Spring Online | with Silver Surfers' Day

Thank you for making Spring Online such a huge success!

Thank you for making Spring Online such a huge success! It’s been a fantastic week, with nearly 2,000 events to help people get online. They have been held at some amazing places – from the Victoria and Albert Museum to a Stockport fish and chip shop! Don’t forget our prize draw Enter our prize draw with the chance to win £200 in High Street vouchers – and to send us your news and success stories.

We’re now looking forward to our Best Event Awards. There is a prize worth more than £1,000 – £100 in cash and two free places on our Digital Champion ITQ course.This new online course is designed to advance your computer skills while training you to be a Digital Champion who can inspire and engage others to get online. Enter your event here.

Be part of an award-winning national campaign

Last year, Digital Unite was delighted to receive a Nominet Internet Award for its Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day campaign.

These prestigious awards recognise the achievements of organisations which lead the way in making the internet a more inclusive, enjoyable and safer space for everyone.

Receiving the Nominet Award for Building a Networked Nation was a wonderful tribute to those who make our Spring Online and Silver Surfers’ Day campaign a reality, by throwing open their doors to help older people get more out of life online.

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Businesses sponsoring Spring Online

Digital Unite is delighted to welcome Wiltshire Farm Foods as a sponsor to this year’s Spring Online campaign. Talia Findlay, Digital Marketing Manager of Wiltshire Farm Foods says: "As online access for the older generation becomes increasingly available, particularly through the use of tablet computers and smart phones, there are seemingly fewer barriers to overcome. However, there remain a large number of people over 65 who do not have the confidence or the support to get online. Wiltshire Farm Foods is proud to support Spring Online in reducing barriers and empowering our Silver Surfers to take advantage of the variety of opportunities the Internet provides."

Keep learning with Digital Unite

If our Spring Online with Silver Surfers’ Day campaign has ignited your interest in computers and the internet, then why not learn more with Digital Unite.
Over 200 easy to follow guides are available to view online or download. The guides cover a whole range of subjects, from getting started on a computer and using Skype, to sending emails, social networking and browsing the internet.
It really is easy when you know how.

Find out more here: Free Guides »

Create an e-card on the Springboard

If you do one thing at your taster sessions, why not show your participants the Springboard. It’s a new activity designed for beginners to create their first e-card and post it on a virtual map of the UK - and it helps with practising mouse and keyboard skills along the way. You can continue to use it any time with people who are learning about computers and the internet.

It’s top of the list on the taster sessions page, alongside other great ideas to try out in your sessions - any time of the year.

Find out more here: Taster Session Ideas »

Latest Updates:

"As one of the key opportunities this year to engage older people in digital technology I encourage as many people as possible to get involved.” Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State, Work and Pensions

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Your Spring Online event

Are you planning to run a digital taster session for older or less confident learners this year? We’ll be offering some great ideas and resources to help make your sessions a success. To get you started, take a look at these great ideas for things to do in a taster session.

Working in partnership

Spring Online is delivered by Digital Unite. We work with partners including the Department for Work and Pensions, BBC, UK online centres, Race Online 2012 and Age UK to ensure we make a real difference to older people’s lives.