ABSTRACT
Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 574 Technology in Children’s Homes .................................................................................... 576
Music ........................................................................................................................... 576 Television ..................................................................................................................... 577 Physical Factors while Viewing TV ............................................................................... 578 Personal Communication ............................................................................................. 579
Activity Breaks ................................................................................................................. 580 Vision ........................................................................................................................... 582
Physical Aspects of Home Computing ............................................................................ 582 Location of Home Computers ...................................................................................... 582 Chairs ........................................................................................................................... 583 Table or Desk Height ................................................................................................... 585 Keyboard ..................................................................................................................... 586 The Mouse and Other Input Devices ........................................................................... 587 Monitor ......................................................................................................................... 589 Summary of Home Computing Physical Parameters ................................................... 589 Fitting a Workstation to a Child .................................................................................... 590
Portable Devices ............................................................................................................. 594 Laptops ........................................................................................................................ 594 Portable Computing Devices ....................................................................................... 594
Electronic Games ............................................................................................................ 596 Video or Television Games .......................................................................................... 598 Computer Games ........................................................................................................ 599 Portable Games ........................................................................................................... 599 Electronic Games Summary ........................................................................................ 600
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................... 601 Acknowledgments ........................................................................................................... 602 References ...................................................................................................................... 602
INTRODUCTION
In many parts of the world today, technology surrounds our children. Infants watch television from their parents’ arms, children play electronic games, adolescents gossip by email, and students use their laptops to submit homework over the Internet (Figures 16.1 and 16.2).
