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The goal of this assignment is for you to help older adults expand tech literacy by
coaching, mentoring, and supporting them as they use technology. Select one older
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adult around you who are aged 65 or older (e.g., parents, grandparents, relatives,
neighbors, clients, etc.), explore their needs or problems and how the needs or
problems can be solved using technology, set up an achievable goal with your mentee,
design a 5-week technical assistance or training program, and deliver one-on-one
assistance or training as a tech buddy. Make sure that you design the program based
on your mentee’s interest levels and circumstances. Be flexible (e.g., time per session,
topic areas, how often you will meet, etc.) and think of ways to foster mentee’s
curiosity and motivation.
Examples of the competencies that you can help them learn include:
– How to use laptop, smartphone, tablet, or other device
– How to navigate the Internet
– How to do Google searches
– How to use email
– How to video chat with family and friends
– Computer safety and security
– What is social media
– Etc. a. Application Paper
Based on your experience on Tech Buddy Project, you will write a brief paper about
what you have accomplished through the project and your reflections on it. The paper
may include 1) a brief description about your mentee and his/her technical needs or
problems, 2) project goal and technical assistance or training provided, 3) measures
used to assess whether your mentee achieved the goal, 4) your reflection on the
project experience (e.g., new awareness, discovery, lessons, etc.), and 5) discussion on
how the project and what you’ve learned in the course altogether informed your views
on gerontechnology or your future career. The paper should be no longer than 5 pages,
double-spaced, with a 1-inch margin on all sides and 12pt font size. b. 5min Presentation
Based on your experience on Tech Buddy Project and what you’ve written for the
application paper, you will make a 5-minute presentation on the outcome of the project
during class on Week 15. Presentation can be in any format you want to (e.g. video log,
pictures, PPT, etc.). Be creative to effectively present your prog

ress and outcome.My outline：My mentee is my father. Due to some special reasons, my parents gave birth to me very late. My mother gave birth to me at the age of 42, and my father is three years older than my mother. Now my father is 68 years old and my mother is 65 years old. So I think they are the best mentee for this project. With the development of technology, mobile phones are very important to us. We use mobile phones to contact, communicate, pay bills, and so on. It can be said that we cannot do without mobile phones and the Internet. In China, more and more things are being changed. WeChat Pay and Alipay on mobile phones replace credit cards, debit cards, and cash. When you take a bus, subway, or taxi, you only need to swipe it with your mobile phone. When you go to the supermarket to buy food, you still only need to swipe it with your phone. Therefore, it is very necessary to learn to use smartphones. I will use five weeks to teach them how to use smartphones. I will teach them how to use mobile phones to check the weather. How to take photos with mobile phones. How to use a mobile phone to send text messages, WeChat. How to use mobile phones to make video calls with family and friends. How to bind a bank card to a mobile phone. How to use Alipay and WeChat Pay to pay bills. How to use mobile phones to watch their favorite TV shows and movies. Teach them how to use mobile phones to listen to music. How to use mobile phone navigation. I think these are all necessary. Now that they learn to use smartphones, they will not feel that life is so boring. This will add some fun to their old age. I think this is also the biggest significance of this project. Use five weeks to let the elderly learn more entertainment projects to enrich their elderly life.Teacher said Your outline looks good! It might be more helpful to prioritize tasks so that you don’t try to teach them too many things at once because your parents may feel overwhelmed. Try to teach them simple things that they want to learn. Combine my outline with teacher’s comments. Please write 4-5 pages paper, no longer than 5 pages. And make a powerpints. And write the 5 minuts presentation with the draft or transcript to me.