Ms. Hinojosa's Teaching Tools

iGoogle As A Tool

2009-04-26T15:28:00.000-07:00

This sight was developed to help my students in all areas. It has individual links for each subject in school where the students can go and seek help in their classes. This is a great technology to use in the classroom allowing the students to get help and also be creative. Student's can use the class account or set up their own page and put the tools they feel are most useful to them. This allows them to be productive and creative all at the same time. This page allows the teacher to have class notes for the students to view, class assignments and anything else that is beneficial to the class. One of my favorite aspects is the way the students can keep up with world news by a single click of the mouse. Out of all the technology tools this is one of may favorites to be used in Physical Education.

Exercise And Your Body

2009-04-26T15:02:00.000-07:00

This will be a weekly blog that will deal with the benefits that exercise has on the body. It will go in depth with the mental aspect, cardiovascular aspect and the physical aspect of physical education. There will be weekly question and answer sessions dealing with that particular weeks activities and what each student remembers. There will be step by step instruction to weight management, weight lifting, cardio and abdominal workouts to help familiarize the students with different ways to tone and build the body. This sight will also allow each student to log their progress for both the student and I to monitor.

Peer Pressure....What Society Is Trying To Make Us!

2009-04-26T14:53:00.001-07:00

Today's society places a lot of demands on today's teens and in this blog we will deal with those issues. It will take weekly articles from magazines, TV or regular high school problems and address those issues. This will allow each student to express their views on how these demands effect their lives and the lives of their friends. It will allow them to ask questions for other student's to answer and give a more well rounded view in different areas. It will also allow them to speak openly about issues that are effecting their lives and help prevent other student's from having to deal with those same problems.

You Have Questions?..........Let's Get Answers!

2009-04-26T14:44:00.000-07:00

In today's society we are faced with a lot of issues we aren't sure we understand. This section of the blog was developed for students to ask questions that may be difficult for them to discuss in person. The question's can range anywhere from normal anatomy questions, weight loss, all the way to concerns about peer pressure. By using the question/answer method a lot of students who are afraid to ask a particular question or discuss and issue might be helped by other students who aren't as shy and will speak out. If everyone participates regularly I feel we will see that everyone seems to deal with the same pressures and is looking for the same answers.

Blogs As A Teaching Tool

2009-04-26T14:25:00.000-07:00

Using blogs as a teaching tool is a little different in Physical Education than it is in other subjects. These blogs will be similar in some areas but they will also have a mind of their own. The blogs I created will give my students a different way to understand more about the mental side of physical education along with the activities. It will give them an outlet for asking questions and discussing issues with other students that may be difficult for them during the class. Young women today are confronted with so many different types of peer pressure and have no where to turn. This is my first step in giving my students a better understanding of today's world for their own piece of mind!

This section will allow each student to blog about their progress in the class in all areas of health and fitness, weight management and skills. They will be able to express their likes and dislikes about the class and give suggestions on how to improve the class and make it more interesting and helpful.