The older teens continue to serve as mentors and teachers and some have volunteered to staff the lab at the extension Currently plans are being explored to use the WOW lab located in the Extension office as enrichment activity in partnership with the schools. Two youth, the Resource Center Director and one of the Center volunteers joined the planning team for the Youth Technology Forum planned for June 2001. He easily demonstrated using it and named the different animals from each group as they appeared on the screen. Adele reported that one of seven year olds knew nothing about using a using a computer the first day he came. Two weeks later he was showing other kids how to get on the Internet, print and how to use a number of the different educational software.
Favorite programs vary among the older kids and younger ones.
The adult supervisors join in the fun, and let the kids teach them how to find their way through the program challenges. Go back to the top . IOWA Iowa Teens Teaching Seniors. The workshops begin with teens teaching seniors Internet skills, but soon both generations are happily learning from each other. Seniors discover hands-on how technology can enrich their lives, from cataloging a cherished coin collection to keeping in touch with family and friends.