Don’t leave my grandmother offline on vacation. Invite her to the world of technology
Summer can be beautiful – full of joy, rest and long journeys. But not for everyone. For many seniors and seniors are a time of silence, an empty apartment and longing for loved ones. And yet all you need is a smartphone and some support in learning to stay in contact with your family even from afar. Free smartphone service courses come to the rescue, e.g. those available at Skapokolen.pl
According to Eurostat research, in the 55-75 age group, the low level of digital competences affects over 80 percent. people! These are mainly our grandparents and grandmothers. When we live online, they often become a world. While they can count on visits every day, in the summer they count with longer separation and the resulting loneliness. Children go on vacation, grandchildren go to summer camps or the first lonely trips, and at that time the elders have no one to speak to. The void enters their lives.
So before we set off on a holiday journey, let’s take a moment to grandmother, grandfather or friend to a senior and show how to use new technologies. This is a small gesture that can significantly change their reality. Especially in the summer, the ability to receive MMS, video connection or check the location on the map can reduce their sense of insulation.
Let’s be patient and take for a moment to seniors
Resistance to technology is usually not in a lack of willingness. He often results from fear that someone can not cope, make a mistake if something will break. Learning new technologies is not a simple task, but feasible, especially using the right tools. A free online smartphone online course, prepared for seniors and seniors, is available on the website, available at Sucopokolen.pl.
T-Mobile has been involved in the fight against digital exclusion for years. To include the generation of Silver in a digital world, he has provided a free online video from the smartphone service, which before going on vacation is worth showing a friend to a senior. At the same time, he encourages them to help them explain what can be incomprehensible to them. All this so that they can be online this summer.
– It is important that we give seniors what is most valuable, our time and patience. Without them, we deprive them of the chance to participate in a world that is everyday life for us – a world of video, internet and digital contacts. Thanks to the support in learning new technologies, our loved ones can not only see us during foreign trips, but also to use the holiday attractions available online, as most of us do today -says Olga Wółkiewicz-Kosior, head of the ESG team in T-Mobile.
Simple and easy training from a smartphone and computer
In the educational, 5-episode video series, a well-known internet creator, television presenter and technology enthusiast Konrad Koterba, step by step presents the basics of smartphone service. He does it in an extremely communicative and orderly way, so that the best content goes to representatives of the Silver generation. The course is available at SuciePokolen.pl and is a pill of knowledge that is to allow you to understand everything necessary to fully enjoy the benefits of technology.
From the training you can learn how to turn on the device, add contacts and receive telephone calls. Konrad also explains how applications such as Google Maps, a calculator or a flashlight, how to take pictures, translating texts and creating safe passwords for the phone. The series of video recordings allows you to go back to the issues in question as many times as needed. Thanks to this, seniors and seniors can learn everything necessary to operate devices.
On the website of Skapokolen.pl there is also a basic computer use course, which includes 10 episodes-here seniors will learn about the construction of a computer, basic multimedia programs, e-mails and get tips on what to do if you infected the computer with a virus.
T-Mobile storms digital barriers
The “Network of Generations” from T-Mobile is a comprehensive social project, under which the operator storms the digital barrier to the exclusion of seniors in Poland. In addition to online courses, the operator organizes stationary training at the Magenta Experience Center in Warsaw and senior activation centers. In addition, customers from the Silver generation can use a special service on the T-Mobile “8 for senior” hotline. Thanks to it, mature users can take advantage of the experience of trained consultants who provide a conversation adapted to the needs of older people – with patience, mindfulness and understanding.
And that’s what it’s all about – not to leave anyone on the web alone. Because the world of technology can be a good place, you just need to know how to use it wisely.
