ASenior’sGuidetoStayConnected–Part1YoucanlearntouseSkype,Facebook,Messenger,YouTube,PinterestandyouriPad.ThispostandthenextfourprovideslinkstosometrainingvideosthatareeasytofollowandnotinAmidaAng.Overthenextfourposts,IwillbelookingatresourcesforseniorstohelpthemusesocialmediaintheAmeofthispandemicandbeyond.Today’sunprecedentedsituaAonhascausedustoself-isolateandthatcanbestressfulanddeadlyforseniors.TobaFlethatstressandlonelinessseniorscanturntosocialmedia,butmanyarehesitantorreluctanttodoso.SomepotenAalreasonswhyincludewe:

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DuringthisAmewhenwecannotseeourfamiliesthewayweusedto,socialmediaprovidesopportuniAesforustostayincontactwithlovedones.Thatabilitytovirtuallyconnectwithyourson,granddaughter,sister,orfavouritecousinshouldbeenoughtoovercomethosereasonslistedabove.ThoughtherearealotofinstrucAonalvideosouttherethatappearorclaimtoteachseniorshowtousesocialmediatobeginnersandseniors,manyarejustnotthatgoodorareveryconfusing,infact,someofthemareterrible.ThegoodnewsisthatIhaveputtogetherfoursetsofvideosthataregoodandeasytounderstand.MembersofTheWilsonSeniorCenterAdvisoryBoardandSeniorsHealthandWellnessInsAtuteCoscoreviewedthevideos,agreedthattheseareworthwatchingifaseniorwantstolearnsocialmedia.Eachofushashis/herownlearningstyleandsoweareposAnginformaAonaboutallfourseriestoallowthosewholearndifferentlytohavesomeopAons.Inthefollowingfreevideos,seniorscanlearnhowtousesocialmediainthecomfortoftheirownhomewhilewatchingTVorwhileusingtheircomputer,tablet,iPadoreveniPhone.Thevideosaregearedtothoseseniorswhomaynotbetech-savvy.Thesevideosaresimple,easytofollow,andifyoumissasteporhaveaquesAonyoucanwatchthemagain.

IfaseniorhasanInternetconnecAonandacomputeroraTVproviderthatallowsaccesstoYouTubeasoneofitschannels,theycanlearntousesocialmedia.Forhelponse[ngupYouTubeonyourTVgotoWatchYouTubeTVonyourTVorcallyourserviceproviderforsupport.Ifyoudohaveaccesstoatablet,cellphone,oracomputerwithinternetconnecAonyoucangainaccesstothevideosareonYouTubeor,asstatedabovevideoscanbewatchedonyourTV.SERIES:SOCIALMEDIA4BEGINNERS

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ASenior’sGuidetoStayConnected–Part2SomeAmesthetelephoneisnotenough,weneedtoseepeople.Seniorsareawareoftheimportanceofhowtousesocialmediatocommunicateas90%ofhowwecommunicateandbuildrelaAonshipsisthroughvisualcues,notoralcues.Seniorsshouldbeabletousesocialmediatoentertainandeducatewhilesafelyusingthetoolstheyhaveintheirpossession.Self-isolaAngisupse[ngandcanbeharmfultoelders,sotofightsocialseparaAonmanyseniorscouldusesocialmediatools.Theconcernisthatcountlessseniorsdon’t.

