Singapore School Uses Wii for PE
Singapore School Uses Wii for PE
October 19, 2009
A school located in the Sengkang area of Singapore has added the Nintendo Wii to its physical education repertoire.
North Vista Primary School is using the videogame technology to help teach sports to its students, with two weeks out of each five week session utilizing the Wii. Asia One reports that the high-tech means of physical education is a way for the school to connect with its students, who principal Phua Kia Wang called “digital natives.”
The indoor PE classes also overcome the problem of oppressive heat in the region. Outdoor PE classes were previously limited to early mornings to avoid the heat, now PE classes can be scheduled with impunity throughout the day.
The school has also invested in heart rate monitors for older students to ensure they do not over exert themselves.
The article further notes that researchers from Nanyang Technological University are eying the effect videogames can have on children’s attitudes towards exercise.
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"The school has also invested in heart rate monitors for older students to ensure they do not over exert themselves."
And the Wii Vitality Sensor misses the boat.
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That would be interesting the more frustrated/existed/high blood pressure you have the less HP you have.
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That's some PE homework I could get behind.
Will they actually bother to teach kids how to excercise properly?
well considering how THIS is gonna be one of their methods to teaching them sports...
So long as it actually sparks itneres.t I hated PE with every fiber of my being. This would have made it fun.
it's a safe way to introduce riskier sports to school. Wii Sports' boxing really gave me a workout in a short time.
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Wii boxing is to real boxing what a pillow fight is to a knife fight.
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
"The school has also invested in heart rate monitors for older students to ensure they do not over exert themselves."
I can guarantee that won't be a problem.
I agree, it sounds like they have been paying more attention to Nintendos PR department than they have to the actual facts about the Wii.
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.