Prepare your Documents before an Emergency

Prepare your Documents before an Emergency

The nature of disasters and crises means they can happen suddenly and unexpectedly. Store your documents ahead of time using digital or physical storage solutions.

Click on the link to find useful ways to help prevent document disasters.https://www.nsw.gov.au/emergency/prepare/emergency-doc-prep#:~:text=USB%20or%20portable%20storage%20device,so%20your%20documents%20are%20secure

A great cyber security resource

 A great cyber security resource 

Learn how to protect your identity and stay safe online.

Staying safe online is important but it can be hard to know where to start. These short learning modules will help you understand how to prevent your personal information from getting into the wrong hands so that you don’t become a victim of identity theft.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/id-support-nsw/id-support-learning-modules

Videos

 Videos (a small sample – there are lots more if you search)

Basics of the Desktop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwsKeoXOa9I

Basics of Windows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPvguaEjTAU

Computer basics on Windows https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e55EQ1xHYbI

Windows 7 basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odLZiGf-6bY

Windows 10 basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZqKyhfD7-E

Touchscreen basics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MewousGaE_Y

Seniors as Web Users: https://www.nngroup.com/articles/usability-for-senior-citizens/

My Support for Seniors http://www.mys4s.com/

Tech enhanced Life  https://www.techenhancedlife.com/

Internet Options

Internet Options

Some general information is provided at the link below or more specific advice from Internet Providers.

https://digitalunite.com/guides/using-internet-0/connecting-internet/how-connect-internet

If there is more than one device in the house the client may be interested in a home network – see: https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/news-opinions/video/Home-networking-Overview-why-a-home-network

Both these links will help you decide what type of internet connection plans and services you would choose to help ensure you make the best decision for the price and the outcome.

Things to consider for the main choices of device

 

Things to consider for the main choices of device

PCs https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/news-opinions/video/Computing-Which-computer-is-right-for-me

Tablets; https://www.seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/news-opinions/video/Tablets-An-introduction-to-tablets

For older people who can get there, free and low cost courses are available at TAFE, Libraries, Broadband for Seniors’ Kiosks, NSW Tech Savvy Seniors, WEA, ACE

These links will help you when deciding what type of device you should buy for the reasons and ways you would be using them.

Useful practice links

 

Useful Practice Links

Learn how to use your mouse and type things efficiently.

Using a mouse: http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm

Typing: http://www.typingclub.com

Learn how to use popular websites

 Learn how to use popular websites

https://techboomers.com/

This website will help anyone in deciding the right places (website) to trust and rely on when making online decisions or purchases.

E-safety

 

E-safety

https://www.esafety.gov.au/esafety-information/games-apps-and-social-networking

Stay smart online: https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/internet/stay-smart-online

https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/

These links will help teach anyone how to stay safe online while trying to use the internet and technology.

Helping older people use the Internet

 

Helping older people use the Internet

6 tips to help elderly people deal with technology: https://peopledevelopmentmagazine.com/2018/10/21/6-tips-to-help-elderly-people-deal-with-technology/ 

Helping older people gain digital confidence: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/work-learning/technology-internet/helping-older-people-gain-digital-confidence/

These links will consist of helpful tips and tricks about how to help elderly people deal with technical difficulties. and gain vital digital confidence.

Lists of resources

 Lists of Resources

Federal Government Digital Literacy for Older Australians: https://beconnected.esafety.gov.au/

Telstra Tech Savvy Seniors: https://www.telstra.com.au/tech-savvy-seniors

Self-teach Videos: https://www.telstra.com.au/tech-savvy-seniors/start-learning

Australian Seniors Computer Clubs: http://www.ascca.org.au/

Go Digi: https://www.godigi.org.au/

The Digital Champions Network: https://www.digitalunite.com/

Learn My Way – UK Good Things Foundation: https://www.learnmyway.com/

On these websites, you can find helpful and important information about a range of topics. These include being able to know how to use technology and connect with others, clubs that you are able to join to assist you with technology, and much more.

A word from our trainee

Hi, I’m Cooper, I’ve been working with Living Connected as a trainee. I’m in Year 11 at Keira High School. We have an SBAT (school-based apprenticeships and traineeships) program at our school where students can work and attend TAFE while still completing their HSC. I’m participating in this program and working with Kim Leach from Living Connected on Mondays.
I’ve been working on a variety of projects, including designing a logo for We Women Of Conjola (wewomenofconjola.wordpress.com). For this project, I had a few weeks to create multiple logo designs that were later judged and voted on by the We Women of Conjola members. I spoke with Lynne about the whole project and also took some photos that went into the website that they wanted us to make. Consisting of a calendar where events can be seen and information provided. I traveled to Lake Conjola with Helen and presented all the logo designs that I had come up with. They all had helpful feedback and were pleased with the logos. They then voted for the winning logo. Resulting in the winning one being:

I’ve also worked with Kim on redesigning the Living Connected logo. We currently have two versions…

we tried to keep the colours and general feel of our old logo so its still recognizable.

I’ve been designing posts for our Facebook page and learning how to schedule these using Facebook’s scheduling tool. Next up, we’re going to take a look at redesigning our webpage.

I’ll be a trainee with Living Connected until the end of next year and I hope to go into graphic design and web development when I finish school. I couldn't have come this far without the guidance and help of my boss, Kim. She has assisted me all the way through my time here and continues to. We figure out problems together and are always learning new things.

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