SEVENTI: NEW APPROACH FOR TEACHING SENIORS BASIC
SKILLS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
www.sociedadytecnologia.org/file/download/154855
C. Meiler-Rodríguez, D. Freire-Obregón, E. Rubio-Royo, Proceedings of
INTED2012 Conference. 5th-7th March 2012, Valencia, Spain. ISBN:
978-84-615-5563-5.
Abstract:
In the literature there is a lot of documentation about how to teach seniors the use of newtechnologies. However, there is a lot of "digital immigrants" that could be defined as "digitalshipwrecked". The situation could be more complicated when this group of people also lack basicskills such reading or writing in a proper way. This paper aims to describe how the use of appropriatesocial networks can help not only to develop technological skills but also improve reading and writingskills. For our purpose, we have developed our own social network (Seventi) with some features whichhave served as motivation and inspiration to the group of seniors. Seventi has a number of featuresthat can be shared with any other social network: a wall, a buddy list, groups, chat, private messages,etc. The difference between this project and others in the area is highlighted by two key factors: thepersonal characteristics of the experimental subjects and pedagogical approach applied and wellsupportedby Seventi.
