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Holiday Greetings from PELINKS4U
As many of you know PELINKS4U is produced each month through the
generous efforts of more than 30 volunteers. On your behalf I would
like to publicly thank all of our section editors as well as those
of you who have contributed news and ideas during 2002.
Working in an "online" environment we sometimes wonder
if anyone is actually out there! We greatly appreciate hearing from
you and I encourage you to let our section editors know when you
benefit from the ideas they share. Section editor e-mail addresses
are on each of our pages.
PELINKS4U would also not be possible without the ongoing support
of our web site sponsors. Their logos appear on our pages and we
occasionally include messages from them. Please be sure to thank
these folks whenever you see them at conferences or order equipment
from them. Several of our sponsors have been with us for several
years. They deserve our appreciation and support.
This month we are adding back the logo we used to include from
Amazon.com. You can help support PELINKS4U by clicking this logo
whenever you visit Amazon. Entering Amazon from our logo adds a
few cents to our affiliate account each time you make a purchase.
Please tell your friends too! It costs you nothing extra but helps
to support PELINKS4U.
Finally, and most importantly we thank you for continuing to read
PELINKS4U. Our goal continues to be to connect physical educators
in the USA and beyond. It remains a challenge and we appreciate
you letting your colleagues and students know about PELINKS4U.
Have a safe and healthy December and a wonderful holiday with your
families.
Steve Jefferies
PELINKS4U/Central Washington University
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"Do not
handicap your children by making their lives easy ."
Robert Heinlein
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This month, Technology Section Editor,
Gerry Cernicky, provides us with an easy
to understand look at the nuts and bolts of technology that we tend
to take for granted.
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Do the terms USB, bandwidth, megahertz,
and jpg boggle your mind. Here is a series of definitions
and examples of these terms. |
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Using video technology to put the
parts of technology together. |
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Yes, holiday concepts can be incorporated with
technology. Here's some ideas. |
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So many ideas and only one page to
put them on . . . you just have to see for yourself. |
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Click here to
read these and much more... |
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| Site Sponsor News and Products |
PELINKS4U is supported
by the organizations and companies whose logos appear on these pages.
Here is some news from these important site sponsors:
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This holiday season, Give the Gift
of Good Health with a limited-edition pedometer-sporting bears.
The adorable bears can be purchased with your choice of a
DIGI-WALKERŞ
series pedometer or NL-2000 activity monitor. |
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Jump, Jive and Boogie with the
new and improved Jump Box. No unpleasant spring noises, no
sudden bottoming-out on big jumps, no hard surfaces to trip
on. From Exercise
Express. |
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Phi
Epsilon Kappa Fraternity is a national professional fraternity
for persons engaged in or pursuing careers in health, physical
education, recreation, or safety. |
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"Ready, get set, go!" With lightning
quickness, 12 specially designed cups (Speed
Stacks) are stacked in predetermined pyramids. See the
video! |
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Mesh bags, dome cones, hoops, stopwatches,
poly spots, discs are now sale priced at GOPHER
Sport. |
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Need money for your physical education curriculum,
but don't know how to apply for a grant? Sportime
recently launched a new, reference-based website, PEgrants.com,
for physical educators who want to acquire federal grants
for their schools. |
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Texas
Woman's University has just been awarded two Office of
Special Education Programs grants to support the education
of students in Adapted Physical Education at the Ph.D. and
Master's levels. |
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| Jenelle and Wade Gilbert this
month's Coaching Section Editors, provide a collection of articles
from four authors on the following items.
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Jon Poole, this
month's Secondary Section Editor, provides a perspective on the recent
landmark study in California with a look at the underlying importance
of a healthy lifestyle for the sake of being healthy.
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Do we really need this (California) research
to justify our existence. Here's a thought . . . |
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A look at the National Coalition of Promoting
Physical Activity. What is it and how can it help? |
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Beer adds . . . are they overwhelming
our youth. |
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To read about these topics and much more click
here. |
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Darren Dale, Health and Fitness Section Editor reports and
provides some interesting perspectives from down under (New Zealand).
