Supporting Athletes in The Digital Age

There are many innovative ways that coaches and teachers of physical education and fitness can enrich the lives of the athletes with whom they work. To follow are ideas to help them discover and define their digital footprint as well as use technology to update and enhance practices.  


Exploring and Creating Your Digital Footprint
How are the athletes making a digital footprint? What happens when you investigate? Here are some places to check out.

• Google
• Everything
• Images
• Video
• Spezify
• Facebook - Museum of Me
• Twitter - Cloud

Ways athletes can begin creating digital footprints

• Create online profiles
• About.Me
• Flavors.Me
• Google Profile
• Social Media - Be deliberate about your words and messages
• See how other athletes use Facebook and Twitter - Fan Page
• Pictures - Use tags on sites like Flickr and Picasa 
• Video - Use tags on sites like YouTube

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