Identity & Authority: iD Tech – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

iD Tech

(https://idtech.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 30, 2026
Identity & Authority — The Lens

Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.

Identity & Authority Expert verifiability & Schema depth.
13 Impact Weight: 15 / 100
87% Reputation

Authority is generally well-established through technical implementation, including comprehensive Schema.org structured data (EducationalOrganization, Course, and Event). A minor gap exists where specific instructors like Aspen or Cody R. are named with impressive professional backgrounds (Disney, Airbnb) but lack Person schema or sameAs links to external professional profiles. The technical credibility is high, evidenced by clean heading hierarchies and a functional course filtering system represented in the data.

The site makes bold claims about being the world’s premier destination and top-rated tech camp for over 25 years. While it provides internal testimonials from alumni at Bethesda and Volvo, it lacks an independent, audited report to verify the 1,000,000 parents claim. The disconnect is minor, as the site demonstrates its scale through the extensive list of 75 university locations, moving it beyond simple fluff and into verifiable logistics.

Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.

🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@id": "https://www.idtech.com/#organization",
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com",
            "logo": {
                "url": "https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/idtech-2018-media-prd/id_logo_inverse_b1575e99ae.png",
                "@type": "ImageObject"
            },
            "name": "iD Tech",
            "@type": "Organization",
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/idtechcamps",
                "https://twitter.com/idtechcamps",
                "https://www.linkedin.com/company/id-tech-camps",
                "https://www.instagram.com/idtech/"
            ],
            "contactPoint": {
                "@type": "ContactPoint",
                "telephone": "+1-888-709-8324",
                "areaServed": "US",
                "contactType": "Customer Service",
                "availableLanguage": [
                    "English"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.idtech.com/#website",
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com",
            "name": "iD Tech",
            "@type": "WebSite"
        },
        {
            "@id": "https://www.idtech.com/#educationalOrganization",
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com",
            "name": "iD Tech",
            "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "postalCode": "95008",
                "addressRegion": "CA",
                "streetAddress": "910 E Hamilton Ave Suite 300",
                "addressCountry": "US",
                "addressLocality": "Campbell"
            },
            "telephone": "+1-888-709-8324"
        }
    ],
    "@context": "https://schema.org"
}
/courses/
{
    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses",
    "name": "Coding classes & more! Find a course near you or online",
    "@type": "CollectionPage",
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "mainEntity": {
        "name": "Tech Courses and Programs",
        "@type": "ItemList",
        "numberOfItems": 74,
        "itemListElement": {
            "0": {
                "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/storyteller-visual-coding-with-scratch-and-vex-vr",
                "item": {
                    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/storyteller-visual-coding-with-scratch-and-vex-vr",
                    "name": "Coding 101 Camp",
                    "@type": "Course",
                    "audience": {
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "educationalRole": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "provider": {
                        "url": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "logo": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "name": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "description": "Visual coding with Scratch and VEX VR for ages 7-9",
                    "typicalAgeRange": "7-9",
                    "hasCourseInstance": [
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "Coding 101 Camp",
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "image": "https://idtech-2018-media-prd.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/listing_code1_ai_fd10e447eb.jpg",
                "position": 1
            },
            "1": {
                "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/battlebots-camp-junior",
                "item": {
                    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/battlebots-camp-junior",
                    "name": "BattleBots® Camp Junior",
                    "@type": "Course",
                    "audience": {
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "educationalRole": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "provider": {
                        "url": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "logo": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "name": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "description": "Robotics engineering with VEX robotics for ages 7-9",
                    "typicalAgeRange": "7-9",
                    "hasCourseInstance": [
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "BattleBots® Camp Junior",
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "image": "https://idtech-2018-media-prd.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/listing_rob1_58c70ea881.jpg",
                "position": 2
            },
            "2": {
                "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/worldbuilder-minecraft-game-design",
                "item": {
                    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/worldbuilder-minecraft-game-design",
                    "name": "Minecraft Game Design Camp",
                    "@type": "Course",
                    "audience": {
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "educationalRole": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "provider": {
                        "url": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "logo": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "name": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "description": "Game design with Minecraft for ages 7-9",
                    "typicalAgeRange": "7-9",
                    "hasCourseInstance": [
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "Minecraft Game Design Camp",
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "image": "https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/idtech-2018-media-prd/listing_min1_90494e936e.jpg",
                "position": 3
            },
            "3": {
                "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/roblox-game-design-camp",
                "item": {
                    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/roblox-game-design-camp",
                    "name": "Roblox Game Design Camp",
                    "@type": "Course",
                    "audience": {
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "educationalRole": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "provider": {
                        "url": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "logo": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "name": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "description": "Game design with Roblox for ages 7-9",
                    "typicalAgeRange": "7-9",
