The use of information communication and technology, is not only limited to the walls of the classroom, but also extends to the extra-curricular activities including the likes of sports and cultural activities and certain technological devices and systems can be applied to enhance or better the performances of students in these areas, these include cameras, mobile phone cameras, motion analysis software, film editing, portable media players, interactive whiteboards, voice projections systems,pedometers,stopwatches,video conferencing, YouTube and the virtual learning environment.
There are a wide range of ICT hardware applications that can be used with sports or cultural activities department. Video cameras can provide the learners with videos
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This allows the teacher and the students to study individual and team performances across a wide range of activates .However it the duty of the teacher to check whether these software are being used correctly, AFPE Safe Practice in Physical Education (2008), This includes issues associated with parental permission; filming for a purposes, dress, angels, management of images and access and security of clips. Voice projections systems are a very innovative way of communicating with the students specifically within physical education, the most notable example of these is the Front Row To Go system, the system includes lightweight, wireless hand- held radio microphone and head microphone which transmits a teachers voice from speakers to the whole class.(www.eurotekhsm.co.uk/pe). The system can increase students attentiveness and concentration, improve teaching and learning and reduce voice …show more content…
Learners responses systems add increased interactivity into classrooms through devices like interactive writing tablets and wireless slates which are cost are cost effective in comparison with whiteboard techonology.Learners response systems are mostly a series of handsets that interact with additional software for windows powerpoint which allows learners to interact with the teachers