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Staying Connected

Workshop

2016


Photo credits: top Stanley Kubrick circa1940 bottom Nancy Slome 1to1interactive blog

In about half a century…

plus ça change plus c'est la même chose

Staying ConnectedWhat’s changed?


In about a quarter a century…



And in less than a decade…



Staying ‘in touch’ with celebrities used to be

about trying to chasing autographs now it’s

chasing the ‘selfie’

https://www.facebook.com/ellentv/photos/a.182755292239.124686.26012002239/10152299789332240/?type=1&theater


https://www.facebook.com/ellentv/photos/a.182755292239.124686.26012002239/10152299789332240/?type=1&theater


We used to stay in touch all sorts of

ways. We used to gather in community

halls, join clubs, write letters, and engage

in conversations over the back fence.

What do social clubs have in common

with things like Facebook?

Staying Connectedwith each other


Our grandchildren have never known a

world without mobile phones, text

messaging and the internet

Be engaged - Stay in touch

Text the grandchildren

Share photos

Use the internet

Email

Use messaging apps

Skype, Hangout

Choose your platform

Make it meaningful – to you

Understand your options

Staying Connectedwith the world


Get the Silver Surfers on Facebook • Experts say using social media can help prevent

decline in older adult’s health

• Older people should use Facebook and other social media websites to prevent their health declining

• People aged 65-95 took part in the study by the University of Exeter

• The group felt more confident and sociable after using the internet

• Using Skype and email to contact relatives were among their favourite usages

• Experts said the results could help stunt loneliness – Pensioners who spend time online do not feel as lonely as

others their age, which could stunt deterioration of physical and mental health, according to the research.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2873604/Older-people-use-Facebook-social-media-prevent-decline-health-study-finds.html#ixzz3SKzq2tRV

Staying ConnectedAvoiding social isolation

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2873604/Older-people-use-Facebook-social-media-prevent-decline-health-study-finds.html#ixzz3SKzq2tRV


Staying ConnectedBeing online


Are you connected using a mobile device?– I bet it doesn’t look like these

– It’s probably a bit more like these

Staying ConnectedUsing mobiles and other wireless devices


Google Hangouts are

video calls or IM chat

and it’s very simple to

use. You just need

Gmail or Google+

Viber uses your phone

number and the phone

numbers of your

contacts in your phone

You create a Skype

addresses which finds

you just like your phone

number does

Use the Skype chat

window for IM chat

(Instant Messages )

Or use Viber or Kik for

IM on mobile. It looks

and works like text

messaging but its free

Staying ConnectedVideo calling and Instant Messaging


Connect a wireless router to your internet at

home to create your own ‘private’ WiFi

network

Consider using your own portable WiFiYou can take it anywhere (including overseas)

It will work anywhere there is a mobile network

You can connect multiple devices to it

It is just as secure as your private WiFi

All network providers have them available

Staying ConnectedWiFi: Private, Portable and Public


Staying ConnectedSocial Media and The Cloud


Staying Connected‘The Cloud’

The Cloud is the use of remote servers

networked together to allow data storage

and online access to resources and

services. Things like:

– Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud, DropBox, etc

– Accounting like Xero and MYOB etc

– Photos stored for sharing - Flickr, Picasa etc

– Music - Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Beats etc


We’ve been writing on ‘walls’ for centuries

These are from Pompeii 79AD

Staying ConnectedSocial Media


Which of these do you use?

OR

Which would you like to use?

Sometimes called Social Networking – in

fact that’s what you do on Social Media

Some sites are designed for a special

purpose - like sharing files, video or pictures



• Facebook is about staying in touch with

people you know and for catching up with

friends you used to know

• Twitter is for following people you don’t

know, would like to know, or should know

• LinkedIn is a combination of both but

used for business and recruitment

• Instagram is primarily for sharing day-to-

day images and short videos

• Tumblr is a blogging platform that allows

you to do all of the above

• Pinterest is all about sharing things you

like on a virtual pin board . It’s a bit like

scrap-booking



SnapchatWith this app you can take

photos, record videos, add

text, or draw things, then

send them to a controlled

list of friends. And the post

only stays up for a few

seconds

KikKik Messenger is an instant

messaging app for most

mobile devices which

allows you to avoid the text

messaging system

And there are apps for fans of all sorts of things from

Celebrities to Music and Video



There are apps for almost anything…– Your doctor or healthcare professional will

soon offer you Telehealth options using video

calling and a smart phone app

– You can make Medicare claims via your smart

phone or tablet (you’ll need a My.Gov login

but once done it’s pretty easy)

– You can do all your banking online and on

mobile with apps

– eBay and PayPal both have apps

Staying ConnectedBanking Shopping and Apps


How many passwords do you have?• How do you remember them?

• Make them easy to remember but not simple

• Never store them online

Is your screen locked?• Should it be locked?

• If you often leave your device unattended and ‘on’ lock it

Staying ConnectedPasswords


Online dating is just dating. However it is

important to treat it the same way you

treated meeting people in any social

environment1. Keep your personal information private

2. Only meet offline when you are ready and not before

3. Do not get financially involved online

Staying ConnectedDating


Staying ConnectedTerminology


Good Luck

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