Helping seniors figure out technology

Helping seniors figure out technology

Beth Pauley is Beth the Tech Tutor from the Town of Tonawanda.

She has been teaching seniors how to use computers, phones, televisions systems; you name it, for a few years now.

NATS BECKA ONPHONE WITHGRANDMAHI GRANDMA!

HOWARE YOU.

I'M DOING ASTORY TODAY ON TIPSFOR SENIORS ANDHOW THEY CANCONNECT WITHPEOPLE VIRTUALLY.YEAHH.SOTBETH TECH TUTOR"BE A LITTLE BOLD ANDTRY SOMETHINGS ANDTHERE IS REALLYNOTHING TO WORRYABOUT."BETH PAULEY IS BETHTHE TECH TUTOR.SHE'S FROM THETOWN OF TONAWANDAAND HAS BEENTEACHING SENIORSHOW TO USETECHNOLOGY FOR AFEW YEARS.DURING THIS TIME OFISOLATION-- SHE HASFIVE TIPS TO SHAREWITH PEOPLE WHONEED SOME DIGITALHELP.SOTBETH TECH TUTR"IF THEY ARE USING AHOME COMPUTER ANDINTERNET, MAKE SURESOMEONE HAS SOMETYPE OF VIRUSPROGRAM, LIKE ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM LIKEMCFEE ORSOMETHING LIKE THAT.I WOULD RECOMMENDKEEPING THEIRCOMPUTERS UP TODATE.BE SAFE ABOUT THESITES THEY AREGOING TO, USINGCOMMON SENSEDON'T GO TO ANYSITES THAT MAY BEQUESTIONABLE.THREE SIMPLE WAYSBETH RECOMMENDSPEOPLE CONNECTTHROUGH VIDEOCHATS -- FACETIME,FACEBOOK MESSAGE,AND GOOGLE DUO ORGOOGLE HANGOUT.BUT THE MOSTPOPULAR SOURCE OFCOMMUNICATION: ANOLD-FASHIONEDPHONE CALL.SOT BECKA GRANDMA"OH I LIKE THE PHONE,THAT'S HOW ICONNECT WITH THEFAMILY"SOTBETH"VOICE CONTACT ISSTILL A BIG THING--USING CELL PHONECAN GET A LITTLECOMPLICATED BUT IHELP PEOPLE WITHTHEIR TRANSITIONFROM FLIP PHONE TOSMARTPHONE."BETH SAYS FINDING"HOW TO VIDEOS"ONLINE CAN REALLYHELP WHEN YOU'RESTUCK.SOT"YOUTUBE IS AFANTASTIC SOURCEFOR LEARNING THINGSFOR ALL AGES.THERE'S A GOOD ONEOUT THERE CALLEDTECH BOOMERS.

IT'S AVERY GOOD GROUPOF VIDEOS THAT HELPTO LEARN THE BASICSOF CERTAIN THINGS.

IFTHEY KNOW HOW TONAVIGATE YOUTUBEWITH A LOT OFHELPFUL VIDEOS.RT 7EWN.