Ernesta, 79 year old, attends the Grandparents on the Internet at the Post Office course at the Via Lenin Post Office in Rome. She is fascinated by what can be done on a computer: "You just turn it on and ask, and you get an answer.”
Grandma Ernesta is enthusiastic about everything, even her relation with the young tutors, who she deems excellent. And her definition of active ageing is perfect: “I come here to dust my mind.”
Giuseppe, 85 years old, has been attending the Grandparents on the Internet at the Post Office course at the Via Roma Post Office in Palermo. In an interview with Rosy D'Elia, Giuseppe expresses his stupor at being able to move around the world thanks to Google maps. And after an initial period of diffidence, Giuseppe is ready to learn anything.
Schedule for today: Wednesday, September 16
Asti, corso Dante 55
Ninth lesson
Palermo, via Roma 320
Fourth lesson
Grandparents on the Internet at the Post Office was conceived to help elders navigate the web and learn more about new communication technology. Poste Italiane opted for the Grandparents on the Internet Model developed by the Fondazione Mondo Digitale to promote its digital literacy pilot project in post offices around the country [see news "Grandparents at Post Offices"].
