http://mousenetwork.org/wire News, resources and the voice of MOUSE program participants Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:55:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Update - mousesquad.org beta is live. All new MOUSE Squad Wire articles will be posted on mousesquad.org Please update your bookmarks and RSS feed readers. Over the last year, we've experimented with lots of tools to support our MOUSE Squads--we used a blog for announcements, mailing list software, ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=217 Got Ideas? Are you always being told that you're creative or have an outgoing personality? Do you like expressing your opinion or readily contribute to online surveys, forums and polls? Do you just have a lot to say? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you may be a good fit ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=216 Greetings all 8th and 9th graders! For those of you who are new, welcome to the program and we hope you have a really great year. For those coming back to us, thanks for taking the time and interest to return to Mouse Squad and congratulations for coming ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=215 MOUSE is offering a novel new training for educators, technical professionals and Faculty Advisors, the MOUSE Trainer Certification (MTC). The MTC workshops are designed to prepare participants to deliver the MOUSE Squad Technician Training locally, in schools.  This is ideal for schools and Faculty Advisors who often find it difficult to ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=214 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. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=213 MOUSECORPS, the program that takes students far beyond the limits of their schools walls, is back!  And it wouldn't be a MOUSE program--if there weren't tantalizing new additions. Each High School student that joins the MOUSECORPS program receives A paid summer internship with one of our corporate partners. Free admission to the new ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=211 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=210 Welcome back, MOUSE Squad Community! The MOUSE Program Calendar has already been updated with this year's activities and workshops. Official registration for all trainings and events begins on September 4th. Click here to register for MOUSE Squad Certification for Faculty and Students. You will receive a confirmation email after registration ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=205 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=208 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=206 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=202 I’ve really enjoyed my time here at Citigroup so far. Everyone has been very nice to me so far and I am sure that they will continue to do so. For the past few days I’ve been helping reorganize the storage closets in order to see what type of computer ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=203 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=201 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=199 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. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=198 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" ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=196 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! ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=195 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=194 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=193 MOUSE is pleased to announce the winner of the MOUSE Squad Eighth Grade Survey Raffle, who will receive an iPod Shuffle! The winner is Mercedes from Campbell Middle School in California. Thanks again to everyone who completed the MOUSE Squad Eighth Grade Survey! Your participation is important to us. MOUSE ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=192 "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, ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=191 MOUSE recently learned about an exciting opportunity, the Time Warner Principals of Excellence Award, and we want to be sure that your school nominates your Principal. Process: Submit nomination by June 18th. Click here for a fast and easy nomination form. Each nominated principal will receive a packet ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=190 Congratulations MOUSE Squads! All of you have done exemplary work throughout the year. Your dedication and service to your schools and communities remains a shining example to your peers, teachers, family and the entire education and technology community. A very special congratulation goes out to all MOUSE Squads who submitted applications ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=189 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=187 As if the beloved USB powered flash drives weren’t handy enough, the software package known as U3 stands to make them even more so. The U3 Smart Drive, developed by U3 LLC, allows software applications to run independent of a specific computer.  The U3 Launchpad, which controls and manages software applications, ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=186 On Tuesday, May 1st, I along with Edward, JB, and Carole presented the OLPC laptop in the Great Hall at Cooper Union. Before reaching the Hall, we had practiced quite a bit, which was a good thing because I was scared about going up in front of people and presenting ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=185 ...and become eligible to win and iPod Shuffle! GRADUATING SENIORS: Please take 10 minutes to fill out the MOUSE Squad Alumni Survey. It is for high school graduates (including seniors graduating this spring) who have ever participated in the MOUSE Squad program. MOUSE routinely gathers information about its graduates so ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=183 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=182 The following is a basic summary