Teach Lola Sessions event at SM North Edsa Cyberzone

Give your Lolas and Lolos a one-of-a-kind gift this Grandparents’ Day.

Be there as Bayan Telecommunications and SM Cyberzone partners in a special internet teaching session meant especially for your grandparents!
Don’t miss the chance to also bond and interact with Lola Techie Cruz, the hippest and coolest lola to ever grace Philippine TV.
So get your laptops ready and round up your groovy Grandmas and Grandpas for a free learning session at the following venues:

Date: September 12, Saturday
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: SM North Edsa, Cyberzone

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A good start to teach your Lolo and Lola in using a computer

Many people are afraid of using new technologies, even our Grandparents sometimes stick to the old and traditional way and never bother to try new things for themselves. Like in using computers and the internet, I haven't seen other Grandparents being so busy using the computer, it will be better if we explain to them that using these new and improved technologies are not harmful and shouldn't be afraid trying it out for themselves.

Here in TeachLola.com, we will guide you to have your own starter program in teaching our loving Lolo and Lola. But before to start the modules found in Teachlola.com website, we must explain to them the benefit of these new technologies and why people use the internet so much, and not only for video games, desktop publishing, internet surfing, but explain to them it is very useful for communications and talking to our love ones.

A good briefing and orientation to Lolo and Lola will be a good start and having an intimate sharing moments with them will give you ideas what they are interested in using computer and the internet. Before we teach them, we must start understand first what they want and things they have more interest, like if they want to read newspapers, we can show them various news website.

And for my Teach Lola mentors, how can you start teaching with your Lolo and Lola? Read More >>

Let's play Typing games

Naalala ko na naglaro ako ng mga typing games sa PC ko and sa tagal ng paglalaro nito ay na enhanced ang mga kamay ko at daliri sa pag type sa keyboard at sa pagtingin sa monitor ng computer. Maganda at okay na exercise ito sa mga Lolo at Lola na gusto makabisado yung mga position ng mga keyboards sa computer. Minsan kakaiba ang keyboard position pag desktop pc or laptop, kaya ituro natin sa kanila yung tamang position ng kamay sa keyboard at saka sa pag upo gamit ang mga computer. Para di sila mahirap tumingin sa keyboard habang nag type at sa pag view sa monitor.

Heto ang mga example ng mga typing games na nakakatuwa at okay na exercise. Masaya ito laruin at mabuti na lang meron ng mga internet based typing games.


Typing Maniac
Sikat na ito sa mga Facebook users, mga kabataan at mga may edad ay nagkakagulo sa paglalaro ng Typing Maniac sa Facebook, gagawin nyo lang ay i-type ang mga words na babagsak at kung may tamang kang pagka-type na words aty bigla ito mawawala, patuloy na babagsak ang mga words at pagnagtagal ay tataas ang iyong level at score.

website: http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=66258690527
you need to log in to your Facebook account in order to play the game.


Free Typing Game
Pero if you don't have a Facebook account, marami naman internet Flash games sa internet
heto ang isa sa mga recommended ko na i try nyo sa Lolo at Lola nyo. Natutuwa ako sa typing game na ito dahil sa sobra dami ng versions, meron parang Galaga or Space Invaders, and Frogs na kakainin yung mga words pag tama ang pagka type nyo.

website: http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp

Kung na try nyo na ang mga games na ito mga Teach Lola members, post nyo yung score dito sa comments board para ma record nyo yung score ng mga Lolo and Lola nyo. Read More >>

Teach Lola the Internet

Most grandparents long for better relationships with their apos and vice versa. But in this fast-paced world where everything happens so fast and tasks have to be juggled simultaneously, the weekend lunches with lolos and lolas seem to be happening fewer and far-between, and even the occasional phone call gets buried under a barrage of to-dos.

An informal poll, conducted by Bayan Telecommunications (Bayan) with via Plurk and Facebook social networking sites, revealed that given the chance, 87 percent of young people would want to continue communicating with their grandparents.

The same informal poll revealed that 81 percent of Filipinos are still close to their grandparents, and that 57 percent still visit from time to time.

The emergence of the Internet, which ironically contributed to the fast-pace of this new age, is offering a means through which grandchildren and their grandparents can constantly keep in touch. According to Nielsen’s Net Index Topline Report, the Philippine media landscape has changed so much that internet has slowly encroached upon, and in some cases even overtaken, the popularity of traditional media such as television, radio and newspapers. The Nielsen study also predicts that the Philippines will have over 35 million internet users in 2012, from a little over 20 million this year.

