A presentation on Summer Camps, and whether or not they should allow social media and digital devices.

1. Summer Fun By Ian Grant Image by: nodnarb

2. Social Media and mobile devices have always been prohibited at summer camps Image by: zstarrw

3. Do you think it is time we thought it over? Image by: Photogen

4. The world has gone digital question that we have created a successful and functional digital expansion of life. With over 600 million Facebook users it is no question

5. Image by: mushi It has quickly become a prominent part of what represents us humans It Represents our World

6. Image by: g1ggl3b0x But are there some places it doesn’t belong?

7. Image by: sarahquinn Summer Camps have always been a place for children to play learn and grow… Image by: fraba

8. Image by: bajer Where kids can meet friends and create new bonds

9. Each year more than 11 million children and adults attend camp in the U.S. Image by: worldfamousdesignjunkies

10. Image by: everly The number of day camps in the U.S. has grown 90% in the past 20 years. Image by: mushi (http://www.acacamps.org/media-center/camp-trends/fact)

11. It is a place to socialize the ‘old fashion’ way human to human contact. BUT… Image by: danieleckler

12. Image by: ktagilbert Is human to human not enough? Must we have that digitalconnection as well?

13. Image by: Flaneur

14. Image by: mathewvu What would a summer camp be like with social media?

15. What if the camp set up an inter camp web based server for campers to share with only the kids at the camp? Image by: iluistra

16. Image by: lynnetteastaire Would it hinder the process of making friends?

17. Or would it be easier for the campers seeing as this is how they grew up? Image by: Callum

18. The Goal is to let kids be kids BUT what if an extension of ‘being kids’ comes with Digital Devices and Social Media? Image by: shoobz

19. Instead of fighting the growing technology, Image by: oscarfalcon

20. Should we Accept it… and move on? Image by: blessthisstuff

21. Credits All Images are lisenced under the Creaative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 agreement, and sourced from Flickr. Image by: willywonka