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February--Guest speaker, David Gipp, Telstra shop at Stolz

29/2/2016

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27 ‘Tech Savvy’members  met on Wednesday 10th February in W4.   Guest speaker David Gipp from the Telstra Shop at Stolz spoke of the services they provide and responded to a wide range of questions from class members.  Of particular interest - the 2G and 3G networks will be phased out and replaced with a new 4G network by the 1st December this year and the NBN should be through Benalla in 2017.   The problem of blackspots around and out of town was raised with David by a number of class members.  Ringing Cathy McGowan’s office to complain was discussed as a strategy which could assist evidence gathering which may lead to change.  

Before the coffee break members introduced themselves and spoke of their interest in coming to Tech Savvy, providing a fertile base for connecting up with others during the break.  

​After the break the group was briefed about planning for the new Tech Savvy Drop In.   Dilemmas facing the planning group in managing the disparate learning needs of over 50 enrollees were discussed.  A second time slot was considered and recommended as was dividing the Drop In group timeslots between Apple and Microsoft/Android users.   Input was also sought on the idea of using targeted ‘packages’ to provide a theme for part of each Drop In session and for individual/small group mentoring. 

It was noted that with the high demand for the Tech Savvy Drop In sessions  there will be a greater than expected demand for mentors - and that the mentors are likely to need mentoring too! 
  

Next Tech Savvy session Ian McLeod will present ‘Entertainment II’ (an entertainment related ‘package’ for the reasonably confident internet user) followed up by ‘bloggers’, ‘mentors’ and ‘tech heads’ working group meetings.

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Session 1 2016 - Digital Inclusion and the Tech Savvy Drop In

15/2/2016

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2016 – The Year of Digital Inclusion’ – in Victoria and for our Tech Savvy group.
 
Guest Speaker – David from Telstra Shop at Stolz, has taken up our invitation to speak about the services they offer and to give us some insight into the sorts of issues which older people come to see them about.
 
Digital Inclusion:  In late 2015 the Mentors working group of ‘Tech Savvy’ developed the idea of offering a ‘Tech Savvy Drop In’ to support members with e-learning needs.  The mentors group has met a number of times over the break, developing skills in using iPads (See ‘Take that Siri! in last post), an assessment process for incoming Drop In members, a Tech Savvy Drop In website (under construction); and locating and trialling user friendly resources to draw upon in mentoring others. 
 
The Mentors group suspected there would be a large unment demand for support.  This was confirmed during the enrolment process, with 50+ enrolments.   We suspect, and ‘early polling’ indicates, there is a also wide variation in needs, so we have had to come up with some ways of managing both numbers & needs. 
 
Tech Savvy Suggested Response 1 –builds upon wisdom gained from our Tech Savvy group – there are Microsoft/Android Users and Apple Users!  Early polling of Tech Savvy Drop In enrollees suggests there is a roughly a half in half division.  Suggestion: to timetable two Drop In groups instead of one – one for Microsoft/Android users/mentors; another for Apple users/mentors. 

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    About 'Tech Talks'

     Are you reasonably tech savvy; interested in technological developments and keen to continue developing your knowledge base?  Then the ‘Tech Talks’ discussion group may be of interest.  Monthly sessions include viewing of topical ‘TED Talks’; presentations on topics of interest by class members or guest speakers; shared news of developments across a range of technologies. Topics discussed include developments in science as well as technology.     

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    Formal class sessions in the meeting room on the second Wednesday from 11am to 10m have been cancelled until further notice because of Covid Regulations.  

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