Comments for Jordan McFarlen's Blogfolio http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org The views of a pre-service business and physical educator Tue, 05 May 2009 14:52:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on The Power of Twitter! by Kate Klingensmith http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2009/03/26/the-power-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Kate Klingensmith Tue, 05 May 2009 14:52:46 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=53#comment-26 How cool that you got to take one of @courosa 's classes! I'm sure you learned alot, and I'm also sure that Twitter is near the top of your list in terms of value. Thanks for helping encourage others to tap into it's power! @kate__k How cool that you got to take one of @courosa ’s classes! I’m sure you learned alot, and I’m also sure that Twitter is near the top of your list in terms of value. Thanks for helping encourage others to tap into it’s power! @kate__k

]]> Comment on The Power of Twitter! by Kristina http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2009/03/26/the-power-of-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Kristina Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:58:30 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=53#comment-25 Great post! I too have felt the "power of Twitter" over the past few months. The concept of a PLN was foreign to me before this semester, but I am so happy I have had the opportunity to build one! My colleague and I created Twitter in the Classroom resource: classroomtweets.wikispaces.com if you want to visit. Great post! I too have felt the “power of Twitter” over the past few months. The concept of a PLN was foreign to me before this semester, but I am so happy I have had the opportunity to build one!

My colleague and I created Twitter in the Classroom resource: classroomtweets.wikispaces.com if you want to visit.

]]> Comment on March 17th, 2009 – The Apprentice Round 2 by Mike Wolf http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2009/03/17/march-17th-2009-the-apprentice-round-2/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Mike Wolf Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:15:48 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=86#comment-24 Thanks for the shout out. :) I've had a projector die on me half an hour after I tested it. I also had a projector make strange sounds as if it was going to blow up so I decided to not use it during my lesson. Have to think fast when you're using technology. There's so many things that could go wrong. Thanks for the shout out. :)

I’ve had a projector die on me half an hour after I tested it. I also had a projector make strange sounds as if it was going to blow up so I decided to not use it during my lesson.

Have to think fast when you’re using technology. There’s so many things that could go wrong.

]]> Comment on Observation Day 2: Pre-Internship by Kristina Dimini http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2009/02/27/observation-day-2-pre-internship/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Kristina Dimini Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:56:30 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=60#comment-21 Sounds like you had a good 2nd day of your pre-internship. I loved my pre-internship. Things are going to go so fast! I love The Apprentice idea for your entrepreneurship class. I think your students will too. Good luck with the rest! Sounds like you had a good 2nd day of your pre-internship. I loved my pre-internship. Things are going to go so fast! I love The Apprentice idea for your entrepreneurship class. I think your students will too. Good luck with the rest!

]]> Comment on Observation Day 1: Pre-Internship by Mike Wolf http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2009/02/26/observation-day-1-pre-internship/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Mike Wolf Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:13:16 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=59#comment-20 Quite a difference between schools. Martin has a small staff and there were at least fifteen in the staff room at lunch. Quite a difference between schools. Martin has a small staff and there were at least fifteen in the staff room at lunch.

]]> Comment on The Future of Education…Physical Education? by mcfarljo http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-future-of-educationphysical-education/comment-page-1/#comment-19 mcfarljo Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:18:49 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-19 Thanks for the comment Helena. Sounds like Manitoba is ahead of most in terms of trying out online components for PE classes. It would be great to know how well these online components are working. I wonder if this will become the norm for most of Canada in the future? It seems as though Alberta also has some aspects of Physical Education offered online: http://education.alberta.ca/physicaleducationonline/ Thanks for the comment Helena. Sounds like Manitoba is ahead of most in terms of trying out online components for PE classes. It would be great to know how well these online components are working. I wonder if this will become the norm for most of Canada in the future?
It seems as though Alberta also has some aspects of Physical Education offered online: http://education.alberta.ca/physicaleducationonline/

]]> Comment on The Future of Education…Physical Education? by Helena http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-future-of-educationphysical-education/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Helena Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:15:00 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-18 Hey Jordan! I finally got a chance to read your blog, I am sorry it took so long. Firstly, your wiki idea for your business class is an EXCELLENT idea. I truly believe in the power of wikis! So good luck with that! Secondly, it is interesting how the Internet has changed education and the way we look at how students learn. I truly believe that PE, for the most part should be active, in the gym with a specialized PE instructor! Second, I also believe that PE can be enhanced with online activities such as blogging, ning, wikis,... Just like in any subject I believe that the students should use technology within the classroom/gym but also at home. Thinking about home and specially middle and senior high, I think the Internet can be very useful to motivate students to be or become active. IN Manitoba, mandatory PE has been implemented K-12 with a new grade 11 and 12 curriculum that CAN (not necessarily) be done for 75 % online! It involves readings on fitness and nutrition and an activity practicum. Students must submit a personal fitness portfolio as evidence of their completion of a physical activity practicum. This portfolio will contain elements such as a fitness plan, a physical activity log, sign-off forms and journal entries. For the assessment of the other parts of the course, a variety of assessment tools/strategies may be used such as portfolios, teacher observations, peer assessments and tests. They created this curriculum to get students more active, but to minimize issues with gym time and PE teacher shortage, depending on the school, they can choose the do most of the course online. They are using it as we speak and I am not sure whether or not it is such a good idea. Manitoba has also started a grade 9 distance education PE program for those students who are out of school or those who have a difficult time accessing schools. Here is the curriculum:(http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/dl_grade9.html) I have been experimenting with online fitness programs and with my own teaching in fitness I note that students need to do it to learn it and I am not talking about the theory, which can be done mostly online, I am talking about exposing students to various activities and fitness programs so they can be confident to start a program on their own. If you do this in grade 10 and than continue to provide support (weekly) in grade 11 and 12 using a NING system for example, perhaps that can be a more effective way. These are just some thoughts though. There is a way to include online courses in PE but an online PE specialist should follow and closely mentor the students to promote accountability. It should not be a free for all with just a journal. Anywa, sorry to keep chatting but great post! Excellent inquiry I say! Here is the link to the MB curriculum grade 11 and 12! http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/curriculum.html Hey Jordan! I finally got a chance to read your blog, I am sorry it took so long.
Firstly, your wiki idea for your business class is an EXCELLENT idea. I truly believe in the power of wikis! So good luck with that!

