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Camp Internet Outpost Briefing
February 19 - February 23, 2001
Highlights : A Presidential Camping Trip ! Meet State Parks Rangers Online ! Keep working on the Gold Rush !
Honor American Presidents by reading the story of John Muir and President Teddy Roosevelt's amazing camping trip in Yosemite. When Teddy Roosevelt invited John Muir to slip off on a private camping trip, American policy for preserving our natural heritage made a great leap forwards. Read about this amazing event in our California Backcountry section at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/muir-camping-trip.html .
LIVE TRAIL GUIDE CHAT : Meet Rangers from the California State Parks on Tuesday February 20th 9-11am. Lead by Wes Chapin, who met a group of our teachers at the Painted Cave Monument one morning last summer, this Chat will introduce students to the natural and historic resources being preserved by California State Parks in the Channel Islands region. From the cove where pirates landed at Refugio, to the Presidio that out smarted these scoundrels, to the magical Painted Cave created by the Chumash up in the mountains, State Parks are preserving our heritage.
TEACHERS ONLY - How to Create Your Own Internet Dig - try out the sample Dig in the Teacher's Chat room and then - create your own ! Guided steps provided to empower every teacher to create their own interactive Dig. We will showcase your work next month, so we ask EVERY TEACHER to test out a Dig in the Chat Room this month to perfect your end product. Imagine yourself, as a teacher, building links to resources from the Internet to tell your students a story that gives them insight into the life and times of people from long ago. What will you tell them ? what will you show them ? What will you ask them ? What will they Learn ? this is the FUN of creating your OWN Internet Dig! Try it out in the teacher's chat room this week !!!
History Focus
The GOLD RUSH - this is a fascinating period of California history full of hopes, fortunes and tragedies. We can explore the golden years before the world rushed in when miners worked as brothers and sisters in the California backcountry, sharing tools and knowledge when there was so much gold it was not a fight for wealth. Along with the Gold Rush came the advent of California statehood - and very unusual event in American History as it occurred with out California being designated a territory, was influenced by the anti-slavery efforts in the east, and was crafted by a group of foresighted Californios ready to create a state government right then on the spot. 2000 marked the 150th birthday of California as an American State. Let's learn how it all started.
Reading Feature
Mark Twain is now one of the most famous literary giants to live in California and he was here for the Gold Rush with some amazing stories of his own experiences. Teachers and students alike can read about the Miners Cat, the Jumping Frogs, and his sojourn into the Backcountry to Lake Tahoe. Great reading and all available online in Camp Internet !
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