of the TOP 10! Best Practices for middle and high school MOUSE Squads that resulted from the very productive breakout groups at the end of the day at Wednesday's conference. It is interesting that each grade level ended up with exactly 10! Also ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=181 We are glad that so many of our faculty advisors have registered for this year's MOUSE Squad Educators Conference! For those of you who have not yet completed your registration (free!), you must do so by this Friday, the 20th at 4PM in order to be admitted. Register now! http://www.mousesquad.org/conference http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=180 MOUSE promotes excellent service among MOUSE Squads in all schools. Annually, MOUSE solicits nominations for the MOUSE Squad of the Year at the Middle and High School levels. Is your MOUSE Squad better than the rest? Does your Squad have a guaranteed response time within your school? ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=179 Dear Mouse Squad Students, One of the best parts of being a Mouse Squad technician is being able to take part in a shadowship at a company. I had the honor of interning at the IT department of UBS. It was located in this grand building in Manhattan on Sixth Avenue. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=177 Registration is still open for the MOUSE Squad Educators Conference on April 25th. Click here to sign-up (the conference is entirely free, but advanced registration is required). This year, we are offering professional development workshops on the following topics: * MOUSE Squad Updates: new curriculum, certification, elearning etc. * ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=176 MOUSE received this email from our friends at nPower regarding its Tech Service Corps Program--which is for 18 to 25 year olds who already have their high school diploma or GED. If you're a MOUSE Squad alumni, this one opportunity may be for you. "Technology ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=145 The findings of the fourth annual Speak Up survey were released at a Congressional briefing in Washington, D.C. last week. The survey collected ideas and views from more than 270,000 K-12 students and 21,000 teachers from all 50 states. This year, the survey also included 15,000 parents. According to Justin ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=175 ...give us your feedback and enter the raffle contest! Winners to be announced at the Educator's Conference on April 25! READ BELOW FOR DETAILS... WHO? ALL MOUSE Squad Faculty Advisors everywhere! WHAT? Automatically become eligible for our Faculty Advisor Raffle Contest by answering our annual survey! At least three American Express ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=174 Ironically, you may have already heard of the newest WiFi standard, 802.11N, from the myriad of online and offline retailers already peddling devices that support the latest wireless protocol before its a decided upon technology. 802.11n, the next consumer oriented version of WiFi release that promises to be 8 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=172 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=173 Dear Mouse Squad Students, I’ve had the chance to work with real tech s at UBS as part of the MOUSECORPS job shadowship program it was really interesting. The work is very similar to what we do at our schools. They have to fill out tickets just like us but they’re ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=171 Sure, your could settle in for a righteous thumb fest with your buddies and a PSP or Xbox over the upcoming break in April. Or you could make the most of what little time you have left in High School and get in line for one or all of ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=168 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=164 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 ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=167 The Robotics Competition, March 17th and 18th, is an international high school technology design challenge with 37 regional competitions, 1 world championship, 1300 teams and 40,000 students. This event is free of charge at the Jacob Javits Convention Center at 655 West 34th Street. Click here for more information: ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=166 The MOUSE Squad Training kicked off with a MOUSE Squad Essentials Training on 2/10/2007 and MOUSE Squad Tech Skills Seminar on 2/17/2007. The first MOUSE Squad Essentials Training of the year was held at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus. 67 students and teachers took the MOUSE Squad Pledge to serve ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=163 WHO? ALL MOUSE Squad Faculty Advisors. WHAT? Automatically become eligible for our Faculty Advisor Raffle Contest by answering our annual survey! At least three $100 gift certificate winners will be announced in April! WHEN? Between now and April 15. HOW? Take the time to answer the questions on this 15-20 minute ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=162 Congratulations to Brandeis High School, IN-Tech Academy & Irwin Altman MS 172! Each of these MOUSE Squad schools won a $2500 Best Buy Teach Award, for schools "using interactive technology to make learning fun." http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=161 Instructables.com offers step-by-step illustrated instructions on how to replace the boring casing of your USB memory stick with a lego! This is a fun, easy project to customize your technology. Click here for details. