Apple Watches are fantastic assistive tech. youll need to help set it up and also make sure it’s regularly updated - if the opine auto updates and the watch doesn’t, for instance, they stop communicating. Probably turn off sounds and have it vibrate instead. Otherwise they’re super easy.
Things that might be particularly useful for a 60yo teacher whose not very into tech:
- countdowns - whisper ”5 min countdown” to it while holding button in when asking students to do something or to remind yourself to check the stove while cooking. Extremely useful and very discreet as only you feel the alert.
- calendar and reminders can be super useful. For my kids I put their school schedules (each lesson) on the watch and set a watch face that shows it and it helps them get to the right place at the right time.
- fun watch faces that you can change for different days/events.
- feel phone ringing even when phone is elsewhere.
- text msg pop up. might need to set focus and VIPs so not disturbjng
Apple Watches are fantastic assistive tech. youll need to help set it up and also make sure it’s regularly updated - if the opine auto updates and the watch doesn’t, for instance, they stop communicating. Probably turn off sounds and have it vibrate instead. Otherwise they’re super easy.
Things that might be particularly useful for a 60yo teacher whose not very into tech:
- countdowns - whisper ”5 min countdown” to it while holding button in when asking students to do something or to remind yourself to check the stove while cooking. Extremely useful and very discreet as only you feel the alert.
- calendar and reminders can be super useful. For my kids I put their school schedules (each lesson) on the watch and set a watch face that shows it and it helps them get to the right place at the right time.
- fun watch faces that you can change for different days/events.
- feel phone ringing even when phone is elsewhere.
- text msg pop up. might need to set focus and VIPs so not disturbjng
- security of fall detection etc