Making the Case for Technology Integration

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What type of support do you think the author is talking about in the following quote?: "Support is greatly needed if physical activity is going to be increased in a society as technologically advanced as ours. Most Americans today are spared the burden of excessive physical labor. Indeed, few occupations today require significant physical activity, and most people use motorized transportation to get to work and to perform routine errands and tasks" (Satcher, 1997, foreword). Is instructional technology part of the problem, part of the solution, or neutral? Is the problem likely to get worse or better? With the help of computer technology, more and more people are now working from their homes. Will this trend lead to more or less physical activity?

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Is there a way to turn the passive activities discussed in the following quote into ones that require physical activity?: "Even leisure time is increasingly filled with sedentary behaviors, such as watching television, surfing the Internet, and playing video games" (Satcher, 1997, foreword). Can any of these activities be used to promote physical activity? What role can schools play in changing the amount of leisure time spent on sedentary activities?

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