Camp Internet News from the Director
September 5 - September 10, 2006

Timothy Tyndall - Director - Camp Internet

Weekly News from the Director of Camp Internet.

We will spend this week getting to know the "Students Web". Click Here to explore now

The Student Web is a resource center that quickly links you into the Online Full Text Library of Books which Camp Internet adds to every month. It is also your guateway to early Science Fair planning as well as your personal dictionary, notepad and drawing pad.

Very important in your Student Web Center is the web based E-Mail tool. During the year we will explore several different types of E-Mail readers to learn what works best for each of you. You will need your user i.d. and password to use your Camp Internet e-mail.



As part of the Camp Internet you have access to a lot of online reading reasources. Everything from Storybooks, Native American Stories and early American Literature is waiting for you to explore.

Camp Internet is very much like a Library. When you first go into the Public or School Library you see a lot of shelves (stacks) of books. One of the first things you want to do is explore areas that interest you.

It is the same with online learning Centers like Camp Internet. Learn to explore and locate resources that connect with your personal interest or current class study assignments. Use Camp Internet like you would use a Library and it will reward you in remarkable ways.

Let's look at some of the areas you can explore as School starts up.

Explore First Peoples in the California BackCountry unit

Surfing - the History, Art and Culture of Surfing
The special Surfing Studies area is part of the Channel History unit in Camp Internet.

American History Studies

Goto our Forms and Printable Materials.

Now - let's look at the Course work still active from last week: this month:

Science
We will study Geography this month. Goto: Channel Islands Science to begin. Materials in english and spanish. Storybook format for K-3.

Goto: for California BackCountry Geography studies

Goto: for Ancient Southwest Geography studies.

You will find one very important theme running through through our Science courses. It is "the Scientific Method". Essential for all of the areas of science we will study this year.

Let's study the "Scientific Method" just a bit. Read your course materials at the Scientific Method study unit.

Assignment:
for Friday: Write 250 - 500 words describing what the Scientific Method is.

History
We will make a History Timeline and our first map to use throughout this years History studies.

Goto: History Class Start Up

Goto: to begin study of Native American Life on the Pacific Coast

Goto: to continue your study of Native American Culture and Life. Read the Introduction

Goto: for the third study unit this month. Read the Introduction to Ancient Southwest History to begin.

Assignment:
Prepare your first Timeline. Goto: for the Timeline Project assignment. This unit will also give you a world map to print out for use during the year.

and prepare your word list as assigned.

Reading
Writting, both technical and creative, will be part of our Language Arts studies. As we go through our reading assignments we will also have reviews which will allow us to practice writting in many forms.

Goto: Reading Class Start Up for your first writting assignmnet.



A new part of our Camp Internet course options this year is the Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution program.

Combining Conflict Resolution studies with an emphasis on application in the classroom with a more general Peace Studies course we explore the history, literature and culture of Peaceful Societies.

Go straight to the Peace Studies web

If you have any questions send them over to camp@campinternet.net