How to Help Someone Use a Computer

In the web page that we had to look at there were two lists. The first list was "First you have to tell yourself some things." This list basically said that we need to remember that no one automatically knows how to use technology. In the second list, "Having convinced yourself of these things", all of the suggestions can basically be summed up in one sentence. Don't do it all for them, don't do anything for them, explain it all. One this in the first list that really stuck out to me was "Nobody is born knowing this stuff." This rings with me because I have some issues with technology, and unless it gets explained to me I wont completely understand it. In the other list the phrase "Don't say "it's in the manual". (You knew that.)" stood out. I always hated when people told me to look it up because sometimes you need a verbal instruction. It's all about the way people learn.

I used what I learned from this article in my technology project in many ways. One of the main ways was fully explaining how you can use the Smartboard as well as what you can do for tutorials on how to use it. The other way was the complete verbal and spatial directions that were given throughout the presentation for the people who do not fully understand things through reading.