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      <title>Health, Technology, and Aging :: Fall 2007</title>
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         <title>Data for your Marketing Research</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Tim Kinder, SBDC, kindly provided  two market research documents for us. One is the Home Health Care Industry Report and the other is Community Care for the Elderly in the US.</a> I think both of these documents can help you understand and define your potential market.



<a href="http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/Home%20healthcare%20Industry%20Report.pdf">Download file</a>

<a href="http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/Community%20Care%20for%20Elderly%20%282%29.doc">Download file</a>]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/10/data_for_your_marketing_resear.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:49:23 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Tech Eye for the Older Guy (and Gal)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://techeye.smartsilvers.com/">This site</a> is humorous, if nothing else for the titles of the entries! It's sort of the CAST site on comedy steroids. Check out "click to the loo my darling," and the "going gently into the program."]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/09/tech_eye_for_the_older_guy_and.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:23:09 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>The Jitterbug Phone</title>
         <description>Tonya told us about the &quot;Jitterbug&quot; phone for the young-old demographic. She sent some sites for you to see more...
http://www.jitterbug.com/Home.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5hnoxrNb0s
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         <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:17:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>social networking goes professional; the Wall Street Journal</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Social Networking Goes Professional
by Jessica E. Vascellaro
Aug 28, 2007
Page: D1
<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118825239984310205.html?mod=djem_jiewr_hc">Click here to view the full article on WSJ.com</a>

TOPICS: Social networking, Social Professional Networking

SUMMARY: When radiation oncologist Michael Tomblyn recently saw a 21-year-old patient whose eye was protruding from its socket, he turned to his fellow physicians for help. Dozens of doctors offered suggestions, including fungal infection, HIV-associated lymphoma or a cocaine-associated sinus problem, eventually steering him toward the correct answer: rhabdomyosarcomma, a fast-growing cancer most often observed in young children.

CLASSROOM APPLICATION: This article teaches students that there are several consumer technologies that can be used in obtaining and sharing professional knowledge and information. It also presents students with an opportunity to become entrepreneurial in considering the development of new sites by learning from Daniel Palestrant who launched Sermo.com when he was a surgical resident in Boston. Students could brainstorm the creation of other innovative health care sites.

QUESTIONS: 
1.) What is Sermo.com? Visit it. Evaluate your experience.

2.) Define social networking. What are some advantages? Disadvantages?

3.) What are some do's and don'ts for using social-networking sites? Have you ever used a social-networking site? If so, which one(s)? Any more do's and don'ts to recommend?

4.) In addition to social networking, identify and discuss other consumer technologies for crossing over into the corporate world.

5.) How can social-networking sites offer many new services free to members? Present at least two examples.


Reviewed By: Dennis S. Palkon, Ph.D, MPH, MSW, Florida Atlantic University


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         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:49:17 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Learn to use the Wiki</title>
         <description><![CDATA[I fixed up the posting for <a href="http://cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~surg/agingwiki/doku.php?id=assignment1">Assignment 1</a> in the wiki. The syntax is simple, but very strict. someone overwrote the whole page. This is not a big deal because everything is saved every time you edit the page.  So far there are only two people who have made entries here. I added a few extra names so you can see more examples of how you should add your own name when you are ready to post on that particular page.

I strongly recommend that you check out the syntax guideline for the wiki. Its not something you have to study, just browse it for a few minuets so that you are familiar with the possible ways you can set up your posts. The reference will always be there.  Check it out here:

http://cgi.cs.indiana.edu/~surg/agingwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:syntax]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:50:03 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Using the Wiki</title>
         <description>I think I have the wiki working well for the most part. Once all of you have registered i&apos;ll start adding your names to the team spaces I created.

A wiki is an open forum, but to edit pages you have to be logged in.  So don&apos;t get any funny idea&apos;s about messing with other people&apos;s words on shared pages. Every thing is logged, and everyone can see who made what edits :-).  Play around with the different options, you&apos;ll see what I mean. 

Email me with questions or concerns. It usually takes a day or two to get everything working smoothly, but by the end of the semester I think you&apos;ll like this system.

--Richie</description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:58:56 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Selling to Seniors Newsletter Available</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The <a href="http://www.seniorsnews.net/index.php">SeniorNews.net</a> site has information you can access about marketing to the 65+ age group. I have also subscribed to the newsletter and will bring paper copies to the Living Lab so that you can use it during lab times. ]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/09/selling_to_seniors_newsletter.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:26:26 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Winners Named in Boomer Entrepreneurs Contest</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<blockquote><em>Two Bay Area start-ups capture top prize in 2007 Boomer Business Plan Competition; World Hearing Organization and SeroNostics win $10,000 plus access to leading venture capitalists and boomer market experts </em>

Santa Clara, CA, June 22, 2007 -- Two early-stage ventures developing innovative technologies that address health problems common among older people have been selected as winners of the 2007 Silicon Valley Boomer Business Plan Competition. <a href="http://www.maryfurlong.com/">Find out more </a></blockquote>]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/09/winners_named_in_boomer_entrep.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:51:41 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Designing for Seniors</title>
         <description><![CDATA[There is a new  issue of an online journal, "Interactions,"  devoted to Designing for Seniors. You can access the journal from campus or if you are on the IU VPN. Here is the Table of Contents.
To get to the journal, click on "Designing for Seniors" below. The TOC is not hotlinked. 

