
class team and compete with classes all over the world to increase their
physical activity for the week of April 25-May 4, 2001.
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Mathletics
Here are four examples of how math is used in sports. Click on the options for calculations.
Education Planet
Educator approved resources or services of over 100,000 searches for all core subjects. Top educational, lessons, supplies, and interactive sites are highlighted.
Lessonplanz
Search a data base for thousands of activities including themes, lessons, tips, articles, links, and worksheets.
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Teacher of the Year
This is an article and highlight of Char Darst (Mesa, Arizona Public Schools). Char is the AzAAHPERD State Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year, and the SWD AAHPERD Elementary Physical Education of the Year. Congratulations Char!
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Instant E-mail Resources
Check out the following programs for daily access, to obtain valuable information that comes into your mailbox.
Karnak, the library of infinite knowledge.
TracerLock is a free service that monitors the Web for sites matching your interests, and sends you email when it finds a new match.
Backflip- Discover what's hot on the Web, save pages into your personal directory, find pages again with your own search engine, share sites with friends or publish them on the web, and start your day right with "My Daily Routine."
HowStuffWorks - Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes your refrigerator cold? Then "How Stuff Works" is the place for you!
Learn2.com- your premier destination for elearning solutions.
Adobe - Now there's a way to search through more than a million summaries of Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files on the Web.
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With every deed you are sowing a seed,
though the harvest you may not see.
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox ~
Being considerate of others will take your children further
in life than any college degree.
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Marian Wright Edelman ~
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If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Elementary PE Section Editors:
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Help to support quality physical education and health education by contributing to this site.
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Please let your colleagues know about PELINKS4U, and remember you can catch up on a year's worth of news in our PE Archives.
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