Interesting Web Sites
for Senior Citizens
and some thoughts on creating your own
Family Web
Site
WIA Meeting
January 21, 1998
Internet Users Survey
- 20+ million Internet users in U.S.
- Personal - 52%,
business - 35%, academic- 13%
- Personal use - news
and info, email
- Business use -
online research, software downloads, marketing and sales
- Who? female 31%, age
< 30 - 26%, >50 - 13%
Who are the Seniors?
- Active older adults
- Pursuing learning and
exploration
- Sharing wisdom of
experiences
- Self-reliant; engaged
in life; curious; spiritual; socially aware; creative
- Third Age -
www.thirdage.com
- Christopher Wren
Association -
Family Web Site
- Compile History and Images
- Do Genealogy
Research
- Organize for Web
Site
- Use Simple Structure
- Plan for
Maintenance
- Host on Provider
- Encourage Family
Participation
Description of the Web Site
- Home Page is Anchor
- Title
- Identifying
Graphics
- Body for
Description
- Email Links for
Further Contact
- Additional Pages for
Selected Subjects
McIver Family Site
Ways to Build the Web Page
- Text Editor and HTML Rules
- Copy and Edit Samples
from Web
- Word Processors
- Microsoft Word,
ClarisWorks, Framemaker, etc.
- WYSIWYG Editors
- Front Page, Claris
Home Page, Adobe Page Mill, etc
Loading on a Server
- Gather Pages and Graphics
- FTP to Server
- Check Quality
- Regular
Maintenance
- Collect and Respond to
Feed-back
- Upgrade
Frequently
How to Learn More
- Go Online, Go Online
- Television
- Books, Magazines
- Newspapers (eg cyber.life - Daily Press)
- Courses (eg, Chris
Wren, WHRO)
- Williamsburg Library
Internet
- Va Air & Space
Center Kiosk
- Williamsburg Internet
Association -