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Grandma’s on Facebook, but Would It Kill You to Call Her?

There were many reactions Verizon Wireless salesman Joseph Ramireza expected to hear when he introduced an iPhone to his oldest client this year. It would have been perfectly normal for the elderly Minnesota man to show confusion, maybe curiosity, possibly indifference. Instead, the 85-year-old said this: “Wow, I have got to show this to my […]

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Seniors headed back to the classroom to learn new technology skills

Teenagers taught Margaret Stewart so much about technology in one hour that she’s going iPad shopping this weekend. Although she has an iPhone, the senior and former teacher said she wasn’t using it to capacity. With her eyesight going, Stewart wanted to move on to the larger iPad but had no idea how to use […]

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Cyber-Seniors : Connecting Generations Preview & Conversation

Watch the video here.

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High School Students Help Seniors Get Cyber

Superior Collegiate High School students are helping local seniors learn more about computers. The grade nine and ten business tech class will be teaching them how to set up e-mail accounts and how to use various social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Recently a documentary about the Cyber Seniors program was shown at Lakehead […]

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Seniors citizens flock to Facebook

here were many reactions Verizon Wireless salesman Joseph Ramireza expected to hear when he introduced an iPhone to his oldest client this year. It would have been perfectly normal for the elderly Minnesota man to show confusion, maybe curiosity, possibly indifference. Instead, the 85-year-old said this: “Wow, I have got to show this to my […]

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Bingo Takes Back Seat to Facebook

Grandmas, it seems, have taken to Facebook. And although the site is phasing out of popularity among young people, seniors are fully embracing it. The number of adults 65 and older who use the Internet has increased to 59 per cent from 14 per cent since 2000. And in that group, nearly half use a […]

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Cyber-Seniors Documentary, a Wonderful Experience

How about to share your best selfie with your friends on Facebook? How about to share your thoughts about opera, chess or popular music on YouTube? And your favorite recipes? That is happening with a group of Toronto’s seniors. And the world knows it by a movie called Cyber-Seniors Documentary. According The Huffington Post Cyberseniors is a “must-see movie”: …A heartwarming […]

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Program to bring together seniors, cyber-savvy youths

A program that includes a film seeks to bring together seniors who would like to connect with their far-flung families and young people with Internet skills who are willing to share with others, according to a news release. It all kicks off with a showing of the documentary “Cyber-Seniors.” The film has been shown in […]

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Bridging the digital divide: Students teach seniors how to be tech savvy

At 88, Shirley Emerson has few desires.

One of them is an iPad.

“All my children and grandchildren have iPads,” she says. “I want one.”

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CTV News Channel: Senior Web Surfers

“You can watch the video featuring Cyber-Seniors online at CTV News Channel.”