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9.3.5 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate a personal
health assessment to determine strategies for
health enhancement and risk reduction. Example:
Demonstrates the ability to evaluate personal
perceptions and behaviors related to intentional
and unintentional injury prevention to determine
strategies for risk reduction related to injuries.
Standards for Technological Literacy
www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/
ListingofSTLContentStandards.pdf
Standard 5. Students will develop an understanding of the
effects of technology on the environment.
Standard 12. Students will develop abilities to use and
maintain technological products and systems.
Standard 13. Students will develop abilities to assess the
impact of products and systems.
Conclusion
Technology educators should work to empower students to
be technologically literate regarding home safety. Through
such efforts, school-age child injuries and deaths could be
decreased. Technology educators should facilitate lessons
and activities that engage students and get them thinking of
ways to make their home environment safer. With help from
the teacher and through collaboration with their peers and
parents, students can identify potential safety hazards in the
home and work to eliminate them.
References
Home Safety Council. (2006). State of home safety:
Fact sheet. Retrieved July 15, 2007, from www.
homesafetycouncil.org/state_of_home_safety/sohs_
factsheet_w006.aspx.
Indiana Department of Education. 2002. Academic
Standards for Health and Wellness. Indianapolis, IN:
Author.
Laundry Alternative. (2005). Clothes dryer fire prevention.
Retrieved July 15, 2007, from www.laundry-alternative.
com/clothes_dryer_fire.htm.
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). 1996.
Standards for the English Language Arts. Urbana, IL:
Author.
Safe Kids Worldwide. (2007). Facts about childhood burns.
Retrieved July 15, 2007, from www.usa.safekids.org/
content_documents/Burn_facts.pdf.
WebMD. (2002, October 2). Home injuries rising, often
deadly: Falls, poisoning pose major threats at home.
Retrieved July 15, 2007, from www.webmd.com/healthyaging/news/20021002/home-injuries-rising-often-deadly.
Edward J. Lazaros, Ph.D. is an assistant
professor and Interim Assistant Department
Chair in the Department of Technology at
Ball State University, Muncie, IN. He can be
reached via email at ejlazaros@bsu.edu.
Ray Shackelford, Ed.D., DTE is Professor
and Interim Department Chair in the
Department of Technology at Ball State
University, Muncie, IN. He can be reached
via email at rshackelford@bsu.edu.
An Assessment Instrument and Sample Home Safety
Checklist follow on pages 9-11.
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