Elementary students find themselves engaged and learning at a digital writing camp. The authors find that such elementary students usually have limited access to technology at home and school, and posit that teachers should do all they can to give them more access to and experience in digital composing. Students were motivated and learned to use technology through experimentation and collaboration, the authors said, adding that technology had a positive effect on the students’ writing process and final products.
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