Teaching Via
the Internet
Dr. Matthew Cummiskey
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Origins
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Create your own online learning task
Virtual Assignment – Online form of a paper-based
assignment
 Internet Based (focus today) – Students must utilize
the internet to complete an assignment.
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Practice later
 Basic instructions for creating a webpage
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Use existing online learning tasks (includes
webquests)
4 Types of Internet-based
Learning Assignments
Informational
 Interactive
 Constructive
 Hybrid of the previous 3
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Informational
Health information for kids and teens
http://www.kidshealth.org/
The Human Heart – Franklin Institute
http://www.fi.edu/learn/heart/index.html
The Virtual Body
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
Information and games in 4 areas: brain, skeleton, heart, digestive tract
240 Animated Topics
http://health.discovery.com/tools/blausen/blausen.html
Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
Learn about various body systems
http://www.innerbody.com/image/musfov.html
Calculating Heart Rates (resting, target, zone)
http://www.ifafitness.com/book1/heartrate.htm
Misc Links
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Info about the Human Body
Virtual Body
http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp
 Body Quest http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
 Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/
 Nature’s Best: The Human Body
http://library.thinkquest.org/2935/Natures_Best/N
at_Best_High_Level/Title_Net_Page/Title_page_h.
html
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Interactive
Get Active, Stay Active
http://www.getactivestayactive.com/
Log your activity to your own personal fitness journal
Track your minutes & steps each day
Log It (step counter)
http://www.peclogit.org/logit.asp
Record steps, group hikes, set goals, compare to other students
Monitor student progress outside of PE (NASPE standard 3)
President Challenge website allows students to track their progress
http://presidentschallenge.org/educators/group_tracking.aspx
Human Body Project
http://vilenski.org/science/humanbody/project/instructions.html
Perform Heart Transplant Surgery
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/transplantwave.html
BMI Calculator
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm
Calcium Calculator
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/tl/misc/calciumcalc.jsp
Calorie Chart – calculate amount of energy being consumed
http://www.ntwrks.com/~mikev/chart1a.htm
Interactive Menu Planner
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi
Hydration Calculator
http://www.schoolpridepromotions.com/hydra.html
Calorie Usage Calculator from Different Activities
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
2nd Option: Exercise Calorie Burn
http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm
Various Health Calculators
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculators.html
Assess Your Food Intake and Physical Activity
http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/
USDA
Map My Run
Log Workouts
http://walkingguide.mapmyrun.com/
Constructive
WebQuest
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http://www.truwebs.com/csu/ete567/webquest/default.htm
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Notebook - researching and taking notes on the topic of health related fitness
(graded by rubric)
Create an infographic for each component of health related fitness
Developing a workout program to develop, improve, and maintain your fitness
level
Personal Fitness Team
http://imet.csus.edu/imet1/freeman/fqtask.html
Design a Game (K-2 PE)
http://www.yorkville.k12.il.us/webquests/webqascolani/webqsascolani.html
Jump Rope Demonstration Team (6,7,8th) PE
http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/kmthomas/jrwebquest.htm
• When you have gathered your group of 5 to 6 classmates your task
will be to work with your team to develop a jump rope demonstration
to present to the rest of the class.
Strength and Nutrition (HS)
http://www.manteno.k12.il.us/webquest/high/Science/
StrengthNutrition/strength.htm
Personal Trainer
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwche/webquest1e.htm
Does PE Still Belong in School?
http://learn.sdstate.edu/webquest/PE/index.htm#Conclusion
Create a PE Game
http://www.sampson.k12.nc.us/Countypage/Technology/Web%
20Quests/jeff/teacherquest%205.htm
5th Grade – How Stay Active
http://webpages.shepherd.edu/GJENKI01/webquesttemplete.htm
High School Webquests
http://crsd.org/5033092714043/blank/browse.asp?A=3
83&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=54138
NCAA Basketball Tournament
http://www.madison.k12.ky.us/district/projects/WebQ
uest/MarchMadness/mmwebquest.html
Football Web Quest
http://teacherweb.com/NY/NorthShoreSchools/KevinMercier/photo6.stm
Olympic Games
http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/olympics/olympicwq.html
Practice
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Develop an
internet-based
learning
assignment.
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Please have the
following
sections:
introduction,
task, process,
evaluation,
resources,
conclusion
Topics for Group Work
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Benefits of Physical Activity
Safety and Injury Prevention
Designing a Personal Fitness Program
Nutrition and Fitness
Maintaining a Healthy Body Weight
Basic of and Developing:
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Cardio Endurance
Flexibility
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Purpose of PE
Stress Management
Wellness
Community Connections
Sports and Activities
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Team activities, individual activities, dance & group
exercise, aquatics, adventure and outdoor activities,
fitness,
Creating a Website
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Commercially available software:
Microsoft Frontpage
 Microsoft Word (our focus)
 Macromedia Dreamweaver
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Freeware
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NVU – best freeware program
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Available from http://www.download.com
Resources
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Best of many
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwche/websites.htm
 http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/physicalactivity/T
oolCalcs.htm
 A Taxonomy of Webquests Tasks.htm
 http://www.webquest.com
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Materials available at:
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http://www.ccsu.edu/physedhltfit/faculty/cummisk
ey/wikipe.htm
Questions?
Additional Materials
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Dr. Cummiskey’s Website
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http://www.ccsu.edu/physedhltfit/facult
y/cummiskey/wikipe.htm
Contact me:
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cummiskeymad@ccsu.edu
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