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Using a computer in the gymnasium to compile various results


Translated from the original French RECITDP document here:
http://www.recitdp.qc.ca/article.php3?id_article=132


Title: 
Using a computer in the gymnasium to compile various results

Computer pick from RECITDP Cycle:
Elementary: Cycle 2 and 3
High School: Cycle 1 and 2

Broad areas of learning:
To be determined according to context.

Cross-Curricular Competencies:
Uses information and communication technologies.
                       
Subject Area:
Physical Education and Health

Competency:
Performs movement skills in different physical activity settings.

Description:
This project consists of having a computer accessible in the gymnasium to facilitate the gathering of various results. This will involve the students and allow them to be more autonomous in the collection and compilation of their results by entering them in the computer.

How to realize this project:
  1. First, make available in the gymnasium a computer equipped with a software specialized in the compilation of various results (database type of software, excel or other)
  2. Initiate the student how to use and enter their results using the software available on the computer.
  3. Allow the students to use the software and computer freely, in an autonomous way to enter the results of their performances.

Equipment needed:

-    Computer accessible near or in the gymnasium.


Added value:

-    The student can follow up on their results easily.
-    The student will become more familiar with technologies.
-    The teacher becomes more accessible to the students.


For more information:

Having a computer accessible in the gymnasium promotes student  autonomy and an ability to enter various results associated with physical performances