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ASenior’sGuidetoStayConnected–Part3Ifyouknowaseniorwhowantstolearntousesocialmediavideos,thensendthemthelinkssotheycanlearnhowtostayintouchwithlovedonesusingtheirphones,tablets,iPads,laptopordesktop.SERIES3:TECHSAVVYSENIORSThenextseriesiscalledTechSavvySeniors:TipsandTricksandHowtoVideosbyJimCostaFilmsanditoffersseniorsaviewonhowtousesocialmediaeffecAvely.JimCostahasaseriesthatisusefultoanyone,buthedoesfocusonhelpingseniorciAzensbecometech-savvyandhelpingseniorstobecomemorefamiliarwithtechnologytoimproveandbeFertheirlives.Jimhasbeenaprofessionalphotographerandvideoproducerforover3decades.Intheseries,heoffersAps,how-toadviceandsuggesAonsontechtopicsincludinglearningcomputers,smartphones,sosware,apps,photography,videography,videoediAng,audioproducAon,lighAngandmore.Usingastepbystepprocessthesevideosprovideaseriesthatintroducesseniors,tounderstandcommunicaAontoolsandInternettechnology.EachvideohasanumberofApsandtricksgearedtohelpseniorsgainabeFerunderstandingofsocialmedia.ToconnectgotohFps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBw3qczTjq1QTrbb0dAkpK76i56IMn0Y5Theserieshas104videos.Hereareafewoftheoneshehascreated:TechnologySeniorsshouldlearn:TechnologySeniorsShouldEmbraceThisvideointroducesnewtechnologythatseniorciAzensshouldusetobeFertheirlivesbystayingacAve,healthyandsafe.TechnologySeniorCiAzensShouldLearntoUseThisvideooffersApsandadviceontechnologythatseniorciAzensshouldlearntousetoimprovetheirqualityoflife.TechnologyforSeniorsandtheElderlyPart1of2ThisvideodiscusseshowseniorciAzenscanfirstgetaccesstoandstarttousetheinternet.TechnologyforSeniorsandtheElderlyPart2of2ThisvideoconAnuesthediscussionofhowseniorciAzenscanfirstgetaccesstoandstarttousetheinternet.TechnologytoHelpSeniorsRemainatHomeThisvideoshowsthetechnologyavailabletohelpseniorciAzensremainintheirhomesratherthanmoveintoassistedliving.

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ASenior’sGuidetoStayConnected–Part4ThefollowingareacollecAonofvideosthatwerecreatedbyanumberofproducers,andtheyhavebeenputtogetherintooneseriesbecausetheyaregearedtothewaymajorityofseniorslearn.Inthisseries,wetalkaboutvirtualclinicswhichareanewwayforseniorstoconnecttotheirhealthcareprovider.InmyjurisdicAonvirtualclinicsarefreebutseniorsshouldknowhowtousevideoconferencingbeforecallingavirtualclinic.AsthepandemicconAnuesmoreandmoreofuswillbeusingthesenewmedicalopAonsformoreminorhealthconcernsasitisfaster,safer,andeasierthananinpersonvisit.Tochecktoseeifyouhavevirtualclinicsinyourarea,Isuggestdoingagooglesearchusingthekeywordsvirtualclinic(nameoftheprovince,cityortown)SERIES4:OTHERSOCIALMEDIAVIDEOSVideoConferencingHowtoSetUpFaceTimeWanttouseFaceTimetocallandvideochatwithyourfamilyandfriends,butnotexactlysurehowtogetstarted?Watchthisvideotutorialtolearnthestepsofse[ngupFaceTimeonyouriOSdevice.UsingFaceTimeThistutorialisademonstraAonofhowtouseFaceTime,showinghowtomakeandreceivecallsandexploringFaceTimeopAonsindepth.SkypeCourselnthiscourseyouwilllearn:WhatSkypeisDownload&InstallSkypeCreateaNewSkypeAccountLog-in&OutofyourAccountFindfamilyandfriendsMakeyourfirstVideoCallInstantMessagingWhyLearnSkype?HowToInstallAndUseSkypeForFreeThisvideodescribesstep-by-stephowtoinstallanduseSkypetomakeaudioandvideochatcalls.HowtouseSkype-BeginnersGuideBeforeZoomtherewasSkypeandmanyseniorsmayalreadybefamiliarwithSkype.Skypeisavideo,audioandchatappbyMicrosos.TheappfreeandisavailableonMacandPCandoniPhoneandAndroid.Itallowsyoutochatwithyourcontactsthathaveaskypeaccount.2020GoogleHangoutsMeetTutorialHangoutsMeetisavideoconferencingtoolbyGooglethatallowsyoutojoinorstartameeAngwithcolleagues.YoucaneasilyfacilitatethesemeeAngsbysharingyourmicrophoneandscreen.Youcanshareyourscreen,chatwithparAcipants,andintegratewithGoogleCalendar.HowToUseZoom|VideoConferencingTutorialforBeginnersZOOMisfreevideo-conferencingsoswarethatissimpletosetupandeasytouseforallskilllevels.Thissoswareallowsyoutouseyourphone,tabletorcomputertohostor

