Computers Can Be Hazardous to Your Health.

Jacobs, Karen

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ERIC Number: EJ592960

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Computers Can Be Hazardous to Your Health.

Jacobs, Karen

Principal, v79 n1 p32-34 Sep 1999

Just as athletic coaches match children's size to appropriately sized gear, children using computers need suitably sized furniture and hardware. Just as coaches use appropriately timed warmups and breaks, teachers should establish healthy work habits for computer users in their classes. Tips and equipment specifications are provided. (MLH)

Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Elementary Education, Furniture Design, Guidelines, Human Factors Engineering, Injuries, Prevention, Principals, Teacher Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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