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Fleming Middle School , Lomita signs in : Al Zabloski 's 6,7,8 LH History class
We are covering California standards as a policy in these classes.The Great SouthWest theme fits nicely with the 6 grade Ancient history curriculum. At this time the Standards have us covering the Islamic Empire in seventh ; we connect here through "current events" and also through comparisons of similar climates , topographies, types of dwelling, tribal cultures.etc. The 8th grade class gets a healthy serving of Native American lore through U.S. History Standards supplemented with Camp Internet's technology-driven and thematic website and support materials.Comparative cultures follow the multicultural components. All are participating in improving computer litercy, language literacy and art-based related projects.
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Joseph/payne/state st.: . . . . Fri, Nov 2, 9:11AM PST (-0800 GMT)
If you were a Chumash living on the mainland- what would you gather or make that would be your most important and valuable trade item?
I would trade red pigment because the people from the Chumash Island would come and trade with me.
State Street Elementary School, A Payne: . . . . Fri, Nov 2, 9:34AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I would like to introduce you to our school button . State Street, is a happy and exciting place to be. It has a main building, which contains third through fourth grade classrooms. There are several small buildings here where you will find kindergarten through second grade classrooms. Over in the federal building is where you will find the fifth grade classrooms. Our school is surrounded by large trees and flowers of many kinds.
There are over 1,500 students attending State Street Elementary School. Each student has a healthy attitude toward learning. Our administration is Mr. Duane Barrett, who has placed who has placed our school among the successful in the Los Angeles Unified School District. This is out school.
Lake Arrowhead Elementary Eagles: . . . . Sat, Nov 3, 8:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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We are one of four classes participating in Camp Internet this year. Our class name is the Arrowhead Eagles. Other classes at our school use a different identifier. We are studying the Channel Islands. There are 32 students in our class and our teacher is Ms. Meier. We have 4 online computers in class and we take our passport folders to the computer lab each week. We love the weekly digs. We are located in the San Bernardino mountains and can walk to Lake Arrowhead from our school. We are glad to be a part of Camp Internet.
: . . . . Sun, Nov 4, 9:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. My name is Jonathan Weisbart. I teach a 4th grade class in Boyle Heights, just east of downtown Los Angeles. The class consists of 16 boys and 14 girls who are all very interested in computers. We look forward to learning all we can about the Californian back country.
Malabar Street Elementary: . . . . Sun, Nov 4, 9:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. My name is Jonathan Weisbart. I teach a 4th grade class in Boyle Heights, just east of downtown Los Angeles. The class consists of 16 boys and 14 girls who are all very interested in computers. We look forward to learning all we can about the Californian back country.
L. Walker: . . . . Sun, Nov 4, 4:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Palm View School is located in Coachella, CA. We are 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders studying the Back Country Dig.
Coahella is located in the Coachella Valley, which includes Palm Springs.
We have beautiful weather 9 months of the year which allows us to go hiking in the Indian Canyons and the San Jacinto mountains.
Mrs. Rivera's Kinder @ Taylor: . . . . Sun, Nov 4, 8:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello! My name is Mrs. Rivera. I teach kindergarten @ Taylor School.
Taylor School is being housed @ Bonita School while they finish building our campus.
We are very interested in using the garden as an outdoor classroom, so we have all kinds of projects going on.
Below is a picture from our scarecrow contest.
Mrs. Rivera's Kinder @ Taylor: . . . . Sun, Nov 4, 8:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Taylor School and Bonita School are situated in Santa Maria.
Brian Bartlett/Ridgeview Elementary School: . . . . Mon, Nov 5, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I teach the fourth grade at Ridgeview Elementary School in Yucaipa. We are located at the base of the San Bernardino Mountains. I have been part of Camp Internet for three years now, and have really enjoyed it. The nearly 100 students that have taken part in Camp have had an incredible experience. I have taken two classes on overnight trips to Yosemite National Park, with another trip scheduled for this May. Many of the past students have said they have learned more using the technology then they ever thought they would. Parents have also commented that their children know more about technology than they do. I have had many guests come in as part of the Camp Internet program, and have developed tons of great resources and connections. 
Kelly Miller from Napa street Elementary: . . . . Mon, Nov 5, 7:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi we are one of the 5th grade classes at Napa Street Elementary. Although we are short on time, we are very interested in learning as much about the southwest as we can get into this year. We are from Northridge California - you know...Earthquake country. We hope to put together a technology portfolio this year.
Pam Shetler at Roosevelt Elementary: . . . . Tue, Nov 6, 5:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I teach fifth grade in San Bernardino, about an hour east of Los Angeles. We are learning about the Anchient Southwest. My 28 students are working on the digs each week and have advanced tremendously in technology competence already this year. Parents came out for our first parent night to see what their students are doing. We have also begun using the GSP unit and they find it extremely interesting. They enjoy the chats as well.
Pam Shetler from Roosevelt: . . . . Tue, Nov 6, 6:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Our class can be emailed at pamela.shetler@sbcusd.k12.ca.us
We would like to email other classes near our 5th grade level.
Elizabeth Learning Center: Eyres, Jackson, Medendorp, Schlabach: . . . . Wed, Nov 7, 10:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Greetings, from the middle school of Elizabeth Learning Center; we are one of two K-12 schools of the Los Angeles Unified School District. At this time we are off track, so we have no students to participate in Camp Internet activities. We will return at the beginning of January. There are four teachers involved in Camp Internet at our school: Ryan Eyres, English, Megan Jackson, science, Kimberly Medendorp, reading, and Viki Schlabach, social studies. We share the same groups of students, and each teacher has a different track. Next semester we plan to integrate each track and each subject so every student has an opportunity to benefit fully from the Camp Internet curriculum. Please, feel free to browse our school’s web page at button
MPapietro Tulsa Grade 5: . . . . Wed, Nov 7, 3:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are a fifth grade class at Tulsa Elem.School,located in Granada Hills. Our Camp Internet studies are the California Back Country. We are enjoying the weekly digs,and looking forward to learning how to use the GPS. We are using our Digital camera to add to our work. This is a picture of the front of our school.
D.Graver-Tulsa El: . . . . Wed, Nov 7, 3:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I teach fourth grade at Tulsa Elementary School in Granada Hills, California. This is my first year participating in Camp Internet. We are learning about the Channel Islands. My 29 students have enjoyed working on the digs every week. We are planning to use the GPS to map the play areas on our campus. Our students are learning to use the digital camera to post pictures in their own field reports.
Paulson/Tulsa El: . . . . Wed, Nov 7, 3:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are a fourth grade class at Tulsa Elementary School. Our school is located in Granada Hills, which is in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley. Our teacher is Mrs. Paulson, and we have twenty-eight students in our class. We work on our Camp Internet passports with the four computers in our classroom, and once a week we go to our computer lab to work on a dig. Our favorite dig so far has been the one about the Pygmy Wooly Mammoths.
: . . . . Wed, Nov 7, 7:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, again from Tulsa Elementary in Granada Hills CA. We are thrilled to have all of our fourth and fifth grade classrooms participating in Camp Internet this year. Having a team of teachers and students working together makes it easier and more fun. Last year our school was fortunate to have trees donated to our campus. My fifth grade students are planning to map and identify the many different species for our GPS project.
