Jacque Wilson, (February 1, 2014), Not Your Mama's Gym Class
CNN: Retrieved from
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/30/health/physical-education-innovation/

This article is a great article that shows how physical education is changing in today's school's and has some good examples of how as physical educators we can use technology to get students interested in PE.
This article discusses how physical educators are fighting the battle on childhood obesity and how today's student is not as active as students in the past. The article also talks about how PE is not just team sports anymore. It is about finding and teaching physical activities that will promote a life-long desire to be physically active and healthy. Finding fun non-traditional games is a key to this.  
Using technology in the physical education classroom is also discussed in the article as a great tool. Using video apps, pedometers, heart rate monitors and programs like Skype to communicate with classrooms across the country or even the world to engage the students.
The relationship between a students stress level and physical activity is also touched in this article because of the amount of testing students have. School districts have cut many ways students can relieve stress because of the need to have students in the classroom longer to prepare for testing.
Also touched upon in this article is what parents can do. As parents the job of school involvement does not end with reading and math. Finding ways to be physically active as a family is also important.
As an elementary physical education teacher I really think that this article is shining a light onto the importance of physical education. The correlation between physical activity and a students learning is undeniable. Finding activities and games that appeal to the athletic kids who love sports as well as the kids who think they are never going to be an athlete is hard. Using technology such as Coaches Eye, YouTube, pedometers, and heart rate monitors are just a few ways that students can see that being physically active and healthy are great for them in and out of the classroom. 
Using blogs and/or social media to promote ways families can be active together is also a great tool. As teachers we can promote local fun runs, 5k's, sports teams and organizations as well as things as easy as walking the dog and ridding your bike around the neighborhood.