Oasis Connections Wins Awards in 2018 National Mature Media Awards Program

Program recognized as a leader in digital literacy for older adults

Oasis received two awards: a Gold Award for the Connections technology literacy program and Silver Award for iPhone Essentials, a resource made available to participants of the program.

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When tech gets personal

Learning new technology takes patience and confidence

Oasis Connections instructors Emanuel Pope, Carita DeVilbiss and Jerry McAfee aim to provide their students the one thing they need most to make technology work for them: confidence.

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Staying connected on Mother's Day and all year through

Forget email--Ernestine Mathis has moved on to Skype, Gmail chat and more

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Think Facebook is a waste of time?

Think again. While our kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, etc., are all abuzz about this thing called social media, you might be thinking, “it’s not for me, I’m too old for that,” or “I don’t need that.” Recent research on the use of social media from the University of Arizona provides a very good reason to think otherwise, and in fact, encourages embracing social media as part of your life. Why?

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