We are FamilyHow the iPad can Bridge the (Information) Generation Gap

Presented by Melissa Kiser, Information Technology LibrarianAllen County Public Library

ACPL Library CampSeptember 23, 2010

Four generations

Four generations

[Photo of my son]

[Photo of my mom]

I am the link, especially between these two.

[Photo of my son] [Photo of my mom]

My mom lives in Lexington, Kentucky, which is 4-5 hours away

I post things on Facebook every day. We just had a family reunion in August

and a lot of pictures were taken.

I want to share these things with my mom, BUT…

• I don’t have a photo printer• If I printed at work I would need to mail it• I don’t have stamps anymore because I pay my bills

online• I could order prints and send them to her home but

that could get kind of expensive• E-mailing them would be so much easier and quicker• Not every photo is print-worthy, if you know what I

mean!

We do things differently

The present is a present

I repeat: I want to share these things with my mom.More than anything, sometimes!

[photo of my son]

iPad to the Rescue!

iPad is like a TV

iPad is more than a TV

iPad is more than a TV

iPad is more than a TV

iPad is more than a TV

iPad is more than a TV

iPad is more than a TV

What does an iPad require?

But I don’t have Wi-Fi at home.

Wi-Fi hotspots are everywhere

Or subscribe to a data plan

What does an iPad require?Your finger

You

We are FamilyHow the iPad can Bridge the (Information) Generation Gap

Presented by Melissa Kiser, Information Technology LibrarianAllen County Public Library

ACPL Library CampSeptember 23, 2010