COMPUTER ESSENTIALS FOR HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION by KEN FELKER and D.J. BRADLEY pub date, 2006, 240 pages, $44.95 Single Copy + S&H $41.96; Two Books + S&H $78.42 ISBN 0-89641-437-X Computer Essentials for Health and Physical Education was written to provide the reader with the basics of technology (Chapters 1-14) and an application of those fundamentals in a variety of health and physical education settings (Labs 1-10). Due to ever developing techonological advances and the increase in health and physical education software, this book is well suited to fill gaps in knowledge critical to effective techonology use. The combination of essential computer basics and labs offered in this book is currently not available in other texts. Most health and physical education technology books focus on theory and content, and fail to provide hands-on opportunities for application. It could be compared to learning to drive a car from reading a book about automobiles. This book provides the essential basics and the test drive is included. PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK . . . Computer Essentials for Health and Physical Education was written with the purpose of satisfying the following objectives: Provide students with essential basics in various areas of computer technology. Provide students with a computer lab experience using a combination of software and hardware. Labs 1-5 use software and hardware specific to health and physical education, while labs 6-10 use Microsoft Office with a prescribed health and physical education application (Together, objective 1 and 2 provide a mix of theory and practice). Technology changes quickly, so in order to make this book as useful as possible, it will be updated each year. Submission of suggestions, recommendations, and user insights is encouraged and will be incorporated into future editions. The book comes bundled with demo software and website support. Instructors and students can find lab project samples, a database of labs supporting various versions of software used in those labs, and a form for submitting user feedback and suggestions. Students will find the internet support necessary for completing labs 1,2,3 and 5, and Microsoft Office for Labs 6-10. HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED. . . Chapter 1 makes the case for how integral technology is towards meeting today's academic standards, potential funding, and how specific hardware and software is design to meet the wide scope of health and physical education learning. Chapters 2-14 provide essential componenets of technology that are extremely relevant to today's health and physical education professional. Labs 1-5 provide hands-on experience for using software and hardware that is specifically designed for health and physical education, and Labs 6-10 provide instruction in the use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher) with specific applications to health and physical education. The appendices provide learning support for both the chapters and labs. In order to enhance the use of this book as a learning tool, information believed to be most important is highlighted. Furthermore, computer shortcuts, tips, and hints are set apart in gray boxes throughout the chapters. Finally, a series of review questions are presented at the end of each chapter to reinforce the lesson. TEACHING TOOLS. . . An instructional resource package designed to enhance teaching and learning accompanies this book and is available to adoptorts. It includes: Powerpoint Slides - colorful, ready-to-use PowerPoint presentations for each chapter. Test Questions - more that 100 test questions organized by chpaters and delivered in Microsoft Word format for ease of editing and expansion of test database. Website - access to a website providing additional labs and sample lab projects for demonstration purposes. CONTENTS Chapter 1: Integrating Technology into Health and Physical Education Technology Integration with a Plan Standards Technology Funding in HPE Hardware and Software Solutions Fitness Assessment Grading Instructional Applications Productivity Chapter 1 Questions Chapter 2: Personal Computers ... The Extreme Basics Technology in Our Lifetime Chapter 2 Questions Chapter 3: Windows XP Basics Getting Started Prerequisites "The Assumptions" Start Your Engines - The Desktop The Windows Task Bar Chapter 3 Questions Chapter 4: Inside the Computer The "Mother" of all Boards Central Processing Unit Expansion Slots and Drive Bays Chapter 4 Questions Chapter 5: Places to Plug Things It's Not as Difficult as it Looks Keyboard and Mouse USB Monitor Printer Modem Network Speaker, Microphone, Line in Firewire Chapter 5 Questions Chapter 6: The Stuff You Plub into the Computer Keyboard Mouse Monitor and Video Card Speakers Printers Scanners Modem High Speed Modems Chapter 6 Questions Chapter 7: Digital Storage ... Bigger is Better The Primer Storage Removable Storage Non-Removable Storage Memory File Organization Chapter 7 Questions Chapter 8: Backing Up Your Files Once It's Gone, It's Too Late Preparing for Backups Backing Up Your Data Chapter 8 Questions Chapter 9: Lights, Camera, Action Digital Cameras Digicams Storage for Digicams Transferring Images Editing Images Image Types Digital Video Cameras Capturing Digital Video What is Digital Video? What Is So Impressive with DV Acquiring Digital Video Making it All Work Example 1 - Capturing Video and Audio from a Standard VCR (Analog to Analog) Example 2 - Capturing Video and Audio From an Analog or Digital video Camera Example 2 - Capturing Video and Audio with an Analog To Digital Converter Capture It Chapter 9 Questions Chapter 10: Personal Digital Assistants Essential Tools or Glorified Gadget How they Work The Basics I Want All the Accesories Chapter 10 Questions Chapter 11: The Internet Bandwidth ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Cable Service Satellite Service Connecting to the Internet Browsers Internet Explorer Options Favorites E-mail Blogs, Wikis, & Podcasting Chapter 11 Questions Chapter 12: Computer Network Options Basic Terminology Wired Ethernet Network Phoneline Network Powerline Network Wireless Network Home Networking Comparisons Chapter 12 Questions Chapter 13: Protecting Your Privacy Firewalls AntiVirus Software What is in the Cookie Jar? SPAM (It's Not Just for Dinner) Spyware (Big Brother is Watching Chapter 13 Questions Chapter 14: Miscellaneous Stuff Recycling Power Consumption Power Surges Security Devices Servic/Insurance Standard Productivity Software Chapter 14 Questions Health and Physical Education Labs Lab #1-Nutritional Analysis Lab #2-Health Risk Appraisals Lab #3-Fitness Assessment Lab #4-PE Manager Lab #5-Heart Rate Monitors Productivity Labs Lab #6-Desktop Publishing Lab #7-Heart Rate Calculator Lab #8-Review Game Lab #9-Web Resource Lab #10-Digital Portfolio Appendices Appendix A - National Educational Technology Appendix B - Image File Names and Descriptions Appendix C - Capturing Video Appendix D - Using a flatbec Scanner Appendix E - ASCII Table Appendix F - Terms and Definitions ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . Ken Felker, Chairperson and Professor of Health and Physical Education at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, teaches courses in technology intergration and health methodology, and was named the Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Technology Scholar in 2004. He has published and presented nationally and internationally on numerous technologies and their applications, and currently serves as Health and Physical Curriculum Specialist for Learning and Leading with Technlogy a journal of the International Society for Technology Education. In the Fall of 2005, Dr. Felker intitiated a research project providing student teachers and supervisors with PDAs to gather data, plan, assess, and communicate in the classroom. He was selected as the 1998 Pennsylvania Health Educator of the Year, 1999 Eastern District AAHPERD Outstanding Health Professional, and was a finalist for the National Helath Educator of the Year in 1999. Dennis J. Bradley has been intrigued with technololgy since the early 1980's when he was fortunate enough to be one of a few selected seniors in a small Pennsylvania high school to participate in using that schools first computer. He went on to complete a bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the University of Pittsburgh. Following this he worked as a computer programming consultant in the business sector, but his love for the academic environment and assisting clients with technology quickly led him back into this field. For the past seventeen years he has spent his career researching, deploying, and supporting technology of all facets at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania wherre he is the Director of Desktop Systems and Learning Technology.   ORDER DIRECT AND SAVE!  Students, professionals, teachers and libraries receive our best discount. Do your libraries support your course? 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