Mobile devices can help us take the necessary steps to keep kids
healthy 0 comment(s) so far... October 28, 2012 By: Lisa Nielsen
Here a step, there a step, everywhere a step step. You may have
noticed that today, steps matter. So, how many steps have you
taken today: If you haven't caught on, the latest data tells us
adults need at least 10,000 steps a day to remain healthy and
steps they are a taking. From walking the stairs, to parking
further away to taking a few laps around the block while reading
the latest research paper Pedometers are on the rise and
considering that they're built into many of the mobile devices
teachers and students own and love, it's no surprise that this
healthy and affordable trend has taken off. So, how are our
students doing? Well, no one cares about our child obesity.
Life/death-Peh! We measure student achievement not by how
healthy young people are, but on how well they've mastered the
finger exercise of drill, kill and bubblefill on standardized
tests. Interestingly, if we al