Teaching tech to seniors
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Free online toolkit to enhance understanding of smartphone technology for senior citizens.
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Teaching tech to seniors
- 1. Digital Tools for Seniors Knight School of Communication at Queens
- 2. Digital Literacy ➜the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicate information.
- 5. 10,000 Americans who will turn 65 today 30% Growth in Charlotte’s 65 and older population 91% American Adults who own cell phones
- 8. So what happened at Queens? 8
- 9. ➜A study released by the Pew Research Center in April 2014 indicated that many older Americans remain largely unattached from online and mobile life
- 10. 41% Do not use internet at all 23% Do not use cell phones 53% Do not have broadband access at home
- 11. Method ➜ Knight Scholars Interviewed Seniors at the Cornwell Center at Myers Park Baptist Church Findings Initially …. ➜ How to send pictures via. text and email ➜ How to download apps ➜ Accessing Email ➜ Facebook ➜ Google Searching Later on… ➜The Cloud ➜Connecting to Wifi
- 12. ➜Interactive toolkit hosted on Digital Charlotte, tailored to fit the needs of senior citizens. ➜Easy to read PDF Tutorials ➜Video Tutorials ➜Digital Literacy Map ➜Glossary ➜Dynamic
- 13. 81% Send or receive texts 52% Send or receive email 60% Access the internet All Adults 18+ Adults 65+ 35% 19% 17%
- 14. 50% Download apps 21% Video calls or chats 48% Listen to music Adults 65+ 14% 8% 3% All Adults 18+ 8% Location Sharing 3%
Editor's Notes
- Add Knight School logo
- So this presentation and the work we do is not about seniors needing to catch up but rather about enabling everyone to do what they want to do. Digital literacy is much more than using technology to communicate, it’s about empowering and enabling people to use the tools that make the most sense to them.
- What was your favorite TV show growing up? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/yTEjXXF1nWU88Qs
- Why do we need to get online? Online health records News heading online Facebook News videos Breaking news changes by the minute Transition between cable box and digital receiver Baby Boomers Retire 10,000Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 today, and about 10,000 more will cross that threshold every day for the next 19 years. As the year 2011 began on Jan. 1, the oldest members of the Baby Boom generation celebrated their 65th birthday. In fact, on that day, today, and for every day for the next 19 years, 10,000 baby boomers will reach age 65. The aging of this huge cohort of Americans (26% of the total U.S. population are Baby Boomers) will dramatically change the composition of the country. Currently, just 13% of Americans are ages 65 and older. By 2030, when all members of the Baby Boom generation have reached that age, fully 18% of the nation will be at least that age, according to Pew Research Center population projections. But don’t tell Baby Boomers that they are old. The typical Boomer believes that old age does not begin until age 72, according to a 2009 Pew Research survey. Also, while about half of all adults say they feel younger than their actual age, fully 61% of Boomers are feeling more spry than their age would imply. In fact, the typical Boomer feels nine years younger than his or her chronological age
- Poll Title: Do you own a smartphone? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/ct04veNtj1wMMkQ
- Why the focus on Seniors? Healthcare Apps- Health Tap App and website allows you to ask a doctor a question and a physician will respond for free. Other services like chatting and setting appointments cost. You can also navigate through others’ questions and responses. Entertainment- Apple TV and cable boxes moving to digital recievers Business- online banking and online taxes Civic Engagement: Queens Senior Scholars http://www.queens.edu/Academics-and-Schools/Continuing-Education/Senior-Scholars.html http://www.seniorscholars.net/ Civic Engagement More technology used in making political decisions (pew research data or Yahoo research data) Using Social Media and other tools to engage voters Reconnecting with your family- no one make photo albums anymore It’s about addressing your specific needs and having the tools ready to get you there.
- Five of the school’s top students in communication, digital media, or journalism – called Knight Scholars – have been researching, testing, and developing the educational materials throughout the academic year. Students in the Knight School of Communication at Queens are launching a set of online educational tools designed to help senior citizens learn new skills on their smartphones. Show videos here
- Knight Scholars’ preliminary research
- When compared to all American adults over 18 years old. 2013 Pew research data shows Seniors…
- After getting through this slide, open up the website and toolkit. Seniors do not like to use video tutorials as much as the pdfs. Can be printed out if need be. The key terms help with SEO as well as connect the tutorial themes Their solution was an interactive toolkit hosted on Digital Charlotte, tailored to fit the needs of senior citizens. The toolkit includes tutorials with step-by-step instructions in specific smartphone and tablet skills. The site enables seniors to read and print clear instructions for several mobile phone tasks that people encounter every day, including using Facebook, downloading apps, and connecting to wireless networks. When technical terms are necessary, students provided simple explanations in everyday language. Highlight the Difference in learning here. But be nice about it. Children are playful New technology is intuitive Digital Natives They think they will break something, or fail, or get voted off the island We are working together because we have too. It's necessary
- 91% of Americans have cell phones. What are we doing on our phones all day anyway?? Percent of cell phone owners who use their cell phone to…
- Percent of cell phone owners who use their cell phone to… Location Sharing refers to checking in, not navigating So the question is not catching seniors up to the average American but rather enabling them and empowering them to do what it is they want to do?
- What would you like to do with your smartphone? https://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/dr0ZDk5S7T2l0GF