How to Help Someone Use a Computer

I always have to remember the small fact that "if it's not obvious to them, it's not obvious." When I explain computer things to my mom I am always getting frustrated because it seems very obvious to me what I am supposed to do and type but I have to remember that she doesn't have the same knowledge I do.

Another thing I do with my mom is take the keyboard or the mouse. It's an awful habit and I know I get angry when people do that to me. I have to remember that with computers and technology it takes doing the task not just merely reading the tutorial.

When my group is using the smartboard I have to remember to not hog the smartboard and just let the class do their thing.



Article: Agre, Phil. "How to help someone use a computer." . . . 19 September, 2008. .