Laptop use – Dos and Don’ts

  1. Read the information at the NSW Department of Education1 link that gives advice about the safe use of laptops.

  2. List ten dos and don’ts when using a laptop.

  3. What should this girl do to improve her eHealth?

girl working at a laptop with fingers on the keypad and the blue light from the screen refelcting on her face2

Photo by Matthew Bowden2 Wikimedia Commons

  1. Use a digital camera to take some photos of people correctly using and carrying laptops.

  2. Research repetitive stress injuries (RSIs)3. They are not just caused by participation in sport but can also be caused by unsafe use of computers. This site outlines different types of RSIs that teenagers can get.

Notice the ways to prevent RSIs related to the use of computers. Are there any additional points to your list of dos and don’ts?

Links

  1. http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/digital_rev/ohs/assets/students.pdf
  2. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woman-typing-on-laptop.jpg
  3. http://teenshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/bones/rsi.html