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2008-10-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Assignment 4: Tasty Tracking

2008-09-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

Title of Activity: Tasty Tracking

Reference Section:

MyPyramid Tracker. (2008). Retrieved Sept. 23, 2008, from http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/

Grade Level: 9

Subject: Physical Education

Brief Description of Activity:

Students will record everything that they eat and drink for a regular working week. Each night they will be responsible for inputting their food information into their MyPyramid Tracker. Students can access the MyPyramid Tracker at http://www.mypyramidtracker.gov/ by following the ‘Assess your food intake” link, here they will have to create a username and password. It is suggested that their username resemble ‘firstname.lastname’ to avoid confusion. After the weeklong recording period students will submit a detailed write up indicating if they felt they had made appropriate food choices and why, changes they should make to their diet and the benefits of these changes, and benefits of healthy eating.

General Learner Outcome:

Students will understand, experience and appreciate the health benefits that result from physical activity.

Specific Learner Outcomes:

Design, monitor and personally analyze nutrition programs that will affect physical performance

ICT Outcomes:

C.1.3.3 access and operate multimedia applications and technologies from stand-alone and online sources

P.2.3.1 design, create and modify a database for a specific purpose

P.2.3.4 use a scientific calculator or a computer to solve problems involving rational numbers

Rationale for Computer Integration:

Computers were integrated into this assignment for two main reasons. One reason being that students will inherently take control of their learning as this is a non class time-based assignment, and must be completed at the students own discretion Secondly, the technology allows for instantaneous and accurate feedback based on a set of developed nutritional standards. The technology also allows for quick and efficient nutritional fact analysis, reducing the chance of experimental error, and readily available information.

Powerpoint Presentation Changes

2008-09-10T17:41:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

Here are the changes that I made to the Crowsnest Fire presentation. Although most of the changes I made were fairly basic, if anyone wants to know how to make any of these changes feel free to let me know and I'd be more than happy to help you.

Ø Inserted a Title Page and Title

Ø Changed first slide title and font (Size + Type)

Ø Added Image to first slide

Ø 1 grammatical change on slide 1

Ø 3 grammatical change on slide 2

Ø Changed second slide title and font (Size + Type)

Ø Added image to slide 2

Ø Changed third slide title and font (Size and Type)

Ø Revised content of slide 3 into point form.

Ø Changed font for all slides.

Ø Added custom actions to all body paragraphs and photos.

Ø Added custom slide transitions to all slides.

Introduction

2008-09-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

My name is Jeremy Braynen and I'm a fourth year Physical Education major at the University of Lethbridge. I was born and raised in Calgary Alberta and lived with my mom, dad, grandmother, and dog until I was 19 years of age. I now reside in Lethbridge Alberta and share my house with my roommate. My interest mainly revolve around physical activity and pop culture with a focus on music. My favorite sports are Basketball, Football, Snowboarding and Baseball. I've been involved in organized basketball for 13 years; baseball, 14 years; and football, 7 years. I enjoy playing the piano and studied with the Royal Conservatory of Music for 3 years. I recently took a vaction to the Carribean islands of the Bahamas which is my father's home country. I enjoy working with technology and widening my understanding of computers and their working components. I am excited to see what Educ 3508 has to offer and I plan to take as much out of it as I can.