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Schools to monitor obesity in students - UPI.com
BAY SHORE, N.Y., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A group of Bay Shore, N.Y., school students will soon be wearing a watch-like device that allows school officials to track how active they are, officials say.
The devices are called Polar Active monitors and they count heartbeats, detect motion and even track students' sleeping habits in an effort to combat obesity, the New York Post reported Sunday.
"It's a great reinforcement in fighting the obesity epidemic. It tells kids, in real time, 'Am I active? Am I not active?' We want to give kids the opportunity to become active," said Bay Shore athletics chairman Ted Nagengast.
The monitors are distributed by Polar Electro, of Lake Success, the U.S. division of a Finland firm. They cost $90 each.
Read more: Schools to monitor obesity in students - UPI.com
Polar Active activity monitor for schoolkids raises privacy concerns among parents - NYPOST.com
Big Brother is joining the battle of the bulge.
A group of Long Island students will soon be wearing controversial electronic monitors that allow school officials to track their physical activity around the clock.
The athletics chair for the Bay Shore schools ordered 10 Polar Active monitors, at $90 a pop, for use starting this spring. The wristwatchlike devices count heartbeats, detect motion and even track students’ sleeping habits in a bid to combat obesity.
The information is displayed on a color-coded screen and gets transmitted to a password-protected Web site that students and educators can access.
Read more: Polar Active activity monitor for schoolkids raises privacy concerns among parents - NYPOST.com
Schools to monitor obesity in students - UPI.com
BAY SHORE, N.Y., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A group of Bay Shore, N.Y., school students will soon be wearing a watch-like device that allows school officials to track how active they are, officials say.
The devices are called Polar Active monitors and they count heartbeats, detect motion and even track students' sleeping habits in an effort to combat obesity, the New York Post reported Sunday.
"It's a great reinforcement in fighting the obesity epidemic. It tells kids, in real time, 'Am I active? Am I not active?' We want to give kids the opportunity to become active," said Bay Shore athletics chairman Ted Nagengast.
The monitors are distributed by Polar Electro, of Lake Success, the U.S. division of a Finland firm. They cost $90 each.
Read more: Schools to monitor obesity in students - UPI.com
Polar Active activity monitor for schoolkids raises privacy concerns among parents - NYPOST.com
Big Brother is joining the battle of the bulge.
A group of Long Island students will soon be wearing controversial electronic monitors that allow school officials to track their physical activity around the clock.
The athletics chair for the Bay Shore schools ordered 10 Polar Active monitors, at $90 a pop, for use starting this spring. The wristwatchlike devices count heartbeats, detect motion and even track students’ sleeping habits in a bid to combat obesity.
The information is displayed on a color-coded screen and gets transmitted to a password-protected Web site that students and educators can access.
Read more: Polar Active activity monitor for schoolkids raises privacy concerns among parents - NYPOST.com