Lanarkshire school pupils help to improve sheltered housing residents' digital skills

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A technical marvel of a generation game took place as Lanarkshire school pupils teamed up with elderly residents. Youngsters from Coatbridge's Greenhill Primary visited tenants at the town's James Dempsey Gardens retirement complex in a project to help improve digital skills.

The North Lanarkshire Council initiative aimed to educate older residents about digital technology through one-to-one training with young people.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android With support from the Scottish Government’s Connecting Scotland programme, the local authority received 200 iPads and MiFi boxes which were distributed to tenants in retirement complexes across the area.In Coatbridge pupils and tenants discussed periods of the older people’s lives, such as childhood memories, school life or their favourite songs, before the youngsters brought them to life on the iPads using their digital skills.James Dempsey Gardens tenant Isabel Malone said: “I really enjoyed working with the young people."They really took the fear out of it and made the whole process more relaxed and enjoyable."They were so patient and tolerant with me and helped me to download a reading app on my iPad, which I really enjoy."Primary Six and Seven pupils from Greenhill Primary who took part were Daniel Hamill, Summer Munro, Sophie Young, Blake