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‘Really helped;’ High school students help local seniors with cybersecurity, technology

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SPRINGFIELD — Senior residents are back in the classroom, being taught by high school seniors about safety tips when using technology.

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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00 p.m., senior residents gathered at Ventura Senior Community in Springfield to learn more about technology safety tips from cybersecurity students at Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center.

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“The information they’re learning in the classroom is applicable to all ages and something that they can actually teach others,” Angela Yake, the student’s teacher said.

News Center 7 previously reported that students from Springfield-Clark CTC visited seniors at Springfield Masonic Community last year for the same presentation.

The students presented the ins and outs of safely navigating the cyber world.

They talked about not using personal information while on public Wi-Fi, or what to do if you see a pop-up ad.

Elizabeth Damewood, a senior who took part in the lessons said she feels more confident using her devices.

“I’m kind of not tech-savvy and this really helped,” Damewood said. “For one thing, I’m going to delete a bunch of my trash. My guys have it’s been there for 20 years.”

After the presentation, students broke off to talk to seniors individually and answer their questions.

“I had think something inside my memory was full. I didn’t know what to do about that. Sometimes I’m offline. I don’t know how to correct that,” Damewood said.

“The software that they’re using can be a little bit tricky to get around sometimes because everyone has different types of devices like Windows, Android, Apple,” Henry Miller, a student, said.

Damewood told News Center 7′s Mason Fletcher she walked out of the room smarter than when she walked in.

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