A. Pick one piece of software to use in the classroom. Identify the software and the instructional objectives and goals you will meet.
One piece of software that I use in the classroom is called Mypyramidtracker. Mypyramidtracker is a program that you can find on www.mypyramid.gov. Mypyramid.gov was developed by "The Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion" this is an organization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The center was established in 1994 to improve the nutrition and well-being of Americans. The center focuses its efforts on two primary objectives:
1. Advance and promote dietary guidance for all Americans
2. Conduct applied research and analysis and nutrition and consumer economics.
The reason this was created is to develop a dietary guideline for Americans, a MyPyramid food guidance system, a healthy eating index, U.S. food plans, nutrient content of the U.S. food supply, and expenditures on children by families.
My instructional objectives for this software are to help students learn the importance of the dietary guidelines and physical activity that will help them maintain a healthy lifestyle. I want to guide the students through this website and teach them how to use it.
The portion of the website that I will focus on the most is the MyPyramidtracker software. MyPyramidtracker is an online assessment tool that students can use to track their daily food intake and daily physical activity.
The way we use the daily food intake portion is by entering the food that you ate. When you enter the food it brings up a variety of options that you can enter. This can include: a Mcdonald's biscuit that you ate that morning, fresh fruits and vegetables, or a Burger King Whopper. After you choose what you ate you have to enter the total servings that you ate. When you are finished entering your food servings click save and analyze and you will be able to calculate the amount of servings that you ate that would fulfill your dietary guidelines. This will also show your nutrients intake and give you recommendations on what you need to add or take away.
The way we use the physical activity intake is entering your daily amount of activity for the day. When you are finished you click save and analyze and this will give you an analysis of your energy expenditure. This will provide you with information about what you need to do to maintain your weight or if you want to lose weight. This can also help you develop a daily plan to lose or maintain your weight.
B. After using the software with your students, discuss what went well and what challenges you faced. What would you do differently if you were to use the software again?
The biggest challenge that I faced was with the site loading. When all the students were trying to access the site some of them had to wait a long time on the site to load. This was difficult because it was hard to keep everyone of the same page. I started teaching different sections of students who had the site loaded. I had the other students to research a fitness plan that they could use to help them stay physically fit.
When I teach the lesson again I will teach the lesson in sections. I will have half the class working on mypyramid and half the class researching fitness plans and diet plans.
Resources:
http://www.mypyramid.gov
http://www.heartlandnutrition.org/Contents/Child%20Care%20Acitivites.aspx
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