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January 2, 2012 -- A week
after Christmas, many
Americans are no doubt trying
to figure out how to use the
high-tech gadgets they got as
gifts. This can be especially
challenging for seniors. But a
number of programs across
the country are finding just
the right experts to help usher
older adults into the digital
age.
after Christmas, many
Americans are no doubt trying
to figure out how to use the
high-tech gadgets they got as
gifts. This can be especially
challenging for seniors. But a
number of programs across
the country are finding just
the right experts to help usher
older adults into the digital
age.
For Pamela Norr, of Bend, Ore., the light bulb went off as she, yet again, was trying
to help her own elder parents with a tech problem. To whom did she turn?
"My teenage kids," she says.
Norr happens to head the Central Oregon Council on Aging, and thus was born TECH
— Teenager Elder Computer Help.
"I thought if my parents need it, probably other seniors need it, too," she says.
High school students studying computer tech or involved with the National Honor
Society sign up to teach local senior citizens about Facebook, Skype, smartphones,
even something as seemingly simple as a camera. Norr discovered that many
seniors had been given digital cameras by their children.
"They were going around town taking all these great pictures that they wanted to
send to their family members," she says. But they "couldn't figure out how to
connect to the USB port or take out the SIM card."
Read more ....
to help her own elder parents with a tech problem. To whom did she turn?
"My teenage kids," she says.
Norr happens to head the Central Oregon Council on Aging, and thus was born TECH
— Teenager Elder Computer Help.
"I thought if my parents need it, probably other seniors need it, too," she says.
High school students studying computer tech or involved with the National Honor
Society sign up to teach local senior citizens about Facebook, Skype, smartphones,
even something as seemingly simple as a camera. Norr discovered that many
seniors had been given digital cameras by their children.
"They were going around town taking all these great pictures that they wanted to
send to their family members," she says. But they "couldn't figure out how to
connect to the USB port or take out the SIM card."
Read more ....
Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks
by JENNIFER LUDDEN
by JENNIFER LUDDEN
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