The return of Drop-In Time! A weekly thread about teaching technology in Central VT. I do two drop-in times one at a library and one at a hs tech center. They are free (I fundraise to pay myself, thanks @ftrain). There are 5000 people in my town, these are their tech problems...
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Day one, one-off in Rochester (over the mtn) This woman in and out so fast I didn't get her name. "Why won't my ipad keyboard work?" Bluetooth problem, fixed quickly. 2nd problem, Carolyn's flip phone speaker not working. She lives alone. Land line forwards to it. Can't hear ppl.pic.twitter.com/m7Yd42eopj
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Ultimately she has to call Consumer Cellular. Usu. I coach ppl thru these calls but for people over 80 I make an exception. We call, troubleshoot, determine phone is broken, learn to unforward land line. "You can get live help at Target but where is Target?" 65 miles away...
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Next woman has Chromebook she loooooves, but wants to learn about the cloud. We talk about the three "major clouds" (Apple, MIcrosoft, Google) and how it's just a corporate computer. Give her suggestions for syncing photos from desktop/phone/laptop in three different OSes.pic.twitter.com/tgCoh52eii
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Before I go, librarian introduces me to this man (since I sometimes sub) he is "All deaf, 90% blind, independent but you have to talk to him using pen/paper" We wave, I'll remember him, assistive tech can be simple. Paid in bakery gift certificate.pic.twitter.com/qWV5UQdJkQ
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Also paid in this Kliban box set. "Genghis and Sylvia Khan"
Next day at library. I show up early to unload some cheese (they give healthy snacks to after school kids) and hey hey E is back! "Didn't you get my email?" "Huh?" "Oh I forgot to send it...." He thinks he's late...pic.twitter.com/7Wwu5TYnFZ
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KLIBAN BOX SET yesssss. even before the far side, Kliban totally shaped my sense of humour
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