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Have a greeeeeeeeeat Wednesday!

life of exercising for gamers;)

Exergames

Exergames are one example of how technology can be used in physical education. Nothing connects with school children in today’s society more than technology. This fact alone is what inspired the creation of the term exergames. With raising obesity rates and an increase in poor health among American children, physical educators have been desperate to find an away to get student up off the couches and moving. It became easy to see that decreasing the amount of time kids spend playing video games was going to be very challenging and somewhat impossible. Due to these revelations educators began to look for alternative ideas thus leading to the idea and development of exergames. Exergames are video game technology that combines with fitness. Predictably exergames significantly increase the appeal of physical education class and physical activity in general. The increase in appeal of physical education class is due to the fact that exergames generally make the classroom environment more entertaining, challenging and gratifying.

P.E going HIGH TECH

Jumping jacks, team sports, and laps around the school yard are still primarily how kids are getting physical exercise at school, but the use of technology is seeping into P.E. class too. Beyond just bringing Dance Dance Revolution to P.E., some schools are integrating gym-style circuits, heart-rate monitors, and pedometers to encourage students to develop a sense of being physically fit.
Plugging kids into their own physiology, veteran P.E. teacher Betty Ann Fish from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia is using heart rate monitors and software for circuit-training workouts. Fish also uses the results from the monitor to explain to her students how the circulatory system works.
The new devices are relatively new in Fish’s teaching repertoire. “I’ve been teaching here for 25 years,” Fish says. “And if anyone said I’d be using technology when I was an undergrad, I would have laughed.” Now she uses an iPad to track student’s work during class, takes photos and records videos of students performing exercises and uses apps to teach students new fitness concepts and exercises. She also uses online videos for demonstration. During the previous winter Olympics, she says, she showed videos of the events to help students understand the exercise, then try them out. It was especially helpful with some of the lesser known sports, such as curling.
For assessment, Fish uses TeacherPal and a spreadsheet to track student performance. But there are other tech tools like DailyFitLog, which is used by more than 10,000 students in more than 1,250 schools to track physical fitness. Here’s how it works: Teachers enter activities students have completed, such as the number of minutes they’ve exercised or the number of steps they’ve walked. Students can also manually enter data from their heart rate monitors. Every month, students work with their teachers to go over their data, assess themselves and set goals for the future. All student data is pushed to the teachers so they can keep track in between meetings, according to the company’s managing partner Timothy Palek.
Palek says the goal of the system is “to get kids more active and to teach kids how to take care of themselves.” That matches Fish’s goals, too. She sees her role as teaching her students to love physical activity. “I have done my job well if they’re in their 30s and 40s and they’re still active.”

Want to lose the fat....think of a PEDOMETER

Pedometers

Pedometers count and monitor the number of steps taken throughout the day. Most pedometers provide a fairly accurate count of steps taken during ambulatory activities such as walking, jogging, and running. Estimates of the distance walked and caloric expenditure are less accurate. Some newer devices also provide an estimate of the total time spent during continuous walking at a moderate intensity for durations of 10 min or more. To provide accurate step counts, most pedometers need to be attached to a firm waistband; however, some can be carried in a shirt pocket, a pants pocket, or a bag held close to the body. Studies show that some pedometers provide a valid (bias <3%) and reliable (coefficient of variation <2.1%) measure of steps during constant- and variable-speed walking for both healthy and overweight adults when the pedometer is placed on the waistband (sides and back), in a shirt pocket, or around the neck; however, positioning the pedometer in a pants pocket or in a backpack decreases accuracy (Hasson et al. 2009; Holbrook, Barreira, and Kang 2009).

Studies show that pedometer-based walking increases physical activity (Williams et al. 2008). In a synthesis of studies addressing the use of pedometers to increase physical activity, Bravata and colleagues (2007) reported that on average, pedometer users increase their physical activity by 27% over baseline levels. A key predictor of increased physical activity is setting a step goal (e.g., 10,000 steps per day) for participants. Pedometer-based walking programs are associated with significant decreases in body mass index, body weight, and systolic blood pressure (Bravata et al. 2007; Richardson et al. 2008).

Thresholds for health benefits from walking have been established using pedometers. Accumulating 8000 to 9000 steps per day at a rate of no less than 100 steps·min−1 is equivalent to 30 min of moderate physical activity, the health benefit threshold. For weight loss, accumulating 11,000 to 13,000 steps per day is recommended. Using criterion-referenced approaches, youth-specific thresholds for good health are being established. In the future, minimal levels of steps per day may be used to identify health risk thresholds for cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and osteoporosis. Table 3.4 presents classification of physical activity levels for adults and children based on the number of steps taken daily (Tudor-Locke et al. 2005, 2008). Additional information about the validity and accuracy of pedometers is available (Holbrook, Barreira, and Kang 2009; Lamonte, Ainsworth, and Reis 2006; Tudor-Locke et al. 2002, 2006).

