Protecting Private Information
In PE strategy and game play often involve the ability to protect information, for example where the flag is in Capture the Flag, who your team has designated as their doctor in a team hospital tag game, or the play/strategy your team is using in the basketball game. Learning to protect simple information like this helps when the information becomes more privileged. By learning the consequences of sharing in a non-threatening (though often competitive) environment we are hopefully better able to transfer the learning to outside the gym, both online and offline. Respect Yourself and Others In PE it is important to respect yourself, the other players, and the officials. Learning about how to respect these people in "high" pressure situations like competitive sport translates well to time outside the gym. Respecting yourself in sport means not compromising your health and safety, following the rules and being a team player. These qualities all apply to life both online and off. Respecting the referee equates to respecting the police officer on the street and to the moderator in an online forum or group. Respecting the other players, on your team and your opponents, is critical to good sportsmanship and success in athletics. This translates to respecting the people you know and don't know out on the playground, walking through your community or at the local store. Similarly, be learning to respect others through PE and sport you are able to transfer the skill to online interactions on social media, on discussion forums and in comments online. Knowing how to respect authority and others is the same regardless of the context. Stay Safe Online Safety is a critical aspect of all PE classes and activities. Both safety for oneself and for others in the gymnasium. Keeping a focus on how to be safe, how to recognize potential safety issues and how to resolve them teaches the students the skills to be safe and make good decisions in their own life. Transferring this skill to their online life would allow them to critically evaluate websites, posts and online profiles to determine their safety through figuring out the authenticity and possible intentions. Critically analyzing for potential safety issues online will help them to make better decisions regarding what they share and with whom. Balance the Time Balance is critical in physical education - dynamic balance, static balance, balancing your meal choices to allow for all the nutrients you need to be healthy, balancing how competitive you are versus how competitive the situation is, keeping a balance between your friends... Just like balancing the time you spend online versus offline. Learning how to balance your body and your life in physical education class can be transferred to the healthy habits required to maintain balance in your digital life as well. Stand up to Bullying Bullying whether online or in real life is a situation where one person is looking to exert influence and control over another at their expense. In a physical education program with a focus on fair play principles you can teach the students about respecting each other and the benefits that come from that. This learning to respect your teammates your opponents, the officials, the fans lends itself to learning to treat others as you wish to be treated. It encourages youth to stand up for what is right and just and to follow the rules of the game (or society). These life skills can then ideally be applied to online social media lives as well. IF you practice good respectful behaviour offline, then it follows that online you should also know how to act appropriately. Moving Forward in PE with Digital Citizenship I teach Sportsmanship throughout everything that is done in my gym. I use six elements of sportsmanship that I have developed as my own over the years. Each of these elements is critical to learning how to be a good sport, to play fair and to be a good citizen in life. I feel that they can just as easily relate to online life choices as they do to on field life choices. Moving forward these discussions during PE time can also bring in online world examples and situations to help educate my students. Six Elements of Sportsmanship for a Digital Citizen... Rule knowledge and use - set rules with your parents and know the rules for being online, in your social media circle. Follow the rules about what you should and should not post. Fouls - know when you are breaking the rules and what the consequences can be for that. Fair mindedness - treat other people's views with respect and don't force your own on them. Positive Attitude and Self Control - The world has enough negative happening, be positive. Think twice before you post online, don't let your emotions get the best of you. Would you say these things in person? Would you say it to your family? Communication - use proper communication, grammar does matter online and be clear in your messages you post. Persistence and Effort - stick to your guns online, do not let trolls and doubters bring you down. Comments are closed.
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