Investigation uncovers children young as four being groomed for tech support!

[adhutton]

This made me laugh

 

Investigation uncovers children young as four being groomed for tech support

 

How true is this???

 

Andrew

[abillybob]

Haha the news article made me laugh. 1 child for every 50 pensioners..... don't think that is right Though I have been subject to this abuse when I was young many of times, it's a serious thing that must be stopped, it's ruining lives.

[Garacesh]

“And it wouldn’t hurt to add something to the National Curriculum so that children can learn that it’s OK to say ‘no’ to morons.”

If we were allowed to do that, I think we'd all be out of a job

 

But yes, never tell your elderly relatives you are good with computers. I've done everything from programming DVD players to setting up laptops to helping with web design, and everything in between. It's understandable why the older generations often* struggle with technology, in all fairness. I don't even bother keeping up with a lot of the new stuff because of either the price-point to get involved or because I don't see it benefiting me in any way (or both) so sometimes if I'm given new tech I sit there for a while going "Erm. Let's click here, see what this does."

 

Maybe it's the confidence I have that I can work IT equipment that makes it easier for me to 'just give it a bash and see what happens'.. Given the cost of half the IT stuff these days, I do wonder if those a little less clued up about tech are often just too worried about breaking it, so instead of working it out for themselves want to be shown or have it done for them 'just to be safe'?

 

* Often, but not always. I'm positive there are some hip 'n' fresh technologically-able grannies out there Just not my granny

[witch]

Given the cost of half the IT stuff these days, I do wonder if those a little less clued up about tech are often just too worried about breaking it, so instead of working it out for themselves want to be shown or have it done for them 'just to be safe'?

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I think this is the issue and also a reason why staff at school don't do the obvious (well to us, anyway) when trying to sort out an issue - they are too scared to try in case they break something

[Oaktech]

I like to think that I teach my users as much as I hold their hand...

 

This term we've had a twighlight training on Impero, we've learnt how to scan to email and scan to network, we've learnt how to change a toner in the ICT printer, how to clear jams in the printer and how to print screen error messages.

 

Next term we're having a twighlight on real basic troubleshooting (caps lock on passwords, turn it off and back on again, is the wireless turned on?) to try and minimise tech based disruption to lessons, we're going to look at class management in bugclub and mathletics and we're going to learn how to use moviemaker in advance of trying to teach it to the kids!