How do you help older people keep up with modern technology?

The world has changed rapidly over the past two decades with the internet, new technologies and the accelerated transfer of information.

Anyone not actively working online or in IT may have trouble keeping up with these "tech trends." This is especially true for older generations who did not have the opportunity to grow up with computers as it is today.

If we want to adapt to a new change on a large scale, whether it is a better use of AI, Bitcoin, etc., we need to educate them somehow.

Do you help elderly family members (parents, grandparents) and older generations navigate new technologies? If yes, how?

I have a few tips that I have tried:

• Buy seniors a smartphone, tablet (at least the simplest device to get practice)

• Explain to them the basics of how it works, practical things for their real-life situations

• Create courses for seniors, where you explain to them the pitfalls of the internet, using devices, etc. – I have personal experience with this and I mostly taught seniors things like how to find news, how to verify the source of news, tech news (deep fake videos, etc.), finding public transport, shopping online and scams to avoid, sending emails, just to name a few.