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Computer Parties for kids

I really find amazing the number of young people who have no idea how to use Microsoft Word! My 15 year old son has been “hacking” for years, but does he have the interest to sit with me and learn MS Word? This mom isn’t any more successful with that ambition than most parents. But, as he starts into the second half of his sophomore year of high school, I hope to start introducing him to the mysteries of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and maybe even Outlook!  Time to go back and give him the tools as well as the lessons. You should introduce your kids to the world of computers outside of the gaming and entertainment arenas too!

 

A few weeks ago I tossed around the idea with you about having a home computer party. Why not have one for your kids? There are a few interesting companies out there offering things like birthday computer parties for kids as young as 3! Still, call me old fashioned, but I think we need to draw the line between technology and birthday parties. What I propose instead, is something that will actually have a pretty cool side effect. It’s called a Homework Party. Basically, it’s a pretty simple idea, where kids meet up at either someone’s home, or at a community facility, and get their homework done. It happens every day, but this takes on a new twist – the party is about getting things done, and learning how to use the right Office tools to do it!

 

The idea deserves a little explanation, so I’ll be devoting the next few days to writing out the party details for you. I hope you’ll check back with me for the fun! In the meantime, with hopes that folks will get interested in bringing up our kids with technology in a useful way, you might want to check out what Microsoft has to offer in the way of Corporate Citizenship opportunities that will help bring the tools to the communities that need them. .