Wearable Technological Devices

WEIRDST INVENTIONS EVER

i don't think it can get more weird than this....
i mean yeah they are super awesome at first but don't you think it just get more creepy and weird like the stationary Holder that looks like a guy pooping

 or this one it separates the whites from the yolk

 how about this one making sure every drop of eye drops get in

 and finally the banana phones which are just making me hungrier by the minute

like i said super awesome but getting weird and creepy by the moment and that's your weird inventions for today

Our life of our blogging geeks

computersised eye ware

well the mind that created the series intelligance was right one day we will make a super human and we have started by making computerised eye contacts....am very freaked out and at the same time i want a piece of that action........cheer for intelligence

how cool is this imagine watching a movie or browsing the web without anyone knowing what is actualy doing

Apple solutions?

Yesterday I posted a "solution" to Windows problem, today it's Apple.

technology in 60 seconds

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Have you ever reached Step 2?

Design?

Apple are the best of the best, your vote geeks....

Wise Steve Jobs

In memory of Steve Jobs....

technology in fashion

       
    

     

  

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Don't we all....

Connection, geeks...

Tory Burch Fashions The Fitbit

The greatly anticipated Tory Burch collaboration with Fitbit is available for preorder today. The small collection features two patterned silicone bracelets, a brass necklace and brass bracelet. 

Out of all four, the brass bracelet is my personal favorite. The collection is designed with Burch’s classic graphic sensibility. Priced at $195 for the bracelet and $175 for the pendant, fashioning your Fitbit also comes at a designer price. 

Unlike most costume jewelry, the Fitbit accessories are meant to be worn daily. I’d be a bit concerned about how quickly it would oxidize with everyday use.

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ASIMO HONDA ROBOT

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28332198 FOLLOW THIS LINK TO READ MORE ON THE DEVELOPING STORY OF THE ASIMO ROBOT

Digital Loom That Weaves Yarn in Three Dimensions

Oluwaseyi Sosanya, a graduate from Royal College of Art, has designed this amazing loom that can weave yarn in three dimensions. The printer is rudimentary at this stage, but the potentials for architecture and product design are incredible.

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I'm a computer technicia, he said!

Have you ever met this phoney technicians around?

THE BATTLE

                                                                         VS

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Keep calm geeks....

SMARTPHONE ULTRA SOUND DEVICE LAUNCHES COMMERCIALLY

A WAY TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR UNBORN CHILD AT ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



The mobile ultrasound imaging system includes a Toshiba Windows Mobile-powered smartphone, an ultrasound probe. Device is intended for ultrasound imaging, analysis and measurement in fetal. The smartphone-based ultrasound system can leverage both cellular and WiFi to send images for diagnosis, second opinion, or to a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) for storage.

Computer Humor: Murphy’s Laws of Computing

MURPHY’S LAWS OF COMPUTING

1. For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.
   
2. To err is human… to blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human; in fact it is downright natural.
   
3. He who laughs last probably made a back-up.
   
4. If at first you don’t succeed, blame your computer.
   
5. A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.
   
6. The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.
   
7. A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want it to do.
   
8. When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.
   
9. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it’s probably obsolete.
   
10. The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.
    
11. When the going gets tough, upgrade.
    
12. When you need to send an email quick, that’s when the modem won’t connect!

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Monday Blues

Monday Blues geeks?

How about ice cream and a sick laptop cover! Brightens my day :)

Starbucks anyone?

Labels

3Doodler: The 3D Printing Pen

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Geeks, it's Samsung time!

Samsung Galaxy SIII

Sugru: The Magical Play Dough

 

Sugru is the exciting new self-setting rubber that can be formed by hand. It moulds like play-dough, bonds to almost anything and turns into a strong, flexible silicone rubber overnight.It’s a pliable rubber that dries and hardens, allowing you to fix and modify your stuff. It’s flexible, it sticks to anything, and you can create hooks and grips with it.

 Sugru helps home improver repair appliances, rebuild pan handles, and make taps more comfortable, amongst other things.

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The Tagging App That Ensures You’ll Never Lose Your Important Stuff Again

 

Keep track of all your most prized possessions. Just stick the tiles to things you’re likely to lose and you can keep track of them with your app. There’s also a lost-and-found community feature, in case your stuff gets stolen.

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Samsung gets better...

Awesome Samsung cases, am i right geeks?

And the best one goes to....

Samsung or iPhone?

USB

Just a thought...

The Biolite Camping Stove

“If you’ve gone camping before, you’ve probably used a propane cooker or propane lantern. It works, but propane gives off toxic gases when burned and you have to bring propane canisters with you — heavy, flammable, and what if you run out?no worries here new technology  Biolite CampStove solves this problem. Just use twigs and wood chips you find anywhere, and you have clean-burning fire and electricity.”

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Jokes

Computer jokes are the best because they make you laugh to bits.