Silver Surfers Wave 2

by Julie Burgmeier

My class has decreased to 2 students.  Floyd & June.  They are the oldest of the original surfers with Floyd being born in 1915 and June in 1920.  This morning we focused on adding information to their Facebook profiles, took pictures for their profiles, and introduced Twitter.  They are both amazed at the technology, but are not yet grasping how they can use Facebook to connect with their families.  We did find Floyd’s daughter-in-law on Facebook and invited her to become a friend.  June was able to see her daughter-in-law’s posting this week, and she LOL’d at the Jib Jab video that was posted which starred her son and grandchildren.

What’s your favorite movie?  Floyd:  Casablanca.  June:  Gone with the Wind.   Favorites activities?  Floyd:  crocheting, pinnacle, and cribbage.  June:  crafts and puzzles.   Hopefully in the future we will add Facebook and Twitter to their favorite activities.  I set Floyd up with a Twitter account.  “What would you like for your one line bio?”  Floyd replied “Real old foggy in La Conner learning to use Twitter at age just 94″.   Gotta love it!   Stay tuned for Silver Surfers Wave 3 next week.  I’m showing up with video camera in hand to start the Life Stories series.