Related
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Last updated 01/12
Topic
Areas
Motor
Behavior
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Neuroscience
Tutorial
This site
has a wonderful review of the structures and functions of the brain and
central nervous system. It would be a great supplement to the chapters
5-8 in the textbook.
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Neurosciences
on the Internet
This site
is a great resource with information and links to many topis in neuroscience.
Check out the image links and on-line journals.
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Exploring
the Nervous System
Even though
this site is set up for kids, you'll find some interesting information
here that is presented in a simple and easy-to-understand way. Have
fun.
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Facts
and Figures about the Brain
Find out more
facts than you'll ever want to know about the brain.
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NASPSPA
Web-site
This stands
for: North American Society of Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity
(the major professional organization in Motor Behavior, Motor Development
and Sport Psychology).
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Journal
of Neurophysiology
View the Journal
of Neurophysiology online; search for articles or just browse an issue.
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Stroop
Test
Want to test
the Stroop effect for yourself? Select the stroop test button on
the page of this site. You may need to execute the test a couple
times. It took me once or twice to get the hang of it. Good
luck.
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Voxel-man
Gallery
You'll find
outstanding images of movies of the human body here. Also check out
the virtual mummy. Caution: if you are using a modem, these images/movies
will take time to load.
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Seeing,
Hearing and Smelling
This wonder
site created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute has excellent information
on how the brain helps us interpret information from our senses.
The vision information is particularly interesting in how we integrate
information about movement, our motion-processing system. The explanations
are very thorough, up-to-date and include reference to specific researchers'
experiments.
- Parts of Eye Resource
This
link was graciously sent to my by Mrs Thompson's 3rd grade class.
It explains the parts of the eye and can be a valuable tool to
anyone teaching the eye to their students.
General
Physical Education
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AAHPERD
Check out
the web site for our national organization (the American Alliance for Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. You can even become a member
on-line, if you are not one already.
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PECAT
This Physical
Education Curriculum Analysis Tool is useful for teachers to analyze their
curriculum according to national physical education standards.
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Pelinks4U
This is a
great site for any physical educator. Whether it is links to other
schools/univeristies, activity ideas or information on fitness, it is a
must-see. Add it to your favorites.
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PE
Central
A must-see
site for physical education teachers. Check out the assessment section.
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The
Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity
If you havn't
read the Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity yet, you should.
Here it is!
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yext gyms
This site includes a variety of physical education resources.
- Resource Center for HS Physical Education Teachers - Madison Falls
- A good resource of materials for teaching physical education at the high school level.
- NYSAHPERD
- Find out information
about upcoming events in the New York State Association for Health, Physical
Education, Recreation and Dance. There are some good links here also.
Measurement,
Assessment and Statistics
Miscellaneous
- American Kinesiology Association
- This is a national organiation, of which SUNY Cortland is a
member, which provides useful information and resources to
colleges/univeristies including their faculty and students regarding
kinesiology-related programs, such as exercise science. Their
career information is very useful - definately work a look for anyone majoring in exercise science or kinesiology.
- Women's
Sports Foundation
If you are a female athlete or will be coaching, teaching them or if
you are the parent of one, then you should look into the Women's Sports
Foundation. They do a lot of work promoting sports for girls and
women and dealing with Title IX issues. Ladies, if you played
sports, you really should become a member to promote opportunites for others.
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Indiana University Sports News
This link is to the Indiana University Sport News homepage. Its
a great way to keep up on how the Hoosiers are playing. Go IU!
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NYS Education Department
Do you have questions on certification requirements for New York State?
What about all those proposed changes? When do they come into effect?
What are the changes? All teaching majors should keep tabs on this
site.
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APA format
Do you have questions on how to correctly document sources from the
Internet or from email using APA format? This site will tell you
how.
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Sportscoach
This site is sponsored by the International Society of Biomechanics
of Sport and includes a number of applied scientific articles on a variety
of sports. It also includes a great list of biomechanics-related
links. Anyone interested in the science of sports and/or in coaching
should definitely check this site out. I like the golf articles myself.
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BodyWorlds
BodyWorlds is an AMAZING anatomical exhibit in which actual human cadavers
have been preserved through a process called plastination. Many of
the bodies have been positioned in sport action poses. Just think
about how much anatomy you would have learned with exhibts like these.
If you ever get the opportunity to see the exhibit, I encourage you to
do so - you will not soon forget it. (I've seen it twice myself!)
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Dartfish
Dartfish is a useful software tool for researchers, teachers and anyone
involved with movement. Check out what its all about, plus you can
download documentation, free Dartviewer software and lots of videos.
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