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One for the HPE folk.  A Victorian PE teacher who labels himself "The PE Geek".

He does discuss other reasons why ICTs should be used in classes, but unfortunately doesn't give enough practical examples. The gamification he talks about most specifically is a dance game on the wii. Now of course the students are taking part in a game, but their bodies are moving just like they would be if they were dancing without the use of the game, so it is definitely physical. Using these types of games in your teaching shouldn't outweigh the the students taking part in physical activity or sports and training, but it should supplement it. I think using ICTs in Hpe will help to improve motivation and interest in students who are uninterested in sport, which is a big focus that teachers face, particularly with junior high school girls. Using these games to get them interested is better than forcing them to take part in an activity where they aren't going to put in much effort anyway. ICTs are also immensely beneficial to students studying pe in senior, as a lot more of the focus is on technique and improvement, so using videos to view performance and receive feedback is great for these students. Especially the apps and programs you can get nowadays that let you pause and rewind video, play in slow motion, and draw on the screen (to check if your body is creating the right angles in the movement etc). In primary they wouldn't be so concerned with technique improvement like this, but ICTs can be used to expose students to sports that they wouldn't normally see or experience. Primary students could research and create their own games and sports using the internet and computers. (It is harder for me to think about the primary context, because I haven't had much to do with it). I am sure there are many ways ICTs can be incorporated in the Primary Hpe setting, you just need to think outside the box.

Oops, I think I got PE Geek confused with a PE blog I was reading recently. After looking at the actual link, this PE geek offers so much more! It is actually great, the apps he talks about are great for primary and secondary.

Vicki Gould created this page to help support elementary PE teachers who are in the trenches planning and teaching physical education everyday. She offers relevant posts on her blog that are informative and helpful to PE teachers. In addition, she also offer various products, such as elementary PE lesson plans, e-books and activities for sale.

Christina Curry explains in this article how primary schools are in need of specialist pe teachers rather than neglect recommendations from government education groups

Some great apps to help incorporate ICT's into Health and Physical Education

Read the latest PE, athletics and fitness topics from our resPEcted physical education exPErts. Find news, trends and activity ideas for your school or team.

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Australian Council for HPE and Recreation

One example of ICTs being used in a H&PE setting

Jarrod (PE Geek) is a creator of numerous apps (and counting) to integrate ICT's into his PE classes. He also blogs and tweets about his practice and responds to queries from other teachers about their teaching or ICT's.

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This blog includes some great ideas, especially the most recent post that includes how to avoid resorting to PowerPoint presentations. Simon shares some great resources/ apps that can be used instead of PowerPoint and in addition to his lessons. The use of modern ICT is noted.

Sites2See are topic-focused, quality assured, one page guides to online teaching and learning resources supported by syllabus advice and activities. I have added link to PDHPE

This blog provides a value based approach to education and may be useful