Introduction:

You are a personal trainer employed by the Cincinnati Health Club. As part of your job, you provide custom, individualized diet and exercise portfolios for the clients of the Cincinnati Health Club. Today, four clients have made appointments with personal trainers for diet and exercise assessments: Jon, Michelle, Kim, and Brian. You will be working with one of these clients, creating a customized diet and exercise portfolio as well as an exercise video.

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Goal/Purpose:

Students will investigate exercise and nutritional habits that enhance and maintain health and well-being. Students will film and edit an exercise video for their clients, showing them the proper way to do the exercises that they have recommended.

Nutritional Habits:

• making healthy food choices in a variety of settings.

• analyzing how food choices are influenced, including how a busy schedule influences food choices.

• selecting appropriate practices to maintain, lose, or gain weight.

Exercise:

• following through with a personal fitness plan based on personal fitness goals and the results of periodic self-assessment.

• analyzing personal motivators related to pursuing physical activity and using those motivators to maintain ongoing participation in physical activities.

• exploring ways to continue regular exercise practices when schedules change.

Standards:

NETS Technology Foundation Standards For Students:

1. BASIC OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS

• Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature and operation of technology systems.

• Students are proficient in the use of technology.

2. SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND HUMAN ISSUES

• Students practice responsible use of technology systems, information, and software.

• Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

3. TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

• Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

• Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.

4. TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TOOLS

• Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

5. TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TOOLS

• Students use technology tools to process data and report results.

6. TECHNOLOGY PROBLEM-SOLVING AND DECISION-MAKING TOOLS

• Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.

• Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.

Ohio Department of Education Technology Standards:

1. NATURE OF TECHNOLOGY

• Students develop an understanding of technology, its characteristics, scope, core concepts and relationships between technologies and other fields.

3. TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCTIVITY APPLICATIONS

• Students learn the operations of technology through the usage of technology and productivity tools.

4. TECHNOLOGY FOR COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS

• Students use an array of technologies and apply design concepts to communicate with multiple audiences, acquire and disseminate information and enhance learning.

5. TECHNOLOGY FOR INFORMATION LITERACY

• Students engage in information literacy strategies, use the Internet, technology tools and resources, and apply information-management skills to answer questions and expand knowledge.

• Approximately 2 weeks

• Computers with Internet access and Windows Movie Maker software (students might have to share)

• Video cameras (students might have to share the school cameras, but may use a digital video camera from home)

•  CD on which to save the edited video

• Video Making Instructions

• Video Editing Instructions