3. AIMS
⢠Young people learn how to use technology to pass on their knowledge and skills
⢠Young and older people build positive relationships
⢠Older people share memories and their own skills and knowledge with young people
⢠Young people become more confident, respected, responsible and successful
⢠Older people feel safer in their communities
⢠Young people become more aware of the lives of people with visual impairments and
help them with technology
⢠Young people gain a Saltire Award
⢠Young people use the experience towards their ASDAN Award
4. Who was involved and when
So far, Getting To Know Your Techno courses have run for:
⢠40 weeks with 3rd year ASDAN pupils in the library
⢠40 weeks with 4th year ASDAN pupils in the library
⢠4 weeks with one of the Black Isle Highland Youth Parliament reps in the local nursing
home
⢠On average there are 10 young people plus 5-10 older people at each session
⢠Partners include â Fortrose Library, Fortrose Academy, High Life Highland staff and
the Youth for Christ Worker (school based)
5. What the young people did
Young people planned and prepared courses by:
⢠Liaising with library staff to check availability of open learning room
⢠Creating posters which they put up around the Black Isle
⢠Preparing the sessions
During the classes young people:
⢠Helped set up â ebay accounts; Gmail email addresses; facilitated webcams
Demonstrated use of iPads; e-readers, Talking Kindles; laptops; showed how to
make and receive calls and texts on mobile phones; Showed older people how
to use the internet and particularly looking at photos in Cromarty image library.
⢠Showed how to play DVDs on laptops
6.
7. What the older people got out of it
Learning how to:
â Use Laptops
â Use Ipad
â Use Computers
â Set up E-mail Address
â Play DVD
The older people built relationships with the young people and felt safe in their community.
8.
9. Final comments
Some comments from participants and partners:
⢠âlearning with young folks has been great funâ
⢠âseeing young and old working together, fantasticâ
⢠âcourse is brilliant âŚ.. getting rid of predictive text, wish I could have known that
months agoâ
⢠âto become familiar with technology ⌠brilliant ⌠more sessions pleaseâ
⢠âthese are definitely skills that todayâs teenagers have! How brilliant to have the
opportunity to share with members of the communityâ
⢠âit was a great day and was great to see some of the older people actually show
young people how to work the Kindle that talkedâ
⢠âto see the young and old mix and build strong trusting relationships and learn from
each other was really positive, everyone enjoyed the dayâ
10. Other intergenerational projects
âA Grand Day Outâ - September 2011
âAward winningâ
Festival for Older People in the Black Isle
&
âMy Black Isleâ
The portable notice-board for the over 55s
Fortrose Disability Access Challenge â May 2013
Young people working together with
Ross and Cromarty
Disability Access Group
11. âA Grand Day Outâ
Young People from Fortrose Academy supported the Black Isle Ward Forum: Older
Peopleâs Working Group to organise very successful Older People's Festival
â˘Over 800 people attended
â˘Learned more, tried new experiences, signed up for classes & activities
â˘15 young people helped to steward the event
â˘Staffed stalls, promoted activities, manned help desk and assisted with parking.
âWhen is the next one?â
âIts great to see how much is on in our areaâ
12. âMy Black Isleâ
âMy Black Isleâ â a directory of activities and services for people aged 55+
â˘Primary School Art competition; âOur Black Isleâ.
â˘Prize giving at âA Grand Day Outâ
â˘More than just services - food, dialect, cycle routes, walks, favourite locationsâŚ
â˘All activities -â not just those targeting older people
âI think this would be great for any resident / visitor, not just
the over 55sâ.
âI feel very proud to show it to visitorsâ
13. Fortrose Disability Access Challenge
Ross and Cromarty Disability Access Group worked together with Young People
from Fortrose Academy and organised a Disability Access Challenge in Fortrose
⢠Planned the project together
⢠Photographed access issues around Fortrose Academy
⢠Disability Awareness Training from Scottish Disability Equality Forum.
⢠Young People planned the challenge and set tasks.
⢠Teams of 3 or 4, including volunteers from local businesses and organisations.
⢠Present results as recommendations â concentrating on good practice in place.
14.
15. Police Scotland's Internet Safety Talk
⢠Two police officers from the internet safety team came and gave a talk to 10 young
people and 20 older people
⢠The officers spoke about how to use the internet safely when paying for things online
⢠How to keep your self safe when using the internet â donât give out your personal
details.
⢠They spoke about different virusâs and how they affect computers and how they can
affect peoples lives
16. Ian Murray
Chief Executive
High Life Highland
12-13 Ardross Street
Inverness
IV3 5NS
Tel: 01463 663824
ian.murray@highlifehighland.com
www.highlifehighland.com