My students have enjoyed hands on projects such as making models of Coral Reefs as well as exploring the many classrooms in Camp Internet. We hope to scan our Art work and post it soon. JoAnna Perine Fifth Grade
Janet Gallatin/Madison : . . . . Thu, Nov 8, 8:52AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. My fourth grade class is at James Madison School, located in Indio in the Coachella Valley. Our portion of the lower desert is rapidly growing. The desert once covered with mesquite, palo verde, and creosote and the land once used for agriculture, covered with date palms and citrus groves are now covered with houses, stores and golf courses.
I have participated in the Island track for three years, and appreciate the opportunity to incorporate technology into the classroom. This year's students are eagerly working on their passports; and they like the challenge of the digs. A constant "buzz" of excitement caused by their anticipation of the field trip to Anacapa Island is always present. They cannot stop talking about the ocean animals that they hope to see. The challenge for me is time management. Our grade groups for language arts for two hours a day, which does not leave much time with my homeroom class. Even though we cannot spend as much time as I would like, the students are learning and are enjoying themselves with all Camp Internet activities that we do. It will be a great year!
Macias-Tulsa: . . . . Thu, Nov 8, 3:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Room 11 at Tulsa Street Elementary loves Camp Internet. Our teacher is Ms. Macias. We are a fourth grade class in Granada Hills. We love science, art and researching interesting topics. We enjoyed working on our first dig. We look forward to participating in live chats and conducting research on the Channel Islands.
Turner/Tulsa 5th: . . . . Thu, Nov 8, 3:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are a fifth grade class at Tulsa Elementary and are enjoying our campinternet experience very much. We plan to use the GPS device to map our campus. We are looking forward to learning more about the Chumash Indians and their culture. Many of my students have been exploring the different rooms in campinternet and filling in their passports. My students have shown much enthusiasm in the different digs, especially as most of them have read Island of the Blue Dophins and can access prior knowledge.
A.Pitt,Tulsa,Fourth: . . . . Thu, Nov 8, 4:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Camp Internet comes to room 43 on Wednesdays and all of the students look forward to taking the trip to the computer lab to explore the California Backcountry. Most of the students have found the native American lives to be very interesting and they have used this information as part of thier writing for other assignments. Each has tried to envision their lives as a Chumash or a Modoc child living in the backcountry of early California.
A.Pitt,Tulsa,Fourth: . . . . Thu, Nov 8, 4:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Camp Internet comes to room 43 on Wednesdays and all of the students look forward to taking the trip to the computer lab to explore the California Backcountry. Most of the students have found the native American lives to be very interesting and they have used this information as part of thier writing for other assignments. Each has tried to envision their lives as a Chumash or a Modoc child living in the backcountry of early California.
Lynda Bloomquist/Madison School: . . . . Sat, Nov 10, 11:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to room 705, the home of thirty Camp Internet explorers. 
We are part of Madison Elementary School that has a population of about 1000 students. Madison is located in Indio, a desert community east of Palm Springs. Our desert is rapidly decreasing as new homes and businesses are being built. We are fortunate to be fellow campers with our neighboring classrooms of Mrs. Gallatin and Ms. Jackson. The students are extremely excited about participating in Camp Internet. While the students enjoy working on the digs and on their passports, they are particularly involved in finding their “spot” on the earth with the help of GPS.
Jim Jones, Valley View: . . . . Sat, Nov 10, 4:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are located in the east end of the Coachella Valley. Valley View has been part of Camp Internet for over 3 years. We are studying the Backcountry. We have been busy with weekly digs and look forward to participating in many wonderful chats.
Jim Jones, Valley View: . . . . Sat, Nov 10, 4:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We visit the computer lab at least two times a week. We also have 4 computers online now, and are waiting for four more to arrive soon. We have been answering the questions in the passports and have been listening to stories about John Muir.
Jim Jones, Valley View: . . . . Sat, Nov 10, 4:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are still deciding where we will go for a field trip in the Spring. Catalina Island is our first choice right now. We will have our first Community Night probably in January. Anyone wishing to contact us can do so through jjones@coachella.k12.ca.us. You can find out about our school district, Coachella Valley USD at button
Everyone have a great time with Camp Internet.
gjackson, room 701 Madison School: . . . . Sun, Nov 11, 0:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to James Madison School, room 701, Camp Internet outpost. We are located at N latitude 33.71441°, W longitude -116.25392°. We live in the Colorado Desert at about sea level. Our school has about 1000 students, many of whom speak Spanish. We are studying the Channel Islands. Living here in the desert, we like to think about the cool ocean climate. We enjoy using technology to study California history with all the other CI outposts. 
We are planning to use our GPS unit to map our school, and some of the surviving native desert plants near our school.
Trisha Schoenfeld: . . . . Sun, Nov 11, 3:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello from Herbert Hoover Elementary Schoolin Indio, CA. We are a k-5 school and our student population hovers right around 650, most of the time. This is the first year that one of our classes has participated in Camp Internet and the students are enjoying learning on-line. They are also buzzing about the possibility of going to Anacapa, especially since amny of them have never seen the ocean, or been on a boat....I personally got interested in Camp Internet two years ago when my son participated in fourth grade at Madison in Indio. He had a great time and it was a wonderful learning experience for the students....My students have enjoyed learning about the Chumash, the mammoths, using the GPS unit, and they wrote storiesfor the Halloween writing contest.....I hope that everyone is enjoying their tracks and I hope that we can get some of the students chating with each other and learning about others students that are participating in camp... My students can be contacted at www.patricias@surf.dsusd.k12,ca.us ....... button
Lake Arrowhead Coyotes: . . . . Mon, Nov 12, 7:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi fellow campers, We are a class of 33 fifth graders and our teacher is Mrs. Ross. This is her fourth year participating in the exciting activities Camp Internet has to offer. We are studying the Global Garden and are glad to be apart of this unit of study. We live in a forest near a lake.
CMontoya: . . . . Thu, Nov 22, 8:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dear Camp Internet,
Hello from our school, Peter Pendleton Elementary, in Coachella, California! Our class has finally gotten all organized with a lot of good changes. The students are so excited about Camp Internet. There are currently 11 GATE students in the sixth grade and more being tested. WE are so excited to be Campers this year. Our school has around 700 students at this time. We are growing really quickly too. There are currently three sixth grade classes, two regular education classes with GATE cluster in one, and one bilingual class. This is going to be a greta year for us all. Sincerely, Mrs. Montoya, Camp Internet teacher.
L.Mac Millan, Northridge Middle School: . . . . Fri, Nov 23, 5:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Greetings from Northridge Middle School. We are located about 1/2 mile from CSUN. Our immediate
environment is fairly residential with major streets 1/4 -1/2 a mile away. We are also reasonably close to Lake
Balboa and the Sepulveda Basin. Favorite activites in the community include: having outdoor bbq’s, soccer games,
basketball, attending movies, and going to the mall. Student goals for camp internet, so far, are to research the
Indian tribes who lived in California. We are close to finishing the novel The Light in the Forest, a story about the
relationship between European colonists and the Lenni Lenape (Indians). As a spin off research project, students
are researching a tribe for the purpose of helping a ficticious white captive acculturate to the tribe of their choosing.
They will have to cover 10 different topics in their research. We hope to be able to include pictures in our next
report.