SPECIAL ISSUE: <a href="http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1273961.1273976&coll=portal&dl=ACM&type=issue&idx=1273961&part=periodical&WantType=periodical&title=interactions&CFID=27697677&CFTOKEN=78311374">Designing for seniors</a>

    	ICT design for elders 
Jonathan Livingston 
Pages: 20 - 21
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    	Technology and aging: the untapped potential 
Susan Ayers Walker, Michael Sarfatti 
Pages: 22 - 23
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    	Mobile phone design for older persons 
Sri Kurniawan 
Pages: 24 - 25
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    	Speech recognition and alternative interfaces for older users 
Sara Basson, Peter G. Fairweather, Vicki L. Hanson 
Pages: 26 - 29
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    	Ambient assisted-living research in carelab 
Boris de Ruyter, Elly Pelgrim 
Pages: 30 - 33
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    	The use of an intelligent prompting system for people with dementia 
Alex Mihailidis, Jennifer Boger, Marcelle Canido, Jesse Hoey 
Pages: 34 - 37
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    	Exploring the nuances of Murphy's Law---long-term deployments of pervasive technology into the homes of older adults 
Janna Kimel, Jay Lundell 
Pages: 38 - 41
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    	Neuroscience via computer: brain exercise for older adults 
Michael Merzenich 
Pages: 42 - 45
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:49:43 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Click Here To Find Your Inner Entrepreneur</title>
         <description><![CDATA[None of us are business majors, but if you ever had a lemonade stand as a child, you have an inner entrepreneur. This course is all about finding your inner entrepreneur and adding entrepreneurship to your list of possible future careers. You may start out in an organization, but after a few years feel ready to take the reins in your own hands. Here are some tools that might help. 

<strong>Join the Club.</strong> Want to connect with women who own businesses? The <a href="http://nawbo.org">National Association of Women Business Owners </a>connects women through local chapters, conferences and public policy meetings. 

<strong>Learn About Financial Planning.</strong> The <a href="http://www.wfn.com">Women's Financial Network </a>knows that many women shy away from money matters. Some women learn too late that money does matter! The web site has tools to help you write a business plan, get funding, find investment options, and plan employee benefits. 

<strong><strong>Get Your Questions Answered.</strong></strong> The <a href="http://sba.gov">Small Business Administration</a> is good for more than our guide to a business plan. This useful site provides lots of nuts and bolts for running your own business. "How do I get a tax identification number?" is just one of the common questions answered at sba.gov. 

<strong>Talk to Someone.</strong> Does this course make you really appreciate the wisdom of age? At <a href="http://Score.org">Score</a>, you can talk for free with over 1400 experienced entrepreneurs. With 376 local chapters, a face to face  meeting is just a phone call away. 

<strong>Get Start Up Cash. </strong><a href="http://countmein.org">Count Me In</a> gives loans of up to $15,000 to women entrepreneurs. 

<strong>Find Top Notch Research. </strong>Need help with marketing research? The Center <a href="http://cfwbr.org">for Women's Business Research</a> provides current statistics, publications, and guides. 

<strong>Go Global.</strong> Ready to take your business to the next level? The <a href="http://smetoolkit.org">World Bank Group </a>is ready to  help, with how-to articles, self-assessment quizzes, and info on business planning, marketing, and sales. 

<em>From MORE magazine, July/August 2007.</em>

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         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/07/click_here_to_find_your_inner_entrepreneur.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:55:18 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Just for fun...Consider Silicon Pines</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Need help with technology? Maybe you're ready to move to an assisted computing facility! <a href="http://www.satirewire.com/features/siliconpines/acf.shtml">Read more</a>]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/07/just_for_funconsider_silicon_p.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:51:08 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Seniors Stay Fit in Brain Gyms</title>
         <description><![CDATA[One of the technologies we will look at is software to help seniors stay cognitively fit. Some retirement communities are building brain gyms, complete with brain fitness software and coaches on hand to help seniors keep up their cognitive skills. <a href="http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/127/story/101516.html">Read more...]]></description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/07/seniors_stay_fit_in_brain_gyms.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:39:08 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Researchers investigating if motion sensors can predict dementia.</title>
         <description>Here is an article describing an NIH project where 300 homes of elders
are being wired up with sensors in an effort to detect dementia early.

 http://wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=6678653</description>
         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/06/researchers_investigating_if_m.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:29:04 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Wall Street Journal Reviews Games to Improve Cognitive Functioning</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The February 3 issue of the Wall Street Journal ranked six new products that promise to build brain muscle. Two of the products that we will have for the fall course were reviewed:

CogniFit software for computeres and Brain Age by Nintendo.

For a review of the article, visit <a href="http://sharpbrains.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/mindfit-and-posit-science-in-the-wall-street-journals-putting-brain-exercises-to-the-test/">SharpBrains.com,</a> 
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         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/02/wall_street_journal_reviews_ga.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:04:42 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>HPER Technology Showcase February 9</title>
         <description><![CDATA[New technological innovations can revolutionize health and health care for older adults. At the HPER Technology Showcase on February 9 you have an opportunity to explore some of these new technologies. 
                WiFi Rabbit
                Garmin Forerunner
                Nintendo Brain Age
                MDS Interactive Medication Dispenser
                Health Pro Wristwatch Blood Pressure Monitor
                MindFit Cognitive Software

The Showcase is from 12-1:30 in HPER 125. A free light lunch is provided! For more information, contact Lesa Lorenzen Huber, <a href="mailto:lehuber@indiana.edu">lehuber@indiana.edu</a>
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         <link>http://cs.indiana.edu/surg/aging/2007/02/hper_technology_showcase_febru.html</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:02:06 -0500</pubDate>
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