joinonlinevideoconferences.Thisvideocovers:HowtouseZOOM,howtohostameeAng,Videoconferencingfeatures,howtojoinameeAng.FacebookMessengerVideoCallTutorialInthisvideo,weshowyouthebasicstepsneededtostartavideocallusingFacebookMessenger.FacebookFacebookguideforbeginnersNewtoFacebook?Thispresenterwalksyouthroughthebasicsandisgearedtothosebelowtheageof75:JoiningFacebook&PrivacySe[ngs,ediAngyourprofile,Finding&addingfriends,Facebookpages,YourNewsFeed,Messages&Messenger,FacebookGroups:secret,closed&public,UsingFacebookSearchFacebookforSeniors,Grandparents&BoomersThisvideotakesaslightlydifferentapproachtolearningFacebookandisdesignedforthoseover75.ItbeginswithascreenwalkthroughofhowtocreateaprofileonFacebook.UsetheAmesbelowtogostraighttothequesAons:·HowdoIpostonFacebook?

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HowtoMakeYourFirstYouTubeVideoHere'ssomeadviceonhowtomakesureyourfirstvideoturnsoutgreat!12CoolYouTubeTricksYouShouldBeUsingTheseare12usefulYouTubeApsandtricksthatyoushouldbeusing.ManyofthesecoolYouTubetrickswillgiveyoumorefuncAonalityandmakeyouroverallviewingexperiencebeFer.InstagramInstagramTutorial2020-Beginner'sTrainingGuideThisvideowillwalkyouthroughusingInstagram,stepbystep.Thepresenterisfast,butallyouhavetodoisstop,playthesecAonagain.Thisvideostartswithanewappdownload,newprofile,exploringInstagram,followingnewpeopleandposAngyourfirstphotoorvideo.PinterestHowToUsePinterestForBeginnersA2018Tutorial.Pinterestisasocialmediawebsitethatallowsyoutosavewebsites,blogs,videosandanyothercontenttoboardsbypinningpictures.ThisvideowillwalkyoustepbystepwithPinterestsignup,se[ngupPinterest,howtocreateaPinterestaccount,youraccount,andactuallyusingPinterest.

WhatsAppHowtoUseWhatsApp-2020Beginner'sGuideWhatsAppisownbyFacebookalongwithInstagram.It’samessagingappsimilartotextmessagesonyourphone.Youcanalsomakecallsontheappandsendandreceivephotosandvideos.TexZngTextandEmailEmoAconsExplained:WhatTheyMeanandHowtoCreateThemonaKeyboardThisvideointroducestheemoAconsandtheemojisyoumayhaveseenintexts,emails,socialmediaposAngsandoreandexplainswhattheymeanandhowtocreatethemonyourkeyboard.

ASenior’sGuidetoStayConnected–Part5ConnecttoyourDoctorusingVideoConferencingand/orVirtualClinicsInthisAmeofsocialandphysicalisolaAon,wesAllneedtoseethedoctor.Onewaytoconnecttoyourdoctorisbyavirtualappointmentusingvideoconferencingorphone,from thecomfortofyour ownhomeorwork! Hereisalistofsome ofthevirtualclinicsavailabletoresidentsofBC. Ifyouarearesident ofBCyouarequalifiedfor thisfreetelehealth(telemedicine)servicenomaFerwhere youlive.VirtualClinicsThesitesbelowgiveanumberofopAonswhereseniorscanconnectwithdoctorsandotherhealthpracAAonerseitherbyphoneorbyvideochat.BabylonbyTelusHealthTIAHealthVivaCareWell.caMaple.caThisisafeeforserviceandtheychargeforeveryvisitonMapleunlessyouhaveavideovisitinB.C.

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