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Our school is Ray Wiltsey Middle School. We are a 7/8
grade school of about 900 students. This is a picture
of the front os the school, the office area on the right
and the school auditorium on the left.
This is a picture of the interior of the quad. As you
can see we have many palm trees as this is Southern
California.
Dwayne Palasek
RWMS
OntarioMontclair School District
: . . . . Sun, Nov 25, 8:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carmela Gomes - Nightingale Middle School - Allow me to tell you something about the School in which I teach and the 6th grade children with whom I am privileged to work. First of all you will be hearing shortly from my partners, all 10 of them in grades 6, 7, and 8, from Nightingale as they become trained and get on board. We are a 6-8 grade school located at the junction of the 110 and 5 freeways, just North of Dodger Stadium. There are 1980 students and many teachers and staff. Even my own son is on the staff as a Campus Aide, so we are a big family. I have an eight plus iMac classroom because of the training and monies from the Schools for Advanced Studies program of which I am a member. The students are in groups of 3 or 4 and rotate their focus so as to insure that they get the most out of their sessions. We already reported on one of field trips to the Southwest Museum. Suddenly, that pristine example of exquisitely preserved realia is the place they all want to return. Our school is a 7 minute bus ride, 1/2 hour walk. Since we are the Global Gardens group, we are getting to study many different digs and information sites. Also, we are part of the Space Explorers, Inc., Orbital Lab project and have little hot houses in three classrooms. We are going to be preparing several small plots on the school grounds and since Home Depot is our adopted partner, we are going to get fences to preserve the areas. We have contacted several classrooms to be our partners in care and they are delighted. The DWP for the City of Los Angeles is having a poster contest on renewable resources and a beautification contest for schools so the Garden theme works in our favor as we have an Environmental Club on campus. We will continue posting for the next three weeks and there are several students who have computers and will be checking the Camp Internet site during the holidays when they can record some of the readings that they are doing to provide them with background information. This week we will be going to the Skirball Museum on an "Archaeological Dig" of a "tell" in Israel, so we will take the GPS unit and describe the site. On of the activities we will be involved in as a follow up to the curricular trip will be using Image Processing to reconstruct "artifacts" from the tutorials that I was trained on this summer. Those of you who are interested in learning more about Image Processing can log on to the Center for Image Processing in Education, CIPE, site www.evisual.org and choose software to learn more about this process. The students will actually be manipulating images to fit together broken pieces of pottery, baskets, and bas relief. This is all very exciting and fascinating and the students are anxious to go on line each day. Thank you.
Clara Alvear: . . . . Mon, Nov 26, 9:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello everyone. I would like to invite you all to visit our class web page. It has a lot to do with camp activities.
To get rid of the adds just click on the upper right arrow and then click again on the upper right X. This should close the adds completely.
Regards,
Clara Alvear: . . . . Mon, Nov 26, 9:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Maple Elementary School in Fontana, California: . . . . Tue, Nov 27, 8:08PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Camp Internet Campers and Outpost Guides. My name is Joan Ward, and I teach 4th grade at Maple. My class of 33 students have been having a great time using the internet and taking part in all of the great Camp Internet activities. Many of my students have tried answering the questions in the Internet Digs, and all have participated in the Campwide chats. All of my boys and girls have enjoyed learning to use e-mail. They recently wrote a letter to President Bush, and have even submitted jokes to kids sites on the web. If you have never been to Fontana, then you might not know that we are home to the new California Speedway. It's a very beautiful race track at the foot of the San Bernardino mountains. If you would like to learn more about our class, or about our "windy" city, you can e-mail us, and we promise to write you back. Have a great holiday season. Peace on Earth and blessings to everyone.
Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 3:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, I am Carl Demangate. I am your devoted Camp Internet trainer. I am also, since 1988, a high school teacher. This year I am working with all of you in Camp Internet, although I also continue to work with my high school district directing a very special project called the Arts & Technology Workshop. Here is a button to that project. ................ button .......... and a picture 
Sharon Sulentor Holy Trinity School: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 3:34PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi My name is Sharon Sulentor. I am a technology teacher at Holy Trinity School in San Pedro, CA.
My students include fourth through eighth graders. The students learn different programs including Microsoft Word and HyperStudio. They also learn desktop publishing and design the
school yearbook for publication using Aldus PageMaker. I am excited to incorporate Camp Internet into the curriculum. It can be used in conjunction with other teachers as a means to bring productive multimedia lessons.
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Steven Duncan: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 3:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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I am a fifth grade teacher at 95th Streeet Elementary School. Our school is a four track, 90/30 day calendar school with a population of over 1,300 students. This is my third year teaching and I truly enjoy my job. I am anticipating the excitement of my students once they are able to participate in the Camp Internet Program.
Ms. Stanton, Sepulveda: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 3:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, I'm Manette Banks Stanton. I am English Chairperson of tracks B and C at Sepulveda Middle School. Currently, I have a full schedule with a 7th grade honors class, four 8th grade sheltered classes and 18 new teachers on my track. This year the focus is on an Southwest unit and a 
Shakespere Festival with my Seventh grade classes, Folklore with the 8th grade and creating benchmark prompts with the teachers. My students have already explored the internet with virtual field trips and they are ready for live interaction on the internet, digs and reports. I'm looking forward to the exciting project the camp internet project has to offer.
Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 3:55PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, I am Carl Demangate. I am your devoted Camp Internet trainer. I am also, since 1988, a high school teacher. This year I am working with all of you in Camp Internet, although I also continue to work with my high school district directing a very special project called the Arts & Technology Workshop. Here is a button to that project. ................ button .......... and a picture
Stephanie Schroeder at Solana Vista School: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 7:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello from Solana Beach , CA. This is the first year my second grade class has been involved with Camp Internet. Mainly my GATE students have been involved at this point, but I hope to get more of the class involved later. This group of students is enthusiastic and enjoys tying in the technology element of learning with the actual art of gardening on the Solana Vista School grounds. We garden about twice a week for an hour. First here is some background information about our school.
