Helping seniors figure out technology

Beth Pauley is Beth the Tech Tutor from the Town of Tonawanda.

She has been teaching seniors how to use computers, phones, televisions systems; you name it, for a few years now.

NATS BECKA ONPHONE WITHGRANDMAHI GRANDMA!

HOWARE YOU.

I'M DOING ASTORY TODAY ON TIPSFOR SENIORS ANDHOW THEY CANCONNECT WITHPEOPLE VIRTUALLY.YEAHH.SOTBETH TECH TUTOR"BE A LITTLE BOLD ANDTRY SOMETHINGS ANDTHERE IS REALLYNOTHING TO WORRYABOUT."BETH PAULEY IS BETHTHE TECH TUTOR.SHE'S FROM THETOWN OF TONAWANDAAND HAS BEENTEACHING SENIORSHOW TO USETECHNOLOGY FOR AFEW YEARS.DURING THIS TIME OFISOLATION-- SHE HASFIVE TIPS TO SHAREWITH PEOPLE WHONEED SOME DIGITALHELP.SOTBETH TECH TUTR"IF THEY ARE USING AHOME COMPUTER ANDINTERNET, MAKE SURESOMEONE HAS SOMETYPE OF VIRUSPROGRAM, LIKE ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAM LIKEMCFEE ORSOMETHING LIKE THAT.I WOULD RECOMMENDKEEPING THEIRCOMPUTERS UP TODATE.BE SAFE ABOUT THESITES THEY AREGOING TO, USINGCOMMON SENSEDON'T GO TO ANYSITES THAT MAY BEQUESTIONABLE.THREE SIMPLE WAYSBETH RECOMMENDSPEOPLE CONNECTTHROUGH VIDEOCHATS -- FACETIME,FACEBOOK MESSAGE,AND GOOGLE DUO ORGOOGLE HANGOUT.BUT THE MOSTPOPULAR SOURCE OFCOMMUNICATION: ANOLD-FASHIONEDPHONE CALL.SOT BECKA GRANDMA"OH I LIKE THE PHONE,THAT'S HOW ICONNECT WITH THEFAMILY"SOTBETH"VOICE CONTACT ISSTILL A BIG THING--USING CELL PHONECAN GET A LITTLECOMPLICATED BUT IHELP PEOPLE WITHTHEIR TRANSITIONFROM FLIP PHONE TOSMARTPHONE."BETH SAYS FINDING"HOW TO VIDEOS"ONLINE CAN REALLYHELP WHEN YOU'RESTUCK.SOT"YOUTUBE IS AFANTASTIC SOURCEFOR LEARNING THINGSFOR ALL AGES.THERE'S A GOOD ONEOUT THERE CALLEDTECH BOOMERS.

IT'S AVERY GOOD GROUPOF VIDEOS THAT HELPTO LEARN THE BASICSOF CERTAIN THINGS.

IFTHEY KNOW HOW TONAVIGATE YOUTUBEWITH A LOT OFHELPFUL VIDEOS.RT 7EWN.