Helping Older
Adults Search for Health Information Online:
A Toolkit for Trainers
Welcome to the Toolkit for Trainers, a resource developed by the
National Institute on Aging. Use these free, easy-to-use training
materials to help older adults find reliable, up-to-date online
health information on their own. The training features two websites
from the National Institutes of Health -- NIHSeniorHealth.gov
and MedlinePlus.gov.
Trainers can use the toolkit with beginning and intermediate
students of the Web.
Here's how to proceed:
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Watch the introductory video to find out what the toolkit is all
about.
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Browse the lesson plans and download those that fit your students'
skill levels, time limitations, and interests.
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Check out the training tools and download tips on setting up a
senior-friendly classroom, recruitment flyers, and more.
(Downloading requires free Adobe Reader.)
Introductory
Video
Lesson
Plans*
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For beginning students with little computer
experience:
Module 1: Internet Basics (
PDF, 4.6MB)
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For beginning students with some Internet
experience:
Module 2: Introduction to
NIHSeniorHealth (
PDF, 4.2MB)
Module 3: NIHSeniorHealth Quizzes and
Videos (
PDF, 4.2MB)
Module 4: NIHSeniorHealth FAQs and Site
Index (
PDF, 3.7MB)
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For beginning and intermediate
students:
Module 5: NIHSeniorHealth and Exercise
for Older Adults (
PDF, 4.9MB)
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For intermediate students:
Module 6: Introduction to MedlinePlus
(
PDF, 3.6MB)
Module 7: MedlinePlus: Drugs and
Supplements, Medical Encyclopedia (
PDF, 4.3MB)
Module 8: MedlinePlus: News and
Directories (
PDF, 4.9MB)
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For all students:
Module 9: Evaluating Health Websites (
PDF, 4.8MB)
Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms for
Older Adults (
PDF, 1.5MB)
Training
Tools*
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FAQs about the Toolkit for Trainers (PDF, 521KB)
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Quick Tips for a Senior Friendly Computer Classroom (PDF, 1.32MB)
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Student Recruitment Flyer (PDF)
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Trainer Information Flyer (PDF)
*View text-only versions
of the PDF files
Download all lesson plans
and training tools. File is large (29MB).
For instructors and demonstrations:
To
save the Introductory Video, "Introducing the Toolkit," (MPEG-4
format, 13MB) to your computer for later use, select the file to
download. The file is very large and should only be downloaded from
high speed and cable connections.
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