guide seniorweb

Grundtvig-Workshop „Senior on the Web” 21st – 27th April 2013

The Regional Public Library in Kraków

Participants Guide



Welcome!

We are looking forward to meet you in Kraków, Poland! To be sure that this workshop will be a successful and

enjoyable experience both for you and for us, we created this guide. Here you can find all important information

you need for preparation, a description of the programme, information about the venue and how to reach it.

To-do

Precise your computer and Internet skills relating to the following issues:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgzkVgHKKH42dEFhY0kzZE5hTjc2Ny1DUDFTUTVGT1E#gid=0

until 4st April 2013.

Preparation for the workshop

Content

1. Prepare a short introduction of yourself: your motivations, what you would like to do for seniors, what are

your priorities in life, the funniest event in your life , as well as the most special experience in your life. You will

present it on 22th April (Introduction of the participants – interactive 11:45 – 13.00)

2. Make a research on the Internet, in the library or ask experts in your country about the historical connections

of your country with Poland. We would like to get to know it and we will use it during our workshop. For

example participants will present their connections with Poland (culture, politics, society) on 24th of April (20.00

Dinner at the DS Krakowiak). We have a little hint for our participants from Italy that can also serve as an example for

other participants, namely Polish queen Bona came from Bari in Italy.

3. Prepare a presentation on the situation of seniors in your countries with the method of “Pecha Kucha”. You

will present it on 22th April.

4. Prepare a few proposals for an EU-politician on how to improve the political and social situation of seniors

in your countries. We will discuss it on 25th of April during the panel discussion with the EU-politician.

5. Prepare your own suggestions for a small project for seniors and think of the problem you would like to

solve.

6. Prepare examples from your country, how seniors are active in politics and civil society, as well as what

possibilities of participation and integration of seniors in the public life exist. You can deliver it as examples or

newspaper cuttings. We will discuss it during the presentation on 25th April.

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Learning methods

In the workshop we use many methods to make learning process more efficient and more successful. Because of

the fact that we have only five working days, it is important for you to prepare your own methods which we

discuss during the workshop.

1. Power Point Guide:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/powerpoint-help/overview-RZ001129842.aspx?section=1

2. Pecha Kucha Method:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha

Example of Pecha Kucha Presentation in PowerPoint: http://www.pechakucha.org/presentations/the-worlds-

best-city-when-it-rains

Prepare your presentation about situation of seniors in your country according to this method.

Let us know …

1. Inform us in advance if you need a short computer or English course. We are allowed to cover such costs as a

preparation for the project for up to 6 participants with a max of 50 EUR per person.

This is how to do it:

A. Write us if you don’t know how to use a computer, Social Web or other ICT tools (for examples Pecha

Kucha) you need to prepare for the workshop. We will teach you through Skype.

B. You can also search for an English or computer course in your city, but the cost cannot exceed 50 Euros.

You will get reimbursed after delivering all necessary receipts. Until 4. April [email protected]

3. If you know any senior organizations in your area that deal with the Mainstreaming? We would like to make a

video conference with your organization and an EU-politician where we discuss on the ways to make Europe

friendlier for seniors. Think about it and send us contact details of the organizations or just their names, so

maybe we talk to them using conference call.

4. If you are interested in participating in a guided tour in Wieliczka Salt Mine or another place that will take

place on 27 April. Let us know until 4 April

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha



Reimbursement conditions

Flight or train costs for each participant are supposed to be between 50 EUR and 350 EUR, depending on the

place of residence.

Regarding the reimbursement of the travel costs we decided that we give you the cash money during the

workshop only with the condition that you take the commitment of sending us the original return boarding

passes by post, immediately after the workshop finishes.

We will reimburse your travel costs only if you provide us ORIGINAL:

- Flight or train ticket (which contains the number of the flight and your name)

- Invoice

- Bill / Proof of payment

- Boarding pass.

Please remember to keep your boarding passes (both the one received at arrival and the one received at

departure). They are absolutely necessary to prove to our National Agency that you have actually been in that

plane, so please pay attention not to lose them.

The cost of the train and/or bus tickets is reimbursable if they include dates and times of departure (from

your home to the airport, from the airport to the hotel, possibly from the hotel to the venue).

Send the booking confirmation (scan or e-ticket) and ticket price information on the following e-mail address:

until 4th April 2013 [email protected] It allows us to prepare the exact amount of money in advance and

make the reimbursement smoothly during the workshop. It would be very convenient for us to refund your

ticket in Polish currency – please let us know if you are fine with that.

