So now it was my turn to feel like a dinosaur. I may as well roar. I taught a class of 6th graders about blogging. They all had wireless internet and Macbooks. They know how to type. I realized I know almost nothing about 6th graders, what they might be interested in, what music they like, what they are learning. I was reading some of their essays about the earth. There were some great lines, such as: the president should keep all the lady’s hairspray cans so they don’t pollute the air! Pretty funny. My parents were both teachers until they were investors. I have new respect for them.

I found imbee – a safe place for kids and teachers to blog. They require a parent’s permission to sign up. Or, another option is a password protected WordPress blog (thanks to Tris on Twitter – now I ask all my questions there).

One Response to “Now I Feel Like A Walking Dinosaur”

1. Tris Hussey Says:
   March 28th, 2007 at 5:42 pm

   Janet you’re very welcome. Since my 9 yr old daughter had my persmission (I helped pick her theme too), WP.com was a good choice.

   Of course when one of my “extra” computers returns to the nest, she’ll be learning how to set up WP herself and manage MySQL databases too.

   Yep, I’m a geek dad.

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