FTCE Physical Education K-12:
Technology as Related to PE
shapeamerica.org - correct answer ✔✔The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE), a nonprofit
and the largest professional organization devoted to PE, sports, school health, dance, physical activity,
and healthy active lifestyles.
PELINKS4U - correct answer ✔✔Weekly online newsletter that focuses on the use of technology in PE.
Fitbit - correct answer ✔✔These devices synchronize (sync) wirelessly with mobile devices like
smartphones and tablets, enabling people to monitor and record their activities and progress in
numerous fitness areas, and access online tools like charts, graphs, and badges to track their
improvement and gain additional insights.
Zip - correct answer ✔✔a wireless activity tracker that resembles a pedometer.
One - correct answer ✔✔a wireless activity and sleep tracker.
Flex and the Force - correct answer ✔✔both wireless activity and sleep wristbands
Aria - correct answer ✔✔a Wi-Fi-enabled "smart scale" that indicates weight, body fat percentage, and
body mass index (BMI) and wirelessly syncs with online mobile and graphing tools.
My Fitness Pal - correct answer ✔✔An app that helps users track their exercise and diet. It also syncs
with Fitbit.
Endomondo Sports Tracker - correct answer ✔✔"The Personal Trainer in Your Pocket". It works with
smartphones and GPS watches, enabling users to view statistics for walking, running, and bicycling,
including distance, remaining distance, speed, summaries, history, full training logs, and graphs; to set
goals and targets; to get "Audio Coach" feedback; to analyze their performance; and to engage in social
networking, including news feeds, pep talks, challenges, routes, a global fitness community, and sharing
on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for positive reinforcement to boost their motivation.
Technology as Related to PE
shapeamerica.org - correct answer ✔✔The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE), a nonprofit
and the largest professional organization devoted to PE, sports, school health, dance, physical activity,
and healthy active lifestyles.
PELINKS4U - correct answer ✔✔Weekly online newsletter that focuses on the use of technology in PE.
Fitbit - correct answer ✔✔These devices synchronize (sync) wirelessly with mobile devices like
smartphones and tablets, enabling people to monitor and record their activities and progress in
numerous fitness areas, and access online tools like charts, graphs, and badges to track their
improvement and gain additional insights.
Zip - correct answer ✔✔a wireless activity tracker that resembles a pedometer.
One - correct answer ✔✔a wireless activity and sleep tracker.
Flex and the Force - correct answer ✔✔both wireless activity and sleep wristbands
Aria - correct answer ✔✔a Wi-Fi-enabled "smart scale" that indicates weight, body fat percentage, and
body mass index (BMI) and wirelessly syncs with online mobile and graphing tools.
My Fitness Pal - correct answer ✔✔An app that helps users track their exercise and diet. It also syncs
with Fitbit.
Endomondo Sports Tracker - correct answer ✔✔"The Personal Trainer in Your Pocket". It works with
smartphones and GPS watches, enabling users to view statistics for walking, running, and bicycling,
including distance, remaining distance, speed, summaries, history, full training logs, and graphs; to set
goals and targets; to get "Audio Coach" feedback; to analyze their performance; and to engage in social
networking, including news feeds, pep talks, challenges, routes, a global fitness community, and sharing
on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for positive reinforcement to boost their motivation.