                    "hasCourseInstance": [
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "Roblox Game Design Camp",
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 4
            },
            "4": {
                "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/art-animation-camp",
                "item": {
                    "url": "https://www.idtech.com/courses/art-animation-camp",
                    "name": "Art & Animation Camp",
                    "@type": "Course",
                    "audience": {
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "educationalRole": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "provider": {
                        "url": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "logo": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "name": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "@type": "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    },
                    "description": "Creative art and animation for ages 7-9",
                    "typicalAgeRange": "7-9",
                    "hasCourseInstance": [
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]",
                        "[DEPTH_TRUNCATED]"
                    ]
                },
                "name": "Art & Animation Camp",
                "@type": "ListItem",
                "position": 5
            },
            "_items_truncated": true
        }
    },
    "description": "With more than 70 summer and after-school courses in coding, game dev, robotics, and creative arts, kids and teens will develop skills, flex creativity, and experiment with the latest tools from Adobe, Epic Games, Minecraft, Roblox, and more.",
    "dateModified": "2026-01-27",
    "_truncated": true,
    "_original_size": 17336
}
/summer-camps/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/locations/washington-summer-camps/uw-seattle/
{
    "@graph": [
        {
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": 47.6553,
                "longitude": -122.3036
            },
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com/locations/washington-summer-camps/uw-seattle",
            "name": "iD Tech Camps at University of Washington, Seattle",
            "@type": "LocalBusiness",
            "image": "https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/idtech-2018-media-prd/id_logo_inverse_b1575e99ae.png",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "postalCode": "98195",
                "addressRegion": "WA",
                "streetAddress": "University of Washington, 1850 41st St",
                "addressCountry": "US",
                "addressLocality": "Seattle"
            },
            "telephone": "+1-888-709-8324",
            "description": "STEM summer camps at the University of Washington, Seattle offering courses in coding, robotics, game design, and AI for kids and teens aged 7-17.",
            "openingHoursSpecification": [
                {
                    "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
                    "opens": "09:00",
                    "closes": "17:00",
                    "dayOfWeek": [
                        "Monday",
                        "Tuesday",
                        "Wednesday",
                        "Thursday",
                        "Friday"
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com",
            "name": "iD Tech Camps",
            "@type": "EducationalOrganization",
            "sameAs": [
                "https://www.facebook.com/idtech",
                "https://twitter.com/idtechcamps",
                "https://www.instagram.com/idtechcamps/"
            ],
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "postalCode": "98195",
                "addressRegion": "WA",
                "streetAddress": "1302 NE Campus Pkwy",
                "addressCountry": "US",
                "addressLocality": "Seattle"
            }
        },
        {
            "name": "STEM Summer Camp at University of Washington",
            "@type": "Event",
            "endDate": "2026-08-14",
            "location": {
                "name": "University of Washington",
                "@type": "Place",
                "address": {
                    "@type": "PostalAddress",
                    "postalCode": "98195",
                    "addressRegion": "WA",
                    "streetAddress": "1850 41st St",
                    "addressCountry": "US",
                    "addressLocality": "Seattle"
                }
            },
            "organizer": {
                "name": "iD Tech Camps",
                "@type": "EducationalOrganization"
            },
            "startDate": "2026-06-22",
            "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled",
            "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode"
        },
        {
            "geo": {
                "@type": "GeoCoordinates",
                "latitude": 47.6553,
                "longitude": -122.3036
            },
            "name": "University of Washington",
            "@type": "Place",
            "address": {
                "@type": "PostalAddress",
                "postalCode": "98195",
                "addressRegion": "WA",
                "streetAddress": "1850 41st St",
                "addressCountry": "US",
                "addressLocality": "Seattle"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "FAQPage",
            "mainEntity": [
                {
                    "name": "What ages can attend the iD Tech Camps at University of Washington?",
                    "@type": "Question",
                    "acceptedAnswer": {
                        "text": "Students aged 7-17 can participate in STEM summer camps at the University of Washington, Seattle.",
                        "@type": "Answer"
                    }
                },
                {
                    "name": "What subjects are taught at the camp?",
                    "@type": "Question",
                    "acceptedAnswer": {
                        "text": "The camp offers courses in coding, robotics, game design, and AI for students of all skill levels.",
                        "@type": "Answer"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "url": "https://www.idtech.com/locations/washington-summer-camps/uw-seattle",
            "name": "STEM Summer Camp Enrollment",
            "@type": "Offer",
            "price": "1199",
            "seller": {
                "name": "iD Tech Camps",
                "@type": "LocalBusiness"
            },
            "validFrom": "2024-01-01",
            "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock",
            "priceCurrency": "USD"
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "item": "https://www.idtech.com/",
                    "name": "Home",
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1
                },
                {
                    "item": "https://www.idtech.com/locations/",
                    "name": "Locations",
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2
                },
                {
                    "item": "https://www.idtech.com/locations/washington-summer-camps/",
                    "name": "Washington Summer Camps",
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3
                },
                {
                    "item": "https://www.idtech.com/locations/washington-summer-camps/uw-seattle",
                    "name": "University of Washington",
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "@context": "https://schema.org"
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
1851Review mentions (all pages)
3External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 277 1
/courses/ 1254 0
/summer-camps/ 191 1
/locations/washington-summer-camps/uw-seattle/ 129 1