Preparation for Camp Internet Summer Teacher Training
1	Double check your track and log ins from the welcome sheet,
	Make sure you are on the main camp00-teachers-l@campinternet.net and track listserv.
	Check your rooming list and make sure gender matches / spouses are noted correctly.
	Let us know by email to camp@campinternet.net of any changes needed.
	Tech help is at 1-888-770-7821 or email camp@rain.org.
2	Visit the Trail Guide web sites that we will be touring during the summer - you will
	go to an average of 3 of theses sites determined by your subject track.
	These field events are designed to allow you to gather data, images, drawings and
	impressions as active observers. You will then come back to the computer lab and
	construct an online field report, with images, to document your field learning.
	This exercise will be repeated during the year with your classroom at least twice
	using the tools and skills you gain this summer.
	Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History				http://www.sbnature.org/
	SBMNH Sea Center				http://www.sbnature.org/htmls/seacenter.htm
	Santa Barbara Maritime Museum				http://www.sbmm.org/sbmmflash.html
	Lotusland				http://www.lotusland.org/
	Santa Barbara Botanic Garden				http://www.santabarbarabotanicgarden.org/
	El Presidio State Park				http://www.sbthp.org
					http://www.parks.ca.gov/south/channel/epdsb575.htm
	Casa de la Guerra				http://www.sbthp.org/casa.htm
	Refugio State Beach				http://www.parks.ca.gov/south/channel/rsb527.htm
	Painted Cave Historic Monument				http://www.parks.ca.gov/
					( go to Parks page and search for Painted Cave)
	Mission Santa Barbara				http://www.sbmission.org/
	RAIN Network				http://www.rain.org
3	Get familiar with the GIS resources currently on Camp Internet as this new technology
	will be featured every day of your workshop session. http://www.rain.org/gis/
4	Bring ample bottled water for indoor and outdoor use, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, walking shoes
	and loose comfortable clothing. The group dinner is at a casual outdoor restaurant and if you
	wish to change for dinner to casual evening clothes, bring with you that morning and the
	Camp headquarters will provide a restroom area for changing, or you can return to the hotel.
5	If available, bring a portable computer and you will be provided with data ports in room and a
	local dial account to get on the Internet. Evening hours are used for writing up a field report and
	practicing new skills when a computer is available. Bring along a notebook and pencils and pens.
	If you watercolor or sketch, bring along art supplies. Digital cameras are suggested.
6	When carpooling to field locations, teachers will work together to conserve resources by sharing
	rides, so double check you car insurance in case you will be a driver. Teachers accept personal
	responsibility for safety at all times.
7	COME WITH A SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE ! This is one of the most important qualities for an
	educator to successfully meet the challenges of the training - and - translate these new skills
	into the classroom to enhance student learning. There are many new activities planned this
	year that will challenge new and alumni Campers alike - be prepared to LEARN!
	Send any questions to camp@campinternet.net, or call 1-800-889-2823
Recommended Summer Reading at Camp Internet
				Promoting Literacy Online
	Zorro	Read a first-ever-on-the-Internet digest of the early Zorro stories from 1922 - hear
		how this fictional but symbolic icon of early California fought pirates on the
		Channel waters.		http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/culture/zorro/
	Real story of the Island of the Blue Dolphins					Read historical materials from
		the 1800s that report on the actual experiences of the rescuers of the real
		Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island.
			http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/stories/naislandbd.html
	Discover the Luck of Roaring Camp				This poignant story by early California writer
		Brett Harte contrasts the rough and tumble life of a mining camp with the unexpected
		tenderness of caring for a treasure valued more than gold.
			http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/goldrush/hartte-roaringcamp.html
	The Spirits of Yosemite			Uncover the legends of Yosemite Valley in recountings of
		Miwok Indian stories.		http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/story-bc-index.html
	The Robert Louis Stevenson Love Story				What brought this Scotsman in ill health to
		California? What stories was he inspired to write on his journey?
		Read about the humble abode of his honeymoon, complete with poison oak!
	http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/stevenson/stevenson-love-story.html
	Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe			A rare account of living in nature by a writer infamous for
		his caustic wit - here is a true story unusual for its lack of sarcasm.
	http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/twain/twain-backcountryadventures.html
	The Miners Cat		What a hoot ! This Twain tale of a miner's cat's ability to have several
		lives - and an archetypal cat 'attitude' is a fun read.
		http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/twain/twain-theminerscat.html
	John Muir and the Wild Ride			this epic tale of a night spent in the swaying tree tops in a
		dangerous storm is classic Muir to its fullest. Invigorating !
			http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/muir-wild-ride.html
	John Muir's Frostbiting Night on Mt Shasta					How did Muir and his hiking companion
		stay alive amidst a sudden snow storm on Shasta? Hint, it has to do with the
		origins of the hot tub!
	http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/weather-stories-muir-trapped.html
	Teddy Roosevelt's Daring Escape to Nature					This American President, who influences
		and directed the formation of the National Park System, spent a night on the loose in
		Yosemite with Muir and it changed their lives - and the preservation of nature -
		forever.
		http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/humanities/muir-camping-trip.html
	Other good reads - Jack London, California Artists' lives, Ramona, Two Years Before the Mast, Ishi -
		all available online on Camp Internet for your summer reading enjoyment
	Coming Soon - John Wesley Powell, Willa Cather, Zane Grey and friends of the Southwest
		plus Garden stories, art and poetry  from around the world,