Lesson 1 – Tools, Technologies and Innovative Work Practices in Agriculture
This is Lesson 1 of the “Assistive Technology for Rural Youth” curriculum from the Breaking New Ground Resource Center at Purdue University (National AgrAbility Project). The lesson introduces students to the role of tools, technologies, and innovative work practices in making farmers and ranchers more productive, and shows how these tools can benefit and present safety considerations for farmers and ranchers with disabilities. It uses a PowerPoint presentation, video clips, discussion questions, and examples from “The Toolbox CD” of assistive products.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the role of tools, technology, and innovative work practices in making farmers and ranchers more productive.
- Identify the ways that tools, technologies, and innovative work practices can benefit farmers and ranchers with disabilities.
- Explain how a person's disability and the use of some assistive technologies can present special safety issues to those working in production agriculture.
- Materials
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- Computer
- Screen
- LCD projector
- PowerPoint presentation – Lesson 1: "Tools, Technologies, and Innovative Work Practices in Agriculture"
- Toolbox containing common carpentry or mechanic tools
- Black, dry erase, smartboard