Educational Technology

August 11, 2010

Geek camp for girls more than fun and games

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:30 am

By Gertha Coffee, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“I want to learn how to disable a computer and put it back together,” said Mia, who will be in sixth grade at Peachtree Middle School in DeKalb this fall. “I also want to learn how to take good photos, edit them and make them really cool. I want to learn how to edit commercial video and just have fun.” Welcome to Geek Squad Summer Academy, where some 200 girls from metro Atlanta middle schools are getting hands-on experience in technology. They’ll rotate through seven classes a day at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, including digital photography and video, PC and MAC basics, Internet communication and other activities — such as dancing — with the aid of technology, of course.

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/geek-camp-for-girls-579746.html

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