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Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome to the Channel Island Mammoth Dig Ц come learn more about these shaggy plant eating beasts that roamed America long ago, 100,00-10,000 years before our time.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:45AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Be sure to type your own name and school name in the Your Handle box below to get ready, then as you follow the hot link button in each Dig quest, come back and tell us what you have learned by writing a message in the large white message box below. To post, click on the Chat button. To get back up to the top, type 100 in the Scroll Back box and click the Chat button ЕЕ have fun !

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 - During the Ice Age, the sea level was different around the world. This made the shorelines different, and the Channel Islands different than we see today. During this era Ц called the Pleistocene Ц how were the islands different ? And what was the distance from Anacapa Island to the mainland ? click on this button to find out and come back and tell us what you find out ЕЕ

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:46AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 - What is a fossil and what is the study of fossils called ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #3 - Describe two theories on how large mammoths got from the mainland to the Channel Islands during the Ice Age ? Which do you think is the most likely ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:47AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #4 - What was the climate an the vegetation like out on the Islands when the first Mammoths found their way there ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #5 - What type and size of mammoths first arrived on the Channel Islands ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #6 - In what way did the mammoths change over time in size ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #7 - Where else in the world have pygmy mammoths that have undergone dwarfism been found ? button And what do all of these locations have in common with the Channel Islands ?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #8 - What happened to the animals in this true story that helps us understand how the mammoths could have reached the islands ? button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #9 - ADOPT an ISLAND - Pick one of these island buttons to learn about mammoths on different California Channel Islands. Come back and tell us what you learned at the button you chose Ц pick any of these to follow the trail to the mammoth story Е. San Miguel button Santa Rosa button Santa Cruz button Е. Have any mammothТs been discovered there ? what kind and by who ? are there any mammoth mysteries on your island left to tell ?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 8:49AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #10 - Great work so far Ц now lets do a Channel Island Paleontology Quiz Ц type in your name in the top box, your teacherТs email in the next box Ц then try it out ! You can come back and do it again until you get them all right !!! There are two pages to the quiz, use the button at the bottom of page one to get to page two. When you are ready to submit, then click on validate at the bottom of page two. It will tell you right away how your scored Ц and help you learn the right answers ! button

Natasha, Tulsa : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 9:12AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, this is room 15 and were glad to be in this Internet Dig.

Giovanny and Hector: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 9:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Marcy ths is rm.15 Mrs perine Class

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 9:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Good Morning Students - please jump in and start with Dig #1 after reading the introduction .. we'll be checking in to see how its going today ....

Giovanny: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 9:55AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Marcy what do we do after where done with all the questions?

Dayoung,Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 9:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Internet Dig is very fun.

Carlos And Jonathan: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 10:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Marcy this is room 15 J.PERINE CLASS

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 10:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To get started in the Dig, type 50 in the Scroll Back box and click on the Chat button - it will take you back up to the top to start folowing the clues .....

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 10:40AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Then post your findings in the message box below .....

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manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:07AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The distance from Anacapa to the mainland was 5 miles.The islands were different because they were one big island.

Torey and Michael-Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:10AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1 It was 150-300 feet lower than today. Anacapa was less than 5 miles to mainland.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#2 A fossil is a piece of prehistoric material that has been preserved. The study of fossils is called paleontology.

Jackie & Derly/ mary buren : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2. It was less than 5 miles to the mainland.

Torey and Michael-Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Fossils are remains of old life that has been buried for a long time. Paleontology is the study of fossils.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#3 One theory of how mammoths went to the channel islands is that they floated on debris from a riverbank. Another theory is that they smelled food from the islands and they swam the channel. I think they floated to the islands.

Jackie & Derly/ mary buren : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2. It was 150-300 feet lower than today.

