Technology Problems

My computer is giving me problems now. It keeps freezing on me and I'm about fed up with it. I'm about ready to punt it out the window. Yesterday I was working on something and it froze up on me. I had to start the project all over again. My mom got Norton Anti-virus for her computer and I'm going to see if it will work on mine. Hopefully it works because I'm tired of taking eight hours just do one report.

Video's in P.E.

Showing video's during class on the proper technique of a certain skill is a great idea. During my high school wrestling career we used video's to show correct techniques and it really helped. We also used video's that had our matches on it to check out our progress and see what things we can improve on. If students had their own video tapes of them performing a skill, then they can watch themselves and make corrections as they go. And if a teacher isn't sure about a certain skill he could show a video on it that shows the proper technique.

Audacity Program

I downloaded the audacity program the other day and found out that it had a lot of cool effects. I was playing with it all day. I began mixing different kinds of music which is harder than you think. It also takes longer than you would think. The has this effect where you can reverse the songs and I was seeing if people could guess what the song was. If you haven't downloaded it yet you should give it a try.

Archery in P.E.

Archery is the most dangerous sport to teach. The teacher has to carefully watch all of the students at once. If someone makes one little mistake it could mean the loss of someone's life. That is why I don't think archery is a good sport to be teaching students. This type of activity should be taught by a hunter's safety course where there are more teachers to watch over the students. You don't see physical education classes teaching kids how to shoot guns so why should they be teaching kids how to shoot bow and arrows.

My video upload problem

I'm having some trouble with putting youtube videos on my myspace. For some reason I haven't figured it out yet. I entered the url where I'm suppose to but it still won't show up. I'm hoping my mom can help me out with this because I have no idea what I'm doing wrong or if it's even me at all. The I want to upload is one of me and my friends dancing. It's not the best video but I accidentally broke something in it and everybody looks at me and then keep dancing. That part makes me smile.

My reaccuring foot problem

I seem keep reinjuring my foot and I don't know how I'm doing it. I have been told by the school nurses that it is a pulled muscle in my foot, but you know how reliable they are. Since it's a reaccuring injury I think that it might be something more complicated than a pulled muscle. This injury always happens after I run and it just started last semester. When it starts it feels like I stepping on a rock, but if I keep running on it I eventually can't walk on it because it hurts so bad.

Tai Chi in Physical Education

Tai Chi is a relaxing exercise not only for the body, but also for the mind and spirit. I feel that it would be a good idea to introduce Tai Chi into physical education classes. It could help make a more stress free environment. It helps students focus their energy and put it to good use. It stretches the body while combining skills such as balance and agility. Thus Tai Chi could improve these skills for other sports and activities that the students need to have balance and agility, which is needed in about every sport.

How do CDs work?

It amazes me when I think about how we have come in technology. One advancement that was always impressive to me was cd's. It amazes me how they can fit so much information on such a small disc. Unlike the vinyal records, compact discs use a laser to read the disc. The laser reflects off the disc and is sent back to the eye which read different bumps in the disc. The cd player then converts the bumps into sound waves and out your speakers. In the field of music we came from vinyal to eight tracks to cassettes and then to compact discs; what will they think of next?