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Ask Miss Avon Blog #304 TEM Talks -Tech Education Moment

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Digital Citizenship 101 Cybersafety Class

Just for Grownups

Dear Miss Avon

You know, Miss Avon, us kids aren’t the only ones who need good digital education skills. Is there an approved, good digital education class going on out there for older grownups like my neighbors and grandparents? They will probably attend if it meets in a physical location most of the time rather than just online.

Answer: Digital citizenship for grownups like grandparents and elderly neighbors may not yet be the title of a course that meets mostly on site. It is a good idea, though.

There are adult technology classes that incorporate digital citizenship skill building lessons. And, yes, the class(es) may have onsite, online, or a hybrid mix of online and onsite availability. Classes are usually available at your local community college, senior center, public library, or university OLLI program.

Self-Driving & Self-Flying cPods—Ready, Get in & Let’s Fly Away

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     Self-Driving & Self-Flying cPods—Ready, Get in & Let’s Fly Away                 More New Senior Center Transportation

by Dr. Katie Canty, Ed.D. of Senior Tech Academy      seniortechacademy@yahoo.com

   iPod used to be a thing. Now it is going to be the cPod Canty Mobile hover craft car. The cPod looks like a smaller version of a Smart Car, but it is self-driving, and talks to you and to other cPods on the road or in the air. 

     The cPod Canty Mobile can ride you along on street level. But, when traffic gets too congested, or if you just want to ride the friendly skies, a hover attachment can be summoned to your location. The cPod attachment locks onto your cPod, lifts you out of traffic, and flys you away to your destination much quicker. The only drawback of the cPod Mobile is the fact that the face picture on your driver’s license is what the cPod’s exterior looks like. Image your driver’s license face rolling down the highway or flying the friendly skies! Yes, you have just been introduced to another Professor Canty under construction invention that joins the iVan and iVanna line up of self-drivers and now self-flyers!popup-prez2-web

Let’s Travel – Virtual Christmas Travel: Ready, Let’s Go!

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Christmas, Florida: We will visit the Christmas History Park. Then, go by the post office to mail friends and Santa post cards from Christmas.

Santa Claus, Indiana: Let’s stop in for a visit to the Santa Claus Museum, then the Santa Christmas Store, and next see what on the menu at Santa’s Lodge.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Three things we will enjoy: Strolling around Christmas City Village, going to the Moravian Museum, seeing how Moravian cookies get made.

Talk 2: Self-Driving iVan and iVanna – Ready Get In! New Senior Center Transportation

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by Dr. Katie Canty. Ed.D.   techseekers@yahoo.com

images (1)     iVan and iVanna might be part of a potentially new series of artificial intelligent vans. The “i” means that the vans are intelligent, smart, nursing assistants, and self-driving. The iVan and iVanna series will be for seniors who do not drive, do not want to drive, or who have limited mobility or transportation situations. The iVan series replaces gas fueled transport vans and the iVanna series replaces wheelchairs.

Neatest iVan and iVanna Features

     iVan: There are 4 to 16 seats in the iVans and each seat can detach and roll out to pick you up and take you back to the van. The iVan chair detaches and rolls up to your door, buzzes you, does a facial recognition security scan, helps to seat you, then rides you back to the van, seat belts you, locks back in place, and continues on to the next stop.  While in route, you have the option of asking the chair to monitor your vitals and to send a report to you, a caregiver, or family member.

   iVanna: Once your destination is reached, iVan reminds you to gather your belongings because iVanna, the super model of artificial intelligence chairs that walk, has been alerted and is waiting to travel with you like a personal assistant companion throughout the day during your 9 AM to 1 PM senior center activity day.  Enjoy your day of safe travel a lot more with iVan and iVanna—that is, when these new Dr. Canty inventions become reality!

Welcome Word Processing Workshop Participants

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What a great opportunity to find out what word processing is! If you are a beginner with a little Internet & typing experience, this course is for you.  Dr. Canty, a certified MOS Word specialist, will show you how to create and customize documents for yourself, friends, family, and associates.

gtradsWord Processing Workshops

  • Treasure Hunt & WORD Talk
  • Your Own Fee-Free Greeting Cards
  • 1,2,3 Draw: Illustrate with Pictures
  • Best Social Networking Practices
  • Brain Train with Word Processing Neurobics
  • Blogging and Online Selling
  • Play Ball 114 Words Competition
  • New Event or Robot Species Flyer
  • Your Edible Word Processing Craft Project
  • Tell Your 1-Sentence Tale
  • Better Than Theirs Resume & Cover Letter

Short Test and Course Certificate