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Camp Internet - Expedition III, Briefing 12
Overview
We have completed Expedition 3 and have learned some new things about commercial uses of the Channel region, including fishing, oil and mariculture.
We would like to encourage everyone to work with their classes prior to the Holidays, on the making of a TimeLine for this first part of Camp Internet.
TimeLines that show the gradual progression of civilization in the Channel region, from the Chumash and Gabriolino people to modern mariculture and fishing.
We'll put class TimeLine projects (try working on legal size paper) onto the web during December. Take any approach to working with your students on a timeline that you prefer. A text list, or a chart drawn out in color.
Be sure to explore MERA this month - the Marine Educators Regional Alliance. Click here to go to the MERA Web
MERA provided speakers and site visits for us during the summer months, and is an education consortium that RAIN provides technology assistance for. These partners will become the expert Trail Guides for the remainder of the school year. We will be learning more about them during December.
Over the next few weeks we will have several new Agency representatives from MERA come online for live chats with your classroom.
Be sure to schedule times for your chats - send a note to camp@rain.org or click right here to reserve a time that is good for your class.
Community Nights
The next scheduled Community Night is December 16 - for Lake Arrowhead. These Nights are proving a great success in generating community awareness of the technology activities in the schools, and we have seen school administrators, parents, librarians, students, and the press in attendance. A second round is planned for the Spring, and at least one Community Night is required of all field trip participants.
Camp Counselor
Susan Barkdoll will be available for visiting classrooms during the first three weeks of December. These site visits are helping teachers learn about features of the Camp they were not previously aware of, are useful in providing one-on-one for the students, and are giving teachers and students an opportunity to try technology features they have not yet had a chance to use in the classroom. Please coordinate visits with Susan directly at raider@rain.org, or through camp@rain.org. We are asking the Counselors to report on their findings in the field, and will be adapting the January - June program accordingly to better meet your needs. Use the visit to let us know what works - and what needs improvement - during this pilot year.
Field Trips
Please see the camp-outpost-l listserv for details on live field trip opportunities. We have classes scheduled for Catalina, Anacapa, and Channel whale watching - let us know what works for you so we can plan the technology component that gives your students as role as reporters and broadcasters back to the other classrooms. We have underwater, land based, and ship board technology activities ready to serve you and your students.
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