Reporters from
The Wall Street Journal and
The New York Times probably didn’t expect to be joined by
TechNewsKids, a blog run by 11-year-olds. Yet all three covered
Apple’s press conference this September. Benno Kass and Max Iger of TechNewsKids watched the live-stream of the announcement online so that they could “live blog” its contents as soon as possible.
Simplified blogging platforms and increased access to online information — even breaking stories like the Apple announcement — make it easier than ever for Kass, Iger and other young bloggers to independently post to the web. And as they post, they’re also learning how to research, write and use a web publishing platform.
Parents should be thrilled by this educational opportunity, says Dr. Patricia Fioriello, the author of
kidslearntoblog.com. Unfortunately, they’re more often unsure of how they can help their children take advantage of it.
It doesn’t need to be daunting. To help their children get started blogging, she suggests parents follow these five simple guidelines.
read more at: http://mashable.com/2010/10/03/help-children-blog
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