Health and Safety in the Use of… · JHS1 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.3.1.1 - Describe health measures and current regulatory requirements and potential computing-related disorders

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least four computing-related disorders that can result from prolonged or improper use of computing devices.
Describe the common symptoms of each disorder, such as computer vision syndrome, repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing impairment.
Match each computing-related disorder to the device or habit that causes it.
State general health measures and safe-use guidelines that help prevent these disorders.
Explain that regulatory requirements exist to protect users, and describe what these requirements generally cover without naming specific agencies or invented rules.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Health and Safety in the Use of Ict Tools (1.3)
Content standard: B7.1.3.1 - Demonstrate how to apply Health and Safety measures in using ICT Tools
Indicator: B7.1.3.1.1 - Describe health measures and current regulatory requirements and potential computing-related disorders
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

sub strand name - printed 'INTHE' with no space. The JHS document never prints the spaced form, but NaCCA's own primary Computing curriculum names the same sub-strand 'TECHNOLOGY IN THE COMMUNITY' (b4/b5/b6-computing.csv). sub_strand_name becomes the lesson topic a teacher sees, so the missing space is closed.
Curriculum reference: Computing, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 7
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Watch videos on the health hazards of prolonged use of computing devices or show pictures of bad body postures and other hazards in using computing devices e.g. hearing impairment from loud Public Address (PA) Systems, vision impairment from the monitor, repetitive strain injury, Carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, etc.
2. Identify the health hazards associated with each device.
3. Provide preventive measures regarding the stated health and safety risks.