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In this edition of the Technology and Physical Education I would
like to demonstrate a myriad of techniques and tricks to make the
technological experience a valuable asset to the health and physical
education curriculum.
Included in this issue will be an expose on Sportsmanship that
will include articles, video presentations, codes of conduct, sports
dignitaries, writing contests and websites for valuable resources
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There will be an addendum to the previous issue in December that
highlights more ways to enhance the understanding of how to use
technology and integration in all content area. The vocabulary(
and additions) will be kept intact for ease of use and an exemplary
dictionary for a better understanding of each article .
Included will be quick tips and tricks for a smoother transition
and supportive documentation.
VOCABULARY
animation- simulation of movement by displaying a series
of pictures or frames
application- word processing , graphics , spreadsheets data
bases and games
peripheral device- a CD ROM drive, printer, scanner, mouse,
keyboard, monitor, external zip drive
zip drive- high capacity floppy disk drive
zip file- a popular data compression format that is a self-extracting
file
pdf- a file format by Adobe Inc. to capture formatting information
from a variety of desktop publishing applications.
Jpeg(jpg) – a compression technique for color images
Gif - a bit mapped graphic file that supports colored and
various resolutions
Shockwave- a technology developed by Macromedia that enables
web pages to include multi-media objects
Flash- a bandwidth friendly and browser using vector-graphic
technology
Vector-graphic- refers to software and hardware that uses
geometric formulas to represent images
Bandwidth- the amount of data that can be transmitted in
affixed amount of time
Multimedia - use of computers to present text, graphics
and video animation and sound in an integrated way.
Streaming- a technique for transferring data such that it
can be processed as a steady continuous stream
Plugin- a hardware or software module that adds specific
features or service to a larger system to enable it to display different
types of audio or video messages
ADDITIONS :
USB -Short for Universal Serial Bus, an external bus standard
that supports data transfer rates of 12 Mbps
ICON – a small picture that represents an object .
RAM -RAM is the most common type of memory found in computers
and other devices, such as printers
Sincerely,
Gerry Cernicky,
Technology Section Editor
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| 10 Ways of Teaching Good Sportsmanship to Your Children |
- Teach them to learn and abide by the rules of the game.
- Teach your child to avoid arguments with coaches, officials
and opponents.
- Teach your child to share in the responsibilities of the team.
- Teach your child to encourage and support less talented players.
- Teach your child to always play fair, with honesty and integrity.
- Teach your child to follow the directions of the coach.
- Teach your child to respect the other team’s effort.
- Teach your child to praise your teammate’s efforts
- Teach your child to end the game smoothly, and accept the
results.
- Exhibit sportsmanship yourself, and teach your children about
great model athletes.
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- Make it a monthly duty to scan and defrag your computer
- Make sure to use a virus scan and update the definitions
- Delete temporary files and cookies to free up space
- If your machine freezes, a simple ctrl, alt, delete will end
that program that is causing the problem
- It is good policy to pay extra money for a 3 year warranty
protection on nay PC’s or notebooks
- If your keyboard goes bad, choose start, programs, accessories,
accessibility, on screen keyboard. Click ok to close dialog
box, now you can roll the mouse over the onscreen keyboard and
click to type the appropriate letters.
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EXPLORATORIUM –
find our interesting techniques and tips about hockey and baseball
as it relates to science.
FEAR OF PHYSICS –
need the basics of how to make a jump shot or related activities
that integrate levers, fulcrums and insertion points ?
HEARTSITE – learn
the basics of the heart along with lectures, risk factors and
cardiac tests taken from an extensive menu .
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Pick battles
big enough to matter, yet small enough to win.
--Jonathan Kozol
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Digital camera – there are many choices to chose
from but, for example, the Sony Mavica can be used with a floppy
disk for easy retrieval of pictures. Other cameras use a memory
stick ( with a USB connection) to retrieve the photos .
Video camera – once again there are many choices
to use in all kinds of formats with the MINI DV, a popular addition
from the CANON Company. The small cassettes can be used to view
the students in action with the software included with the camera.
Firewire cable – this device connects the camcorder
to the laptop or desktop computers. It comes in 4 pin and 6 pin
arrangements.
Firewire card – comes installed with many new computers.
This is where the firewire cable will be inserted along with the
camcorder. The insertion point can be found on the front of the
computer and in the laptop, in the back.
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EASY THUMBNAILS
- this program automatically changes images to thumbnails for
easier production in webpages. Even though XP has a version that
does the same task, easy thumbnails has settings to edit the image
(brightness, saturation, resolution).
