What an informative session we had with Anupama Dalmia!Anupama began by discussing what blogging is. From there, we went on to so much more - blog formats (including vlogs and micro-blogs), finding your niche, and starting your own free blog. She then introduced the children to SEO and the backend, showing them how easy it is to start the process of blogging.Importantly, she answered the question of why blogging could be a good idea - to build a discipline around writing. Once we start blogging, there is often a sense of accountability, the idea that writing and posting content is something that we need to do regularly and systematically. Where do we begin? How do we get noticed? What can we do to increase the reach of our blog posts? Anupama discussed all this and more in a single hour!When guest speakers repeat something I keep saying in class, I'm always happy. For … [Read more...]