Location:
Casa Latina
Date:
January 14th, 2015
Name:
Brad Holland
List
things that happened today:
I rode with Ivette
and the other students to casa, arriving at 5pm.
After quick
introductions with Sarah and some of the women, Willa and I went to find the
technology supplies in the other room.
Willa and I began to
set up the tablets for the women to use; Willa was responsible for the iPads
while I took on the Android tablets.
For the first 45
Minutes or so, I worked on setting up the eight android tablets for use. This
involved changing the time zone, language settings, and applying software
updates to the tablets.
Eventually, Sarah
needed my help with assisting one woman figure out how to create new folders on
her email application on her smartphone.
After this was
finished, I resumed working on the tablets until I had to help Freddy figure
out how to use a Gmail address on windows phone. This issue was tricky and took
most of the remaining workshop time.
In
the news:
N/A
List
Action Items from workshop:
The woman who was having trouble figure out her Microsoft account needs
to bring her old password from home so we can access the account settings.
Things
to look up, check out and explore:
Review common technological terms in Spanish so I have a larger
vocabulary.
Describe
an important an evocative social interaction that happened today:
The first time I
assisted one of the women with a technology question was a very heartwarming
experience. She seemed genuinely appreciative of my help, and was understanding
of the language barrier. It has been almost a year since I last participated in
a volunteer project, and the familiar warm, fuzzy feeling of helping others
came back all in a rush during this workshop.
Describe
a success.
I completed setting
up all 8 tablets and successfully updated their software. The next step is to
figure out which 3rd party apps they need to install.
Describe
a failure. What fell through the cracks?
At one point I needed to explain a complex concept to one of the women,
but my Spanish was not developed enough to accurately communicate this across.
I had to explain the situation to Sarah in English so that she could translate
for me.
What surprised
me the most?
How enthusiastic these women are in learning new technology literacy.
Reflections
The language barrier
is going to continue being a challenge. However, I enjoy having to stretch
myself and learn new things as I go along so this obstacle will only be a positive one in the end.
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