INTERNET COURSE MODULE

OBJECTIVE: Students will be able to bookmark different websites that cover some aspect of physical education.

INTRODUCTION: The internet is full of helpful websites and we need to hold on to these websites through bookmarks. However, what the internet does lack is good physical education websites. Therefore, a person browsing the internet for good quality teaching or coaching information for the physical education teacher is very difficult and sometimes down right frustrating. Due to the lack of “classroom”, the physical education world is not very high tech. What this means is that technology is not necessary for this concentration and therefore, there not many websites. There are a few for the elementary but not many for the secondary. This course module will help you bookmark these valuable few websites so you can refer to them when you need them. Too often we come across a good website and do not remember the web address. This is why using the bookmark feature is crucial.

ACTIVITY: There are a few reasons why a PE teacher may want to bookmark several websites.

Lesson Plans: Though there are not as many as other subject areas, there are a few good websites that have physical education lesson plans.

Teaching Ideas: They always say, do not re-invent the wheel. Therefore, having websites where a teacher can find good sound teaching strategies or ideas is a great idea.

Coaching Ideas: These sites are very helpful especially when you are teaching a sport or skill you are not familiar.

There could be other reason why a PE teacher might want to bookmark certain websites. There are more and more physical education teachers using technology as part of their curriculum and having a good online library of information is a good start.

Every internet browser gives the user an opportunity to bookmark the user’s favorite website addresses. If you are using Internet Explorer, it is called “Favorites” with a star before it. When you click this button, a list of your favorites will be display on the left side of the browser. In this screen, you have the option to “add” websites to your favorites. Once you select add, a new display box will appear prompting you to select a folder to add the new website to. You can also create a new folder to put websites in. Using Netscape is a little more complicated and you can research that by clicking the following link http://wp.netscape.com/bookmark/index.html.

ASSIGNMENT: For this assignment, you will be required to bookmark ten websites. These websites must have some content useful to a physical education teacher. These bookmarks should be in folders that describe what type of information you will find on the website. For example, you may have a bookmark in a folder call “Lesson Plans” or “Coaching Techniques.”

SUBMISSION: Since you have not learned how to screen capture, you will submit this assignment using Word. Using a Word document, create a list of website bookmarks under the appropriate folder. For each website; list the name of the website, a description of the website, and the web address. Email the document as an attachment to the instructor.

RUBRIC:

	Unacceptable	Developing	Accomplished
Bookmarks	Very few appropriate bookmarks with correct annotation	Seven to nine appropriate bookmarks with correct annotation	Ten or more appropriate bookmarks with correct annotation
Folders	Very few folders	One or two folders with appropriate names	Three or more folders with appropriate titles
Presentation	Unorganized	Neat but not creative	Done with neatness and creativity