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Educational Technology Workshops For The Seniors Adults, Maria Guadalupe Martinez Bribiesca
Educational Technology Workshops For The Seniors Adults, Maria Guadalupe Martinez Bribiesca
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services works with various ages, from toddlers to seniors, depending on the program or organization. The main focus of this project was to work towards keeping seniors up to date with advanced technology. The problem was that many seniors don’t have the knowledge when it comes to using technology properly. The project's purpose was to educate as many senior citizens with basic computer skills. The workshop was offered both in Spanish and English once every month. The individual appointments are every week on Tuesdays. The project has exceeded expectations. The individual appointments get …
Lifelong Learning: Improving Older Adult Technology Use, Lisa Gonzales
Lifelong Learning: Improving Older Adult Technology Use, Lisa Gonzales
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Older adults who lack technology skills may become increasingly socially isolated, especially during the pandemic. The objective for these older adults is to feel confident, have renewed independence, and age successfully. Developing new learning opportunities about technology and providing information about technology, enables older adults to be motivated and confident to participate in a new-to-them tool for communication. It is an opportunity for older adults to learn new skills that will benefit them now and in the future. This workshop will allow older adults to become familiar with how technology will benefit them. This digital is specific to new technology …
Technology In Education, Hannah Greenelsh
Technology In Education, Hannah Greenelsh
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This paper will examine how technology is useful in education and should be integrated into curriculum. The participants for the Capstone Project included 23 fifth-grade students in a public middle school on the Central Coast of California. This project focused on using a web-based art program called Canva to create infographics based on students’ knowledge and study of Ancient Egypt. The students also commented on their peers’ work on a blog page the researcher created. The researcher found that students had difficulty using a new application. They were also less creative than the researcher expected, which could be due to …