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| Thread ID: 59957 | 2005-07-18 07:48:00 | A BEGINNERS GUIDE | grandad w (510) | Press F1 |
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| 373126 | 2005-07-18 07:48:00 | I have an elderly friend whose family feels that he should have a computer so that he can send Emails I recommended a couple of books which he would like to get copies of .The titles and authours are listed below "Beginners' Guide to the Internet" Mike Read +Malcolm Bailey Cumulus for Whitcouls "Beginners Guide to Email" Chris KeallHarper Collins Publishers (New Zealand LTD) We are located in Christchurh should any body have copies that are no longer being used could they send a " Private Message"and we would make contact Our thanks to any one who can help grandad w |
grandad w (510) | ||
| 373127 | 2005-07-18 10:08:00 | vfp.abebooks.com | pctek (84) | ||
| 373128 | 2005-07-18 10:32:00 | You could also check at your library, as most of them have excellent books about learning the computer, and most of the programs that are on them. | supergran (108) | ||
| 373129 | 2005-07-18 10:45:00 | pctek: Why a Canadian bookstore? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 373130 | 2005-07-18 12:15:00 | It's not a Canadian bookstore - its a searchable database for second hand books. International is better for finding stuff I've found (it sorts by price), however if you go to abebooks.co.nz you can choose to search NZ/AUS only. | pctek (84) | ||
| 373131 | 2005-07-18 13:42:00 | A very good series of books was called The Complete Idiots Guide To ... (Computers, or Internet, or even Windows 98 :p) which usually can be found at a local library. Simple, easy to understand ... your friend will have some knowledge in no time :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 373132 | 2005-07-18 17:07:00 | I have an elderly friend whose family feels that he should have a computer so that he can send Emails Our thanks to any one who can help grandad w I don't think that instruction manuals of even the most basic kind are the best way to introduce an elderly beginner to computers, although they may be better than nothing. A couple of hours personal tuition spread over 3 or 4 sesions and some written down instructions giving each step, is the method I've used quite a few times introducing elderly beginners to emailing. Instruction books make far too many assumptions that the reader already knows what things like: right click cursor tab window minimise.....etc., mean. Which of course they don't, and the instruction book might fail at page 1 because the reader loses heart. You might be able to help your friend more effectively by personally showing him some of the basics, or asking someone else to do it. I've lost count of the number of times I've helped elderly or challenged people with basic computing over the years, and I've found it enormously rewarding to be able to do it. |
brig (1359) | ||
| 373133 | 2005-07-18 17:57:00 | BRIG: ABSOLUTELY! The old ones really appreciate the hands-on approach to the internet...it makes them feel more secure to have someone there for the first few sessions or so to get them outta trouble (which they're gonna get into anyway), and don't load them down with books. Now, don't get me wrong, books are a good source for info, not just for coloring the pictures and eating the covers, but books are not always user-friendly. There is too much emphasis on the "lingo" of the web and shorthands and lots of .dll's, and MAPI and BSOD and such. Very intimidating to someone who may still have trouble making the 12:00 stop blinking on their VCR. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 373134 | 2005-07-18 21:34:00 | Why don,t you suggest that he join the local branch of Seniornet. They will run a hands on course on the topics he will need and give him support when he has a problem. They will have computers for him to practice on before he purchases one. Regards Bruce :2cents: |
ooh yeh (2935) | ||
| 373135 | 2005-07-18 22:39:00 | A couple of hours personal tuition spread over 3 or 4 sesions and some written down instructions giving each step, is the method I've used quite a few times introducing elderly beginners to emailing. I've found that the worst possible method, as people become lazy and perpetually ask questions without grasping an understanding - they don't learn to think for themselves. |
Greg (193) | ||
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