PLAN - WHAT DID YOU SET OUT TO DO? | |
| Summary/ Description of Activity | |
| Explaining how SMS and MMS technologies can be used for communication purposes and for making photos and videos. | |
| Learning objectives: | |
| Enable seniors to use SMS independently. Learning about telco mobile operators. Learning how to make a contract and choosing the best deal. | |
| DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY | |
| Date [dd/mm/yyyy] | Series of sessions from December 2008 to February 2009 |
| Length of activity | 2 hours per session |
| Frequency | 2 per year, more on demand |
| Organiser | Municipality of Mazaricos |
| Tutor | Seniors education department |
| Group Size | 10 people |
| Venue | Social Civic Center |
| Location | Mazaricos ES |
| Environment | Rural |
| Location Factors | Private car required |
| Partnerships | Local mobile retailer (Tanexo communications) |
| Target group | over 60 |
| Contact | seniors@mazaricos.net |
| Marketing | Phone calls to interested participants. Posters and leaflets at local Social Civic Center. |
| Method of delivery | One tutor hands on mobile devices |
| Equipment required | Participants should bring their own mobile phones. However spare mobile phones provided by the local retailed shop. |
| Other Factors | The mobile phone coverage. Check the mobile phone coverage on the area (GPRS 3G) before de session. |
| Tasks | (Task2) Involving seniors as volunteers |
EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY| Evaluation of the Learning Objectives |
| Every participant sent SMS/MMS message to at least 2 other people in the group. Used at least one other mobile service provider. Usability and functionality of the different mobile devices and service provider (Vodafone, Movistar, Orange) |
| Evaluation of the activity |
| Went well some seniors experienced interface problems, vision problems, understand the SMS technique because phones have their differences. |
| Evaluation of what was learned by the participants |
| All sent SMS/MMS messages to others in-group. All learn the differences between SMS and MMS. All learn the differences between GPRS and 3G. All learn the functionality of the different mobile devices i.g. touch screen devices or menu based applications. |
| Evaluation of what staff have learned |
| Since participants where carrying different kind of mobiles phones the staff suggested the need of addressing the phones operating systems, such as Symbian, Windows Mobile and Apple iPhone and make comparative sessions of use. |
| Keywords |
| SMS; MMS; photo; video; text |
| ANALYSIS OF EVALUATION |
| What would you change to improve activity? |
| Use the whiteboard with an interactive touch screen phone working as simulator to see the different way of creating and sending messages. |
| What particular circumstance could affect a change in the activity? |
| The network coverage, some areas are in shadow. |
| Other possible Activities |
| Develop an in house activity for example in San Valentin day “text love messages” |
| Best practice |
| New phones models simplifying the interfaces but adding more functionality that could complicate in some cases the use for seniors. |
| Transferability: |
| N/A |