The majority of the time my grandma is on the computer, she is either playing internet slot machines or attempting to check her email for her part-time nursing schedule.
When she needs to print something, she calls upon my mom who lives down the street to come and assist in the process.
My dad still has a large desktop computer in the den of his house, yes the computers that you could throw at someone and they would probably come out of it with a broken leg.
He uses an iPad my youngest sister bought five some years ago to check Facebook and play sudoku.
My uncle posed the question to me recently about how can the older generations learn to use the technology that my generation has been embedded with.
It is almost not even an option anymore to stay up with the latest technological advances. Our personal lives are not the only aspect linked with technology. Work, school, keeping up with the world and much more involve technology and accessing it.
But, how much does one need to absorb in order to get the minimum amount of information?
As I mentioned, my grandma uses her computer for limited activities and has a flip phone she tends to loose more than once a day. On the other hand, a friend’s grandmother has an iPhone and iPad she used on the daily, and uses pretty well.
In my opinion, learning technology depends on age. People like my grandma don’t really need to know it all, of course if they have the drive go ahead, be my guest. But, I will gladly help my grandma print something whenever I am home.