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Camp Internet
News from the Director
November 24 - November 30, 2003
Timothy Tyndall - Director - Camp Internet
Weekly News from the Director of Camp Internet.
We have discussed the ways in which Camp Internet serves as a
complete learning Campus with curriculum, projects and research into a very
broad range of curriculum subjects.
Another very important characteristics of Camp Internet as a learning center for you and your children is the way in which Camp brings learning forward as a "verb", an active, evolving process. Rather than looking at the curriculum as a set of "nouns" with static, predefined learning areas we take learning to the next level and work with it, evolve it and shape it.
In the end students and teachers have commented that the Camp program, after a year, made it clear what the difference is between "noun" based learning and "verb" based learning.
What are your thoughts on that. Send Comments Here
Special for Camp Internet this week is our study of Pilgrim Literature.
A new library of Pilgrim letters and diary excerpts is online at The Thanksgiving Study Web
If you have not been getting your Briefings send a note to me at
camp@campinternet.net
Thanksgiving
Studies web
Thanksgiving is one of the most important of our Harvest Ceremonies. In our
Thanksgiving Studies unit we will explore Native American origins of
Thanksgiving as well as harvest ceremonies brought over by the Pilgrims.
Our literature units will explore writtings by Pilgrims as they took part in
the journey over and the first Thanksgiving.
Our Web Quest this week begins with essay and picture questions about the Thanksgiving studies unit.
Go this way for the
full Web Quest library for this week
Live Chat Session with Camp Internet's Director, Friday, from 6 to 8 pm. to answer questions, discuss ideas and work through any issues or problems you may be having as you bring Camp Internet to your students. The link to join in the chat session will always be on the Camp Internet home page, http://www.campinternet.net. If you can not attend this weeks chat session but have questions send them to me at rain@rain.org and I'll post the question and answer for you to review latter. The Chat sessions become part of our permanent library so they are always available.
Now, let's weave together some of the Camp curriculum for this week and see whats happening:
The Global-Garden class has a new Fall project which makes use of the "Fall Leaf & Colors Field Report Form.
Goto the
Global-Garden class at
http://www.rain.org/global-garden
and the Fall Leaf & Colors Field Report Form
http://www.rain.org/global-garden/fall-gardening/fall-leaves-field-report-form.html
Channel Islands class
Last week we studied the role China may have had in discovering North America. This week in Channel Islands class we will look at the "World Around Sailors" of Polynesia.
Goto the new study unit on Polynesian Explorers in Channel Islands class to begin this weeks study.
New for Camp are the quiz units built into these 2 new Channel Islands study units. At the bottom of the Chnia and Polynesia study units are quiz, essay and picture exams. Be sure to have your students send them in.
Ancient Southwest class
New Native American Storytelling studies. Go to to begin reading
The American History Class has a new unit on American Government.
Civics is an important part of American History. Gaining a full understanding
of the origins and workings of our Nation's Government is essential for
every student.
Go to the new American History Civics course at:
http://www.rain.org/campinternet/american-history/civics
Ocean Studies Class
New Ocean Studies class with special video units. Check the interview
with Dr. Childress, UCSB and the deep ocean worms he has brought back.
Homeschool Campus
The Homeschool class provides a good starting point for almost any classroom. With online projects guiding students into every part of Camp Internet the homeschool class provides a cross section of learning resources and exams which weaves together all the various parts of Camp Internet.
New in the Homeschool course are a series of "web quests".
Goto
and select any of the
5 current Web Quest quiz and research webs
New ESL course
Camp Internet now
offers an exciting ESL class for new Englash Language students.
Explore the ESL class at
http://www.rain.org/esl
Where would you like to explore this week?
Camp Internet
Global Garden
Video Library & Broadcasting
Homeschool Campus
American
History
ESL
Ocean Studies class
Search the Camp web