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Camp Internet Outpost Briefing
March 26-30, 2001
Highlights :
California Artists and Adventurers Expedition Launch !
Activities :
Fellow Camper Dig ! This our first week to showcase a fellow Teacher's Dig and it will be presented by Madison School - Janet Gallatin and Lynda Bloomquist - from Indio in the Desert Sands School District. Bring your students into the Dig Wednesday the 28th - Friday the 30th anytime. Opens 8am on the 28th.
This week is Tech Ed 2001 - a conference and exhibition being held in Ontario, California. Camp has passes available for teachers interested in attending all or part of the sessions. Please drop by and see our booth, #910, attend our workshop 4-5pm on Tuesday the 27th, or attend the poster presentation Wednesday the 28th 11:30am-1:30pm. Great professional development learning opportunities ! Your free pass has a value of $395.00.
VIDEO CONTEST - see http://www.rain.org/video/camp-lego-contest.html
TEACHER'S INTERNET DIGS - select a date you would like to feature your Dig in April. Install it one afternoon and we will feature it to the camp community - and your class - for 2-3 days following. Send your requested dates to camp@rain.org. If you still need to learn how to create a Dig - see the Teacher's Chatroom inside the password protected Teacher's Web - your private work space to test your links and learn!
History Focus
This week we begin the popular California Backcountry Artists section with its history of photography, painting and writers who explored the early 1850-1900 Backcountry. Launch your expedition from http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/railroads/turn-century.html .
Science Feature
Join us for the new Plant Community explorations that will be our focus into the Spring. Take a virtual field trip through different plant communities. Learn how Native Americans used plants for medicinal purposes. Collect data about the native plants in your own region and study where they fit into the overall California Plant Community.
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