Do you have travel insurance? We strongly advise you to take it out as we can cover its cost. Just search for it

and send us price information. You can take the insurance out after we send you an email confirmation until 4th

April.

Please take all these details seriously because our National Agency does not allow us to reimburse you without

respecting them.

We provide you all meals and non-alcoholic drinks during the workshop. Please keep in mind that we are not

allowed to cover alcoholic beverages.



What you should take with you

1. Take a photo camera/video camera with you! You will have to take pictures during the workshop and add

them to your blog and facebook profiles.

2. If you have laptop please bring it with you!

3. Bring also some regional snacks, drinks (e.g. wine), music, as well as prepare legends, photos or postcards

connected with the country, region or town you come from. Feel free to choose any other medium to present

your origins. We will organise, regional drinks and food tasting from your countries on 24th of April

(Wednesday) in our hotel.

Keep in mind!

Make notes during all discussions and trainings within the workshop so you can post it later to your blog.

It is also very important for you to be always on time. As you can notice our programme is quite tight and any

delay will work on participants’ disadvantage.

Special needs

Please inform us whether you have any special needs or you are vegetarians, as well as whether you need or

already have travel insurance.

Learning ICT

Please make yourself familiar with the following homepages:

1. Operating a computer: http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com/basics.asp

2. Using a keyboard - http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php?lang=EN (here you will find

an easy tutorial to learn how to use computer keyboard - just click on “Lessons”)

3. Netiquette - http://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet/

4. Photo and video management programmes

Picassa, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDT7GkE8PX8

Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlCQrSVMzfM

5. Tools for management of common files on the internet (Google Documents) http://www.google.com/google-

d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

http://www.seniorsguidetocomputers.com/basics.asp

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php?lang=EN

http://www.education.com/reference/article/netiquette-rules-behavior-internet/



6. Internet translators (Google Translator) http://translate.google.com/

7. How to make a blog http://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Blog

8. Interesting writing http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Good-Interesting-Blog

9. Use social media for political and civic engagement (Facebook, professional networks)

http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/social_media/review.pdf

http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2010/Older-Adults-and-Social-Media.aspx

http://seniornet.org/blog/social-media-guidelines-for-seniors/

http://seniornet.org/blog/11-reasons-why-seniors-should-care-about-social-media/

Communication among participants and organizers

Facebook Group

We have created a Facebook Group called “SeniorWeb” which we will use mainly to disseminate the workshop’s

results and to share pictures more easily.

To join the group you have to have a profile on Facebook. Please click on the following link to find out how you

can make your personal profile on Facebook:

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Facebook-Profile

After you make your profile, please join our Facebook Group “SeniorWeb” at

http://www.facebook.com/groups/595907877091939/

Gmail-Account

You can make e-mail account in gmail. Here you will find all necessary instructions to make your gmail-account:

http://mail.google.com/mail/help/intl/en/about.html#__utma=72592003.85528716.1364065245.1364065245.1

364066661.2&__utmb=72592003.1.10.1364066661&__utmc=72592003&__utmx=-

&__utmz=72592003.1364066661.2.2.utmcsr=google|utmccn=%28organic%29|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=%28no

t%20provided%29&__utmv=-&__utmk=257801357

Send us your e-mail address until 4st of April!

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Facebook-Profile






Our projects

SEVIR

http://www.sevir.eu/

Cooperation of seniors on the internet, senior

networking, good practices, possibilities, successful

lobbing and Innovative computer technologies

(How to pass the computer and intercultural

knowledge on to the others – senior as multipliers)

School of active senior – project presentation and

meeting with its participants

School of @ctive Senior Citizens - S@S

http://www.sas.tpnk.org.pl//index.php?option=com_con

tent&view=article&id=152&Itemid=152

S@S is a complex programme, carried out by the

Polish-German Society in Kraków in partnership with

the Voivodeship Public Library in Kraków, addressed

to the group of senior citizens.