Ironically, the Internet is also responsible for creating a generational gap between the old and young generation. More people, usually of the younger set, educated, single, either studying or at the prime of their careers, are using the internet as a communications tool– specifically its more cutting edge applications like instant messaging, social networking, and blogging. While the younger set is fully equipped to deal with the internet’s varied tools (given that computer courses are virtually de rigeur in schools, even at the primary levels), the more mature members of society are in danger of being left behind.

Bayan Telecommunications recognizes this need and took the initiative to address it by launching its newest advocacy, Teach Lola--an initiative to bridge the communication gap between the younger and older generation.

“The insight behind Teach Lola is based on the need to strengthen relationships between the younger and older generation seemingly divided by technology. More and more young people communicate using new tools that the older generation is not familiar and is uncomfortable to use. This is our objective: to encourage the young people to teach their Lolas and Lolos these new technologies, and in the process, rekindle their relationships with their loved ones”, said John Rojo, Bayan vice president for corporate brand and communications.

The Teach Lola campaign is riding the crest of the highly successful Lola Techie advertising and digital marketing campaign for Bayan’s DSL service.

Like the TV campaign, the Teach Lola advocacy stresses the idea that the Internet is simple and easy. Consistent with Bayan’s thrust of letting the Filipinos voice be heard, Teach Lola makes it possible for the elderly to not only have a voice in this internet-driven society but also to bring grandparents and their grandchildren closer together by expanding their communication to more than just special occasions.

The program has two components: Teach Lola trainers and a website (www.teachlola.com) where anyone can download manuals for free.

Teach Lola now has more than 20 trainers coming from all departments in Bayan. “They say change begins with yourself -- that’s why we are starting Teach Lola’s roll out through Bayan employees’ grandparents,” says Mr. Rojo. “After being trained by our teaching partner Learn.ph, our Teach Lola trainers will be the ones to spearhead our events to come in order to bring more apos and lolas together.”

Consequently, Yuan Fidelson, a Teach Lola trainer, asserts that by helping grandparents have their voice in this internet-driven society, the elderly can actually have a much easier means to communicate with their loved ones. “I don’t have my own Lola to teach but I thought other Lolas can use my help that’s why I volunteered,” he enthuses.

Aside from recruiting more people to become Teach Lola trainers, Bayan will also enable other people to participate in the process in do-it-yourself fashion. Bayan has made an online manual available in the project’s official website www.teachlola.com where anyone can download or even update the Teach Lola modules. The manual can also be user-generated as people can edit or add content to it just like in Wikipedia. This means that more and more people nationwide and around the globe can get involved with the initiative.

“As trends portray, most communication happens online,” Mr. Rojo points out. “At the same, initiatives should now evolve and grow online. This is our vision for Teach Lola, where a community of people on-line who are committed to our advocacy can now take part and develop this to impact on a broader section of young and old people.”

And though bridging this gap is not as easy as booting the computer and asking Grandma to sit and begin chatting, Filipino seniors will be happy to know that they’ve got a whole team to help them. In fact, after a Teach Lola session held at Bayan, one Lola participant commented that her grandson may now have a kaagaw when it comes to playing online games. “After learning how to use the Internet today, I think I can take on my grandson over a game of Dota anytime,” she enthused.

Indeed, the Internet lifestyle is no longer a distant dream concept for older Filipinos—their grandchildren should just take the time to teach them and make it a reality

As an additional treat, those will join the Teach Lola project will get one month free subscription to Bayan DSL Plan 899 with a maximum speed of 768 kbs. For more information log onto www.teachlola.com

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ABOUT TEACH LOLA

Teach Lola, pioneers the drive towards encouraging the younger generation to take the first step to bridge the digital divide by teaching their grandparents how to get connected to the world through the World Wide Web.

Currently composed of a total of more than 20 volunteers coming from all departments in Bayan, Teach Lola begins the campaign internally with the grandparents of the Bayan employees. After being trained by Learn.ph—Bayan’s teaching partner for the advocacy, the Teach Lola team is set to lead upcoming session and events that are geared in bringing together grandparents and their grandchildren.

And with its thrust of letting the Filipinos voice be heard—even
the elderly—the telco, through Teach Lola, makes it possible for the elderly to not only have a voice in this nternet-driven society but also to bring grandparents and their grandchildren closer together by expanding their communication to more than just special occasions.

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Teach Lola Web Searching

Module 7
Introduction to Search engine and how to use and read search engine and results

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Teach Lola Training Tips

Module 6
Tips in teaching your grandparents to use a computer

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