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Survey Says: Tech at Camp Is a Mixed Bag
November 1, 2023
If you attended camp as a child prior to 2007, the likelihood is that your parent or guardian asked the camp director how much it cost and how long you would be away. Your parent(s...
Virtual Program Resources — COVID-19
April 29, 2020
ACA has compiled of virtual programming resources to help with summer 2020 planning.
"It's the Best Part of Camp": Camper Views on Smartphone Policies
Mon, 01/06/2020 - 14:42
As camp directors, we instinctually know that the experience is much better without smartphones and technology, but what do the campers themselves think?
Maybe Not Inevitable: A Case for Technology-Free Summer Camp
August 29, 2019
In this Camping Magazine article, Matthew Pines discusses the benefits of technology-free summer camp.
High Anxiety: Are Smartphones Upping the Angst Ante?
August 27, 2018
An Interview with Nancy Cheever, PhD Nancy Cheever, PhD, is a professor and chairperson in the Communications Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the...
Droning On — Important Resources for the Use of Drones at Camp
May 1, 2018
Drones are a great tool for camps, both for use in programming and in collecting valuable footage of your property for use in a camp marketing video. Relatedly, some camps find...
The Impact of Technology and Social Media on Camp Staff
November 1, 2017
Miles is a first-time counselor at a sleepaway camp in the eastern United States. He had seen an online ad for the camp at which I met him and decided that a summer away from his...
Investing in Your Camp's Success: Top Ten Banking Products and Services Important for Camps
November 1, 2017
The products, services, and relationships provided by your bank have a direct impact on your camp’s overall financial success. The needs of each camp are as diverse as the camp...
Challenges of a "Wired Parent" Raising a "Wired Kid"
Tue, 05/02/2017 - 09:45
Hello Camp Parents! My name is Missy and I am the database administrator for ACA. In this role, I work with a number of our teams to manage information related to the association’s...
Five Low-Cost Tech Tools That Further Your Mission
November 1, 2016
Camp operates as a business, when we all know it is more. In order to focus on what matters at camp, it is crucial that camp operations run without friction. That means adopting...
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