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Welcome to the Modoc Plateau and the NEW section on the Modoc Indian War
We have added an extra week for your classes to study-up on the Modoc Indian War. Classes who complete the challenge listed at the bottom of this illustrated online section at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/modoc/ are then invited to post their responses in the chat room this Friday December 1st. Please RSVP if your students will be preparing and posting this unit on Friday - send to camp@rain.org. This was the most controversial white-Indian confrontation in California, and became the one that spurred the white public to begin demanding more fair and honest treatment of the First Americans nationwide it outraged the military, politicians, writers, and every day people in its unfairness and basis on land theft.
Next week we will shift to the Desert Regions and have a featured Trail Guide for you to meet online this week to learn more about this region . The Agua Caliente Museum sponsored by the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation will be your upcoming Trail Guide on December 6th, 9-11am - mark your calendars.
Ishi, Last of His Tribe
This poignant story is relevant to our studies and we have constructed a good Ishi Internet dig to learn more about his life. You can ask for a special Ishi Dig session if your class is ready to explore his life. The Camp has made a condensed version of the famous Ishi story available at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/ishi/ .
This is one of the most famous stories of a Native Californian's life and we included a copy of Theodora Kroeber's historical fiction, Ishi, Last of His Tribe if you would like to read selected sections to your students direct from the original source. Ishi lived to the North of the Maidu on the slopes of Mt. Lassen.
Astronomy
Also starting this week is our feature on Astronomy that runs until the Winter Break. There are interesting Astronomy and Archaeoastronomy resources online for your use in the Camp Science section. We have also provided a star wheel for you in your Expedition Supply Kit to check out to students. The goal is to show them a map of the current night sky during class time, help them identify 3-4 key constellations, and then send them home with the wheel one night each to search the night sky with their parents to find at least two of the constellations. Between now and Winter Break, there are enough nights for most classrooms to send the wheel home with each student.
Upcoming LIVE Chat
Our featured live chat during the coming weeks is on Astronomy and features UC Santa Barbara's Remote Access Astronomy Project with Professor Tom Fuller. He will be providing a virtual tour of their web site - and how to use their online telescope to bring astro-images right to your desk top - on December 7th 9-11am and in the evening 7-8pm for a Family Night. Mark your calendar for these live learning opportunities that are 'out of this world' !
Teacher Training
This week we will have 20 teachers in training learning how to create their own Camp Outpost Web Site. From the foundation they learn in these one-day sessions, the teachers will return to the classroom and invite their students to create projects that can be featured in their Outpost Web Site. In February, we will host a teachers-only gallery of the projects to share one another's efforts. And then in March, the project-based web sites will become a permanent part of the Camp Outpost Gallery. From a single page to an in-depth curriculum web site, our Camp teachers are braving the new world of self-publishing and online instruction. Power to the Teachers !!
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