The blog as a teaching tool in the area of physical education

The relevance of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) is taking a major role in educational environments that until now had not implemented its use, such as in physical education classes. This paper made an exhaustive search of existing resources in the network and 205 blogs from the area were selected and analyzed the characteristics of them by using a descriptive analysis of the variables studied (authoring; tools and resources used to create the blog; analysis of their content; educational level to which they are directed; origin and frequency of blogs updating; number of visits and students participation). Among the results obtained is more relevant the greater participation of high school students in the use of blogs, the few use in the university, the importance of treating various types of content towards their wider use, and the consequences of updating blogs.