Dayoung and Alisa: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1=Duringthe ice age where polar ice caps hold more of the earth's waters frozen, and the sea levels are lower than any human being has since ever seen. With the lower sea level, more of the earth's surfaace is exposed to the air and sun, and the shape of the islands and coastline along the California Channel is much different than today. Dig #2=Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth. Some fossils have been found suspended in fossilized tree sap, like amber. Paleontologies study the geology-the earth, rocks and minerals. paleontology is the study of the fossil record. Dig #3=The mammoths migrate and swim. The mammoths migrates westwards crossing to the rugged, moutainous Santa Cruz Island, then to Santa Rosa Island, and on to San Miguel Island. The mammoths swim to Anacapa Island. I think migrating is the most likely one, because when babies are born, they run out of breath when they swim. Dig #4=They settle among the ferticle green rolling hills lush with native vegetarion, and multiply, forming many family bands roaming the island. Dig #5=They were full- sized mammoths. They were about 14 feet tall as adults. They are called Imperial Mammoths. This was their type and size. Dig #6=They changed by reaching heights of 4-8 feet, significantly smaller than their predecessors. Their tusks were up to five or more feet long, and were five to six inches in diameter. Dig #7=They've been found in Malta and Sicily, Southwest of Italy, the Island of Ceyoln, near India, Wrangle Island, north of Siberia, Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island. Dig #8=The elephants of today are surprisingly strong swimmers, a characteristic they seem to have inherited directly from their ancesters, the mammoths. They even known to use their truncks like a snorkle to keep a fresh supply of air even when somewhat submerged. Dig #9=On San Miguel the northern, aranch manager, Herbert Lester was exploring the island. Herbert and his wife Elizabeth Sherman Lester found the tusks of an extinct species Elphus Imperator-the great elephant. From 1948-1960's the curator of geology and archeology from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Phil C. Orr, collected more than 200 parts of approximatly 50 mammoths. No mammoth bones were being found on Santa Cruz Island.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:27AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#4 The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests.

Torey and Michael-Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:28AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3 The two theories were they either swam or some scientists say they followed the scent of vegetation then swam across to mainland from Anacapa island. We think they most likely swam then followed the vegetation.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:29AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#4 The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#4 The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests.

Carlos And Jonathan, Tulsa : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Channel Island Quiz Answers #1Channel Island has a different landscape.The shoreline is onehundred fifty feet to three hundred feet lower than we see it today. #2 Fossils are the remainings of very ancient life that has been burried for thousands of years. Paleontalogy is the study of fossils. #3 The mammoths cross the rigged mountains to get across. I think that they swam across.I think swimming would have been faster. #4 The climate would be sunny and cool. I think the vegetation was chewy and sweet. #5 The imperial mammoth arrived at the channel island at 14 ft tall as an adult. #6 There scales and tusks changed. #7 The pygmy mammoths have been located in Malty and Sicily, southwest of Italy. The island of Ceylon, near India. Wrangle Island North of Siberia, Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island. 8# The animals that helped us understand have either died or have been captured. 9# The mammoths in Santa Rosa are Columbi and Elphis Imperator. They have been discovered by Phill.

Alisa and Da young Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Marcy! we are finish!

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
To Dayoung and Alisa - in #7 - what do all of those locations have in COMMON that lead to dwarfism ? And, what school are you at ?

Jackie & Derly/ mary buren : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3. The study of a fossil is called Paleontology, and a fossil is remains of very ancient life.

manuel and david-mary buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#5 The mammoths were 14 feet tall when they arrived. They were Imperial mammoths.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:33AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos and Jonathan - same question for #7 - what do all thosee locations ahve in commin that leads to dwarfism .. and in #6 - re think how ot answer that one in terms of cahnge in SIZE ....

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Carlos and Jonathan - I was distracted on that last one - let me try again : In #7 - what did those locations have in common that leads to dwarfism? .. and in #6 - think how to answer that one in terms of change in SIZE ....

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:36AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Mary Buren and Mrs. Webb - welcome !!

