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Work Place Safety Unit Keyboarding 2/3

Duration: 2 weeks (including research and presentations)

Objective: To expose students to the various work place hazards they may encounter. Through research and presentations students learn about and teach each other the risk factors, preventative measures, stats, careers most at risk, and any other stats/details they find interesting regarding a specific topic of work place safety.

Materials: Research Guide Internet iPod Presentation device (software: powerpoint, or iPod)

State Standards/Benchmarks addressed:  A.BS.5 Give a formal presentation using appropriate graphics, media, and support materials (see LA C.12.1, E.12.3)  A.BS.12 Prepare and deliver a presentation for a specific business purpose  B.12.1 Access, navigate, and use on-line services  B.12.10 Import, export, and merge data  B.BS.2 Apply special features of software packages such as galleries, templates, macros, etc.  J.BS.2 Plan and present short presentations individually or as a member of a team  J.BS.4 Demonstrate successful listening techniques

Procedures: At the start of week 1, students will learn about the work place safety project. Each student will choose a different topic such as carpal tunnel, hearing loss, or blood borne pathogens--anything related to a career of their choice. A research guide worksheet will be given to each student to help them find the necessary information to present to their classmates. One component of the research guide will require them to find a podcast or vodcast on their topic.

At the conclusion of week 1, students will begin putting their research findings into presentation format. They will need to create a vodcast of their presentation and can choose to embed the pod/vodcast they found during the research stage.

At the start of week 2, students will put finishing touches on their presentations and then upload them to the classroom wikispace. During the second half of week 2, students will view eachothers podcasts and give feedback via a discussion board.

Assessments: Completed research guide worksheet. Review of the pod/vodcast they found during the research stage. Completeness and ease of understanding of the vodcast created for the presentation. Feedback from classmates.