”The only school subject that can`t benefit
from blended learning is physical education.”
So
we were told, but disagreed and decided to challenge ourselves. During a few
months of different experiments with different blended learning tools we
learned a lot from our pilot course tutors and were encouraged to give it a further
try. The new curriculum for basic education in Finland very strongly supports
our efforts to look for different ways for students to evaluate their own
physical condition and motivate them to a healthy lifestyle.
The
course needs an easy platform and we chose Edmodo. Also GAFE (Google
Applications for Education) gave us some
good tools. We also needed some precise tools for sports and chose the Polar
GoFit system ( www.polargofit.com). With this system the students can
view, analyze and evaluate their individual physical activity. Also, a tool called SportsTracker can be used for
the same purpose. Students made a self-evaluation
of the physical education course using Google forms. By the end of this semester we feel like ”From small acorns grow big power”.
Wishing
everyone a healthy and refreshing summer
Annmarie TavailaP.E.
teacherViikki
Tecaher Training School, Helsinki
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