Solana Vista School is one of five elementary schools in Solana Beach School District located in the coastal San Diego County. It has a kindergarten through third grade configuration serving approximately 394 students which includes about 100 Limited English Proficient (Spanish) and 48 Special Education students in an integrated classroom setting. Solana Vista seeks to provide a broad-based educational program which instills enthusiasm for learning; develops a mastery of basic skills, critical thinking and problem solving; recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each child and enhances a childs self-esteem; encourages a strong sense of purpose and good citizenship; and provides successful opportunities. Solana Vista has created an outdoor garden classroom which includes classroom plots, a greenhouse, and a composting area. Located in the coastal region of Southern California, our soil consists of poor quality fill dirt made up of a mixture of clay, silt and sand that has been excessively compacted. Very low rainfall and hot dry winds that make gardening a challenge in our coastal region are considered as we maintain our seasonal crops and native plants. These conditions reinforce the need for composting because our soil demands ecological enrichment. With the expertise of Dr. John Daily, a University of California Cooperative Extension trained Master Gardener and community member, the establishment of a composting programs is planned. Dr. Daily is associated with Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA which has an extensive training program for community composting training. The garden and the concept of composting helps children understand the need to be stewards of nature. It is through the garden at Solana Vista where children learn the cycles of life and provides a meaning-based center for learning concepts tied to the school curriculum. In addition, our school principal has supported the development of the garden by enabling teachers to receive professional development training through Life Lab, funding us through grants, involvement with garden committee meetings, and reaching out for community support. It is with the caring nature of all members of the school community which has allowed our Growing Discoveries Garden to develop over time. Please press the button to further explore our garden. button Solana Vista Growing Discoveries Garden is utilized by two thirds of the staff. Over the years, teachers have attained an interest to implement garden activities in weekly lessons. We have 12 raised beds, a succulent section and two new garden areas which are in the process of development. One area is the Native Plant theme focus for the third grade. The second section is larger and will be utilized for crop plants like corn, pumpkins, gourds, cotton, peanuts, watermelon,...The plan is to create 24x3 raised beds. A portion of the area will be sectioned off for outdoor classroom discussions where bails of hay would be lined up in rows for seating. This year is the first year my second grade class has been involved with the Global Garden through Camp Internet. They have learned about the Three Sisters Garden. Last week a small group of my young scientists learned about the GPS. They each had the opportunity to map two plants each using the personal navigator. Each child was successful in retrieving the latitude and longitude of the plants. Our class worked on the spreadsheet and we are now ready to send in the hard copy. We are preparing to do the research and investigation for the Passport as our classroom is getting equipped with a TV monitor and hook-up with the computer for whole-group lessons. We plan to get more involved as the school year unfolds. So far my class has been excited about Global Garden and parents have been extremely supportive of the impact it has on their children. They too want to get more involved and hope to be a part of the next Family Night.
Stephanie Schroeder at Solana Vista School: . . . . Wed, Nov 28, 7:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello from Solana Beach , CA. This is the first year my second grade class has been involved with Camp Internet. Mainly my GATE students have been involved at this point, but I hope to get more of the class involved later. This group of students is enthusiastic and enjoys tying in the technology element of learning with the actual art of gardening on the Solana Vista School grounds. We garden about twice a week for an hour. First here is some background information about our school.
Solana Vista School is one of five elementary schools in Solana Beach School District located in the coastal San Diego County. It has a kindergarten through third grade configuration serving approximately 394 students which includes about 100 Limited English Proficient (Spanish) and 48 Special Education students in an integrated classroom setting. Solana Vista seeks to provide a broad-based educational program which instills enthusiasm for learning; develops a mastery of basic skills, critical thinking and problem solving; recognizes and respects the uniqueness of each child and enhances a childs self-esteem; encourages a strong sense of purpose and good citizenship; and provides successful opportunities. Solana Vista has created an outdoor garden classroom which includes classroom plots, a greenhouse, and a composting area. Located in the coastal region of Southern California, our soil consists of poor quality fill dirt made up of a mixture of clay, silt and sand that has been excessively compacted. Very low rainfall and hot dry winds that make gardening a challenge in our coastal region are considered as we maintain our seasonal crops and native plants. These conditions reinforce the need for composting because our soil demands ecological enrichment. With the expertise of Dr. John Daily, a University of California Cooperative Extension trained Master Gardener and community member, the establishment of a composting programs is planned. Dr. Daily is associated with Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, CA which has an extensive training program for community composting training. The garden and the concept of composting helps children understand the need to be stewards of nature. It is through the garden at Solana Vista where children learn the cycles of life and provides a meaning-based center for learning concepts tied to the school curriculum. In addition, our school principal has supported the development of the garden by enabling teachers to receive professional development training through Life Lab, funding us through grants, involvement with garden committee meetings, and reaching out for community support. It is with the caring nature of all members of the school community which has allowed our Growing Discoveries Garden to develop over time. Please press the button to further explore our garden. button Solana Vista Growing Discoveries Garden is utilized by two thirds of the staff. Over the years, teachers have attained an interest to implement garden activities in weekly lessons. We have 12 raised beds, a succulent section and two new garden areas which are in the process of development. One area is the Native Plant theme focus for the third grade. The second section is larger and will be utilized for crop plants like corn, pumpkins, gourds, cotton, peanuts, watermelon,...The plan is to create 24x3 raised beds. A portion of the area will be sectioned off for outdoor classroom discussions where bails of hay would be lined up in rows for seating. This year is the first year my second grade class has been involved with the Global Garden through Camp Internet. They have learned about the Three Sisters Garden. Last week a small group of my young scientists learned about the GPS. They each had the opportunity to map two plants each using the personal navigator. Each child was successful in retrieving the latitude and longitude of the plants. Our class worked on the spreadsheet and we are now ready to send in the hard copy. We are preparing to do the research and investigation for the Passport as our classroom is getting equipped with a TV monitor and hook-up with the computer for whole-group lessons. We plan to get more involved as the school year unfolds. So far my class has been excited about Global Garden and parents have been extremely supportive of the impact it has on their children. They too want to get more involved and hope to be a part of the next Family Night.
: . . . . Thu, Nov 29, 9:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
To continue my story about Ray Wiltsey Middle School.
This is a picture of my bullentin board on Camp Internet.
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Camp Internet is in session in room 52.
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We did a GPS project where we found the longitude and
latitude of all of the classrooms. In the spreadsheet
we listed the teacher's names, subjects taught and room
numbers.
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Our next GPS project is to find the latitude and
longitude of many of the points of interest around the
cities of Ontario and Montclair such as other schools,
libraries, city hall major shopping centers.
Camper Dwayne Palasek Room 52 Ray Wiltsey Middle School
: . . . . Thu, Nov 29, 9:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Students gathering GPS information at RWMS.
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Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 2:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, I am your Camp Trainer looking forwward to working wiith you all year long. I also teach in the Santa Barbara High School District. Here is a button to a project that I direct for LEP students.
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Marcel van Baal: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 2:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
This is the first day of our Camp Internet training. As a closing assignment, we post something about ourselves with a link. Our school, Verdugo Hills High School, has its website featuring o.a. our teachers and many previous alumni:
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We also have an ESL website:
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Visit us and see how dwells there! ;-)
rakman @ VHHS: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 2:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ms. Akman @ Verdugo Hills High School.
Greetings, Verdugo Hills High School is a Digital High School. I teach Social Studies: Government, Economics, World History, US History and Life Skills. I am looking forward to incorporating Camp Internet into the curriculum. To learn more about me and Verdugo Hills High School click
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Mrs. Cordes, Hillside Elem.: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,
I teach 5th grade at Hillside Elem. Our school is in Lincoln Heights/
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Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
To create a button, just copy/paste the full address of a web page. To display an image, just copy/paste the full address of the image. Here's a button to Santa Barbara High School button
Here is a drawing of the school, which was made by one of my students and his father. 
Mr Wilcox: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I'm a 4-5 teacher at Lankershim in North Hollywood. I have 33 wonderful students. We have 5 computers and should be on the internet next week. I look forward to furthering my students intellectual horizons with Camp Internet. button
Anone interested in doing collaborative lessons, please feel fre to contact me.
sberner: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,
Going to make a button, I hope.
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Lukstein,English/Drama middle school teacher: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
How to create a button?
Just copy/past the full address of a web page.
To display an image, just copy past the address of the image
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We have a Sat. 9-12 workshop tomorrow in Torrance on IMovie.
