[thelist] Bring your daughter to work day

Speaking personally, I don't know how my daughter (now 4) could ever 
NOT be interested in computers or the 'net.  She already enjoys 
writing long emails full of gibberish, using a two-handed typing 
method.  She knows how to click & drag & so with my help can make 
gifs in Fireworks.

As a teacher, I think hands-on is the way to go.

Find a Mac (okay, a computer) with Fireworks or Photoshop, show them 
the basics, and let them build images for the web or print.  That's 
my suggestion. They may already know more about the web than you 
might expect.

And I wouldn't stereotype girls of that age & relate everything to 
shopping, boys...  our girl-killer culture (buy buy buy sex sex sex) 
may or may not have them fully in grip.  I think the web & net come 
naturally to girls.  We love to communicate.  Erika@seastorm.com


>Show how using the Web and Internet can make things they like to do in
>'normal' life more fun, exciting, and easy.. Examples could be
>communication, shopping, boys?, entertainment etc.. Not that I'm trying
>to pigeonhole pre/teen girls here, I just never was one ;)
>
>Show them how the Web brings all these things together and can be
>exciting.. Its to bad that young girls like this have been scared off
>from technology etc in the past, its good you're doing something to
>aleviate(sp?) that :)
>
>
>  > Any suggestions on how I can make this appealling and interesting for a
>  > group of 7-14 old girls?