Mercyhurst freshmen are teaching seniors, that's retired Springhill Seniors about new technology.
The service project pairs 18-year olds with people in their 80's and 90's who want to learn more about how to use a computer, or DVD or smart phone.
"It puts a smile on their face and a smile on my face," freshmen Aaron Ertel us.
Senior Sue Koeck said she could use her cell phone to call out just fine, but couldn't for the life of her figure out how to answer incoming calls.
A few changes from Aaron in the "Settings" department quickly changed all that, and now Sue has her own ringtone.
"He's written everything down so I can refer to that," Sue told us, "I'm very pleased."
And she's getting bolder too, saying she might try an I Pad next. Don't count her out. A recent Pew Research study says that more than half of all Americans over 65 use the Internet and email regularly, and the same group's use of Facebook and other social media has doubled in the last two years.
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