Post #2: Specific Applications of Blogging Cont.

When completing this assignment I came across a number of blogs related to the Physical Education and Health fields. A couple of the better ones that I found are listed below. These two blogs are interesting in the fact that they are kind of on both ends of the spectrum. One uses technology to cover the basics of his classroom whereas the other really pushes the envelope as far as the use of technology in PE.

Mr. Loftus' PE Website
http://www.mrloftuspe.com/
This was the first PE blog that I came across. It is done by Mr. Loftus who evidently is a middle school PE teacher at Virgil Middle School, wherever that is. This blog is straightforward and is easy to navigate. Mr. Loftus uses it as a way to post homework assignments, a calendar, syllabus etc. All of the basic things that you would expect on a teachers blog. Along with this it also appears that he has students enter their times for physical fitness tests such as the mile run. Students are also expected to create their own blogs for the class.

Mr. Robbo - The P.E. Geek
http://mrrobbo.wordpress.com/
This one was by far the coolest blog that I came across. Mr. Robbo has some really creative ideas as far as ways to incorporate technology into PE. He did one post about iPhone apps that are useful in the PE classroom. I really liked his idea about using instant replay in class, similar to how they use instant replay in the NFL or other professional sports leagues. While Mr. Robbo is really creative and a lot of his ideas are awesome, he is obviously at a very affluent school where they have a ton of technology available to them. Regardless his blog has really inspired me as far as different uses of technology in the PE classroom.

After looking through a number of PE blogs I now have a much better idea of how I can incorporate technology into physical education. The majority of the blogs were similar to Mr. Loftus' blog, simple and straightforward. They did the job for what they were looking for. It was really cool to see someone like Mr. Robbo though, as he is really pushing the envelope in technology and PE.