The MOUSE Squad Wire

There are all sorts of explanations out there about how to make the most of “Web 2.0″ technologies. One of the most exciting developments on the Web is the ability to have information from websites come to you instead of you going out to websites to see what’s new. I use Google Reader […]

Best Buy isn’t solely one of the best places to purchase nearly any tech gizmo imaginable–they’re also an organization that believes technology can be used to create a more valuable educational experience.
The Best Buy Teach Awards will support their efforts by providing over $4 Million in technology to schools using interactive technology. Educators are […]

Reprinted from InformationWeek.com
The United Nations Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technologies and Development (GAID) launched a Web site today for youth.
The site will encourage young people to discuss how technology can improve education, entrepreneurship, governance, and health. The launch comes ahead of a forum for youth planned for Sept. 24-26 in Geneva.
GAID expects 600 […]

As I was walking into the NY airport, i started to anticipate what Atlanta would look like. It was summer and i expected it to be quite warm over there too. I asked my teacher about it and he told me that New Yorkers often chuckle and call it “Hotlanta” for it’s humidity. I boarded […]

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 […]

2008 MOUSE Squad Educators Conference
Save the Date: Wednesday, April 23rd, 9AM - 6PM.
Mark your calendars for next year’s conference. We will start registration in the fall.
Do you want to present at next year’s conference?
Have an idea for how we could do something better?
Want to suggest a workshop topic?
Participate on or form a panel?
Send […]

On Friday, March 30, Council Member Brewer and Borough President Carrion invite all Bronx residents, nonprofit organizations and businesses to testify about the availability and affordability — or lack of — of broadband (that is, a high-speed connection to the Internet) in their neighborhoods.
Some questions we would like to get answers to include:
1. Why is […]

Thomas A. Edison High School’s MOUSE Squad has released its first Tech Tutorial Video!
Edison’s MOUSE Squad is making tech tutorial videos to assist other MOUSE Squad students in accomplishing common school technical support tasks. The first video demonstrates how to make an Ethernet cable (37 MB - WMV.) Please feel free to provide us […]

Recently I had the privilege of attending the Google Teacher Academy (GTA) at Google’s offices here in New York City. In a single day, I took a virtual tour of the world via Google Earth, created a 3D model in Google Sketchup, co-authored a document using Google Docs and shared it with my fellow […]