Nitendo Wii in Physical Education

Back in the day I can't imagine there was much technology being used in the Physical Education Field. Schools didn't have their own sets of heart rate monitors or Nitendo's Wii wasn't invented. Since then, Physical Education hs come a long ways. Some schools record students' records and make charts to see how the specific student has improved over the year(s). There are some schools that actually use te Nitendo Wii in their P.E. programs. That's right, schools allow their students to actual play video games during class hours. Obviously schools can't afford a bunch of Wii consoles so as a teacher you'd have to figure out how to distribue playing time equally. You could especially use the Wii on raining days or during the winter months. Most P.E. programs try to take their students to a bowling alley once every so often, but with a Wii that wouldn't be necessary. The Wii offers bowling where up to 4 players can play at a time. Ove time a Wii would eventually end up paying for itself just from cutting back on field trips to the bowling alley. The Wii also has a Wii Fit program that is actually all about exercise while you play.


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