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Go through the following steps carefully with
a classmate.
Once you feel you have mastered Ergonomics, put your sign up to indicate that you are done. Once the entire class is ready,
we will engage in a little friendly competition. Four ateams will be formed and will compete against one another. One person
will be awarded the title of “Judge.” The “Host,” also known as “Your Teacher” will ask
the teams to perform an Ergonomic Exercise. The team with the quickest sign up will be allowed to demonstrate the exercise.
The Judge will determine if the exercise was performed properly. If not, other teams will be given a chance. If the exercise
was demonstrated correctly, the team will be awarded points. The team with the most points at the end of the exercises wins
a special prize.
Step 1: Ergonomics
The International Technology Education Association defines Ergonomics
as, "the study of workplace equipment design or how to arrange and design devices, machines, or workspace so that people
and things interact safely and most efficiently."
To learn how to practice ergonomics, please click on the Nimble Fingers
link below. When you enter the Nimble Fingers website, click on the following categories.
1. Carpal Tunnel
2. Breathing
3. Arm-Wrist-Fist
4. Eye
Nimble Fingers Website
Step 2: More Ergonomics
Go to the Typing Pal Online Website and click on the Green Apple that says Basics beneath it.
Move through the Basic Concepts cartoons by clicking Next.
Go to the Menu on the Left Side of the Screen and click
on Ergonomics. Go through the 5 topics. Note: some of the topics have green arrows on the screen. These arrows allow you to
advance to the next slide so be sure to vie w them all. The five topics are:
1. What are ergonomics?
2. Fingering
3.
Body Position
4. Be careful of your eyes!
5. Be careful
Click here for the Typing Pal website
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