While searching through different technology integration articles, I stumbled upon one interesting article (accompanied by a video): Why Integrate Technology into the Curriculum (http://www.edutopia.org/tech-integration). What grabbed my attention about this article is that did not specifically address the curriculum. Instead, it also reached out to discuss sports. This article focuses on Harrison Central High School in Mississippi. Throughout the article and the two accompanying videos, I see pro gates, clickers and digital cameras, which I anticipated. However, a cheerleading squad took over the camera time to give more information about technology.
At Harrison Central H.S., they utilize technology to assist with different stats regarding the cheerleading squad and their routine. However, the use of these stats do not stop at practice. Instead, they move back into the classroom as stats are given to an algebra class. From there, the algebra students graph different pieces of information. Therefore, the technology helps the cheerleading squad, but it also links it up with the curriculum. Another specific way that they utilize technology to connect sports and the classroom is with softball. A pitcher was analyzing a video and using other technology to interpret her pitching technique. From there, she was able to include the information in her physics class, focusing on specific aspects, such as velocity.
Overall, I was a bit amazed at what this school was doing with technology. Beyond everything else in the article and videos, I am fascinated with the connection made between the sports and the curriculum. It is obvious that high school students are very concerned with their extra-curricular activities. Therefore, by making this connection, I believe we are showing the students that we are just as concerned with these activities.
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I think that this is a very interesting approach. I remember back to high school and I know how important sports were to not only me, but the majority of the student body. I think that this is a great way to take something that the students are interested in and team it with correlate with the curriculum. I think the students would be more interested because it is something that they truly want to learn about. I also think that it would give them a better understanding of how the concepts being taught while in class can be utilized in real life situations.
This is something to really think about and something that middle and high school teachers could really look into incorporating into their own classroom.
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