Exergaming in Physical EducationExamples in the Classroom

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The Olean City School District Foundation in New York uses Nintendo Wii’s for

Physical Education students at both elementary and high school levels

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A Florida PE teacher spoke confidently about exergaming by saying, “This is the first time in 11 years of teaching PE that I’ve had to

kick kids out of class who don’t want to stop exercising.”Gamercize Blog

Originally posted at the Exergame Network Blog

iGames4 is a company that is leading the way to add activity based video games to the curriculum of many physical educatio

classes.

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Exergaming blends together technology, video games, and physical education

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Exergaming can include games such as stationary video game bikes, snowboards,

virtual soccer, dance dance revolution, and many others.

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Message: A call to action

Exergaming is becoming very useful in the teaching world

Teachers are having huge success by using these types of games to motivate students to be more physically fit

I think using video games in physical education is a great and useful idea and should be incorporated into all physical education curriculums

References

Kleinedler C. (3 Dec. 2008). The fitness revolution: A video game makes gym class fun again. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/dance-dance-revolution-fitness-technology

Schiesel, S. (2007, May 1). Video game revolutionizing physical education. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/world/americas/01iht-dance.1.5515458.html

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