Category Archives: Technology
Electronic Health Records
EngAGE encourages older people to get online for many reasons, including learning about their health and health care options. Jane Brody at the Herald-Tribune writes: “Seniors need to get on the technological bandwagon and become an integral part of their own … Continue reading
EngAGE on Google+
Are you a fan of Google+? Now you can follow EngAGE on Google+ and read additional posts that are different from the ones you see here on the blog. Of course, we’ll continue to offer those additional posts on our Facebook Page and and Twitter … Continue reading
International Perspective: Australia
Mature Travellers Are Web-Savvy: “Kaye Fallick, publisher of the YourLifeChoices website, which covers retirement, health, wealth, technology and travel issues, says it’s a myth that older people are ‘technologically backward’. A recent survey of 2500 senior Australians by her company … Continue reading
Self-Driving Cars
Yes, they exist — at least in prototype! Below are two videos that demonstrate how these exciting cars will work. Thanks to friend of EngAGE and former guest on Experience Talks, Ronni Bennett, for the post on her TimeGoesBy blog that featured the … Continue reading
Staying in Touch Online, Thanks to Young Tutors
EngAGE likes stories of elders embracing technology! After resisting learning how to use her computer, now, “at 73, [Shirley] Barrowclough has not only mastered email and Google searches. She has found and watched [her daughter’s] presentations on YouTube, recently used her laptop … Continue reading
St. Louis Monsanto YMCA Computer Classes Attract African-American Elders
“The St. Louis Monsanto YMCA has the largest population of participating African-American seniors out of any YMCA in the country…One of the biggest attractions… is the computer classes for seniors, said Mildred Boyd [81], who organizes the classes and sometimes leads … Continue reading
Intergenerational Art, Reading, & Technology Programs
Great reports about intergenerational programs across the country! Santa Rosa, CA: “Extraordinary moments happened one after the next at a Santa Rosa retirement community when 32 middle-school art students presented the portraits they’d drawn of 32 of the residents. Nearly all … Continue reading
