Health, Movement and Wellness For All

 Throughout my time researching Web 2.0 tools, I realized that there are so many tools out there! I really enjoy social media platforms and how my students could easily use these sites on their laptops or phones. Specifically, I enjoy using Twitter as a backchanneling platform. My students will say that Twitter is not "cool" or for "older people" but I believe Twitter can be a very useful tool.  In my class, I would love to have students share their physical activities outside of school. Twitter is simply way to share your thoughts. My students would have to be creative with their words since there is a 140 character limit. They can also share photos of their activities. One challenge would be discouraing my students from tweeting every thought that they have. I also believe that Twitter can be a very negative place so it is important to follow individuals who will create a positive home feed.  Social media is a great way to engage students in content and teach them

 During remote learning, screencasting and recording videos became one of the most crucial aspects of my instruction. I taught synchronous Zoom classes, asynchronous cyber classes and hybrid remote/in-person classes. The pandemic brought on many challenges for teachers and students but screencasting/recording videos helped a lot! I particular enjoy Screencastify to record my activity explanations. Though Screencastify limited me to less than 5 minute videos, I found it very easy to use since it is a Google extension. I  Below is a video one of the many videos I created during "pandemic learning". I would explain every activity, lesson and assessment via video and screencasting. I felt that it was a great way to explain for students who missed class or completed my asynchronous courses. I will definitely continue to use Screencastify and other recording platforms in the future. I believe my students could also use this platform for several different projects or a way to comple

As I moved through different photo-sharing sites, I felt that Instagram would be the best way to disseminate information to my targeted demographic. I teach high school students and they typically use Instagram to share their photos but also view other's photos.  I found Instagram easy to use since I have used it in my personal life. Though this social media site is fun to use, it does have its disadvantages. To utilize Instagram, individuals typically need a smartphone to access it's best features. This is a challenge for students who do not have Instagram or people want to limited their social media use. Another challenge is creating meaingful and engaging content. There are many ways to engage on Instagram but in order to attract viewership, individuals must know how to use Instagram well.  Here is a link to my Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/ms_ronayne/ I found it rather easy to post different pictures and share content. If I were to use Instagram with my students

 During this experience, I found many resources and ideas that I enjoyed. I had already had the Diigo extension installed but I had never used it! I have certainly been missing out on a fantastic Web 2.0 tool. I started with just bookmarking a few Physical Education resources for me to return to in a few weeks as the school year begins. When I returned to Diigo, I found that the websites will change if you have read them or not. I thought this was a great way to keep track of what resources I have read and which ones I need to review.  Moving forward, I look forward to using the annotation feature to help me write notes or highlight key features of the different articles. I feel that I could use this during current event assignments for my Health classes. My students will be able to save interesting article and annotate them. This type of assignment would achieve ISTE standard of becoming a global collaborator.  You can find my Diigo list here!https://www.diigo.com/user/jlronayne24

My experience with RSS before this module was just very limited. I had never used RSS feeds to gather information from different resources. I used the Google RSS feed to create my own RSS feed for personal use. I really like that I can find my favorite blog articles on one page. This is much easier than visiting every website individually to find an article. I can also use the filter to find exactly what I am looking for.  For my blog, I did have some trouble figuring out how to add RSS to my blog or what to add. For the time being, I added NPR's Health website for the RSS on my blog. I like the use of RSS in the classroom. I believe that it would be helpful throughout different Health units. I could update my RSS so my students could visit my blog and stay up to date on different news feeds. For example, I could find different websites during a drugs and alcohol unit. My students could use the RSS feed to find different articles to read in the beginning of class while we wait for

       Throughout my development of Web 2.0 tools, I have only used one Wiki and that is Wikipedia. When creating my own Wiki, I had a tough time finding a wiki space to create an account. I went through some of my classmates forum posts to find a source that was updated. With that being said, I am unsure about the use of wikis in my classroom as it felt like a dated Web 2.0 tool. Now that I have set up a wiki for my students to engage on, I think I could make it work for particular assignments.       One assignment I would use a wiki would be our Cardiovascular Disease project. Students become the expert of one cardiovascular disease and create any type of project. As the students research, I could have them use a wiki to gather information and post so the information is all in one spot. This would be a great to provide information to all students without having to individual presentations. During this process, I would definitely have to moderate the information and make sure students