Imagine the isolation for someone who may have trouble getting around, and lacks a basic understanding of the internet. That is what many seniors are faced with. But Sean Leathong reports there is a program in St Catharines that is designed to help seniors use the internet – and it’s creating some impressive results. Watch […]
Read MoreIt was the culmination of a long process. After teaming up with young mentors to learn how to navigate the Internet, twenty Zoomers competed in the Cyber-Seniors Corner Video Competition. The Zoomers’ videos were judged on content, creativity and success in social media. View more at Zoomerradio.
Read MoreGuest host Jane Hawtin spoke with Ebert Hobbs, an eighty-eight-year-old participant in the Cyber Seniors project. It pairs seniors with youth who help them learn to use the internet. Jane also spoke with Brenda Rusnak, who’s involved with the project and is the executive producer of a documentary that’s tracking the seniors’ progress. Listen to the radio […]
Read MoreSenior citizens in Toronto have embraced YouTube as a way to share their stories. It grew out of the Cyber-Seniors Program, in which students teach their elders about the internet. Watch the video here.
Read MoreSeniors are learning how to use programs like email and skype in a partnership between Toronto schools and senior centres. Watch the video here.
Read MoreA documentary about the Cyber-Seniors program. Founded by teenagers Macaulee and Kascha Cassaday in 2009, Cyber-Seniors helps senior citizens learn to use the Internet. View more here.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Film Festival proudly presents one of its stand-out films from the 2014 festival as a week-long run at the Plaza Theatre! View more information here.
Read MoreI see that “Cyber-Seniors” premiered last week in Toronto, and in Los Angeles and New York City last month. If you have not yet heard of “Cyber-Seniors,” I predict that you will. It is a documentary film which is more than a film. It describes a wonderful new “movement” which seeks to connect the generations […]
Read MoreWhat happens when a group of senior citizens get a tour of the world wide web – courtesy of some teenage tour guides? Watch the video online here.
Read MoreCyber-Seniors Directed by Saffron Cassaday Classification G; 75 min Watching the lighthearted documentary Cyber Seniors, you might think China is missing a big opportunity to put all those Web junkies to work, helping their elders get online. The film follows a small group of Toronto high-schoolers who went into seniors residences a few years ago to […]
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