wow, this is a fun coincidence. I did something very similar years ago,
when I was a new immigrant to the US. Ran computer activities for the
YMCA of Austin, including kids building/repairing computers and then
those went to local families who could drop by for further training.
Lots of fun!
On 05/12/2011 11:10 AM, Lori Barfield wrote:
gonzalo and tracy, thanks very much, i'll get all these ideas over to
the district music teacher.
there is other news. i have done program development before for my
local YMCA, and yesterday the Program Director expressed a great deal
of interest in having me give an introduction to computing course for
children, and computer workshops for senior citizens. this YMCA is
one of the top ranking facilities in the country, and if i do any
class for them it is likely the other YMCAs in my area will also want
to participate. i'm not sure how many i can fit in before august, so
we'll see. :-)
if i do work up a few classes for seniors, i think we'll need to stay
inside the browser, since that skill will translate to other computers
they are likely to have access to. the XO screen is so tiny i expect
there to be some challenges. has anyone out there tried this before
with the elderly? do any of you have any suggestions?
...lori
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