Jamboree-on-the-Air
Jamboree-on-the-Internet
 2021! 
@ Camp Mountaineer

 

WHO:  Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA
(all Scouts must attend with adult supervision with the exception of those Scouts BSA registered for Radio Merit Badge) 

WHEN:  Saturday, October 16, 2021, 9 AM - 4 PM (stay for as little or as long as you'd like!)

WHERE:  Camp Mountaineer (187 Camp Mountaineer Rd, Morgantown). Drive into Camp. Check-in is at the Trading Post porch. 

COST:  FREE! 

• JOTA/JOTI 2021 patches will be available in the Trading Post for $5 each. Available while supplies last. 
• The Trading Post will be open to purchase snacks, drinks and souvenirs throughout the day. 
• This is also a Camp Mountaineer Campmaster weekend. While ALL campers are welcome and encouraged to participate in all JOTA/JOTI demonstrations, the Campmaster weekend program (Climbing Tower) is reserved for those units participating in weekend camping. 

JOTA/JOTI provides the opportunity for millions of Scouts around the world to meet on the air via Amateur Radio or the Internet.  Come explore technology and develop technical skills through communication with other Scouts from as many parts of the world as possible. Let's celebrate Scouting! JOTA and JOTI are FREE events open to all levels of Scouts.

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Handicraft Pavilion:
Voice communication over shortwave.  We will chat with Scouts and Scouters wherever the shortwave signals are going today.  Radio direction finding will give Scouts the opportunity to help us locate hidden transmitters around camp.  For Scouts BSA working on the NOVA award we will work with calculators.

Dining Hall Pavilion:
We will use Internet-linked radios to chat with Scouts from around the world.  We will also try digital computer-to-computer shortwave communications.  We will also experiment with communications over string and learn some words in foreign languages toward the International Spirit Award. 

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Hott Building:
Jamboree-on-the-Internet, or JOTI, is an annual international Scouting event sponsored by the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Each year, during the third weekend in October, Scouts from around the world gather online to learn about other cultures and the activities in which other Scouts participate. They communicate with each other using Internet-enabled devices such as computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. Last year, JOTA-JOTI had over 1.5 million Scouts and leaders participate in more than 160 countries!

During various timeslots throughout the day, Scouts will have the opportunity to speak to Scouts and Scouters from various countries throughout the world--right from the Hott Building! 

Want to submit a video for the talent show? Do it here! 

Want to participate in Jamboree-on-the-Internet from home? Sign up here: https://www.jotajoti.info/. 

Special Offering for Scouts BSA:
Radio Merit Badge will also be offered for a limited number of Scouts BSA members for $15.  Scouts must be present for the entire day (9 AM - 4 PM) and bring a sack lunch.  Fee includes a 2021 JOTA/JOTI patch for each Scout. Check-in for Radio Merit Badge is at 8:30 AM on the Trading Post porch. 

Advancement & Recognition Opportunities: 
The following advancements *may* be met during the JOTA/JOTI demonstrations. It is the responsibility of the participant to track any advancements earned. Questions regarding advancement may be directed to lnamsupak@gmail.com. 

International Spirit Award:
- Play two games that originated in another country or culture.
- Participate in JOTA or JOTI. (tentative)
- Learn 10 words that are in a different language than your own.

Cub Scout requirements:
Tech Talk NOVA:

4. Visit a place where technology is being designed, used, or explained, such as one of the following: an amusement park, a police or fire station, a radio or television station, a newspaper office, a factory or store, or any other location where technology is being designed, used, or explained.

A. During your visit, talk to someone in charge about the following:

(1) The technologies used where you are visiting
(2) Why the organization is using these technologies

B. Discuss with your counselor the technology that is designed, used, or explained at the place you visited.

5. Discuss with your counselor how technology affects your everyday life.

Scouts BSA requirements:
Designed to Crunch NOVA:

4. Do ALL of the following:
A. Investigate your calculator and explore the different functions. (Scout should bring some sort of a calculator.) 
B. Discuss the functions, abilities, and limitations of your calculator with your counselor. Talk about how these affect what you can and cannot do with a calculator. (See your counselor for some ideas to consider.)

5. Discuss with your counselor how math affects your everyday life.

Citizenship in the World:
(Must have prior approval from Scoutmaster and be working with a Merit Badge Counselor. This requirement may be fullfilled during Jamboree-on-the-Internet in the Hott Building at a specific time. The schedule for JOTI will be released as soon as it is available. Check back for updates.)

7 C.  Visit with a student or Scout from another country and discuss the typical values, holidays, ethnic foods, and traditions practiced or enjoyed there.