Secondly, it is interesting how the Internet has changed education and the way we look at how students learn. I truly believe that PE, for the most part should be active, in the gym with a specialized PE instructor! Second, I also believe that PE can be enhanced with online activities such as blogging, ning, wikis,… Just like in any subject I believe that the students should use technology within the classroom/gym but also at home. Thinking about home and specially middle and senior high, I think the Internet can be very useful to motivate students to be or become active.
IN Manitoba, mandatory PE has been implemented K-12 with a new grade 11 and 12 curriculum that CAN (not necessarily) be done for 75 % online! It involves readings on fitness and nutrition and an activity practicum. Students must submit a personal fitness portfolio as evidence of their completion of a physical activity practicum. This portfolio will contain elements such as a fitness plan, a physical activity log, sign-off forms and journal entries. For the assessment of the other parts of the course, a variety of assessment tools/strategies may be used such as portfolios, teacher observations, peer assessments and tests.
They created this curriculum to get students more active, but to minimize issues with gym time and PE teacher shortage, depending on the school, they can choose the do most of the course online. They are using it as we speak and I am not sure whether or not it is such a good idea.
Manitoba has also started a grade 9 distance education PE program for those students who are out of school or those who have a difficult time accessing schools. Here is the curriculum:(http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/dl_grade9.html)
I have been experimenting with online fitness programs and with my own teaching in fitness I note that students need to do it to learn it and I am not talking about the theory, which can be done mostly online, I am talking about exposing students to various activities and fitness programs so they can be confident to start a program on their own. If you do this in grade 10 and than continue to provide support (weekly) in grade 11 and 12 using a NING system for example, perhaps that can be a more effective way. These are just some thoughts though.
There is a way to include online courses in PE but an online PE specialist should follow and closely mentor the students to promote accountability. It should not be a free for all with just a journal.
Anywa, sorry to keep chatting but great post! Excellent inquiry I say!
Here is the link to the MB curriculum grade 11 and 12! http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/physhlth/curriculum.html

]]> Comment on The Future of Education…Physical Education? by Mike Poluk http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-future-of-educationphysical-education/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mike Poluk Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:23:18 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-17 Great post and great blog! I have taken a couple of additional qualification courses in Ontario for Phys. Ed. and it's interesting to hear teachers discuss where this is going. Many are talking about taking the Healthy Living strand of Phys. Ed./Health and making it more of an online component, but the Active Participation and Fundamental Movement Skills strands would always be on-site in a large group/interactive setting. It makes perfect sense to me! Mike Great post and great blog! I have taken a couple of additional qualification courses in Ontario for Phys. Ed. and it’s interesting to hear teachers discuss where this is going. Many are talking about taking the Healthy Living strand of Phys. Ed./Health and making it more of an online component, but the Active Participation and Fundamental Movement Skills strands would always be on-site in a large group/interactive setting. It makes perfect sense to me!

Mike

]]> Comment on The Future of Education…Physical Education? by mcfarljo http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/2008/12/15/the-future-of-educationphysical-education/comment-page-1/#comment-16 mcfarljo Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:23:10 +0000 http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/?p=47#comment-16 Thanks for the comment Kevin. I have recently joined your Ning and checked out your blog. I am looking forward to sharing ideas and learning new things about physical education. Thanks for the comment Kevin. I have recently joined your Ning and checked out your blog. I am looking forward to sharing ideas and learning new things about physical education.

]]> Comment on About Me by Kevin Morrow http://mcfarljo.edublogs.org/about/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Kevin Morrow Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:11:01 +0000 #comment-15 Explain to me how your class works. This seems like an interesting way of learning. I am a mac user and have become pretty heavy into using technology the past year. I have been in education for almost 14 years. I am a very active person as well and I am in my first year as a k-6 physical education teacher in O'Neill, NE. Although it is my first year here as PE teacher it is actually about my 5th year of PE overall as I had some PE classes in previous jobs. The concept of a blogfolio is new to me. Explain to me how your class works. This seems like an interesting way of learning. I am a mac user and have become pretty heavy into using technology the past year. I have been in education for almost 14 years. I am a very active person as well and I am in my first year as a k-6 physical education teacher in O’Neill, NE. Although it is my first year here as PE teacher it is actually about my 5th year of PE overall as I had some PE classes in previous jobs. The concept of a blogfolio is new to me.

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