This concept is great – how much time are you spending providing tech support to your parents?


Did you know that Google has created some quick lessons on how to do everything on your computer from increasing the text size on your screen, to starting a blog? This introductory video cracked me up!

I hope they’ve upgraded the fill-in-the-blank note that accompanies the lesson by now.  The humorous tone was a little condescending, I thought, to send to my fairly computer-competent dad. But the lessons are wonderful, and my father really appreciated the mini-tutorials.  


As I scanned the topics, I have to admit I found a couple I could use myself! Here are some of the choices: http://www.teachparentstech.org/watch  I’ve sent Google a note about the tone of the notes, and will be checking back to see if it’s improved. Okay, and to see if there are any new tips I didn’t already know.