In the digital age, while most people enjoy the convenience brought by technological innovation, a "digital divide" lies in front of the elderly. Recently, the Lianhua Lake community opened the first phase of the "Parents School" in the community pavilion - a smartphone application to help the elderly better integrate into the intelligent life circle and enjoy the convenience and fun brought by technology.
During the activity, the community staff mainly explained the basic functions and operation methods of smart phones, and gradually introduced some commonly used apps to the elderly after a certain foundation, such as WeChat, Alipay, Douyin, Taobao, mobile browsers, mobile phone navigation and other software, through the example demonstration of pension insurance certification and other examples to let the elderly understand the functions and use of these APPs, and at the same time let the elderly follow the steps to operate by themselves, so that everyone can better grasp it. In addition to teaching the basics of smartphone operation, the volunteers also disseminated security knowledge about preventing online fraud and telecom fraud to the elderly, and improved their cyber security awareness and protection skills to avoid being deceived.
The students who participated in the class listened with relish, took out their mobile phones, and operated step by step according to the guidance of the staff. "In the past, I would only make phone calls and send WeChat, and I would hold my mobile phone every day and wonder if it was right. Our children are also very busy, and they don't have the time or patience to teach us. After participating in the mobile phone training course, I learned to use my mobile phone to pay for urban and rural residents' medical insurance, pension insurance certification, medical appointment registration, WeChat payment, etc., these skills are very helpful to my daily life, really practical! " This year's 73-year-old Uncle Wang is a learning activist in the class, not only listening carefully in class, but also consulting the staff in time after class to review and consolidate. He said: "I have to keep up with the pace of the times and keep pace with the times," he said. ”
"Older people are still willing to learn about new things. My father used to be very resistant to online shopping and paying with his mobile phone, and he always felt that it was not safe to have pension insurance certification. Later, I found out that the real reason was that he was afraid that he would not be able to learn and would lose face. So I spent a long time teaching him to buy things online, take a taxi, and pay on his mobile phone, and now he is proficient in using various mobile phone apps. Du Long told the elderly who participated in the training that it was precisely because there were many people in the jurisdiction who were afraid of smartphone operation like his father, so he volunteered to volunteer in the community and teach the elderly to "play" with mobile phones one-on-one.
This activity not only taught them how to use smartphones, but also made them feel the care and warmth of the community, and truly realized that the elderly have something to learn and have fun. (Huang Yanyan)