The MOUSE Squad Wire

My name is Jonathan Bettencourt, and I’m a senior in college attending Polytechnic University. I’ve been working with Mouse as an intern for a year now, and I’m responsible for all design and development on the Mouse Squad Locator - which was recently made available, here on The Wire. As a Computer Science major, I […]

So first things first, I’m sorry about the late post everyone, but I got wrapped up with some things I had to take care of this weekend. I had to do some things for a class I want to take and I did an interview (which hopefully will act as a “thank you” to MOUSE. […]

Ever wanted to know if there are other MOUSE Squads near your school? Or how many MOUSE Squads there are in New York, or California, or anywhere else?
Thanks to the hard work of our Technology Intern, Jonathan, you can now find all of the schools with operating MOUSE Squads using the Google Maps interface. […]

I know I missed my due date August 4th, but i’ve been busy with my vacation and lost track of time and what not. Anyway, I’m here now. My name is Danny Parache by the way, and I was given the great opportunity of receiving a summer internship at Davis Polk & Wardell (DPW.com). This […]

The MOUSE Squad Wire is not a job board, but every now and again we post opportunities that we think we be of interest to our community. The Master of Fine Arts Program at the School of Visual Arts is looking for a Systems Administrator. I thought that it would be useful to […]

MOUSE is pleased to announce the winner of the 2006-07 MOUSE Squad Alumni Raffle, who will receive an iPod Shuffle! The winner is Alvan Wong from Brooklyn Technical High School. Congratulations, Alvan and good luck at school next year.
Thanks again to everyone who completed the MOUSE Squad Alumni Survey! Your participation is important to […]

In January, MOUSE offered MOUSE Squad participants the opportunity to participate in a pilot of Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³), free-of-charge. IC³ is designed to validate an individual’s basic computer skills and Internet knowledge to promote success in school, work, and life. Each scholarship included unlimited access to a comprehensive online practice tutorial called […]

What’s NECC? The National Education Computing Conference. It’s organized by the International Society for Technology in Education– a nonprofit membership association, that strives to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education. This year, MOUSECORPS students Ryan Mason and Syed […]

“Shipwrecked at sea, Darienne Clay, daughter of a brilliant scientist at the University of Hawaii’s new biotech program, washes up on the shore of an abandoned island after the university’s summer school research vessel she was on meets with disaster. While searching the island for means of survival and escape, she stumbles upon the reason […]

Imagine if the next President of the United States:
* Declared the Internet a public good, like water or electricity
* Committed to providing affordable high-speed wireless Internet access nationwide
* Declared a “Net Neutrality” standard forbidding Internet service providers from discriminating among content based on origin, application or type.
* Ensured that “Every Child was Connected.” so that […]