Technological expertise may be more prevalent in the younger generation, but many seniors are eager to learn the ins-and-outs of Facebook, Twitter, Skype and YouTube. Now, a new pilot program in Thornhill, Ontario, allows secondary school students to get academic credit for helping seniors learn social media skills.
“The Thornlea students, enrolled in alternate education, got an added boost. ‘These are students who tend not to be the academic high achievers and they don’t always have the chance to be the stars,’ Mr. Mayot (of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons) said. ‘It was a chance to turn the tables, to let them be the ones with the knowledge and sharing and guiding others.'”
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