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By: info@aliveactiv...
On: 10th June 2013

Thanks to funding from the Nominet Trust, we've been able to offer a number of fully funded one-to-one sessions (known as Virtual Wishes) to care homes in need. One-to-one sessions are provided for residents who are not able to leave their rooms or join in with group activities. This could be people with advanced dementia, learning disabilities or mobility problems.

In a one-to-one session, an Alive! presenter uses an iPad with the resident to help them engage in activities which they most enjoy. more >

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2013 Oxford Internet Survey progress

By: Oxfordinterneti...
On: 27th May 2013

The data collection for the 2013 wave of the Oxford Internet Survey (OxIS) has been completed. OxIS is a comprehensive survey of British Internet use. It has been conducted every two years since 2003, so this is the sixth survey. It provides a comprehensive assessment of how Britons have used the Internet over the past decade and how their use has changed. Preliminary analyses of the 2013 data show that the proportion of British population using the Internet has increased by about 5 percentage points to 78%. more >

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Room for Tea, a new kind of housesharing network

By: roomfortea
On: 15th May 2013

Room for Tea is a sociable housing idea. We are a new kind of home-sharing network which connects guests in need of short-term, affordable housing, with hosts who have a spare room in their homes.

Room for Tea is currently taking part in the Digital Edge challenge, run by Nominet Trust. The programme has greatly facilitated the development of our online platform and contributed to Room for Tea’s expansion.

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My first session at DITS

By: sbradley@ageukn...
On: 15th May 2013

I've just joined the staff team at Age UK North Craven and was really excited to go find out about the DITS project. I wanted to see how the tables are turned as young volunteers learn how to share their digital enthusiasm and knowhow with older people.

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Award for Achievement and Perseverance - A Case Study (NWS)

By: emily.harper@ci...
On: 9th May 2013

On 28 March 2013 local learners gathered for a 'Celebration of Learning and Perseverance'. The event was organised by a group started in October 2012 as a result of a partnership between Get IT Together and Helmsdale and District Community Association, with ten learners in total have completed thirty weeks of training in use of the Internet and in basic computing skills. The Community Association also sourced a number of recycled laptops through the ReBoot scheme in Forres- which will remain in the community centre for community use: a real asset.

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The 'Connect' projects helps older carers

By: hollym@grcc.org.uk
On: 23rd April 2013

GRCC has been successfully running the Connect project since April 2011 with funding from the Nominet Trust. The aim of the project is to help anyone over the age of 55 and living in Gloucestershire to use a computer and get ‘online.’ Connect aims to help people, especially those living in the more rural areas of the county at whatever their level of ability and experience, to become more confident in using a computer and the internet.

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