I hope to see you, Janis Lukstein, Carnegie Middle School
David,Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello,
I teach math/science honors 6th grade. I'm working with www. orbitallaboratory.com
David,Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:07PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello,
I teach math/science honors 6th grade. I'm working with www.orbitallaboratory.com
David,Nightingale Middle School: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:10PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello,
I teach math/science honors 6th grade. I'm working with button
Lukstein,English/Drama middle school teacher: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,
I'm Janis of the Beach Cities Computer Using Board.
Come to our website. www.bccue.org
Mr G. Garcia - Humphreys Elem. : . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, I am a camp user. I am looking forward to learn more about the Camp Internet. I work at Humphreys Avenue Elementary. I teach a 4th grade bilingual class. I think that our students are going to benefit from this. Here is my site button
Mr. Stobbe - Queen Anne: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, This is the first Camp Internet session that I've attended. Here is a button to my school district button 
I hope to use this program to make technology accessible to my students. If you have any suggestions please drop me a chat.
sberner: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Now I hope to make a picture.
I think I did it!!
Ms. Williams Walgrove: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, I am Frances Williams of Walgrove Elem. I teach fourth grade in the Los Angeles area. I know my students will benefit from this program because it will allow each one to explore, learn and experience the science, social studies, geography, literacy and technology in a meaningful way. School will be fun and "cool."
Ms Burdick- Hillside El: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi there, I teach a 4th/ 5th combination class at Hillside Elementary in District F. This will be an exciting way to teach social studies, science & technology, not to mention independent study skills! My 30 ESL students will be thrilled to get on on computers and explore. For more information about Hillside, go here
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sberner: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello again,
I teach at Hillside Elementary School. This is my 21st
year. I would really like to be able to use computer technology in the classroom, but I also need to be really proficient. Eventually I want to do photography and be able to print and size and crop my own photos on the computer. That is a retirement project, however, along with my painting and crafts. At the moment my 5th graders still need me so I will hang in there for a little while longer. My youngest daughter is a graphic designer and makes a good living at it, almost as much money as I make, after only about 5 years.
Life certainly is not boring. Bye for now.
Gerald Coleman: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I am a fifth grade teacher at 95th Streeet Elementary School Home of the Tigers. Our school is a four track, 90/30 day calendar school with a population of over 1,300 students. This is my third year teaching and our children are the best. I am anticipating the excitement of my students once they are able to participate in the Camp Internet Program. This program will open up the true power of the internet to our students and they will also have a blast while learning. Here's a button to our school. button
Lukstein,English/Drama middle school teacher: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,
I just posted my photo - I am the one in the UTLA red sweatshirt. I write the column called for the United Teacher Union newspaper for the LAUSD teachers' union. This Camp Internet is fun and interesting. I like being able to make hyperlink buttons and copying photos to this billboard or whatever this is.........
I teach ESL English Intermediate and a ten week exploratory Drama for 7 and 8th graders at Carnegie Middle School. We are currently preparing for our field trip to the Language to Literature field trip to the 24th Street Theatre to see a play based upon Richard Wright's Black Boy novel. .......
I am using the photo of Will Shakespeare since I taught the play Romeo and Juliet to 49 students in each of the 9th grade English classes at Narbonne Hi this past summer. Plus I hope to have my drama students prepare some scenes from R. and J. for the So California Drama Festival in April at Carlsbad Caverns High School.......
I am a cowboy poet and love to write poetry. I am planning on working w my students to write both poetry and plays related to all of this interesting science and historical information related to the Channel Islands.
I hope to hear from you if you are interested in networking with my students and me.
:-) Janis Lukstein
Lukstein,English/Drama middle school teacher: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 3:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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oops, go to Beach Cities Computer Using Educations w this button which works.
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Ms. Perea, Andrew Carnegie MS: . . . . Fri, Nov 30, 4:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi! I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade English and 6th and 8th grade History. This is our first year in Camp Internet. I am really looking forward to using the folklore and art resources. My students are always interested in seeing work done by other students.
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Haddon School: . . . . Wed, Dec 5, 7:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Davis, Haddon Ave. Elementary School - My 31 fifth grade students and I are excited about getting started on the California Channel Island Track with Camp Internet! Our school is located in the San Fernando Valley, approximately 33 miles from downtown Los Angeles. There are approximately 1600 pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at our school. We have five Mac Computers in our classroom, which have so far been especially used for word processing, researching information through World Book Encyclopedia, and for teachinbg typing skills. Our school has just recently gotten access to the Internet, so we are getting off to a late start with Camp Internet. We are looking forward to being active Campo participants.
Haddon School: . . . . Wed, Dec 5, 7:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Davis, Haddon Ave. Elementary School - My 31 fifth grade students and I are excited about getting started on the California Channel Island Track with Camp Internet! Our school is located in the San Fernando Valley, approximately 33 miles from downtown Los Angeles. There are approximately 1600 pre-kindergarten through fifth grade students at our school. We have five Mac Computers in our classroom, which have so far been especially used for word processing, researching information through World Book Encyclopedia, and for teaching typing skills. Our school has just recently gotten access to the Internet, so we are getting off to a late start with Camp Internet. We are looking forward to being active Campo participants.
Haddon School: . . . . Wed, Dec 5, 8:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Davis. Sorry! I didn't think it had been sent.
Deborah Symons, Monte Vista ELementary: . . . . Thu, Dec 6, 4:18PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Greetings from Monte Vista Elementary School, a few miles north of downtown LA in Highland Park. I teach 4th grade and am very excited to be a part of the Channel Island Expedition this year with Camp Internet. The students have enjoyed the digs so far and we look forward to our time in the computer lab each week when we can discover something new about this fascinating area of California. Being from a school where we are overcrowded and have only a small concrete playyard surrounded by chain link fence makes the islands all the more inviting!
Clara Alvear: . . . . Mon, Dec 10, 11:08AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello,
My name is Clara Alvear. I teach 4th grade at Rio Lindo School in Oxnard. Rio Lindo is a neighborhood school that serves some 600 students.
We are involved in many exciting after school activities at Rio Lindo. We have a performing arts group that I direct, and that have performed two successful plays in the last two years; Annie and Oz. This year we are working on a new production; Give my Regards to Broadway.
In the technology arena, we participated in the International Cyber Fair last year for the first time.
Six girls from my 4th grade class created the webpage that won a honorable mention.
This year we are getting ready to participate again.
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You can also check our class website at button
We welcome your coments. The kids love to receive emails from visitors to our sites.
Our school has after school boys and girls basketball as well as a homework club.
The community at Rio Lindo is very supportive and that's why we are able to engage in so many wonderful activities.
Our nex goal is to visit the Channel Islands in March 2002.
Clara Alvear: . . . . Mon, Dec 10, 11:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
oops, I forgot to tell you, My class webpage has some adds in the right upper corner. To get rid of them just click the arrow at the upper right and the click the X at the same place. The adds should dissapear by then. Thanks!
Mr. Elsinger: . . . . Mon, Dec 10, 8:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi everyone.
