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July 25th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Most of our memories of summer camp involve bug bites, bunk beds and a lack of technology. This summer, camp is taking a new form, on Google+.
Makers Camp on Google+, launched by Make magazine, is a summer program for teens offering daily building projects to “make” just about anything. The 30-day program kicked off July 16 and runs weekdays through August 24.
“We’ve created the online summer camp experience that we wanted to do physically, but that wasn’t practical,” Dale Dougherty, founder and publisher of Make magazine, told Mashable. “We want to encourage teens to use the summer to make things, so we’re bringing in people who can demonstrate interesting projects.”
Each morning, teenage participants between 13 and 18 are taught by a guest instructor to create something individually such as animated GIFs or glow-in-the-dark candy. In the afternoon, campers share their creations in a Google+ Hangout led by a camp counselor.
SEE ALSO: http://mashable.com/2012/06/25/no-cellphones-summer-camp/“We’re trying to show that making is a form of participation,” Dougherty says. “It’s pretty compelling how tech allows us to do that.”
There’s a different theme daily such as “Weird Science Wednesday” and “Field Trip Friday.” Last week’s field trip, led by camp director Nick Raymond, brought the teens to Ford’s research center in Dearborn, Mich. The teens visited the RD lab, the distracted driver trainer and the flight simulator.
Camp’s completely free and there’s no registration process required. To participate, teens just need to add Make to their Circles on Google+.
Is a summer program on Google+ a good option? Do you think teens miss out on something spending summer indoors? Let us know if you’d encourage teens to participate in the comments.
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