PELINKS4U News Release Sample 1
PE LINKS 4 U provides three free informational resources available online for PE teachers seeking to stay updated with new and innovative teaching ideas. These resources were created to improve communication between physical educators from all over the globe and provide a broader exposure to many of the exciting developments occurring in the profession.
Published in the form of an online e-zine, PELINKS4U at http://www.pelinks4u.org is a free web site that features a variety of news and information specifically addressing the needs of PE teachers . The site is updated monthly and features the following seven sections:
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PE
Coaching & Sports
Elementary PE
Health, Fitness, & Nutrition
Interdisciplinary PE
Secondary PE
Technology in PE
Included on these pages are postings on such topics as "Exemplary PE Practices," "Featured K-12 School PE Web Sites," "Book Reviews," "Conference Reports," and more. The site also includes a calendar of upcoming workshops and conventions.
PE-News is an email newsletter that features selected items published on the PELINKS4U web site. Subscribers receive one monthly emailing that serves as a reminder of the information currently featured on PELINKS4U. The newsletter has direct links to many of the featured topics so that readers can choose to browse information of interest by connecting directly from the newsletter. PE-News is available free by completing the subscription box on the PELINKS4U web site. We have over 10,000 subscribers now.
The 'PE-Forum' was designed to create an informational message board for PE teachers and relieve some of the burden from the flow of email exchanges. Those who already subscribe to one of the PE email listservs (NASPE-Talk and others), know that many requests for information seem to recycle month after month. While the exchange of information that occurs is beneficial to some, others on the list would prefer not to participate. Another limitation of emailing information is that it is not always easy to retrieve at a later date. The PE-Forum is basically a message board for the exchange of ideas. PE teachers can look for information posted by topic or request information on a topic of interest. Whatever is posted becomes a permanent addition to the site. Months later anyone who has a question about a topic already included on the message board can go back, read previous postings, post additional information, or contact an earlier poster with questions. The PE-Forum is easy to use and also offers some advanced features such as real time chat rooms and voice chat. The PE-Forum can be accessed by clicking on the logo found on the PELINKS 4U e-zine main page or else accessing the URL at http://www.pelinks4u.org/discus/