CAPTURE –
this quick utility is used for taking screencaps at any resolution
or color depth.
( click on Enter, copy that again, download/system, system utilities
and capture to download)
Allows you to capture the entire screen, at any color depth and
resolution, and save it into a Bitmap file for editing. If you
are interested in only capturing one window, you can select to
capture the active application window only, to save time editing
screenshots! Capture runs on the Windows Tray (the lower right
corner), and takes a screen capture every time you left click
on the picture of a camera (please cut me some slack on the icon,
I'm a musician, not an artist, and it was late), and a bitmap
will be saved into the directory Capture is running from. You
can take as many captures as you want, limited only by your imagination,
and harddrive space. To exit Capture, just right click on it,
and select 'Exit'; it's just that simple.
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Institute
for International Sport - National Sportsmanship Day
By clicking on the National Sportsmanship icon from the start
page will direct you to an information packet that includes articles,
role playing activities and quotes from sports personalities that
can be used an effective teaching tool .
National Sportsmanship day is scheduled for March 4th 2003, but
the information is pertinent throughout the entire school year.
It serves as a forum for coaches, students, administrators and
parents. By using the Real Player plug in, the user may hear speeches
from sports personalities. There will be a registration process
for each participating school, which includes a CD, poster and
informative issues such as bulling and sportsmanship.
NCAA
Educational programs to reach coaches , administrators, fans
and student athletes to recognize positive behavior. Included
are power point presentations, videos, posters and articles .
HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETICS
National federation of state high school association presents
a case for sportsmanship, ethics and integrity. There are codes
of conduct and expectations for students, coaches, administrators,
fans and media.
GOOD SPORT
Here you will find information , advice and instructional products
that will help parents , coaches and children in youth sports.
There are sections to provide the following:
Fundamental tools, books and videos, articles (for a checklist
by experts), Newsletters, Be A Good Sport Program, Coloring Contest,
Fit Tip of the Day!
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Another method to enhance the use of technology is through a
free program from Microsoft, called Movie Maker 2. Here is a step
by step process to make a slideshow or video presentation using
digital images. This can be produced with a digital camera or
camcorder. There is an easy to use template that guides you through
the process. Most of the work will be in a point and click sequence
but there are some key points to cover before all takes place
for the final product .
First, the images must be stored in either My Documents, My Pictures
or any designation where the pictures are easily obtained. Music
backgrounds may be stored in MY Music folder for future use, too.
The interface will show a timeline where the pictures will be
dragged and dropped and placed for editing. This can be done by
moving the mouse along the timeline and then releasing.
In the left pane will be a command that shows the Capture video,
click import pictures and all your images will appear on the screen
in an interface box. Take each picture and drag it to the timeline
in the sequence you decide.
The next entry from the left pane with answer to the EDIT Movie
command. From here there are uploaded video effects and transitions
that will be placed in between each picture. This may include
fade in and out or checkerboard, etc. An example is presented
and then just click what is prescribed and it will be placed automatically.
Also , there is a beginning and ending credits command to spice
up the program. Click on either one and type in what is desired.
The import audio for background music is tricky but once its
saved, only a click will place the music on the storyboard/ timeline.
Here is an easier way to finish the movie with sound effects.
First, there must be a site that can be used to obtain (free )
music and by downloading WINMIX,
a file sharing program. In the search command choose any musical
selection, that is, movie and TV themes. The program searches
all files with that text and it downloads the music to the My
Music folder. In the Movie Maker program from the left pane, chose
import music and it will be placed in the box along with your
pictures. Drag it to the audio timeline and the music will be
stored. There is a video box that will appear on the right that
displays your images for replay and to watch as it will be presented
for others to view.
The last feature from the left pane is Finishing the Movie. From
here, you can either save to the computer, CD( need a CD burner
program ), e-mail or to the WEB.
Now, for the instance that you may want to use a camcorder, a
firewire cable must be used to transfer the images. By choosing
import video command maintains that the movies selected will be
placed on the timeline/storyboard. This process will be discussed
in the next issue. But, to save time, movie maker has a command
called Auto Movie that can make the movie for you. This can be
found on the left pane under Edit Movie.
Even though the images from the digital camera are STILL in nature,
you can appear to make the move by choosing the appropriate video
transitions.
Here are some examples to use with your classes:
*Slideshow depicting a skill sequence
*Parent – teacher conference to show what is learned in class
*Rules , sportsmanship, acceptable behavior timeline
*School facilities, equipment
*Homepages / presentations
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