Title: (Optional) Identify technology that can help manage household needs.
Course: Individual Development (19260-18) > Section: Building the Family Unit

Identification should include

- computers and internet technologies, including applications, smart phones, communication devices, and smart houses
- cleaning or maintenance equipment
- transportation
- exercise and health equipment
- leisure and entertainment equipment.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Which technologies can help you manage household needs?
- What effects do technological changes have on managing household needs?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of having new technology in the household?

Communication

- What types of communication help manage a household?
- Why do parents feel the need to monitor and limit the media consumption and technology use of their children?

Leadership

- What factors influence the technology choices in a household?
- Why should you clean or maintain equipment?
- Why should you encourage the proper use of technology?

Management

- What are some of the safety issues and concerns associated with Internet access?
- How can Internet usage be monitored or limited by parents?
- What other forms of technology censorship occur inside the household? Why?