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=160 I can't say that I was surprised when I read Daniel' Goleman's Flame First, Think Later:New Clues to Email Misbehavior article in the Times (Free registration required.) I've been guilty of writing things in an email or an IM that I would not have said face to face. It ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=159 This customer service gem comes from Raymond Chen's Old New Thing. You might consider this approach when working with a teacher, administrator or peer. "Sometimes you're on the phone with somebody and you suspect that the problem is something as simple as forgetting to plug it in, or ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=158 It's that time of year again! Click here to register for the 2007 MOUSE Squad Educators Conference. With a keynote address by MOUSE board member Ejovi Nuwere, CEO of Gather.At and author of "Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace". Educators ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=157 Formerly codenamed 'Longhorn', Vista is Microsft's latest version of the most widely used OS, Windows.   Windows Vista  promises hundreds of improvements over Windows XP including Window's Aero (the new look and feel of Windows) and tighter security measures for the Operating System. Though Vista is already available for consumption, common software ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=155 MOUSE is participating in the One Laptop Per Child developer program, which means that we get prototypes of the latest hardware they're testing. We're participating to lend our expertise around student-led tech support initiatives. I wrote before about the developer boards. Now MOUSE is experimenting with ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=153 MOUSE is offering MOUSE Squad participants Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC³), free-of-charge! There are still some scholarships available! Contact Courtenay Carmody at courtenay@mouse.org or 212-920-3673 to learn how you can take advantage of this opportunity! ABOUT IC3 IC³ is designed to validate an individual’s basic computer skills and Internet knowledge to ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=152 Log in to e-Learning and check out the new Certification Section. You can download all of the new curriculum, and all of the requirements for MOUSE Squad certification - including the Level-10 certificate for students who have completed all of the activities and quizzes in the Student Guide Modules ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=150 Spring Semester is on the horizon and with it, a new round of MOUSE Squad Trainings! MOUSE Squad Training for 2007 kicks off Saturday, February 10th with MOUSE Squad Essentials. The kick off training is followed by an all new MOUSE Squad Tech Skills Seminar on Saturday, February 17th! This is ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=143 It's mostly been behind the scenes, but we're working on new features for MOUSE Squad eLearning. We have several people working on the website--which creates a problem--what if folks are working on the same file? What if someone adds a new section while I'm working on another section? ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=149 Act Fast! The deadline for the Best Buy Community Service Scholarship is February 15th, 2007. The scholarship, which recognizes students with exemplary community service track records, will award $1500 and $10,000 to the institution of their choice. Only High School seniors are eligible. This is a great opportunity for MOUSE ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=148 The super disc that threatens the DVD dynasty with storage capacities of over 50 times that of the current champion has moved far beyond buzz and into the consumer products (you could theoretically buy). Blu-ray, also known as Blu-Ray Disc (BD), is the next generation of compact discs that essentially enhance ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=147 Mark your calendars! Talk to your principals! Our third annual MOUSE Squad Educators Conference, hosted by Time Inc in Rockefeller Center, is scheduled for April 25th, 2007. This year, we will have a full day of activities, followed by a cocktail reception at 5PM. If you have any ideas ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=146 Faculty Advisor Training kicks off in the new year with two training dates scheduled in January. Geared toward new Faculty Advisors (and required for new MOUSE Squad Schools) this three hour workshop covers the ins and outs of the MOUSE Squad program via the MOUSE Squad Faculty Advisor Implementation Guide. The session ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=142 Winter's already here and that means one thing: Spring is next in line!  Every year, the MOUSECORPS Shadowship Experience opens the doors of fortune 500 companies to High School MOUSE Squad Technicians who want to get on the inside track to success.  Current Shadowship partners include IBM, American Express, Citigroup, ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=144 According to the folks at O'Reilly, "Safari is the premier electronic reference library for programmers and IT pros." (The full text of over 4000 books is available online and fully searchable--everything from the PERL Cookbook to "Supporting Users and Troubleshooting a Windows® XP Operating System Exam" and everything in between. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=141 Two exciting components of the MOUSECORPS program are now underway: Experiential Learning Projects (ELP) and Job Shadowships. Just to clear up any confusion, the requirements for participation in MOUSECORPS have changed. Here’s how: MOUSECORPS is not a year-long commitment. Students can participate in MOUSECORPS on a project by project basis. If ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=140 The Apple Store in soho (103 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012) has free hour long technology workshops everyday on topics ranging from podcasting, video editing, sound editing and Mac software tutorials. Check out the calendar for details: http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/month/200612.html From their site: "Mad about movies? Passionate about pictures? Totally into ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=139 Help spread the word about the MOUSE Squad program to faculty in other public schools! Once a month, MOUSE hosts