This is Mr. Elsinger from Nightingale MS, LAUSD. We're located north of Chinatown, Los Angeles. Many 6th grade classes from NMS are involved in campinternet.net. We are looking forward in becoming more involved. Check out our class messageboard at button
Mr. Elsinger: . . . . Mon, Dec 10, 8:40PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Tue, Dec 11, 8:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Mr. Elsinger - thanks for creating the link - we found the great Campers-at-work photos ! button
Lluvia Arce/Payne/State Street: . . . . Tue, Dec 11, 10:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Camp Internet
Since September we’ve done a lot of things with Camp Internet. We’ve constructed mammoths, two walking field trips, and Island digs.
Two of my classmates made the mammoth. They kind of took a long time to finish. When they finished Miss. Bowie/Payne made copies of the kit, so every student in the class would make a mammoth. I got one but I haven’t finished. That is what we did for mammoths.
On our walking field trip we saw different kinds of plants. We saw a palm tree, Yuka plant, Lemon trees, Banana trees, Birds of Paradise, Cactus, and a California oak tree. On that walking field trip the GPS unit did not work, so we had to go on another walking field trip to get the GPS readings. That is what we saw for our walking field trip.
Every morning when we come back to the classroom, we go to our Island Digs. It is not the same people who go every morning. Each group answered at least one question. It was so interesting learning about the Native Americans on Channel Island.
Lluvia Arce/Payne/State Street: . . . . Tue, Dec 11, 10:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Camp Internet
Since September we’ve done a lot of things with Camp Internet. We’ve constructed mammoths, two walking field trips, and Island digs.
Two of my classmates made the mammoth. They kind of took a long time to finish. When they finished Miss. Bowie/Payne made copies of the kit, so every student in the class would make a mammoth. I got one but I haven’t finished. That is what we did for mammoths.
On our walking field trip we saw different kinds of plants. We saw a palm tree, Yuka plant, Lemon trees, Banana trees, Birds of Paradise, Cactus, and a California oak tree. On that walking field trip the GPS unit did not work, so we had to go on another walking field trip to get the GPS readings. That is what we saw for our walking field trip.
Every morning when we come back to the classroom, we go to our Island Digs. It is not the same people who go every morning. Each group answered at least one question. It was so interesting learning about the Native Americans on Channel Island.
helge ziazie, Marvin ave.: . . . . Wed, Dec 12, 3:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Mrs. Ziazie's 5th. grade, Ms. Uyemoto's 4th. grade, and Mr. Hines' 5th. grade classes would like to say hello from Marvin Avenue Elem. school. We're all very excited to join in the adventures of Camp Internet and are looking forward to an incredible journey ahead of us.
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helge ziazie, Marvin ave: . . . . Wed, Dec 12, 3:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Diane Bruns@Grandview: . . . . Thu, Dec 13, 6:09PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Campers...Grandview Elementary School is located in the beautiful San Bernardino Mtns., about 80 miles east of Los Angeles. We live in snow country, at about 5,800 ft. elevation. Our campus is near National Forest land and we are surrounded by pine and oak woods. Grandview has about 600 students in grades K through 6. We are doing our Camp activities as part of our GATE class, so all of the GVE campers are in 4th-6th grades. We are on the Ancient Southwest track. Come visit our school online at the Grandview website: www.rimsd.k12.ca.us/rimgve . From there go the News! in the top left corner. Then go to "Room 301 Lake Arrowhead Museum" and find out all about our community's history.
Ms. Morrison: . . . . Wed, Dec 19, 1:47PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Greatings, We are Ms. Morrison’s 6th grade class from Sacramento, CA, in the Elk Grove Unified School District. We are studing the back country of California. There are 24 studnets in class, and in Feburary we are doing our field report at the Donner State Muesum, and studing the Donner Party experience. Our school has 1100 students, and we are multi-track year round. In March, we will spend a week in Sly Park to study nature of California and the Indians. We are hoping for snow. We have 4 computers in our room, and 16 lap tops that we use during the day at time, from our Twi-light program. What is special about our school is that we have over 75% of all students that speak another lanugauge other than English.
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Willie Bradford: . . . . Thu, Dec 20, 8:38PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. I am a fifth grade teacher at Liggett St. School in the San Fernando Valley. My 30 students and I are currently on vacation, which will end after the holidays. However, before going on vacation, we began planting some of the seeds inside the classroom, which were part of our Global Gardening packet. Upon return to school in January, we will begin our outdoor garden. We have four Mac computers in our classroom. Access to the Internet has just recently been completed at our school. So, we are anxious to get started on the Internet Digs when we return to school!
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Ms. Cortez-San Miguel Elementary School
Hello! I teach 4th grade @ San Miguel Elementary School in South Gate. I am one of four teachers participating in Campinternet, at our school. I have 26 students and everyone is interested in learning about the Channel Islands. We look forward to starting campinternet in January. Our school web site is: button
G Renswick/H.A.S Magnet: . . . . Sat, Jan 5, 11:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Humphreys Ave Eagles in E.L.A hope to be able to work more with Camp Internet this semester, and hope we are online when we return from our Winter Break. We look forward to our trip to the Malibu Lagoon in the Spring.
Ms. Johnson@ Peary Middle School : . . . . Thu, Jan 10, 3:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Ms. Johnson@ Peary Middle School in Gardena, CA: . . . . Tue, Jan 8, 8:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Peary Middle School is located in Gardena, California. My class is a special education self-contained setting. We started Camp Internet with a general introduction to the website on the projector. Our first project was to chat with Dr. John Johnson, curator of anthropology at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The class was enthralled with the idea of chatting. Our first project was for the students to become familiar with the Channel Islands. Using modifications and one to one assistance the students: became familiar with vocabulary words through word searches, color coed a map of Southern and Northern Channel Islands, created a model of the Channel Islands, read and discussed the Introduction to Channel Islands, Native Americans (Chumash and Gabrielinos), and housing and transportation
Fleming MS: . . . . Thu, Jan 10, 8:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Al Zabloski/Fleming MS, Lomita: Our sixth grade class has just complete the survey of Fleming's 14 acre campus.using the GPS unit We surveyed the four corners NW,SW, NE, SE,
the flagpole and Home plate on the athletic field. The students had a great time being outside and had an education on how to use modern technology to find out were we are on this planet, Earth.Look at the photos ; did they have fun?
We have another project scheduled soon : To survey the Lomita Railroad Museum and find out where the trainlines ran to San Pedro Harbor. The students have maps of the area are are ready to take readings.
Fleming MS: . . . . Thu, Jan 10, 8:40PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Ms. Barela/Mr. Torres - Los Angeles Academy MS: . . . . Thu, Jan 24, 10:04AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello everyone. Torres and I are 6th grade core partners. Torres teaches 6th grade Math/Science and I teach ELL/Social Studies. We have been working together for 2 years now. This year we have been really excited about all the technology in our classes and so have our students. Our students have been working on Internet Digs and are enjoying it. We will be participating in January Family Astronomy Night. They are really looking forward to receiving their responses. For those of you interested in LA Academy here’s our school homepage. button In the future we will have a link to our classrooms.
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(This posting was composed collaboratively by students in the DHH classes at Carnegie MS.)
We are the Highlanders of Andrew Carnegie Middle School. Andrew Carnegie was born on Nov. 25, 1835. He was born in Scotland. He was a philanthropist. He died on Aug. 11, 1919. The school is in Carson, California. Our school is big – it has 1800 students. We have a lot of grass and flowers. The mural in our photo is being created by the students in Mr. Behringer’s class. (We took a GPS reading at the mural: elevation 25 ft., N 33.83049, W118.25877.) The original painting was painted by Van Gogh. Every year Mr. Hino’s class makes a yearbook. Sometimes in the yearbook they put caricatures of the different teachers.
