Video games can be used in physical education classes to engage students accustomed to technology. The document discusses how the Wii, Playstation Move, and Xbox Kinect allow activity-based games that get students moving without seeming like exercise. It suggests that incorporating video games into physical education could trick students into being physically active by making exercise enjoyable through an interactive medium they enjoy.

1. Video Games in Physical Education Joe Bundy

2. Introduction Technology has come long way since you have started school as a young child. Now you probably cannot go an entire day without using some sort of technology. So why no bring technology into schools to capture the attention of students who live in a world where they consistently use it?

4. Playstation Move from Sony

6. How to Get Students Involved Students would be much more willing to participate in physical activity if they didn’t see it as actually physical activity. Using video games is the best of both worlds. It gives the students the interaction with video games that they love, but at the same time it also gets them up and moving. It’s almost as if we are tricking them into physical activity.