S@S aims at triggering activity of middle-aged and

elderly people, creating conditions for integration

and self-accomplishment through the acquisition of

new skills, development of interests, exchange of

expertise and experience, achievement of plans and

ideas.

http://www.sevir.eu/



Kraków Attractions for you

Klezmer band

http://www.klezmer.pl/eng

Wawel Royal Castle

http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/

Museum of Kraków: On the trail of Kraków's

European identity

http://www.podziemiarynku.com/index.php?dzial

=oszlaku&tekst=1

Wieliczka Salt Mine

http://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/



http://www.wawel.krakow.pl/en/

http://www.podziemiarynku.com/index.php?dzial=oszlaku&tekst=1

http://www.podziemiarynku.com/index.php?dzial=oszlaku&tekst=1

http://www.wieliczka-saltmine.com/



Aim and Objectives The objectives of this project are:

- Improving the quality of life by increasing senior’s competences of using information and communications

technology (ICT) and, therefore, an increasing presence of seniors on the Internet.

- Creating a representation of this group and an international network of seniors based on the workshop

participants seen as leaders of the local networks.

- Stimulating cross-generational dialogue through the use of the Internet by both, youths and seniors.

- Fighting the common stereotype of inactive seniors as main clients of health and social care.

Methods and workshop content We will use the following approaches:

- using ICT and internet tools to accomplish the learning objectives;

- learning by doing;

- working collectively;

- sharing experiences and examples of good practice;

- alternation of presentations with research on the field for creating products;

- constant assistance, guidance and feedback;

- reflection and evaluation;

One of the important parts of the workshop is to gain qualifications, practical skills, and methods in using

internet tools in an interpersonal, local and European scale. They are as follows:

- operating the computer and using the keyboard

- using internet browsers

- using emails (e.g. gmail)

- using the Social Web (Facebook, professional networks)

- using time management tools (Doodle, Google Calendar)

- using photo and video management tools (Picassa, Youtube)

- using common files in the internet (Google Documents)

- using translators in the internet (Google Translator)

- using communication tools (Skype)

- learning how to write a blog (WordPress)

- planning a senior network with ICT

Furthermore, the participants will get familiar with educational web sites concerning issues like establishing of

partnerships, intercultural education or financing of local initiatives and these for seniors with the financial

founds of the European Union.



Structure

The workshop consists of the four following pillars:

a) Senior in the web: learning of computer operating, characteristics of Social Web, tools and methods of

work in the internet as a way to self-realization, inspiring other seniors, as well as learning the

communication tools and planning a senior network with ICT

b) Senior in the network of interpersonal communication: helping to gain the interpersonal competences,

group working, empowerment of seniors in the local sphere, creating of creative space

c) Senior in the European network: gaining competences in the field of European integration, intercultural

competences, knowledge of Europe

d) Stimulation and creating a personal network via sport activities and integration games

Transport in Kraków

How to get to the City Centre from the John Paul II International Airport to the hotel

If you land on the John Paul II International Airport in Kraków, in case we do not expect you at the airport, you

can reach the city centre by train, by bus or by taxi. We recommend you to take the bus line 208, as it is the

fastest and cheapest way to get to the hotel. Just take the bus line 208 from the bus stop “Port lotniczy

(Airport)” and after 20 minutes get off at “Armii Krajowej”. Be careful! There is a similar bus stop called “Armii

Krajowej I”- DON’T GET OFF THERE!!). The hotel is only 1 minutes on foot from this bus stop.

Homepage: http://www.cracow-life.com/poland/krakow-airport

How to buy a bus ticket on the Airport

Taking a bus is a cheap, cheerful and by no means a bad option. MKS provides a frequent bus service from the

airport to the city centre. The bus stop is just to the right on exiting the airport and tickets are available either

from the ticket machine (2.50 PLN) next to the information point in the passenger terminal or on board (3 PLN).

Be aware that if you have any baggage larger than a rucksack, you'll be expected to purchase an additional ticket

for this. Stamp tickets immediately after boarding to avoid fines.

http://www.cracow-life.com/poland/krakow-airport



This following homepage can be helpful:

http://rozklady.docelu.pl/m,Krak%C3%B3w/linia,208,0,Dworzec%2BG%C5%82%C3%B3wny%2BWsch%C3%B3

d,KRK_0208_3,KRK_0461?ticaid=61037a

From the airport by taxi

Please take a taxi only if you need to, for example, if you arrive in the late evening or at night. We will

organisation a taxi for the participants who will arrive early on Sunday.

Accommodation

The Krakowiak Hotel

30-150 Kraków

Armii Krajowej 9 Street

phone +48/012/662-64-55; +48/012/662-64-55; +48/012/662-64-52

fax. +48/012/662-64-53

email: [email protected]

The Krakowiak Hotel is situated 500 metres from Blonia, the green area and is located 3 km from the Main

Market Square, 3.7 km from the Main Railway Station and 3.8 km from the Wawel Royal Castle. There is a 24-

hour front desk service.

