Reflection via VoiceThread

Here is my final reflection on the class using VoiceThread. Thank you for the great experiences.

Curriculum Project - MovieMaker

Favorite Podcasts

Here are a few podcasts that I have enjoyed.  Check them out!

Starting Strength Channel

Get-Fit Guy

Ben Greenfield's Fitness

Twitter Reflection

I have been a Twitter user for a few years now, but I never thought about it as a professional tool.  I used twitter as a way to keep up with my friends and get sports news and updates.  After creating a new twitter handle for my professional use, I was curious how this could be helpful.  Surprisingly, I could not believe the number of teachers (even PE teachers) on twitter.  After only a week, I found myself using my professional twitter more than my personal twitter.  I was getting great ideas left and right.


The people I find most helpful to follow are pegeeks and pecentral.  These are not actual people, but it is one of the twitter handles that I found most useful.  The reason I liked these two handles is because they are posting non-stop about new ideas for PE teachers to try.  They are also re-tweeting great things from other PE teachers out there.

I plan on continuing to use Twitter both professionally and personally.  If I can continue to learn the newest ideas in the PE world, why wouldn't I?  My plan is to keep building my network of followers to further my knowledge of the education world.

Free Technology for Teachers

I enjoyed looking through the Free Technology for Teachers Blog by Richard Byrne. At first glance, I was thinking to myself that I wasn't going to find anything for a PE teacher. After looking longer, there were plenty of things that I found interesting and that would be relevant to a PE teacher.

 For example, I found these... 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/11/fun-physical-education-and-video.html#.Uk4C9NKkruw 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2008/10/for-physical-education-and-health.html#.Uk4EENKkruw 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/03/pe-zone-lesson-plans-and-more-for-pe.html#.Uk4EPtKkruw


These types of things could easily be used in my classroom as a PE teacher. Its amazing what you can find if you take the time to search for it.

 As far as creating a similar blog for my students, I don't think that is something I will be attempting anytime soon. It sounds like a great idea, but I don't know that I can find the time to do it at this point. Down the road I think it would be a cool idea to create a blog that students could get on each week and I could add new workout techniques or new workout ideas each week. Might be something to consider as I continue to learn more and more about all the technology I can use in the physical education department.

Screenr Project - Drug Free World Website

Week 4 - Animoto Video Project

Animoto is a website that allows you as the teacher (or even students) to create a movie by just putting together a slideshow of pictures and text. This was the first time I have ever heard of this website, but I found it to be a very useful tool. It was extremely easy to use and the finish product was better than I imagined.  If you have not checked this out, I highly recommend it.

I created a movie introducing one of my PE classes.  I think by using a two minute video to introduce a class or a topic is a great way to catch the attention of a class.  I was able to explain what the class was about and also give the students a quick glimpse into the activities that they would be participating in.  I think it is something I will be using more often.

Week 2 Project - Article Review

Hello, my name is Jess Bond and I am 29 years old.  I am currently teaching and coaching at the Lewis Central School District in Council Bluffs, Iowa.  I teach physical education at the high school level, health at the 6th grade level, and coach football and basketball.  I have been teaching and coaching for 5 years.  I graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Kinesiology.

I am not an expert in technology, but I think I will be okay.  I would say I am more of a PC type of guy.  I teach Physical Education, so I do not use technology in the classroom as much as other teachers do.  I hope that through this course, I can find useful ways of integrating it more into the PE classroom.  The version of Office I will be using is 2010

The reason I pursued a Master's from Peru State is because I have heard from others that PSC is a great place to take on-line courses that fit in well into a busy schedule.  There are also a few others from my school district that are currently enrolled with me.  They are a big reason why I am enrolled.  I think they will be a great learning group as we try to conquer this big task.  I plan on using this degree to become a better teacher.  I believe it is important for teachers to continue to learn and better themselves as educators.