What's Next for Technology? Mansfield Senior Center 2014
1. Steve Sokoloski
Mansfield Public Schools
PK-4 Technology Coordinator
steve.sokoloski@mansfieldct.org
with a little help from
Richard Roberge
Mansfield Network Administrator
3. A copy of this presentation will be found
online at the following web address:
http://tinyurl.com/seniorsSEP14
It will include this slide show and a listing of
web links and links to videos we will look at.
5. Part of our job in Mansfield is to be path
finders, to be looking around the next corner,
over the next hill. And we love it…
6. Part of our job in Mansfield is to be path
finders, to be looking around the next corner,
over the next hill. And we love it…
Because we are unabashed techno-fan boys,
we can help the Town and the BOE make
informed decisions about technology.
7. Part of our job in Mansfield is to be path
finders, to be looking around the next corner,
over the next hill. And we love it…
Because we are unabashed techno-fan boys,
we can help the Town and the BOE make
informed decisions about technology.
It does not mean that you need to be!
9. Technology is expensive.
Making wise, informed choices about how
and why we use technology in our lives is
important, especially for Seniors.
10. Technology is expensive.
Making wise, informed choices about how
and why we use technology in our lives is
important, especially for Seniors.
The expensive “techno-toy” of today’s
presentation could become the commonplace
appliance of tomorrow!
11. Educate yourself! Take time to learn about
keeping yourself safe on the Internet!
12. Educate yourself! Take time to learn about
keeping yourself safe on the Internet!
Create and use strong passwords!
Don’t use just one password.
13. Educate yourself! Take time to learn about
keeping yourself safe on the Internet!
Create and use strong passwords!
Don’t use just one password.
Change your passwords every few months or
if there is a security concern.
14. Educate yourself! Take time to learn about
keeping yourself safe on the Internet!
Create and use strong passwords!
Don’t use just one password.
Change your passwords every few months or if
there is a security concern.
Keep a written, updated copy of your passwords
with a trusted loved one, or in a safe place like a
safety deposit box.
15. How to Create and use Strong Passwords-http://
www.slideshare.net/ConnectSafely/how-to-create-use-
use-strong-unique-passwords
Internet Safety for Seniors
http://www.atg.wa.gov/internetsafety/seniors.aspx#.VBDi_fm
wLYg
Internet Safety Tips for Seniors
http://blog.hotspotshield.com/2014/04/15/internet-safety-tips-
seniors/
How to Stay Safe Online: Internet Security Tips for Seniors |
Sixty and Me Tips (You Tube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHxRNT6PjU
AARP – Personal Technology
http://www.aarp.org/home-family/personal-technology/
16. Public ? Private
How much do you share online?
With whom do you share it?
What “signals” do you send through social
media?
With whom are they sharing information?
17.
18. Understand what you are sharing and who
you are sharing with. What are you
comfortable with?
19. Understand what you are sharing and who
you are sharing with. What are you
comfortable with?
Understand the privacy settings of the
services that you use. Check them every few
months.
20. Understand what you are sharing and who you
are sharing with. What are you comfortable with?
Understand the privacy settings of the services
that you use. Check them every few months
Be aware that Internet companies analyze the
data you provide, use that information to tailor
advertising. They also hare information about
you with other companies.
21. Understand what you are sharing and who you are
sharing with. What are you comfortable with?
Understand the privacy settings of the services that
you use. Check them every few months
Be aware that Internet companies analyze the data
you provide, use that information to tailor
advertising. They also hare information about you
with other companies.
Be aware that location based services tell folks where
you are and that digital photographs contain data
about where they were taken.
29. We connect to the Internet wirelessly.
With cell phone technology we can connect
almost anywhere.
It is likely that the device we are using is in
the palm of our hand or in our lap.
30. Are we already in the post PC era?
Is the PC dead?
31. Apple – Ipads and iPhones
Microsoft – Surface and Windows Phone
Amazon – Kindle Fire and Amazon Fire Phone
Google – Android technology licensed out for both
tablets and phones to many manufacturers: Samsung,
Acer, Asus, Dell. HP. Even a Kindle is Android at the
core.
Google also makes Chromebooks - light Internet
“appliances” that have limited functionality unless
connected to the Internet.
32.
33. Microsoft – Office 365 One Drive, and Cortana
Apple – iCloud, iWork for iCloud and Siri
Google – Google Drive, Google Docs, Sheets, &
Presentations and Google Now
Music in cloud from everybody – iTunes, Google Play,
Amazon Cloud Player, and Xbox Music
Music Services – Pandora, Spotify, Last.fm, Beats
Music, Songza
35. In North America, during the peak usage hours
of 7 p.m. to 11.pm:
Netflix accounted for 34.2% of all downstream
Internet traffic.
YouTube accounts for 13.2%
Amazon Instant Video accounts for 1.9%
Hulu accounts for 1.7%
Twitch represents 1.24% of all traffic (more than
HBO Go)
http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/netflix-youtube-
bandwidth-usage-1201179643/
36. Google Glass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErpNpR3
XYUw
Google Glass Explorers:
http://www.google.com/glass/start/explorer
-stories/
40. Nest Learning Thermostat:
https://nest.com/
Smart Things – Home Security
http://www.smartthings.com/
41. Amazon – the king of the jungle
http://amazon.com
Zappos – http://zappos.com
Warby Parker -
https://www.warbyparker.com/
Harry’s - https://www.harrys.com/
42.
43. The bookbook from IKEA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXQo7nU
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Thank you so much for coming!
44. Video List for Mansfield Seniors Presentation 2014
How to Stay Safe Online – Seniors:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGHxRNT6PjU
Did You Know – 2014:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5EeFNeQiW4
Did you know? 2014 v2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOh3bbZP2XA
Siri vs Cortana:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pjD4qpIpg
Google Glass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErpNpR3XYUw
Google Glass Explorers:
http://www.google.com/glass/start/explorer-stories/
Experience the power of a bookbook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOXQo7nURs0
