What are the essential technology seniors should learn?

Senior male and female friends using smart phone while standing at harbor

Senior male and female friends using smart phone while standing at harbor. Source: Maskot

Three in five older Australians, see themselves as being more tech-savvy than the past. However, with endless devices and applications within the touch of a few buttons, what are the essential skills one should learn to embed modern technology into our everyday reality?


76-year-old retiree Brian Korner doesn’t see himself as a nerd with three to four hours spent online each day checking emails and doing research. A mentor with Brisbane Seniors Online, Korner has personally trained close to a hundred students in basic computing skills, his advice for others is to get on top of the technology early before it’s too late. 

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