Promoting Health in My Technology Classroom
I try to build protective factors (health-related skills) and developmental assets (building blocks of human development) for my students through my instruction, curriculum, and classroom management. In my curriculum, I have incorporated projects that focus on the importance of healthy family and peer relationships. In my instruction I have modeled online safety procedures that involve safe decision-making and refusal skills (ignoring online strangers or ignoring ads). In my classroom, I also define computer lab expectations that promote appropriate behavior: C ome to class with clean hands. O perate only YOUR equipment properly. M onitors off! P ush your chair in when you are done. U se your inside voice. T ake care of your computer station and leave it the way you would like to find it. E at and drink outside the computer lab. R aise your hand if you need help. L isten to the teacher's directions carefully. A lways work toward your bes...