Check in: from 14:00 hours

Check out: until 12:00 hours

You will find bus & tram weekly ticket and a city map at the reception desk.

http://rozklady.docelu.pl/m,Krak%C3%B3w/linia,208,0,Dworzec%2BG%C5%82%C3%B3wny%2BWsch%C3%B3d,KRK_0208_3,KRK_0461?ticaid=61037a

http://rozklady.docelu.pl/m,Krak%C3%B3w/linia,208,0,Dworzec%2BG%C5%82%C3%B3wny%2BWsch%C3%B3d,KRK_0208_3,KRK_0461?ticaid=61037a



Workshop venue

Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna w Krakowie (Regional Public Library in Kraków)

Rajska Street 1,

31-124 Kraków

Phone: +48 12 375 22 00

On the first day we will go to the workshop venue together

Europass Certificates

Those of you who want to receive the Europass certificate have to:

- register at your Europass National Center before the beginning of the workshop

- ask your sending organisation to fill in pages 1 and 2

After you do these 2 steps, please inform us before the beginning of the workshop that you want to receive the

Europass certificate.



Follow up and dissemination

After the workshop, you will have the possibility to update the blog and you can present it to the members of

your organisations/communities, to the local authorities and other interested parties from your countries. Also,

the virtual book can be printed and distributed as a normal book. Our coaches will help you to improve your

blog .

As a follow up, you will also have to disseminate the workshop in your country. More details on this issue we

will give you later on and during the workshop.

Our team and trainers

Magdalena Baier, Berlin

Project Assistant and coach

Due to her personal experiences, interests and beliefs,

Magdalena Baier considers herself as a real promoter of the idea

of a common Europe. She was born in the Polish border town

Szczecin, situated only 10 kilometres from Germany. She studied

politics at the University in Szczecin and at the Collegium Civitas

in Warsaw. In 2007 she came to Hannover, Germany within the

European Exchange Programme Erasmus and studied one year

at the Leibniz University Hannover. From 2008 she studied East

European Studies at the Free University of Berlin and graduated

in September 2011 with her second master's degree. Since she

has been living in Berlin she gained intercultural experiences

working in civil society organisations in Berlin and taking part in

the international voluntary programmes in Russia and the

Ukraine. She likes travelling and healthy lifestyle. She speaks

Polish, German, English and Russian.

Żaneta Bednarz, Kraków

Trainer and coach

Librarian in the Division for Reference and Bibliography of the

Provincial Public Library in Kraków. Graduated from Jagiellonian

University in Kraków, 2nd-grade specialist in librarianship and

information science.

She believes that personal development and increasing skills

should be a constant part of life. As a digital literacy coach she

participate in initiatives undertaken by the School of Active

Senior, showing how information and communication technology

(ICT) and social media can improve the quality of life.



Jerzy Jedlinski, Kraków

President of the Polish-German Association

and Lector

NGO-activity: President of the Polish-German Association in

Kraków (since 2004), member of few other NGO’s

Public activity: Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków (1998-2004),

member of the City Council of Kraków (1994-2002), member of

the Regional parliament of Malopolska (2005-2006), Advisor to

the Marshall of Malopolska Region (2007-2010), Secretary of the

Association of Polish Cities (1999-2003), member of the

Commission Poland-Committee of Regions of EU (2000-2003)

Professional background: Ph.D. in Chemistry, D.Sc.(‘habilitation’)

in Technical Sciences (Materials Science), Head of the Surface

Engineering and Analyses Lab, Faculty of Materials Sciences and

Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków,

Poland; author and co-author of more than 100 scientific papers

Experience, expertise and fields of interest: local and regional

development policies; international/European integration;

development of civil society; building of the knowledge-based

society; social issues

Geophysicist, Ph.D. of Natural Sciences,

specialist for social integration in the

Division for Science, Education and Studies

of the Provincial Public Library in Kraków;

expert in the field of digital and social

inclusion; co-ordinator of a number national

and international projects; promoter of

intergenerational cooperation; member of

non-governmental organisations.

Lidia Maria Jedlinska, Kraków



Graduated from Jagiellonian University in

Krakow, 2nd-grade specialist in

psychological help, therapist specializing in

regaining sense and value of life, educator.

