Technology in PE classes

I found a website that is doing research on technology in Physical Education classrooms.  They have been researching many topics, and have quite a bit of information.  I am surprised as to how much technology is actually in the gym classes.  The study showed that more than 10,000 schools across the country are integrating technology into Physical Education classes. I figured this number would be way lower than this.  I didn't really expect the number to be any where close to this. I honestly didn't figure this many teachers would integrate the technology into their PE classes.  They are doing a lot of this by encouraging their students to use video games to exercise.  With systems like the WII and the Kinect it makes it easier for them to do so.  Why not have your students exercise and play video games?  They are going to play them regardless so you might as well make it use full to them.  The teachers think that the technology is helping to enhance their curriculum.  With the rise of obesity and all the technology advances it only makes sense to join the two together to try and beat obesity.  This is especially true for the younger kids.  Some teachers are also using ipods and music devices in their classrooms.  This can help motivate and get the kids moving to stay physically active.  Another technology I have personally seen in the class is the microphone.  For larger classes the teacher has more control and the students can clearly understand the teacher.  Also the gym is a big place and it can sometimes be hard to hear from one end to the other, the teacher could lose their voice if they had to shout every class period of every day.