Connecting students since physical education in the lockdown time. An e-learning service experience

Abstract

The arrival of COVID-19 to Spain produced a lot of changes. Government announced alert state, people had to stay at home, people didn’t move outside, schools and universities were closed, etc. All changes did that teachers and students had to continue lessons but they couldn’t go to school. For this reason, teachers and students had to adapt to a new situation and to use other methodologies and new technologies. Physical Education teachers also had to change our methodologies: using mobile phones, computers and other technologies for trying to students did physical exercise and to continue the physical education lessons. After of some weeks of lockdown, we did a research using a form. Data revelated that students were doing physical exercise at home but they had other problems: students felt alone; they needed to stay with other students; they needed to do physical exercise with friends; etc. For this reason, we decided to change the methodology and use E-learning service. So, we offered the possibility to students of Compulsory Secondary Education to participate in this experience. In this experience the High School Students would offer to Compulsory Secondary Education students some physical activities for connecting and doing them together. These activities could be dance and rhythm, traditional games, motor games, relaxation techniques as yoga, stretching, muscle-strengthening activity and so on. Students decided their preferences. After three weeks doing physical activities at home, students and families gave a positive evaluation of the experience. High school students taught some activities to Compulsory Secondary Education Students, worked together and using technologies. These activities improved the mental and physical health of students.