- Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015, 7:30 PM
- Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium
- Presenter: Abby Stokes
We are fortunate to welcome Abby Stokes as the speaker at our December general meeting. Abby has taken on the role of the Johnny Appleseed of information technology, crisscrossing the country to help digital immigrants conquer their fear of technology. Abby has single-handedly helped a quarter million digitally challenged people cross the digital divide to get online. She has visited more than 20 states, 120 public libraries, over 100 computer clubs, senior centers, and has hosted webinars across the country. Abby has taught courses in basic computing at Cooper Union and NYU’s School of Lifelong Learning, as well as computer skills to private and corporate clients.
“Is This Thing On?” Navigating the Digital World is the title of Abby’s presentation. The digital divide widens daily, with the rapid pace of new innovations and gadgets. What is out there and how it might benefit you can be lost in all the tech talk. Should you buy a tablet or a computer? Stick with your PC or move onto an Apple? How do you optimize your searches and why on earth do people want to share on Facebook? Abby also helps “digital immigrants” (those baby boomers and beyond not born with a keyboard and mouse in hand) understand what everyone is talking about and how to decide what might work best for them. Learn more about Abby and see the short YouTube interview found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLppIbe_JbI.
Abby is one of the foremost authorities in North America teaching computer skills to older adults and other newcomers to digital technology. She is also the author of the best-selling digital technology guide book: “IS THIS THING ON?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking and Screaming. This is a smart, comprehensive, reassuring, and jargon-free guide book – the epitome of user-friendly.
Abby’s presentation will be interactive, so please come with questions you would like to have answered. This meeting is free and open to DACS members and the general public, starting at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, December 1st, in the Creasy Auditorium at the Danbury Hospital. There is plenty of free parking in the guest parking garage adjacent to the auditorium. After the meeting, everyone is invited to the Danbury Hospital Praxair Café for additional networking.