Older Adults and Technology Peer Coaching, an initiative of the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region, First United Church Waterloo and KW AccessAbility. http://www.waterlooregion.org/older-adults-and-access-to-technology

1. INTRODUCTION TO
TABLETS

2. Overview
 We will be learning:
1. What is a tablet
2. What you can do with a tablet
3. Common Tablet Features
4. How to turn on and off a tablet
5. How to work a touch screen

3. 1. What is a tablet?
 Tablets look and function like large smart
phones
 Controlled using a touch screen
 They are very portable and light

4. 2. What can you do with a
tablet?
 Much like computers you can install programs
on them
 These are called apps, short for applications
 You can also...
 Browse the internet
 Read E-books
 Send Email or make video calls

5. 3. Common Tablet Features
The two most used are Apple and Android
 Operate similarly however templates are slightly
different
 Both have icons you can click to open a program or
“app”.
 They have: ‘Status Bar’ (time, battery and connections
display)
at the top and a ‘Dock’ (most
used apps)at the bottom.

6. Common Tablet Features: Home
screens
iPad Home screen Android Home Screen

7. 4. How to turn on/off a tablet
Tablets have a power button on the top or side:
 Hold down to turn on
 Hold down to turn off (list of options will
appear)
Home
button
Power Button

8. 5. How to work a touch screen
Most tablets don’t come with keyboards or mice
 Instead they operate by touch
 Touch works like clicks of a mouse on a computer
 If you need to type, a keyboard with appear on
screen
 You will have to get comfortable with
certain gestures to zoom in, scroll,
open and close applications, etc.

9. How to work a touch screen:
gestures
Drag – move icons, photos, etc.
Flick – zoome out to see larger text or
image
Tap – select something on a screen
Tap and hold – aces hidden options (like
right-click on a mouse)
Nudge – fine movement of an object,
selecting and deselecting objects
Pinch and Spread (Double Tap too)–
zoom in and zoom out
Slide - move your screen in all directions,
scroll up and down, left and right