How to fight the credit crunch or do more with lessShow & Tell:

Tablets for

Social Care & Care Homes

Miles Maier Twitter @LasaICT

Paul Webster Twitter @watfordgap

About Lasa

• 30 years of trusted advice

• Knowledgebase, Suppliers Directory, Connecting Care, advicelocalwww.lasa.org.uk/

• Welfare Rightswww.rightsnet.org.uk

Take-Aways

• Hands on experience

• Using iPads & Android tablets in social care

• Signpost to useful resources, e.g. Connecting Care, 'Tablet How-To' etc.

• Answer your questions and give you confidence!

Connecting Care

• Helping social care providers make better use of tech

• Tech health-checks

• Show and tell sessions

www.connectingcare.org.uk

Connecting Care

• Many articles on using tech in social care, e.g.

– There is an app for that!

– Staying safe online

– Argos training with tablet devices

– On-line networks for carers

– Skills & Learning websites for social care orgs

– How to plan best use of ICT resources

And much more!

www.connectingcare.org.uk

Good use of technology in Social Care.

Articles & Resources

For- Organisations- Staff - Users

www.connectingcare.org.uk

Question. About You

Hands up if you….

• Have a smartphone?

• Use an iPad?

• An Android tablet? (Samsung, Kindle, Hudl etc.)

• Or maybe other tablet devices? (e.g. Windows?)

30 million people use or own a Tablet PC in UK. Approximately 50% are Apple iPads

59% use to check social networks, 49% for on line shopping, 75% get news first on line

'The Internet', without having the worry and bother about 'going on the internet'

More affordable : £79 for Android devices and from £250 for an iPad mini

On Android : customise front screen (or whole launcher) to just display the apps / shortcuts you use or have larger buttons

Touchscreen Tech - Background

Technology for older people

Being Independent but not Isolated. Can help provide 'safe independence'. “Using the Internet should be fun, not a chore” Age UK - 'ITea and Biscuits'It's about widening shared conversations with people near and far & young and old – IntergenerationalActivities Co-ordinators in a Care Home have a vital role as a Digital Champion (Digital Friends)

86% of over 55s - Internet has improved their lives (Digital Unite)

Technology in Care Homes

- A more 'social' experience of The Internet- Follow hobbies and pastimes with on-line networks- Enjoy Memories and Games for Living Well

Fun for all – Care Staff, Volunteers & Residents

- Video calls to keep in touch with families, friends and even GPs- Networks to facilitate care co-ordination

Have Fun!

Questions?

Write questions on a Post It note

Examples:

•Where do I go for help?

•Security?

•Accessibility?

•Which are the best free apps?

What's A Good App?

Activities that are 'Person-Centred'Discover interests

Music, Pictures, HistoryDevelop a conversation

Be part of itMake it fun - not a lesson

THEN, use the tabletSearch the web,Find an app

Tablet is JUST an extension of the conversation, not 'a thing' itself

Activitiy Co-ordinators & Volunteers

See - http://connectingcare.org.uk/articles/detail/support-for-activities-co-ordinators

•My Home Life

• http://myhomelife.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mhl_bulletin_14.pdf

•NIACE Guides for Activity Co-ordinators

• http://shop.niace.org.uk/care-settings-care-staff.html

'Show and Tell' Sessions

Getting Started with a Tablet

Switching on and how to use a tablet

Navigating, swiping, Pinch & Zoom

Getting around the tablet – swiping screens & pull down notification bar, switching between apps

How to find a wireless network

Settings – widgets that set Brightness, Wifi, Bluetooth & GPS when not needed as these can quickly eat up resources

Attaching a Keyboard

Software is loaded onto a tablet as an 'app' from the Google Play Store or Apple Store

Locking the tablet

Getting Started with a Tablet

Most apps are free to download, although beware of free apps that are loaded with adverts. Read reviews from other people or try & then delete. Chargeable apps are usually only £2 or £3.

Set up apps to 'Auto Update' to make sure you have latest changes. Some will need confirmation if permissions change (e.g. to use maps)

Regularly review installed apps to maintain space and stop tablet being slow. A tool like 'AppMgrIII' will move them to SD Card to save space.

Safety & Security

Anti-virus – Protect against Apps & Links. Still need to be careful – 'Lookout' is a good Anti-Virus App

Question. Things to do

What would you like to do on your tablet?

Examples:

•News

•Shopping

•Learning

•Music and Radio

•Games

Examples:•Stay in touch - Skype, email, text•News - BBC, online papers, Feedly•Shopping - Tesco, Ocado, Amazon, etc•Story-telling - Storehouse•Books - large text and audio•Creativity - painting, pottery, music•Entertainment - TV, films, music

Practical uses for tablets

Websites & Volunteer Services

Our 5 favourite websites

• AbilityNet – making technology accessible for all

• www.abilitynet.org.uk

• Digital Unite – help getting online

• www.digitalunite.com

• Community How To – doing more with digital

• www.communityhowto.com

• Technology Trust – donated hardware and software

• www.tt-exchange.org

• Happus.eu – refurbished laptops, iPads, accessibility kit

• www.happus.eu

Carers Networks

See - http://connectingcare.org.uk/articles/detail/online-tools-reduce-isolation-for-carers

•Carer+ - http://carerplus.eu/

•Babble - https://babble.carers.org/

•Chill4Us Carers - http://www.chill4uscarers.co.uk/forums/index.php

•Discover4Carers - http://www.discover4carers.eu/

•Jointly - https://www.jointlyapp.com/#welcome

•Circle - http://nottinghamcircle.org/

•Connect2 - https://suttonmencapblog.wordpress.com/connect2/

We can all be a Digital Champion, Digital Friend or Social Media Surgeon for an older person or Organisation in our community

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Any Questions?

Thank You

Miles Maier – Project Manager

mmaier@lasa.org.uk 020 7426 4496

Paul Webster – Community Builder & Technology Consultant

pwebster@lasa.org.uk 020 7426 4498

Start small … which one thing could you try out today?