In the years 1992-2005 she was a consultant

in Malopolska Regional Centre for Teachers'

Education in Krakow. Currently she works in

Centre of psychological help for people in

crisis and with emotional problems. She is

also a lecturer at Papal University and in

many other higher education centres. She is

an author of psychological guide books for

teachers and an editor of school books for

high school students. She also carries out

the professional trainings directed towards

increasing the activity of senior citizens.

Ewa Kosińska, Kraków

Psychologist

Monika Kucharczyk-Kubacka

Librarian, bibliographer, trainer. She has worked in the

Department of Registry and Bibliography at Provincial Public

Library in Kraków for 10 years. Since 2008 she has run computer

and Internet courses for seniors. She participated in activities

Grundvig program: workshop for seniors trainers (Helsinki,

Finland 2010), the international partnership meeting (Brussels,

Belgium 2011), training on the use of e-learning (Hamrun, Malta

2012). This year she’s finishing postgraduate studies

(specialization: independent information professional).



Kamila Mazurek studied political science at

the Opole University and International

Relations at the Jagiellonian University in

Kraków. Since November 2010 Kamila holds

her PhD in Humanities, in the field of

Political Science. Since 2007 is a member of

Polish-German Society in Kraków. From

2011 to 2012 she was Grundtvig Assistant at

EuroConsults Berlin. On the occasion of the

European Year for Active Ageing and

Solidarity between Generations she

developed idea of the workshop

“SeniorWeb”.

Kamila Mazurek, Berlin

Project Manager, Trainer and Lector

Michael Seidler Berlin

Trainer

Michael Seidler is managing director of EuroConsults in Berlin. He

graduated in Cultural studies at the technical college in Meißen

and has over 20 years’ experience in project management and

fundraising at the local, national and European level. He is

fundraising expert in the areas of education, youth, culture,

social affairs, science, sport, civil society, municipal partnerships

and assistance for small and medium-sized businesses. Due to

the fact that his career as European fundraiser began already in

1992 with the first Europe projects in Thessaloniki (Greece), he

has gained practical experience in project work from three

funding periods of the European Union up to now. Furthermore

he serves as a jury member for various EU grants programmes.



Director of „Medien – Mittler zwischen den

Völkern“ (media – mediator between

nations), a program for journalists from

Central and Eastern Europe since 2006

<www.medien-mittler.de> Trainer at

courses and seminars about journalism for

students at several institutions, among them

summer university in Bayreuth, see

http://sommerunibayreuth.wordpress.com/

category/sommeruni-2011/

Editor the teletext of SevenOne Media, test

magazine and the German news agency dpa.

Member of n-ost, a network promoting a

better understanding of Central and Eastern

Europe in Germany. Organization of an

international media conference

“Journalisten Ost – West” in Berlin for more

than 100 journalists in 2005. Member of

German Journalist Association, chairman of

the “Young Journalists” in Berlin from 2000

till 2003.

Clemens Schöll, Berlin

Journalist, trainer, coach

Ewa Waleczko Trainer

Holds a master's degree in Human Resources and Personnel

Consulting. She has been working in a corporate environment

since 1997 and has got a wide knowledge and experience in such

areas as sales, customer service, recruitment and people

management. Currently she works for Alexander Mann Solutions

– a world leader in Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) and

she is responsible for managing a team of over 100 ambitious

individuals. Since 2009 Ewa is sharing her professional

experience with others and she runs workshops on leadership

skills, team building, client focus, time management. She enjoys

being a trainer as she believes in a great potential that people

have. Her goal is to inspire others to develop themselves

meaning discovering their own strengths and working on their

areas of development as much as possible which as a result will

allow them to succeed in both business and personal life. When

it comes to her private life Ewa is a happy mum of a 10 month

old Julia. She loves travelling and meeting new cultures,

interesting people and places.



And our dear participants

The new European network supported by Grundtvig programme came into being. In April worthwhile people

from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Ireland, Italy, (Latvia), Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain are going to

meet in Kraków, Poland. On the one hand they will exchange views on situation of seniors in their countries and

cultural habits form their regions. On the other hand they will learn how to use information and communication

technology (ICT) for their personal fulfilment and to support the development of the local communities.

By clicking on the following link you can find out where all participants come from:

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=217279330387770257788.0004d4f77febe3a7f9776

Contact information

Dr Kamila Mazurek

[email protected]

00 48880377810 call

+ 48880377810

Magdalena Baier:

00 48513686810 call

+ 48513686810 sms

https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=217279330387770257788.0004d4f77febe3a7f9776



We are looking forward to meet you in Kraków!

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