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Abstract
Grandparents and grandchildren share a special bond. Their relationship grows through communication, activities, and taking care of each other. But when they are separated, they fail to nurture the relationship for lack of connectedness and communication. Activities between grandparents and grandchildren are the primary driving force in creating communicational contexts between them. As remote grandparents and grandchildren fail to take part in activities, they fail to develop backgrounds for communication, while leads to less engaging conversations and failure to connect. To help remote grandparents and grandchildren successfully engage in online activities, researchers need to know the elements of online activity successfully. Through extensive literature research and investigating several online activities, I have identified the necessary ingredients for making online activities successful. In my thesis, I describe the ingredients of making online activity and the process I followed to identify the ingredients. I also express my findings after investigating several online activities and my design suggestions for creating online activities for remote grandparents and grandchildren.