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It might surprise some parents and educators alike but there is a time and place where
the smartphone can actually be beneficial in the classroom. We know most of our
students have a phone, and that we have many rules and regulations to keep their use
in check. We obviously don’t want to encourage our students to spend more non-
productive time in their phones, yet there are valid points for there inclusion. The
main incentive here is accessibility, we know the students will have their phones with
them and therefore can be encouraged to develop healthy habits in respect to their
phones.

There are a lot of apps available these days designed to track movements and offer
nutritional guides. Students can access important information regarding their fitness
and diet with just a few clicks. And the best part is that most of those apps are free.
While there are apps that require some form of payments or monthly fees, the cost can
be worth the health benefits.

“Since nearly 88% of high school students ages 13-17 have access to a mobile phone,
schools are shifting their mobile phone use policies to adapt to today’s learners
(Horrigan 2015).” One such example is Sweat Deck. Sweat Deck is an app that
includes built-in-exercises to teach your students healthy habits. This free app is
flexible, allowing you to choose the number of cards in a deck. These easy-to-learn
exercises will work on numerous muscle groups and have your kids moving in no
time.

ClassDojo is a program that can be used for communication with parents and is a type
of assessment for a student’s behavior. ClassDojo (2020) states that “ClassDojo is a
school communication platform that teachers, students, and families use every day to
build close-knit communities by sharing what’s being learned in the classroom home
through photos, videos, and messages.” It also allows teachers to give out points to
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students that are showing positive behavior when it comes to listening, following
directions, helping others, etc. McVicker (2018) states that incorporating technology
in the physical education classes produces an individual oriented experience for
students who feel reluctant about the subject. Additionally, it also has the potential to
reduce stress on the students’ bodies, improves confidence, and makes them more
efficient and prepared for their classes.

Its really amazing how much has been developed and on the market for kids in the
classroom. I can only imagine there would be a great amount of growing pains as we
allow access during class and young children are nothing if not intelligent and the
opportunity for abuse would certainly need to be discussed. The fact remains that
technology is most defiantly here and becomining more mainstream daily. I believe
the secret will lie in accepting the facts as they lay by sourcing outstanding software
that’s developed for teachers. Microsoft has developed incredible programs that create
a truly inclusive environment as well as collaboration tools that keep everyone in the
loop such as onenote notebook. There are many directions to continue researching
new technology especially with the onset of wearables becoming more and more
prevalent.
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Technology in Physical Education - SchoolRubric. Schoolrubric. https://schoolrubric.com/technology-in-

physical-education/

Smartphone Apps in Education: Students Create Videos to Teach Smartphone Use as Tool for Learning.
Files. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1125609.pdf