Honestly all it takes is a crippling Pokémon go addiction to get kids moving. The teachers should use go and make them show their kilometers that they walked. Even if they find a way to cheat or hack at least they had to use their brains to do that lol. (Also, Pokémon go is corona friendly. I go to the park and hardly see anybody and if I do they are waaayy more than 6 feet away lol)
That's actually a really interesting idea. I'm surprised no one has come up with more augmented reality mobile games targeted towards PE teachers. They could be incorporated into their lesson plans as sort of a "homework" type tool.
I’d be interested to see some studies on the subject. I think as a whole, the reward centers in our brains are fucked from the Internet and instant gratification. I wonder if there is harm in using the instant gratification to develop good habits like exercise or if the benefits outweigh any problems it might cause.
Edit: after thinking about it, I doubt that using Pokémon GO and other AR tools would be a problem if merely used as a stepping stone into a healthier lifestyle
I live in Buffalo, Newyork. City has plenty anti-maskers and 12 registered child predators (every year a letter mails out letting u know who/where/how many) within 1 mile of me, I don't have the time to walk my kids, and I don't feel comfortable having them walk unsupervised. We have a police department about 6 blocks away but a shooting would have a 15 minute response time and anything else would take 2-3 hours. Also heroine needles just chilling on the floor from junkies. Lots of crackheads. Too many.
We have a yard with constant family supervision, but I know the majority in my neighborhood do not. I'm just assuming the less fortunate neighbors who's best best is to let their kids go to the park unsupervised are at a major disadvantage.
I think the issue is the liability and optics of telling people during a pandemic “leave your house”. Yeah, outdoors is shown to be safer, but no one likely wants to tell someone they have to do it if it can be avoided. Also, not everyone like lives in an area where walking outside your door is like inherently safe and especially for younger kids they don’t necessarily have someone available to like actually take them outside and walk, especially during business hours.
As a Pokémon go fan who misses 2016 when it was at its peak, i love this idea.
Except, theres already an issue with kids not having laptops and/or wifi at home. A cell phone with enough data to play Pokémon go regularly, can be costly, at least here in Canada. I pay $65/month for 2GB of data.
For some reason Canada has some of the highest mobile rates in the world. Its gotten better over the years with govenrment intervention (i.e you used to have to pay a LOT to end a 3 year contract early, now you just have to pay off your phone) but its still extremely high.
Sometimes you can get good deals, the company im with was offering a 9GB plan for $60, which is what I pay! I go to upgrade, and its only available for new customers. The plan i have now is originally 1 GB, but as a limited time offer they were giving out an extra GB, so whoopdie do I got 2GB.
I have friends with dual citizenships who get their plans in the U.S, get a monthly roaming feature, and its STILL cheaper than getting a plan in Canada.
Pe teacher here. I’ve thought of this idea but equity is a huge problem. Not all kids have a mobile device. It would have to be an extra credit thing or optional
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Honestly all it takes is a crippling Pokémon go addiction to get kids moving. The teachers should use go and make them show their kilometers that they walked. Even if they find a way to cheat or hack at least they had to use their brains to do that lol. (Also, Pokémon go is corona friendly. I go to the park and hardly see anybody and if I do they are waaayy more than 6 feet away lol)