an information session for schools interested in participating in the program. We highlight program requirements, benefits, and challenges, as well as assess each school's readiness for involvement. Infosession ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=138 With the holiday season in full force, it seemed appropriate to equip MOUSE Squaders with the correct pronunciation of Nintendo's newest game console Wii (As in "We" in case you need to mention it to your parents). In the spirit of So What's With, we're more concerned with the technology behind ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=135 In a phrase: Experiential Learning Project. ELP's are much more than a phrase--it's an opportunity for MOUSECORPS students to truly take their technician skills to the next level. Click here to join a team of MOUSECORPS students or work alone on the project of your dreams! Want to make flash games instead of ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=134 Interested in Technology and Science? Register for Channel Thirteen’s Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference on March 23-24th in New York City. Channel Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21, the public television stations of the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut tri-state area, have opened registration to the Celebration of Teaching and Learning Conference. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=130 Has your MOUSE Squad or someone in your school used technology to develop an interesting science project? Has your school or MOUSE Squad used multimedia resources like the web, video, or Flash to support global awareness? If so, you should know that Channel Thirteen has opened its "Multimedia in the ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=131 Dear MOUSE Squad student members! As some of you may remember from last year when we visited your squads, we are always looking for ways to make the MOUSE Squad program a great experience for all of you. As we start our second year, we want to thank everyone ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=129 As you may know, MOUSE requires all student participants to keep track of the number of hours spent participating in MOUSE Squad and the types of activities in which they take part. Now, our partners at Fordham University have designed a nifty on-line tool for tracking your hours. It even ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=128 MOUSE is commited to continuously improving our program products and services. We want to maintain the elements of the program that work and change those that don't. This is why we want to hear from you! If you have a comment or observation that you think will help us, please ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=127 For a limited time, MOUSE is offering MOUSE Squad participants 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. The IC³ program enjoys worldwide recognition as the global standard ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=126 Last Friday, 44 students and 6 Faculty Advisors from PS/MS 15, IS 229, MS 219 and the Business Computer Applications School visited the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. Thank you to the Museum staff for a wonderful interactive tour! Click here for photos: http://flickr.com/photos/chase_0704/sets/72157594373952232/ . http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=125 Long before laptops roll off an assembly line, designers, engineers and software developers collaborate to produce a product. Recently two MOUSE Squad students from Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy in the Bronx, Leroy and Lawy Tindi acted on an opportunity to be hands on with this exciting new technology. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=124 We are currently working on the next version of our MOUSE Squad e-Learning School Kit and it would be great to have your feedback and ideas! Faculty Advisors: Please take this 4-question survey online and let us know what items are the most useful and what new items you think we ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=122 By the time November hits, new and returning MOUSE Squads alike are in full swing as they take on the important and much-needed work of MOUSE Squad Help Desks. As MOUSE Squad managers, Faculty Advisors play a key role in achieving the program goals as they relate to both the school ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=121 With 30% of MOUSE Squad Schools in Queens and eastern New York City, a MOUSE Squad Technical Training hub in Jamaica New York only makes sense. MOUSE has added five more Technical Skills training to the Program Calendar. Here are the MOUSE Squad Tech Skills being held in Queens: Location: Thomas Edison ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=120 Great news for New York City Program Participants! Due to popular demand, the MOUSECORPS Leadership program is now being offered to high school MOUSE Squad Technicians a la carte! All high school MOUSE Squad Techs who have been in MOUSE Squad for at least one year can enroll in the MOUSECORPS ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=117 This September, MOUSE hosted its first grant writing workshop, led by Yalda Nikoomanesh, MOUSE Director of Development. The group used the The Best Buy te@ch program as a case study. This program seeks to: "recognize [the] creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning te@ch programs focus ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=115 Ever wonder how technicans at IBM resolve tickets? Unsure what it takes to land a full-time programming gig at a fortune 500 company? Want the inside scoop on anti-piracy technologies behind the next Gorillaz album? All this and more during MOUSECORPS Shadowships--your doorway inside some of the worlds top companies in the industry. