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Kira WarnerTerry ChartierGreta Kliewer

Lesson Plan for Senior Citizens

LI 815 Information TechnologyNovember 17, 2012

+Lesson Topic

Basic skills to enable students to sign up for homebound delivery service

Ordering a book from home/hospital

Homebound Book Delivery

+Concepts covered

Powering computers on and off

Using mouse

Opening and using a browser

How to navigate to library website

Setting up library account

Filling out homebound delivery application

Using the library catalog

How to select materials for delivery

+Example Home Delivery Application

http://www.waukeganpl.org/form/home-delivery-service-application

+Topic Chosen

Practical use

Enables citizens to use library services

Embeds several computer skills in one class

+Putting the Lesson Together

Researched libraries that offered homebound delivery Waukegan Public Library

Reviewed process used by WPL

Establish prerequisites for class

Steps needed to fill out application Online vs. paper application

Steps needed to request materials Online request vs. telephone request

Options for participants who do not understand

+Materials Required

Computer to use at home

Internet access

Classes held in a computer lab- but may be instructed in the home

For classroom instruction- projector for instructor’s computer screen

Current photo ID

Library card

+Key Instructional Methods

Presenter enthusiasm!

Learning by doing- performing computer tasks and trying it out

Allot time for questions/individual help

Extra helpers in computer lab

Hand outs

Project information from instructor’s computer screen

Follow up with each student

+Resources Used

Waukegan Public Library Website http://www.waukeganpl.org/library-at-home/homebound-del

ivery

Tips on Teaching Seniors by Joel May http://www.ewingsnet.com/documents/Presentations/Tipson

TeachingSeniors.pdf

E-How http://www.ehow.com/how_7717787_teach-senior-citzens-us

e-computer.html