This document discusses how physical education (P.E.) teachers can integrate technology into their classes to better engage students and teach physical fitness. It suggests that technology is now prevalent in students' lives and can be used to motivate students to be active outside of class. Some examples of technologies mentioned include Fitbit watches to track activity, pedometers on phones to count steps, and heart rate monitors in phones to measure pulse during exercise. The document also discusses using video and interactive games like Wii Sports to make physical activity fun and pass time quickly. It argues that embracing technology can help P.E. teachers appeal to different students and create more engaging activities that demonstrate lifelong benefits of physical activity.

1. Integrating Technology in Teaching P.E
By: JODALYN B. RUBIN
P.E Teacher
Bangcud National High School
In today’s era, learning and manipulation of technology are not merely for the sake of being “ in
the trends “. It becomes a necessity to create dynamic classroom and keep students engage.
P.E. is an important aspect of education .P.E teachers plays a vital role in the development of the
learners and can produce positive outcome or changes in the life of each student.
Teaching P.E can be a challenge for a number of reasons and the unavailability of equipments
added to the burdens of P.E teachers to keep students in participation. So, how can one integrate
technology to teach P.E?
Since technology is prevalent in most students’ lives today, integrating it to their P.E. class will
help them develop good habit exercise that they can do even outside their classroom with the aid of
technology available to them. It can be quite difficult to engage students and make them feel motivated to
exercise regularly. So, it’s an imperative to look for strategies that will help them be eager to learn and
perform in P.E. class.
Many new varieties of technology have shaped not only how we live each day but it can also
helped us P.E teachers to create a more dynamic and interesting classroom environment where students
are excited to participate or engage.
With the fast pace of technology innovations and vast phone application available that do not
only help movement tracking but also provide health benefits for students. Teachers may used the
following devices: 1. Fit Bit Watch- device that allows to track your physical activity progress easily in
the form of watch on your wrist; 2. Pedometers- great tools for physical activity that a P.E. teacher can
encourage students to keep either on their phone or wrist and also can be used to track the students’ steps
not only when they are actively working but also when they are just doing daily chores;3. And Heart Rate
Monitor that the students can be install in their phones. This device is used to measure pulse while
engaging in activities. Using this device can help P.E teachers and students to aim for the individualized
target heart rate or they can use the Health Tracking Data .This is a useful tools that can provide P.E
teachers in creating customs goals for each students. These devices allows provide instant feedback as
well as the opportunity to take advantages of the technology they have to maxims their own health.

2. P.E teachers have an abundance of tools. With the burst of mobile technology nowadays, access
and availability of this are just fingertips. Outdoor activities can be made easier and interesting. With the
use of Google Earth, students can use this application for distances and challenges them to walk those
distances that can be applied to any P.E outdoor activities such as Orienteering and Hiking.
The reliable internet, P.E. Teachers can use to their advantages, if one to teach dancing or just
provide useful demonstration, they are made easy and convenient in today’s technology. The wide variety
of “how-to” videos that are useful and interesting to students. Just make it sure that the video is age
appropriate. This type of technology also allows P.E teachers to encourage students to make their own
group instructional video that they can use to share to their classmates.
Teaching P.E is not entirely based on traditional physical activity but it can also be through
games such as interactive games.” Exergames” is the term used for video games that are also a form of
exercise. In this manner, students can be encourage to do physical activity while engaging with the Wii
Sports, Dance Dance Revolution and the recent craze in town POKEMON GO.THIs type of games allow
students to quickly pass time but still engaging activity with fun.
Adapting to new technology can be difficult to P.E teachers, oftentimes; the manipulation can be
tricky and confusing. However, by embracing technology, P.E teachers can use technology to appeal to
the interest of many different ability and skills. Integrating technology to class help P.E teachers to create
more engaging activities that show the lifetime benefits of physical activity to students.