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The Family That Skypes
Together …
Cyber-Seniors find their place in
cyberpsace
by Doris Settles, Staff Writer
Technology can be a doubleedged sword. Commercials show
families sitting at table together,
but separated by phones, iPads
and games. On the other hand,
email, texting, Facebook and
Skype can bring together generations. Two teens, Macaulee
and Kascha Cassaday, saw for
themselves how the Internet
transformed their family’s lives,
especially that of their grandparents.
After all of them learned basic
computing skills, they began to
keep in touch on a regular basis.
The Internet help keep thei