This blog post is for those seniors who don’t have any idea at all on how to use the computer and would love to learn or if you happen to be a daughter or a son or perhaps a grandkid and would like to get your grannies and grampas learn how to use the computer. If you are living in Seattle, you might want to check out their program sponsored by Department of Information Technology.
Basically, communities and senior centers in Seattle are working hand-in-hand to provide computer training to seniors for free, some may charge a little but certainly not a big deal of money. These people aim to give every senior the opportunity to learn how to use the computer and teach them how to make the internet beneficial for seniors. Here is a list of center locations where seniors are most welcome to train: Seattle Guide to Computer Centers for Seniors.
If you have been reading this blog for quite some time now, you would know that nowadays the internet plays a bigger role in a senior’s life than we ever imagined. Indeed, knowing how to use the computer can benefit a senior. Imagine a senior with limited range of motion or perhaps a senior having a hard time commuting or driving to and fro the department store to buy their essentials? By knowing how to manipulate the computer, a senior now has to just sit down, Google something they need and pick a website to choose goods from, pay online and wait for their goods to be delivered. No need to go out, brave the commuting world, brave the weather, carry the goods home.. – it’s just too risky for them and not even worth their effort!
These training sites also teach seniors how to use electronic mails or emails. This proves to be necessary for seniors since this is the easiest way to communicate with their loved-ones and the cheapest too. Social networking sites may be a little complicated for seniors since there is a lot to learn and most continually change interface that even a pro is having a hard time keeping up, emails are easier to understand and most are straightforward, take for example Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
Included in these programs is training seniors to learn how to use and navigate the world wide web. Of course, this involves exploring and learning new things. Information alone is enough reason to use the internet plus it connects seniors to other people which is beneficial for their social life.
Lastly, learning few tricks like managing your finances using the web or perhaps paying bills online is also important for seniors who just don’t have time and energy to deal with it physically.
