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A senior checks out a recipe on her smartphone on Tuesday in Alpena.
ALPENA “You just learn by doing.”
That sums up how some Alpena seniors have adjusted this year to using new technology, from smartphones to online interactive platforms such as Zoom, Skype, and Google Meet.
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020, seniors living alone have found ways to remain in touch with friends, children, and grandchildren using a variety of online and digital technology that they had not previously used.
While Northeast Michigan faces a digital divide with federal data showing about a third of the region’s residents lack internet connection at speeds fast enough for modern life age doesn’t always contribute to that gap.