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Workshop - How to Navigate the Internet |
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CAMP INTERNET
Expedition Supply and Equipment List
To enjoy a successful Camp Internet Expedition, every adventurer needs to have access to the following things : Ready to get started ? Steps to launch a Camp Internet Expedition 1. Keep your printed passport with you whenever you are working online, and store it someplace safe so it isn't lost or damaged. (Or you can use the online version in the Student Center and print it out as you finish each section) 2. When it is your turn to go online, have your supplies handy. 3. Point your computer's web browser to Camp Internet Expedition's Portal : http://www.campinternet.net 4. Use your class ID and password to log into the Camp 5. Go to the online calendar and see where you are to work each week ( its okay to catch up on weeks you may have missed at any time ) and check on any special events coming up. 6. Make sure special Camp events - like your Trail Guides each month - are on a paper wall calendar where everybody can see them and remember to attend. Weekly Internet Digs are always available to you - just log in! 7. Follow your Camp Outpost Leader's directions each week and get working on new projects and learning adventures anytime. 8. Whenever you have computer time, make the most of it by focusing on the new materials. Print out whatever materials your Leader requests and take them home to read and work on afterschool. 9. If you are assigned in-class projects, share materials with your classmates to help everyone have a chance to complete projects - and if you are really proud of your work - send it to us / or a picture of it so we can put it online in a gallery of your best work. 10. When there is a special online activity - an Internet Dig, a live chat with a scientists or historian, monthly features - BE PREPARED ! and come to the event prepared to ask or answer questions with thoughtfulness. 11. Keep in mind what year-end project you want to work on and we will exhibit it in our Virtual Fairs and Contests online ! Mid year and year-end FIELD REPORTS are very important projects so start planning now. 12. Invite your family to join you on the Expedition during the special Family Nights each month ( use a home or library computer) and you can even invite grandparents and friends to join us online for these special events. Expedition Content and Passport Stickers Every section in Camp Internet will cover one or more of these subjects - and not always in the order in the passport: " social studies " history " reading " arts and " science You may find answers online that fill in different areas of the passports - fill it in as you find them, not just chapter by chapter in the passport. Answer as many of the questions in the passport as you can in as many sections as you can. Your Outpost Leader can help you focus on specific learning activities; please follow their direction. If you have access to a computer at a library, afterschool program, or at home, you can explore any and all areas of the Camp anytime you like as well. There can be up to six or eight total passport sections covering the entire learning adventure for the year. Complete as many sections as you can, and feel free to cross over between reading, history, and science whenever something captures your interest. You are free to move between any subject or passport section anytime, and can come back to any areas that you want to spend more time on, or to find more passport answers for. Just be sure to follow your Outpost Leader's directions to finish specific assignments they want you to focus on completing. Be prepared to hunt for the questions and answers that match your activities each week. What is a Camp Internet Trail Guide ? A Camp Internet Trail Guide is a real working scientist, historian, author, or musician who is taking time out of their very busy and demanding life to spend time with you. The Camp invites them to join our Expeditions to help you learn about the work they do and their exciting discoveries - What IS a scientist ? What DOES a paleontologist do ? How do you BECOME a historian ? What is it like working WHERE they do ? Each time we have a guest Trail Guide for you, you will know in advance who they are, what agency they work for, and what their own area of specialization is. Read about them; learn what their interests are. When it is time to interact with them online, here are some important guidelines : " Work in small groups to come up with really good, worthwhile questions - the more challenging the better. COME PREPARED. " Once you have your question you can either send it to them in a live chat room session, or send it to them privately by email and they will try to find you the answer. " When you are in the chat room, always identify yourself by your first name and school name - for example, Ricky from Lake Arrowhead. " Be patient while they try to get to your answers - there is no need to keep re-posting the same answer, it just clutters the chat room. If you have waited a long time, it is ok to repost one more time. " Understand that not every question gets an answer every time, but most of them do. The Trail Guides take their responsibility to you very seriously. " And sometimes the Trail Guides are going to ask YOU questions - think before you type, figure out the answer with classmates if you need to. Remember everything you post in the chat room will be archived and available for other people to view for years to come - don't say something foolish that might embarrass you later. Always use respectful language and complete sentences. It's ok if you misspell - we all do sometimes. Just try to spell as best as you can. |
