ICRfm will today air a
programme created by a group of Inishowen over-60s
who took part in a training project with the
station.
‘Silver Surfing the Airwaves’ involved 20 members of
the Inishowen community and helped equip them with
new ICT skills including use of the internet and
word processing.
All who took part were over 60 and while many had
basic computer skills some had none at all.
The training was held in both Moville and Buncrana
throughout the summer and was delivered by ICRfm's
Marie McDonald.
“Training was very practical in that each step had a
specific outcome in mind that was related to radio
production. In order to research topics for a radio
programme, the participants were shown how to surf
the internet – they also used tools such as Google
to track down the information and contacts they
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"Some of the
participants even conducted their own interviews
with community representatives like Anne Gill from
Good Morning Inishowen. Word Processing skills were
acquired when writing up scripts and questions for
interviews and also for running orders for shows.
Participants have been able to use the IT skills
they gained during their daily lives to keep in
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with friends or even
shop online for anything from clothes to flights,"
explained Marie.
The project was funded by the Department of
Communications, Energy and Natural Resources through
the eInclusion BenefIT Scheme. ICRfm's assistant
manager Emma McDermott added: “This project is
another example of the services a community station
provides. Community radio offers a cheap form of
advertising for local groups and an opportunity for
local charities and voluntary groups to gain
air-time to publicise the tremendous work they do."
'Silver Surfing the Airwaves' will air today,
Friday, September 25 at 10am and will be repeated
tonight at 8pm. Tune in to 105 or 107.6 or listen
online at www.icrfm.ie
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