Abstract
- In an effort to alleviate some of the challenges middle school students experience when learning how to use new tools in the classroom, we provided a technology training session during our summer academy for middle school students, Junior Seahawk. Students registered for the summer academy participated in a day long technology training session using two innovative tools, TI-Nspire and InspireData. This manuscript explains how the tools were presented to a group of middle school students to help them develop an interest in science, mathematics, and technology. The technology training sessions are one of many techniques of teaching the Junior Seahawk participants how to use technology as a tool as well as providing resources to prepare them for the 21st century.