We are in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing classes. We’re in these classes because we have hearing problems. Some people can sign, some people can talk, and some people can do both. We use hearing aids and auditory trainers to make sounds louder. Mrs. Severance is our audiologist who checks our hearing aids and trainers every Wednesday. We go to speech every Wednesday. The speech teacher helps us to speak better. The interpreter is a person who signs when one of us goes to a mainstream class. Then we can understand the teacher and hearing students.
In our school, we have six periods and Homeroom. The sixth, seventh, and eighth graders have different subjects like English, Math, Science, History, electives, and Reading. We have a Christmas assembly and other assemblies about behavior. The sixth graders are 11 and 12 years old. The seventh graders are 12 and 13 years old. The eighth graders are 13 and 14 years old. Our school is in Carson, but some of the deaf and hard of hearing students live in different cities like L.A., Torrance, and South Gate. Some kids who live far from Carnegie ride the bus to school.
In our Science class, every student must do a science project. We like doing science projects. For our English and History classes, we are working on the Channel Islands section in Camp Internet. Our teacher showed us different things that we are going to be using for our project like the folders, GPS, notepad, books, seeds and jiffy pots, and the weather center. We used the digital camera and to take pictures that we will post to the Camp Internet website. Leonie Hall, a deaf and Hard of Hearing student, painted the mural in our photo in 1987. We thought it would be nice if we took our mascot, the Beaver, with us on all of our field trips. Hopefully, we are going to meet different kids over the Internet. We would also like to use the GPS to know the direction, latitude, longitude and elevation of places we visit.. We are very excited to participate in Camp Internet because it is fun. We will enjoy learning about different people, places, and cultures.
J Dutra: . . . . Sun, Jan 27, 7:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello fellow campers, I'm John Dutra a fifth grade teacher from Dana Elementary in Nipomo, California. Our school is grades 3-5, and we have about 725 students. I have been with the Camp for four years on the Island track. My students have really enjoyed the Camp Internet experience. This will be our third year of fundraising to take a trip out to one of the Islands. The first year we went to Santa Cruz Island, last year to Anacapa, and this year we have scheduled another trip to Anacapa. Most of our Camp computer work is accomplished in our Lab, but thanks to Camp Internet, we are also able to work out of our classroom with three computers online. Each year the students present a science project for Open House which relates to some information that we have studied at the Islands. Last year we had some great projects about the ocean currents, the migration of many of the animals to the Island (including the Mammouth), the weather patterns in and around the Islands, and many on the ocean habitat of the Islands. The students really enjoyed the making of the models for these projects. This year I plan to take some digital photos of the students work. It is great to be part of the Camp Internet experience. The Camp personnel are great people, and each year they add to an already wonderful program. I look forward to another great year.
Julia Curiel, Napa St. School: . . . . Mon, Jan 28, 6:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello fellow educators! We're enjoying working with Camp Internet, especially the Southwest track. We'll be using concepts from other tracks that teach the 5th grade standards. I had good success with creating plaster of paris fossil molds, if anyone is looking for a hands on activity for teaching fossils. Napa St School is located in Northridge, CA. Our students are very kind and very motivated to learn. I look forward to everything I'm learning on CI as well!
MR.BINNS: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
COMPUTER REPAIR TEACHER
Mr. Share: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Is it cold enough?
Carl, Camp Trainer: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good Morning. We are here at Devonshire Elementary introducing LAUSD teachers to Camp Internet in their Day 1 Training. Many of these same teachers will be journeying with us to Malibu Lagoon in a couple days. By the end of today, We hope that teachers have a good idea of how they can use Camp Internet with their students.
Mr. McClay, Fair Ave. Elem.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I teach 5th grade at Fair Avenue Elementary School. I look forward to learning more about Camp Internet and to utilize it with my students.
Ms. Aceves,Humphrey's Ave. El.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, everyone! I am at day one of camp internet at Devonshire
Elementary School in Chatsworth. I'm happy to be here and
excited to learn how to incorporate this program into my
classroom curriculum. I teach the 5th grade and will be
studying the Channel Islands with my students.
Ms. M. Downing: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I'm very glad to be a part of this project, it sounds very exciting and I'm sure all my students at Fair will profit from my participation.
Mrs. Sanchez, Fair Ave. E.S.: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, I teach 4th grade at Fair Avenue. We are the largest elementary school located in North Hollywood, Ca.
Mr.Sal Ela, Dominguez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello everyone, just a little note to say this is my first time on Camp Internet. I hope to be able to teach some new skills to my students. I look forward to hearing from you and learning from each other.
Mr.Sal Ela, Dominguez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello everyone, just a little note to say this is my first time on Camp Internet. I hope to be able to teach some new skills to my students. I look forward to hearing from you and learning from each other.
Ms. Kasper: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I am at my first day of traning at Camp Internet and I am typing this as a practice. We are currently at Devonshire Elementary School and it is cold in this room. I hope to learn a lot within the three days of training.
Mrs. Cre Scott,Dominguez: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, I am beginning a brand new adventure today. To say that I am a little nervous would be an understatement! I am filled with enthusiasm. Even though this is my very first day at camp, I can already invision bringing my students to camp!
tyamane: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Everyone,
I noticed that quite a few pictures of students are being posted. While I think this is neat (personally) I feel impelled to tell you to have some caution. Check your District's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) or other policy that might cover this. You should be looking for a photo release policy of some sort. Please look into the Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA). You should be careful of what liability you and the District might be responsible for. I hope that this does not dampen your enthusiasm.
Good luck all,
Ted Yamane
Instructional Technology Applications Facilitator (ITAF)
District A
Los Angeles Unified School District
tyamane@lausd.k12.ca.us
Mrs. Lee: . . . . Tue, Jan 29, 9:57AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi
I teach 4th grade at Hillside Elem. in District F.
This is my first year with Camp Internet. We are currently off track and will return in March. Can't wait to get started.
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Hello,
My name is Jeff Share and I teach at Fair Avenue Elementary School. Take a look at my favorite doctor: 
Miss Pfeiffer: . . . . Wed, Jan 30, 10:43AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, we are the 1st and 5th grades from Maxwell Elementary in Maxwell, New Mexico. We are a small school. We can see the Rocky Mountains to the West, but we are out on the beginnings of the Great Plains. Our village was named after an original Spanish land-grant that covered most of the N.W. of the state. We have dinosaur footprints nearby—in fact, the 1st T-rex print was found about 80 miles away.
We are making baskets and we tried making rock paintings. We go into Camp 1 or 2 times a week to read and see what is new.
Remember—New Mexico is the 47th state in the United States of America!
D. Caesar @ VHHS: . . . . Wed, Jan 30, 3:44PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Fellow Teachers,
My name is Dave Caesar. 
I teach World History, Life Skills, English, and Math to Special Education students at VERDUGO HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, (click button button School’s home page) where I am also a digital high school Tech Coach.
This is my first year to Camp Internet as part of the Global Garden Track, and I’ve just recently completed Day 2 of the 3- required training sessions, which took place this past weekend in Santa Barbara.