Courtney/Eri Tulsa: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 11:48AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig#1 The shoreline is one hundred and fifty to three hundred feet lower than we see it today-which means that the location where the cities of Santa Barbara and Ventura are today would have been five miles away from the coast or the border.dig#2 Fossils are the remains of very ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years and preserved in a very ancient layer of earth.Some fossils have also been found suspended in fossilized tree sap, like amber. Fossils have been found from many time periods in the earth's history and can be the record of a tree, a bone, a tooth,and entire skeleton,or a seashell that lived hundereds of thousands of years ago.dig#3 1.Mammoth's crossed very rugged moutains to get to islands.2. They crossed a land bridge. I think number one is more realistic.dig#4 The climate is cooler than we know it,probaly wetter.Pine forests cover large tracts of the island.As the years pass,the polar ice caps melt,and the sea water rises,and by 10,500 years ago,the islands begin to seperated by the rising sea levels.First Anacapa is separated by the rising sea levels.First Anacapa is separated by Santa Cruz,

Brown Pelicans Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Starfish,Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Sea Urchins Madison: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:00AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Dolphins Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:02AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Brown Pelicans Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:05AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig 1. The distance from Anacapa to the main land is 5 miles.

Starfish,Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:09AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig#1There is 5miles to Anacapa to the mainland. There are 724 square miles in the islands.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:13AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Welcome Madison School - Dig On !!! Question #1 is asking for the DIFFERENCE between the Islands today and how they were during the ICE AGE when sea levels were lower .....

Sea Urchins Madison: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:14AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 The shape of the islands and coastline along the California channel.The Anacapa tip to the mainland is 5 mi. (compared to 11 today.)

Samer and Daniel: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:15AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig1] The shoreline changes because of the frozen water of the sea level.

Dolphins Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The distance from Anacapa to the main land is less than 5 miles. The difference between the channel islands is that the water level is 300 feet lower than today.

Sea Urchins Madison: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #1 The shape of the islands and coastline along the California channel.The Anacapa tip to the mainland is six miles.

Dolphins Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The distance from Anacapa to the main land is less than 5 miles. The difference between the channel islands is that the water level is 300 feet lower than today.

Gallatin -Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello. We will back after lunch.

Samer and Daniel: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig2] The fossils are the ancient life of the bones of the animals and the name of the fossils are paleontoligy.

Samer and Daniel: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig3] The way they got there was by swimming because they affloat the water

Sam,Juan - Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:21AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1

Samer and Daniel: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig3] The way they got there was by swimming because they affloat the water.

Natasha: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:23AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #1- The shoreline is one hundered and fifty to three hundered feet lower than we see it today. This means the cities on Santa Barbara now were five miles smaller. dig #2- Fossils have been found that were the skeletons of animals that lived many years and generations ago. Records can be found of trees, bones, a tooth, a entire skeleton, or a seashell that lived hundreds and thousands of years ago.It is called paleontalogy. Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and humans that were buried for thousands of years. dig #3- The mammoths managed to stay over the water and were able to reach the Channel Islands. Some scientists wre drawn out to the islands by the smell of veggation. dig #4- The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests. dig #5- The first mammoths that croosed the mainland were about fourteen feet tall as adults. dig #6- The mammoths developed different body scales. dig #7- Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy; The island of Ceylon, near India; Wrangle Island, north of Siberia; Santa Rosa and San Miguel. These islands and states are all located in the southwest, north, and south areas. dig #8- Mammoths used their trunks like a snorkle to keep a fresh supply of air. dig #9- Pygmies and full sized mammoths both lived on Santa Rosa Island. Robert Breunging discovered these mammoths on this island.

Samer and Daniel: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:25AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig4] The climate was wet and cool when the mammoths first got there.

Natasha: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:26AM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #1- The shoreline is one hundered and fifty to three hundered feet lower than we see it today. This means the cities on Santa Barbara now were five miles smaller. dig #2- Fossils have been found that were the skeletons of animals that lived many years and generations ago. Records can be found of trees, bones, a tooth, a entire skeleton, or a seashell that lived hundreds and thousands of years ago.It is called paleontalogy. Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and humans that were buried for thousands of years. dig #3- The mammoths managed to stay over the water and were able to reach the Channel Islands. Some scientists wre drawn out to the islands by the smell of veggation. dig #4- The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests. dig #5- The first mammoths that crossed the mainland were about fourteen feet tall as adults. dig #6- The mammoths developed different body scales. dig #7- Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy; The island of Ceylon, near India; Wrangle Island, north of Siberia; Santa Rosa and San Miguel. These islands and states are all located in the southwest, north, and south areas. dig #8- Mammoths used their trunks like a snorkle to keep a fresh supply of air. dig #9- Pygmies and full sized mammoths both lived on Santa Rosa Island. Robert Breunging discovered these mammoths on this island.