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=118 The 2006 Speak Up Survey is now open for participation anytime from now through December 15! To participate in the survey click on the following link: NetDay Speak Up MOUSE has committed to having at least 15% of our students and teachers take the online survey. Because we will have access ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=113 By now, you've probably heard the buzz on the new MOUSE Squad Certification and Training. Still a little unclear on exactly how it works? Read on: MOUSE Squad Training is made up of ten modules of learning, each focusing on a unique set of skills important for MOUSE Squad technicians. MOUSE ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=111 This year you can begin earning MOUSE Squad Certification by enrolling in MOUSE Squad training near your school. Training is offered on a first come-first serve basis, so check the MOUSE Squad Program Calendar and reserve your spot ASAP! All MOUSE Squad Technical Skills Training will be held from 3 - ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=110 Click Here for photos from the MOUSE Squad Essentials Training last Saturday. Thank you to everyone who attended! http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=109 With November less than two weeks away, here's a timely reminder to enroll in October MOUSE Squad Certification Training--these are filling up fast! Remember, in order to attend any MOUSE Squad Training, you must enroll through the online training catalogue. Read below for links and info for training for the month of ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=108 Did you ever Google yourself to see if anything comes up? Did you ever wonder if someone can monitor your instant messages and chats? What does it really mean when you click "Install," "Next" and "Accept"? Isn't MySpace really everyone's space? And what exactly is cyber-stalking? If you can't answer those ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=107 Here is a collection of links to the-best-of-the-best adware and spyware removal tools. Please add a comment to this article if you know of other helpful websites or tools! Must have these: Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition – Removes ad-supported software components from your system. http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html Spybot - Search & Destroy – Removes threats ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=104 Museum information: http://www.movingimage.us/ Date: Friday, November 10th, 9:30AM - 1:30PM Description: Due to the popularity of our visit last year, MOUSE is returning to the Museum of the Moving Image for our Fall Middle School Field Trip. The Museum of the Moving Image is a dynamic learning environment where the art, history ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=103 Imagine a world in which every child had a laptop so that children have a window into the world and a tool with which to think. This is the vision of Nicolas Negroponte, who leads the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project. Negroponte presented the laptop ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=100 TechWatch, sponsored by New Dimension Media, is a new eSchool News channel featuring a 20-minute program poised to bring you the latest educational technology news via the web, free of charge. eSN seems dedicated to embracing online video as a growing medium in business.  The debut episode of eSN TechWatch focuses ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=99 Two long-time MOUSE Squad Faculty Advisors are now Principals at new schools-- Ben Sherman at East West School of International Studies and Kiri Soares at Urban Assembly Institute of Science and Math for Young Women. Congratulations to Kiri and Ben--I am happy to welcome their schools aboard. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=98 Faculty Advisors, please take this very quick survey to help MOUSE plan a professional development event for you in November. Take the survey! Thank you!! http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=97 All MOUSE Squad schools, faculty advisors and students are REQUIRED to register on e-Learning.  Faculty advisors are also required to delete graduated or non-participating students from the "My Account" area of e-Learning. You must register on e-Learning before signing-up for a MOUSE Squad technical training. Instructions to update your roster are here. Please ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=96 Want to help shape the future? Join a conversation with US Senator Tom Daschle. MOUSE Founder, Andrew Rasiej, recently extended MOUSE participants an invitation to an online chat sponsored by GenerationEngage a nonpartisan youth-civic-engagement initiative that connects young Americans to one another, political leaders, other civic ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=95 MOUSE Squad Training kicks into full gear this month! Remember, in order to attend any MOUSE Squad Training, you must enroll through the online training catalogue. Read below for links and info for training for the month of October: Faculty Professional Development Series October 4, 2006 4:00pm The Brand New MOUSE Squad - This virtual conference ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=92 Easily one of the hottest (and little known about) debates surrounding the use and usefulness of the Internet currently is the notion of Network Neutrality. The term Network Neutrality originally described the Internet in terms of its capabilities of delivering information. The idea being that the Internet favors certain types ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=91 The premiere workshop in the Faculty Advisor Professional Development Series was a great success! As the title suggests, upcoming Workshops will use web conferencing (webinar) technology. Here is what you can expect in October: Workshop Title: The Brand New MOUSE Squad Description: This one hour webinar session is designed to bring returning ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=90 New York City area MOUSE Squad schools can now enroll in MOUSE Squad trainings online. This year, each faculty advisor and student planning to attend a training must enroll separately. All MOUSE Squads are required to attend a MOUSE Squad Essentials Trainings - there are two dates available. You ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=89 MICE - here's a chance to get involved in a global collaborative project, One Web Day. More, from the project's press release: "The Web is worth celebrating. OneWebDay is one day a year when we all - everyone around the physical globe - can celebrate the Web and what it means ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=88 What: Student Focus Group & Pizza Party Who: MOUSE Squad students who participated last year When: Monday September 25, 4:30-5:30PM Where: MOUSE Headquarters, 295 Lafayette Street (at the corner of Houston Street) in Manhattan, 5th floor.  