teaching technology to seniors prensentation
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Presentation on providing computer training for senior citizens.TRANSCRIPT
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Teaching Technology to
SeniorsTips for preparing and Presenting computer
classes for older adultsRoseAleta Laurell
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What Kinds of training are you
currently providing?
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Essential skills for training seniors
•Patience•Patience•Patience•Respect
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Getting Mentally Ready
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Rules for Classes
Three Rules
1. Ask stupid questions
2. Cheat 3. Make Mistakes
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“If in an educational situation, an adult’s
experience is ignored, not valued, not made use
of, it is not just the experience that is being
rejected, it is the person.”
~Malcolm Knowles~
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Learning Styles and Needs
• Auditory
• Visual
• Tactile or Kinesthetic
What are the Fruits of Your Learning/Personality Style? Inventory
Developed by Dr. Linda Karges-Bone
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Physical Issues facing seniors
• Vision• Hearing• Mobility especially arthritic
hands• Mental acuity• Resistance to learning new
things
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• Maybe Most important thing to remember is:
• this really is hard stuff
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Why Bother?Because Seniors are:
•Smart•Motivated
•Committed •Excited
•Tenacious•GRATEFUL
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http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117174371637369
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Preparation and Planning•Set Schedule
•Develop Curriculum•Prepare Handouts
•Equipment •Evaluations
•Publicity•Rewards and Recognitions
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Set ScheduleConsiderations:
•Time of day•What day or days•Length of class•Number of students•Class room set up
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Develop Curriculum
Considerations:•What to teach•Developing exercises and practice•Effective demonstrations•Hands on practice
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•Prepare Handouts Considerations:
Type Size Format for Handouts Writing InstructionsCover only one topic
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Type the address of the person to send message to
in this box.Type the subject of the email in this
box.Type any message you want to send in
this large area.
A really bad handout
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Click here to go to
mail.
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Type Your User Name Here. This
Must be correct!
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•Equipment Considerations:
•What you need•Student needs•Classroom setup•Assistive software
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What Open Source Software to use
• OpenOffice• AVG anti-virus• SpyBot• Skype• Facebook• Gmail• Yahoo mail
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Assistive Hardware
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Computers built for seniors
http://www.aplusseniorcomputer.com/
http://www.thegocomputer.com/
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Evaluations
Considerations:A test (Oh NO!)Student progressEffectiveness of training methodsReporting
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WebJunction.org Public Access Computing Technology Competencies The WebJunction Competency Index
California Library Assn. Tech Core Competencies for CA Library WorkersWestern Council Core CompetenciesThe Pioneer Library System competencies
Online survey tools: http://zoomerang.com http://surveymonkey.com TechAtlas by WebJunction.org
Judging the competencies of your group
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Publicity
Considerations:
• Who is your audience?• Where to reach your audience
• Outlets
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Rewards and Recognitions
Considerations:Celebrate successCertificatesPartiesOfficial recognitions
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It’s Show Time! Now What?Presenting the class
Thank you to Stephanie Gerding, author of “The Accidental Technology Trainer. “
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