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Don't miss the letter to Santa! |
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Differences between youth sport and the same
in America are shared. Which is better? You decide. |
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A well meaning dad, wants a pro sports contract
for his kid, what are the odds? |
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Get in on the lawsuits. Let's all sue fast
food joints because they are making us fat . . . just kidding,
but here is a report about some who are. |
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For these and more click here. |
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This month, Section Editor Cindy Piletic, provides a look at holiday activities.
Specific items included in this section are:
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A rationale for incorporating holiday activities
in your classroom. |
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Ever wondered how to adapt activities to your
situation or occasion. Here are some steps to adapting
activities. |
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Where do teachers come up with all of the items
for their classroom? Creativity and a few sales are
at the center of it all. |
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Can you ride a wheelie for 6 miles?
Robert Hensel did. Read
this for more. |
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Physically fit children do perform better academically!
The California Department of Education (CDE) just released a
study that shows a distinct relationship between academic achievement
and physical fitness of California's public school students.
Read more. |
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California Educator features physical education
in November issue. Several interesting articles. Click here.
Thanks to Joe Herzog for sharing! |
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"Physical Activity and Teacher Education"
seminar scheduled March 30th-31st, 2003 at Penn State. Click
here
for details |
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Jean Blaydes is coming to Peninsula School District/Gig
Harbor, WA on Jan. 11, 2003. Contact Ann
Meacham for details. |
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A middle school wellness program
removes the social rigors from gym class. Titusville a tiny
town tucked into the hills of northwest Pennsylvania makes news
with its PE program. |
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West
Virginia University offers distance education Master's degree
program in Physical Education Teacher Education. |
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Soar with your Strengths. Listserv for future
professionals of AAALF/AAHPERD restarts! Students interested
in helping at the national convention or PE major related activities
should contact Jason Siebert
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"Parenting
With Dignity" is a resource where parents learn new
effective parenting skills giving them the tools necessary to
create an encouraging, and loving home for their children. Developed
by Mac Bledsoe. |
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Promoting
Lifetime Activity for Youth Program (P.L.A.Y.) is a free,
teacher-directed physical activity program targeting students
in grades four through six. |
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Healthy
Arizona 2010 is a comprehensive statewide prevention agenda
designed to improve the health of all Arizonans over the next
decade. |
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EPEC Golf Module for physical education teachers
in Michigan published in July, 2002. Contact Lee
Kokinakis for details. |
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"Adolescents whose parents restrict their
exposure to R-rated movies not only report lower exposure to
movies with R and PG-13 ratings but also report much lower rates
of tobacco and alcohol use." These results suggest that
limiting exposure to these media may help prevent early use
of alcohol and tobacco..." Reported by OPHEA |
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Glenn Young
reports that the British Columbia, government is proposing to
mandate Physical Education 11 and 12 |
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CONFERENCE/WORKSHOP CALENDAR |
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calendar, please e-mail
us. Thanks. |
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Support PELINKS4U by purchasing books HERE!
Elementary Section Editor, Tom
Winiecki, provides a collection of activities and ideas for
classroom teachers.
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Need ideas to interest your students
in winter activities. Here is one approach! |
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Ideas to take your class out into the snow
for activity. |
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Interested in teaching your classes ice skating.
Here is how one teacher introduces it to her students. |
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For these and more, click here. |
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Lloyd Gage, our PELINKS Graduate Assistant provides a welcome
to the new year with the following information.
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The link between fitness and academic achievement
that so many Physical Educators have been trying to make has
been reported in California. Comparison between fitness
and test scores on the SAT-9 has produced some very interesting
results. Check out this page
for more on the results. |
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Survivors, a teamwork activity
for your classes. |
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Other activities for the classroom including
cross country skiing and Carolina Football. |
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