by Ellen Lee, San Francisco Chronicle
The iPhone and iPad summer camp reflects the changing interests of tweens and teens, as an increasing number of them own smart phones, particularly iPhones. About a third of teenage cell phone users own smart phones, a Nielsen report said last year. “I figured I could make my own” app, said Samantha, whose family owns an iPad. “I think I could make an app that’s just like ‘Angry Birds’ or ‘Cut the Rope.’ ” Ten million kids attend camp each summer in the United States, according to the American Camp Association. The $20 billion industry is more than just campfires and canoes. There are language camps. There are sports camps. There are musical theater camps inspired by “Glee.” And for future Silicon Valley geeks, there are technology camps.
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