Preso Feed Back On Apple Technology in the Gym Downers Grove Distict 58 Nov 3, 2011

Message #1.
 Scott,
Awesome day!  Thanks for your terrific insight into our uses for technology in this district.   You have given me a reason to be connected and learning this tech stuff.   I wasn't so sure before.
Our PE session with Kevin Morrow was valuable and he did a great job of communicating to us what he has done.   Looking forward to using some of his ideas.
Thank you for including us in the tech day.   Physical Education often gets left out.

Jean Schue
Physical Education Teacher

Message #2
Hi Scott, just wanted to say thanks for setting up Kevin Morrow as our presenter for physical education yesterday.  We got some great ideas that we will be trying out over the next few weeks in class.  In fact we already had today's classes stretching to a podcast we generated through garageband.  Cool stuff.  It was nice to see our department get selected for a private session.  Thanks again!!!

Message #3
Hi Kevin, just wanted to say thanks for the presentation yesterday.  We started our warmups today with a podcast generated through garageband and it went great.  Just thought you'd like to know that your ideas are already being put to good use here in Downers Grove.  Thanks again for sharing.

Message #4
Hi Scott,
        Just wanted to let you know how much the elementary pe teachers enjoyed the skyping with Kevin Morrow.  He had some great ideas!  We are all pretty fired up about trying some of them.  When we met during the unconference session, we came up with some thoughts as to where we would like to go as a department.

1. We were hoping that all the elem pe teachers could get an iPod touch or an iPad 2
        Uses:
        storage of audio podcasts that we will be creating
        music for transporting to multiple schools
        recording fitness scores and other assessments (this might mean that Matt V might have to recreate our fitness document so it could be recorded on this device)
        video taping of skills and activities
        still shots that could be placed on a web page or blog

2. We would like to do some video podcasts but would need the following equipment:
        computer - we all have a district laptop
        LCD projector in buildings that do not have any that are not mounted on the classroom ceilings
        any cords for connecting purposes
        cart to house the equipment
        outlet in ceiling so students don't trip on cord on floor in gym (this was Paul Z's suggestion)

3. There is a free app for bowling that TY Dunham found.  We are still hoping to be able to use iPads for bowling scoring.

4. Our DDR is becoming pretty ragged - any possibility of writing a grant to obtain a Wii Fit?

5. There is a Fitnessgram Fitness test that might be something that we could change to for fitness testing in the future.  It is a computerized fitness program.

We would be glad to meet with you if you would like to talk to us about how we plan on using the above items.  We appreciate your listening to our requests and hope that we can bring more technology into the PE department.

Thanks again for a great day!!!

Pat