Technology camp 101: Stimulating middle school students' interests in computing

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Miller, Leanne ^a   Shearer, Sarah ^a   Moskal, Barbara ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Middle school; Minorities; Outreach; Technology

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES; GK-12 LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; STUDENTS;

COMPUTER SCIENCE;

EID: 33947273592     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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