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When her grandparents recently visited her home, StutiVishwabhan, a sophomore from Presentation High School here,became suddenly aware that there is a generation of people whoare struggling to keep pace with all the latest strides being made intelecommunication technology.
Her grandparents had found it difficult to keep in touch with thefriends and family they left behind in India because they were nottech savvy with Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Skype, Facetime,Twitter, Tumblr, or even text for that matter.
Realizing this, Vishwabhan decided to teach her grandparents howto use a laptop. Every day, during the summer after her eighthgrade, she started spending time with them, showing them coolfeatures. Within a few weeks, they came up to speed, and theywere able to enjoy the same TV shows they left behind in India, shetold India-West in a press note.
Vishwabhan’s grandmother even opened a Facebook account, andbecame active connecting with family and friends via socialnetworking.
In order to give that same experience to other seniors, Vishwabhan
Stuti Vishwabhan teaching seniors in her class on how to e-mail via her course curriculum.
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founded an organization called Teach Seniors Technology, a non-profit organization that aims to give back to the senior community.
The organization’s mission is to bridge the generation gap byeducating seniors about technology so that they can remainconnected and play a meaningful role in the lives of their lovedones.
In order to fulfill her mission, Vishwabhan started volunteering atlocal community senior living centers. She wrote to the BelmontSenior Living Center and began teaching seniors about topics suchas social networking, surfing the web, and operating the basics ofcomputers.
Radhika Singh, the activities director and coordinator of theBelmont Senior Living Center, wrote, “The course program you(Vishwabhan) taught was well-crafted, and your (Vishwabhan’s)delivery to our residents was very person centered. I sincerelythank you for taking the initiative on this class and appreciate yourdedication to serve the community.”
Vishwabhan has also received support from the San Jose CityCouncil.
Recently, the teenager has been working with the Almaden BranchSan Jose Public Library and will be starting her organization thereshortly. She hopes that she will be able to work with other centersin the near future. Her goal is to make her organization statewide.
Over the last year, Vishwabhan’s organization has grown and like-minded leaders have joined. Swathi Ramprasad, the vice presidentof the organization, is another avid and keen leader who volunteersher time and effort at Teach Seniors Technology.
Vishwabhan is currently looking for more volunteers to help her withher cause. Those who are interested in joining Teach SeniorsTechnology can sign up on her www.teachseniorstech.org Website or contact her at [email protected].
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