Starting Monday, I will officially begin a new role as Customer Success Manager at GetSetup, a new company which provides opportunities for older adults to continue to learn through online classes taught by other older adults. As a frequent presenter and participant in online programs, I know how rewarding it is to have opportunities to… Continue reading My New Gig at GetSetup
Category: technology
Older Adults and Zoom
How older adults can join the many others who are discovering the joy of Zoom events.
A Ray of Sunshine in a Dark Time
Especially for older adults, the coronavirus pandemic has been an especially challenging time. My heart goes out to have already contracted the illness, and also to those health care workers who risk their own safety to continue to care for them. But in every storm, there is at least a small ray of sunshine. Using… Continue reading A Ray of Sunshine in a Dark Time
2019 Implications for 2020 Innovations
By David Dring & Norman Reiss As the year comes to a close, here are our thoughts on a few key improvements within aging services that will enable significant enrichment in the quality of life for older adults and those that serve them in 2020 and beyond. As a nonprofit, capacity building organization, the Interactive Aging Netwoork… Continue reading 2019 Implications for 2020 Innovations
What I’m Doing to Celebrate 65
This Friday, November 1st, I will be officially reach the milestone at which society calls me a ‘senior.’ Here’s how I’m spending the next 10 days (my live presentations will be at the Marlene Meyerson JCC on the Upper West Side of Manhattan): Mon, Oct. 28 – teaching a class for SeniorTechNYC on Using Your… Continue reading What I’m Doing to Celebrate 65
What It Takes to Help Seniors Learn Technology
When it comes to training people in how to use technology, working with older persons can be especially challenging. For several years, I’ve had the good fortune to volunteer for organizations such as Dorot and Older Adults Technology Services which have specifically focused on helping seniors to become technically proficient. As these programs grow, there… Continue reading What It Takes to Help Seniors Learn Technology
Org Profile – Selfhelp Community Services
(This is the second of a series of posts profiling senior services nonprofits which are helping older persons to live active, engaged lives.) Most of us who interact with seniors understand how challenging it can be as we have an increasingly smaller circle of family and friends as we grow older. Fortunately, many resources are… Continue reading Org Profile – Selfhelp Community Services
How to Design Technology Training for Seniors
As a follow up to my post, Tips in Helping Seniors with Technology, here are some additional ideas on how to effectively train older persons, whether it’s one on one or within a class: The more you understand about the senior, the easier it will be to plan your training. First consider their age; seniors… Continue reading How to Design Technology Training for Seniors
Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Think you’re ‘too old’ to jump on the Internet / online bandwagon? Think again. At Senior Planet, an initiative of Older Adults Technology Services, you can get computer training in Manhattan, upstate New York, Maryland or at multiple satellite locations around NYC. Membership in Senior Planet is free to anyone 60 or over and provides… Continue reading Get Free Tech Help This Summer
Tips In Helping Seniors With Technology
Through my work with Dorot, I often help seniors with technology challenges. Some questions are fairly basic, like how to use email or browse a website, but others are not. As in most areas, older persons are very diverse, so I try not to come in with any preconceived ideas about how much they do… Continue reading Tips In Helping Seniors With Technology