On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 19:11 +0100, Tony Pursell wrote:
> On Sat, 2011-05-21 at 18:17 +0100, Paul Sutton wrote: > > Hi > > > > now that we have set up some computers at the lighthouse > > > > http://thelighthouse-paignton.blogspot.com/ > > > > I have asked if we can do something to help people get online as part of > > the race online programme > > http://raceonline2012.org/ > > > > they want me to come up with some ideas, if anyone has any ideas > > regarding what we can / should teach people (basics only to start with) > > that would be useful > > > > ideas on basic lessons using the net i can do here,(help would be useful > > perhaps) but given that skype is microsoft owned, perhaps if we are to > > introduce voip we can teach alternatives to skype which is where people > > here may have to step in with lesson plans, ideas etc. > > > > what sort of things should / could we teach > > if we want to set up people with e-mail accounts who should we use, > > gmail, ( i assume not hotmail) > > > > i guess i can show people some of direct.gov and mention they can do car > > tax online > > > > does anyone have other expertise or ideas we can add to basic internet > > lessons. > > > > paul > > > > No great personal expertise, but I have found a lot of stuff online > through > > http://www.helppassiton.co.uk/ > > Here they are talking more about helping a friend, but I think that one > of the best tips is to find out something someone is interested in and > use that. E.g if they support a football club, go to the club's website > and places like BBC Sport's football pages. I.e make it relevant to > peoples own experience. > > Tony > > > > Shopping seems to be a 'killer app' for many! I found this out by asking people what they normally do in their spare time and relating online activities to it. Facebook also seems to have a lot of appeal for people whose families are already using it. Paula
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