Cristina -Mary buren : . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:35AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Fossils are remains of every ancient life that has been buried for thousands of years avd preserved in a very ancient layer of earth.

Mario,Igancio Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:39AM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2 Fossils are the remains of an ancient thing, say about one thousand years old.

Mario,Igancio Mary Buren: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 12:41AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Paleontology is the study of fossils.

Natasha: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
dig #1- The shoreline is one hundered and fifty to three hundered feet lower than we see it today. This means the cities on Santa Barbara now were five miles smaller. dig #2- Fossils have been found that were the skeletons of animals that lived many years and generations ago. Records can be found of trees, bones, a tooth, a entire skeleton, or a seashell that lived hundreds and thousands of years ago.It is called paleontalogy. Fossils are the remains of ancient animals and humans that were buried for thousands of years. dig #3- The mammoths managed to stay over the water and were able to reach the Channel Islands. Some scientists wre drawn out to the islands by the smell of veggation. dig #4- The climate of the channel islands when the mammoths went there was wet, wetter than today. The vegetation was made up of pine forests. dig #5- The first mammoths that crossed the mainland were about fourteen feet tall as adults. dig #6- The mammoths developed different body scales. dig #7- Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy; The island of Ceylon, near India; Wrangle Island, north of Siberia; Santa Rosa and San Miguel. These islands and states are all located in the southwest, north, and south areas. dig #8- Mammoths used their trunks like a snorkle to keep a fresh supply of air. dig #9- Pygmies and full sized mammoths both lived on Santa Rosa Island. Robert Breunging discovered these mammoths on this island.

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Dolphins Jennifer Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Dolphins madison school: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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jonathan fierro: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
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dont mind me asking but are you talking to me?

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are you in here for camp internet?

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are you alive?

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talk to me now!!!

Natasha: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:19PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, this is Natasha. I am in rm. #15 and my teacher is Mrs.Perine. We are in the fifth grade and are studing skeletons. I would like to give a special thanks to you for being a good friend and helper!

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i demand it that you talk to me!!!

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what school do you go to?

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room 15?

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lalalalalalallalalalalalallalalal im getting board talk to me now i demand you

Natasha: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi, this is Natasha. I am in rm. #15 and my teacher is Mrs.Perine. We are in the fifth grade and are studing skeletons. I would like to give a special thanks to you for being a good friend and helper!

Dolphins madison school: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The name of the study of the fossils is Paleontology.A fossil is a bone that is turned into rock that is fossilized.

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yes we are alive. yes we are here for camp internet

dig #5: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:22PM PST (-0800 GMT)
no we are not in room 15

dig #5: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
madison got a problem with that/

brown pelicans/starfish: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:24PM PST (-0800 GMT)
the distants from anacapa is 6 miles away from the mainland.

Dolphins Jennifer Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
A Fossil is a rock that was a bone long ago.The study of fossils is called paintoligy

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hi anybody have the anserw key for camp internet?

Starfish,Alexa Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 A fossil is something that is buried in the ground for thousandsof years.

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any body have the campinternet anser key for dinosaurs?

Starfish,Alexa Madison School: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dig #2 A fossil is something that is buried for thousands of years.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Fri, Oct 27, 1:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
IMPORTANT .......This chat room is ONLY for posting messages that are in response to the DIG questions - the random comments are NOT welcome in this room because we are a LEARNING CENTER. Students, please ask you teacher to look over the posting at 1:26 and try to determine which student is responsible so they can be given the chance to HEAR why that is not acceptable posting from their teacher and from Camp staff. TEAHCERS - let me know when this is handling in the classroom please. We stress CONSTRUCTIVE uses for the Internet, not destructive and that 1:26 pm comment amounts to graffitti. Let's help the students undestand how to REPSECT this online environemnt.

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