School pupils help improve residents' digital skills at Lanarkshire retirement complex

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Lanarkshire school pupils helped to bridge the generational gap during a visit to a retirement complex.Youngsters from Kirk O ‘Shotts Primary in Salsburgh joined tenants at Lorne Gardens for the third Driving Digital Locally intergenerational project to help improve their digital skills.

The project is developed and run by North Lanarkshire Council and aims to educate older residents about digital technology through one-to-one training with youths.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.This is the third project to take place, following the success of the first in Drummond Drive, Wishaw, last year.The initiative is now being rolled out to the other complexes across the region who will also receive the iPads.In Salsburgh, the pupils and tenants discussed periods of the older people’s lives, such as childhood memories, school life or favourite songs, before the youngsters brought them to life on the iPads using their digital skills.Lorne Gardens tenant Janette Carson said: “It was great to see the kids each week and I really enjoyed working with them."They were so knowledgeable and made the whole process