As the 21st century continues to unfold, an array of new technologies have arisen, most of which were previously out of the reach of people's comprehension. Computers and cell-phones are patently obvious examples that may cause some elderlies to experience difficulties while using them. Although there are specific root causes related to this problem, effective policies can be adopted to remedy the situation.
There are two main reasons why the old more than others, struggle with keeping abreast of these state-of-the-art gadgets. First and foremost, people over the age of 50 or 60 are " technology immigrants". To illustrate, these days, children are born into a fast-changing technological world; they understand even from early ages how to work with these devices; therefore, they called "technology native". However, aged people have to acquire the knowledge and skill of using them, exactly like taking in a foreign language. Furthermore, they usually fail to receive sufficient instructions for use from people around, so it is easily perceivable why they prefer to live in an old-fashioned way.
There are, however, some workable solutions to help the senescent how to cope with contemporary society. One step would be education; by planning training schemes, the older adults can be exposed to the technology, so as to learning the skill would be more convenient. By means of these educational courses, which could be a simple video clip, they can determine how user-friendly and effective these gadgets are. Another alternative could be designing specific applications and programs suited to elderlies in order to motivate them.
To recapitulate, it is understandable that getting used to technological devices, barely conceivable a few decades ago, is not trouble-free; however, with the help of education and incentive programs, it is bound to be solvable.
As the 21st century continues to unfold, an array of new
technologies
have arisen, most of which were previously out of the reach of
people
's comprehension. Computers and cell-phones are
patently
obvious examples that may cause
some
elderlies to experience difficulties while using them. Although there are specific root causes related to this problem, effective policies can
be adopted
to remedy the situation.
There are two main reasons why the
old
more than others, struggle with keeping abreast of these state-of-the-art gadgets.
First
and foremost,
people
over the age of 50 or 60 are "
technology
immigrants". To illustrate, these days, children
are born
into a
fast
-changing technological world; they understand even from early ages how to work with these devices;
therefore
, they called
"technology
native".
However
, aged
people
have to
acquire the knowledge and
skill
of using them, exactly like taking in a foreign language.
Furthermore
, they
usually
fail to receive sufficient instructions for
use
from
people
around,
so
it is
easily
perceivable why they prefer to
live
in an
old
-fashioned way.
There are,
however
,
some
workable
solutions to
help
the senescent how to cope with contemporary society. One step would be education; by planning training schemes, the older adults can
be exposed
to the
technology
,
so
as to learning the
skill
would be more convenient. By means of these educational courses, which could be a simple video clip, they can determine how user-friendly and effective these gadgets are. Another alternative could be designing specific applications and programs suited to elderlies in order to motivate them.
To recapitulate, it is understandable that getting
used
to technological devices,
barely
conceivable a few decades ago, is not trouble-free;
however
, with the
help
of education and incentive programs, it
is bound
to be solvable.