I was invited to the Saint Monica Teen Center to speak tonight on the topic of blogging to the kids involved with Raleigh’s Digital Connectors. I’d been looking forward to this talk for over a week as I love speaking to kids about technology.
Not having a real outline on what I should discuss, I began by explaining how I got into blogging, what keeps me going, and then took questions about some of the stranger happenings that I’ve experienced because of my blog. After nearly ten years of blogging, I’ve gained quite a few of these “strange experiences” and my biggest problem tonight was deciding which ones I wanted to share!
As my in the Conn Elementary classrooms talking about GPS to 5th graders has shown me, it’s a blast engaging young people. I got many good questions from tonight’s group: a group which already included a few authors and playwrights. These kids are going to accomplish some big things, I’m sure.
I look forward to reading the many blogs I’m sure will sprout as these fine young people tell the world what’s on their minds!
Thank you so much for coming Mark. The students and I had an awesome time while you were there. Talk to you soon!