Wishaw primary kids team up with elderly residents for new digital project

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Wishaw primary school kids have teamed up with elderly residents for a new digital project.Pupils from Thornlie Primary School in Pather have buddied up with tenants at Drummond Drive Retirement Complex in a new intergenerational project to help improve digital skills.North Lanarkshire Council’s project aims 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 council received 200 iPads and MiFi boxes which have been distributed to tenants in retirement complexes across the area.In Wishaw, the pupils and tenants discussed periods of the older people’s lives, such as childhood memories, school life or favourite songs, before the pupils brought them to life on the iPads using their digital skills.

Drummond Drive tenant Tom Muir said: “I really enjoyed getting to know the young people, they really took the fear out of it and make the whole process more relaxed, it was very enlightening. "They were so patient and tolerant; we had such a good laugh as well.” P6 pupils from Thornlie Primary School who took part were Eden Arbuckle, Lily-Mae McInally, Brendan Clark and James Goodwin.“I like working and talking with the residents at Drummond Drive,”