In class this week we talked about computational thinking and how games can be used as learning tools. During the lab activity I tried the coding game with Anna and Elsa from Frozen. I do not have much experience with coding, so it took me a bit of time to figure out how the steps worked and move through the levels.

The only time I remember doing something similar was later in my undergrad I had to use programs like Python for a biomechanics class. I found that really difficult and mostly just followed the instructions without fully understanding what the code was doing.

When I think about coding in relation to Physical and Health Education, I personally don’t see it fitting into most parts of the curriculum. While technology could be connected to areas like biomechanics, I think PHE classes should mostly focus on movement and being active. School can sometimes be one of the only places students are away from screens, so I try to keep that in mind when thinking about teaching.

While planning a lesson recently about identifying reliable health information, I came across an online activity called the Bad News Game that focuses on misinformation. It looked interesting, but I decided not to use it because it talks about fake news more generally and I wanted the lesson to stay clearly focused on health information.arly focused on health