(Optional) Identify technology that can help manage household needs.

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?