The Vikaros and Degand article discusses the effects that gaming can have on moral-development. This is because educational games allows the players to put themselves in others’ shoes, making decisions from their perspectives. Fantasy helps them to develop moral thinking and decision making. In the Schaefer article, it is explained how feasible incorporating FitBit technology is and how it presents students the opportunity to counteract the health crisis; in addition, it provides students the motivation through competition and positive attitude changing. In the McGonial TedTalk, she explains that gaming can bring positive changes and allow a framework on life in order to get through tough challenges. She notes how gaming can affect motivation and positivity, adding the minutes to her audiences lives that she promised.
It was really interesting to read the Schaefer article since it touched on FitBits. I wear a smart watch that can track my exercise. It does have a feature that monitors heart rate and I have noticed that when my heart rate is elevated, it sends a message to “breathe” and bring myself back to baseline. This is especially important to me because I tend to overthink little things and spiral. Once my watch sends the reminder to breathe, I breathe along with it and I calm back down.
How can P.E. teachers (without the funding for FitBits) incorporate technology as well?
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Hi Alicia! I really like the layout of your main blog page! It looks like you put a lot of effort into it. I also have a Fitbit, but I personally don’t think it helps me more aware of my health. I tend to just use it when I exercise to track the time. It’s cool to see someone who actually benefits from it though! Although I think it’s unnecessary to implement such technology into schools, I think you pose an interesting question about how PE teachers may be able to incorporate technology into the classes without a funding. It’s hard to think, in the first place, that one would do so with PE classes especially since it’s mostly active movements during class. Nice question! I wonder too.
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