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Fundoroo For You: The Use Of A Mobile Application To Facilitate Physical Education, Megan Goodson, Rubin Daniela Nov 2022

Fundoroo For You: The Use Of A Mobile Application To Facilitate Physical Education, Megan Goodson, Rubin Daniela

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Many grade teachers are not formally trained to teach physical education (PE), yet they provide PE for their courses and may struggle to lesson plan. Using a mobile application with a built-in PE curriculum may give teachers access to information on games and exercises organization to help them facilitate PE. PURPOSE: This study evaluated the use of the game-based FunDoRoo™© mobile application as a facilitator for teachers to plan and deliver PE sessions. METHODS: Participants included 8 K-8 grade teachers (5 females, 3 males; 5 Latino, 3 Caucasian) in Temple City, CA. Teacher’s experience ranged from 4 to …