Additional (also excellent) resources: Teens Learn by Teaching Seniors------
www.cyberseniors.org/cyberteens This national program has been going for at least 5 years. They also work closely with 4-H youth group and present programs in English and Spanish. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Glynis Long US Small Business Administration 202 205 6678 [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: 202 481 2139 409 3rd St. SW Washington, DC 20416 METRO: blue/orange "Fed Center" (it's next to CAPITOL SOUTH) Exit: escalator (in the corner of our building) RIGHT turn CENTER of Building, glass revolving doors INFORMATION CENTER will call upstairs. -----Original Message----- From: Taran Rampersad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 3:05 AM To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group Subject: Re: [DIGITALDIVIDE] Teens Help Seniors Go Online (WPost Article [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Here's a piece I wrote for the Washington Post that >appeared Tuesday. I'd be interested in your comments. > > > >>Choices >>Bridging the Digital Divide: Teens Help Seniors Go >>Online >> >> >> >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35598-2004Aug2.html > > > >A collaboration between the Hebrew Home in Rockville >and Wootton High School could help combat loneliness >and depression among residents of long-term care >facilities. > >Armed with the most advanced laptops and latest >software, teens from the high school are teaching >elderly residents how to use the Internet and >communicate with their relatives around the world. > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35598-2004Aug2.html > > I think this is really good stuff - for both the kids and the elderly. The kids learn more by teaching; they learn how to communicate with the elderly - which is really important - and explain how things work. Meanwhile, the elderly gain as well. On a sidenote - I really wish that the Washington Post had a way of linking, like the New York Times does: http://nytimes.blogspace.com/genlink By being able to link directly to the article, it could be discussed a lot easier. Cuts into readership data, but it does get more reading. -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.fsc.cc http://www.a42.com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