Our school will be fully Internet ready as part of our DHS funding by March 2002. I’m excited about incorporating Camp Internet into my curriculum by having the students involved in observing local weather conditions, charting and gathering data of interesting things around campus and the community with the GPS, and a whole lot more! :>).
Here is the URL to the school's home page if button above did not work. button
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Merely testing and inserting:
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Carl, CampTrainer: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello,
I am Carl Demangate, Camp Trainer. We are here at Devonshire School in the SF Valley conducting our Day 2 training. Later today we take a field excursion to Malibu Creek State Park button to practice using our GPS units. Then we will continue to Malibu Lagoon State Beach button For now, we are learning to post field reports by introducing ourselves. There are only a few things to learn about field reporting, making this an easy exercise to conduct with students. 
…………………………………… Today, at Malibu, we will make observationos, record the lat and long of our observations, and post a filed report about what we observed.
Ms. Downing: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi my name is Marty Downing and we here at Fair Avenue Elementary school salute you! As a fifth grade teacher I am always interested in introducing my students to new and exciting experiences beyond the classroom. I was therefore very excited to become a member of the Camp Internet, Channel Islands cadre of teachers. Today we are going to Malibu to learn how to use the GPS. button
Isn’t this a beautiful place to learn! 
Mr. McClay, Fair Ave. Teacher: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. My name is Kevin McClay. I teach 5th grade at Fair Avenue Elementary School, which is located in North Hollywood. I look forward to using Camp Internet with my students, which will allow the students to access information and become more technologically advanced. Today we are going to learn to use the GPS. Here is a link to Malibu Creek Park that we are visiting today. button Here is an image of the California Parks http://cal- parks.ca.gov/pages/614/images/253.jpg
Mrs. Cre Scott,Dominguez: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:20AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Today, I was able to complete my survey.
: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi,
My name is Jeff Share and I teach at Fair Avenue Elementary School. I used to work as a photojournalist and now I am interested in teaching students to think critically about the media. I did my masters in media literacy and I am currently involved in a federal grant at an elementary school in Pico Union. The grant is being organized by the Center for Media Literacy at button At their web site they have a great catalogue full of reading material and videos all about media education.
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Ms. Juliet: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
I am a first grade teacher at Fair Avenue. I am very interested in the use of technology to motivate my students. I am also interested in the idea of incorporating gender equity in the field of technology. Check out the webpage I am working on.
Ms. Kasper: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, my name is Joy Kasper and this is my second day of training at Devonshire Elementary School for Camp Internet. On my first day I learned some of some interesting and useful materials that I hope to share with my class. I am a teacher at Loreto Street Elementary School. You can learn a little more about my school at this link. button
I have a 4th/5th grade combined class. There are 10 fourth graders and there are 18 fifth graders. I love where I work and I have fun working with my class.
Ms. Juliet: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Let's try this again.
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: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:24AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, my name is Gerson Renderos. I teach 4th grade at Bassett St, in the San Fernando Valley. I’ve been teaching for 9 years, I think….I always forget. I’m still having fun teaching, considering all of the paperwork we’ve been “served” with. Getting involved in projects like Camp Internet keeps me motivated. I enjoy and play soccer. I’m really looking forward to the World Cup this summer.
(link to World Cup) button I will be off track so I can watch all of the games.J Check this old poster for an earlier cup.
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Mrs. Cre Scott,Dominguez: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Field Report by: Cre Scott,
I am Cre Scott, teacher and student at Camp Internet, Day 2. I am excited because today we are going to a place I have never been before! Malibu Creek State Park.
http.//cal-parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page id=614
E. Nakano, Fletcher Drive Elem. School : . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 9:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello, Everyone. I teach a 4th/5th grade class at Fletcher Drive Elementary School in District E. I team teach with Mrs. Terasawa. I am going to cover the Channel Islands, and she will be covering the Back Country. We are currently off-track and are looking forward to using Camp Internet with our students. We have completed our three days of training, and included among them was our field trip to the beautiful Huntington Library. You will find my field report posted in the Field Reports section, along with a snapshot of one area of the gardens. I know our students will be very excited to participate in Camp Internet!
: . . . . Thu, Jan 31, 7:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
R. Silva - Nightingale M.S. Hello, I teach 6th grade at Nightingale Middle School. Our school is participating in the Family Astronomy Night this evening. The kids and their parents are having a fabulous time. I also went to Santa Barbara last week and participated in the Tide Pool Walk at Leadbetter Beach. I highly recommend that you go during a low tide and observe as a field report. Camp Internet is going to provide my students and I an exciting year.
Ms. Lopez, Mr. Gabellini - L.Burbank M.S.: . . . . Fri, Feb 1, 7:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi! This is Ms. Lopez and Mr. Gabellini from L. Burbank MS. We’d like to introduce you all to our year round school. We are located at -118.18305•latitude and +34.11998•longitude with an elevation of 603ft. 
Our Camp Internet students are ELD Track C and excited about our adventures. As Outpost leaders and Bilingual teachers, we are preparing for Theme teaching integrating the Channel Islands Track with our Science and Social Studies 6th grade classes. We will be planning a field trip to our very own garden designed by Mr. Gabellini. The garden contains a few of California’s desert plants, herbs, aromatic flowers as roses and a pond. Our students enjoyed our reports of the beautiful observations we made at the Huntington Botanical Garden and Museum. Our students are very excited about planting our Camp Internet plant pots into the Burbank “California Garden.” They will be responsible for caring and maintaining the garden. It’s going to be a lot of fun!!
Ms. Lopez, Mr. Gabellini - L. Burbank M.S.: . . . . Fri, Feb 1, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi! This is Ms. Lopez and Mr. Gabellini from L. Burbank MS. We’d like to introduce you all to our year round school. We are located at -118.18305•latitude and +34.11998•longitude with an elevation of 603ft. 
Our Camp Internet students are ELD Track C and excited about our adventures. As Outpost leaders and Bilingual teachers, we are preparing for Theme teaching integrating the Channel Islands Track with our Science and Social Studies 6th grade classes. We will be planning a field trip to our very own garden designed by Mr. Gabellini. The garden contains a few of California’s desert plants, herbs, aromatic flowers as roses and a pond. Our students enjoyed our reports of the beautiful observations we made at the Huntington Botanical Garden and Museum. Our students are very excited about planting our Camp Internet plant pots into the Burbank “California Garden.” They will be responsible for caring and maintaining the garden. It’s going to be a lot of fun!!
Ms. Grace Jones: . . . . Fri, Feb 1, 11:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
from Nightingale----There are 11 teachers from Nightingale Middle School participating in the Camp Internet. Many have posted information about what is going on at our school. What is missing is a picture of where we work
If you would like more information about Florence Nightingale Middle School (we drop Florence) feel free to browse
2/04/02 Lake Gregory Elementary School, Crestline, CA
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Hi, I'm DeeDee Zetlmaier and I am a 4th grade teacher at Lake Gregory Elementary. I have 33 students in my class and this is my first year with Camp Internet. Our school just purchased a new IBM computer for each classroom. Our team of teachers are working hard just to understand all the functions. We are excited about working with Camp Internet and will try very hard to get all the work in. Bye for now, Happy Camping!
