seniors and technology

Parents Need Digital Literacy Skills, Too!

~ seniorlifetech

Dear Miss Avon

My parent wants to home school. But, honestly beyond hunting and pecking to send an occasional text, the parent is basically digitally illiterate. How can I help?

One of the best things a home school parent/grandparent can do is to demonstrate digital literacy skills and knowledge that benefit the family. One of the best ways to begin to acquire digital skills is to learn to type well with all 10 fingers on a digital keyboard in an easy short less than 10 lesson course.

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

~ seniorlifetech

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.

Vacationers, Which One of These Space Travel Opportunities Has Your Name On It?

~ seniorlifetech

From the iVan and iVanna Series of Dr. Katie Canty, Ed.D.

Let iVan or iVanna self-driving artificial intelligence vehicles assist you with urges for out of this world adventure in space. You can stargaze much closer to the stars up front and in person. Here’s how. The first adventures are iVanna’s.

The Beam Me Up iVanna Trip One cost $100,000 and requires no kind of special training. You get into a helium powered balloon space capsule and float 100,000 feet to the edge of the Earth, then float back down.

iVanna’s Slingshot Space Adventure Two cost $250,000 and requires weightlessness special training. You jet up from the Earth into outer space in a rocket powered engine, then safely jet back down to Earth.

Now let’s see what iVan’s space adventures look like.

  1. The iVan Mothership Space Adventure Three cost $750,000 and requires space ship detachment special training. You get to G-Force climb, experience mothership detachment, atmosphere launch, and then safely glide back down to Earth.
  2. iVan’s Space Station Voyage Adventure Four cost $70 million and requires special station living training. You get to skim the surface of moon, then go to live on the space station for a few weeks before returning to Earth.

Now, when do you want iVan or iVanna to book your vacation space trip?

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Best Advice for 1st Timers – Before Taking Your 1st Computer Workshop/Class

~ seniorlifetech

If you know someone who wants or needs an “exceed expectations” introductory computer keyboarding class text, there is a special workbook/textbook that is continuously updated to meet the tech needs of hunt & peckers and beginners. The book is on Amazon now:

Computer Keyboarding 2-Week Basic Training Camp for Hunt & Peckers and Beginners

Thanks for reading this. I certainly believe, based on 12 years of experience teaching tech classes at senior centers and colleges, that all students and parents will benefit from this very inexpensive text/work book.

Dr. Katie Canty, Author

Senior Center Computer Professor

seniortechacademy@yahoo.com

http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B01MRY0HZX

Best Advice for 1st Timers – Before Taking Your 1st Computer Workshop/Class