Second annual robotics summer camp for underrepresented students

ITiCSE 2007: 12th Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education - Inclusive Education in Computer Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 14-18

  Cannon, Kelly R ^a   Panciera, Katherine A ^a   Papanikolopoulos, Nikolaos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Middle school; Robotics; Underrepresented groups

Indexed keywords

NATURAL SCIENCES; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

COLLEGE EXPERIENCE; UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 34548083945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1268784.1268791     Document Type: Conference Paper

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