Take the B/D/F/V train to Broadway Lafayette, 6 Train to Bleeker, or the N/R to Prince Street. DETAILS: ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=87 As part of its ongoing professional development training for faculty advisors, MOUSE is hosting a workshop on September 21. Interested in attending? Email Meredith. Here are the grant program's details from Best Buy: The Best Buy te@ch program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. Winning ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=85 MOUSE learned of these opportunities from the Youth Learn News Blog Youth Leaders for Literacy to Awards Grants for Student-Led Projects "Youth Leaders for Literacy is an initiative of the National Education Association and Youth Service America to help youth direct their enthusiasm and creativity into reading-related service projects. Grant applications ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=84 As you may know, MOUSE has always been committed to continuously improving its program offerings and documenting program impact. Beginning last year, in January 2006, MOUSE hired the National Center for Schools and Communities at Fordham University to undertake an in-depth review of its New York City MOUSE Squads. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=81 Announcing NetDay Speak Up 2006 – November 1-30 This year parents around the country can organize their parent-teacher and student groups to encourage all the members of their school community to participate in the local conversation and the national dialog about science, math, technology, and 21st century workforce skills. Now in ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=80 Welcome Back Faculty Advisors! In response to your feedback, we have updated the MOUSE Squad program you know and love. Clearly, an integral component of the MOUSE Squad program is the Faculty Advisor. In the past, Faculty Advisor Training has primarily focused on preparing teachers to establish and manage MOUSE Squads ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=78 MOUSE has partnered with Fog Creek Software to pilot their ticket/project management tool called "FogBugz", designed by Joel Spolsky of Joel on Software fame. With FogBugz, MOUSE Squads will be able to manage & store their help desk tickets online - tickets, customer emails, bugs and discussions are instantly searchable and ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=79 MOUSE Squad Technical Training has grown in a big way. Gone are the two-day weekend tech-a-thons and in its place is a more sophisticated suite of course offerings. Here are this year's MOUSE Squad Technical Trainings: MOUSE Squad Essentials Description: The MOUSE Squad Essentials training is a day-long session designed to introduce ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=75 MOUSE requires all students and faculty advisors to register on the MOUSE Squad e-Learning website (www.mousesquad.org). If you registered for the site last year, your account login will be the same. It is up to every faculty advisor, however, to manage their MOUSE Squad roster in the "My Account" area ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=76 Ben Sherman, Principal at EWIS provided this position description: Immediate opportunity for a tech in a new school in Flushing, Queens should know Windows Server, Windows XP, printer configuration, troubleshooting, and be interested in learning to use thin clients, Pocket PC PDAs, Microsoft Exchange, Drupal, Macintosh OS, Dreamweaver, tablet ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=74 The MOUSE Squad 2006 Launch Party went off rather smoothly on August 28. 25 MOUSE Squad students turned out to check out The Sony Wonder Technology Lab. MICE tinkered with the exhibits and all seemed to enjoy the first half of the Chubb Chubbs. There was ‘technical difficulty that prevented ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=71 One of the biggest advantages of living in a networked world is the ability to see if someone's solved the same or a similar problem you're working. The web is an ideal medium for building on that knowledge--whether that means fixing an buggy program or planning a better classroom ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=67 Internship for Desktop Support Administrator Work Description: eChalk will need an intern that can handle desktop support and basic local area network activities. Approximately 90% of time will be handling desktop support items and the other 10% spread over network items. The intern will be guided by professional leaders who ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=66 The Washington-based organization CoSN (Consortium for School Networking) has launched the website for the new CoSN K-12 Open Technologies Leadership Initiative.  This initiative supports  the adoption and utilization of open technologies in K-12 education around the world." "Open Technologies" include open source software, hardware & standards which can serve as ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=56 Today I am with the helpdesk portion of UBS and am currently sitting with the manager. I have a couple things going on right now and have a lunch break at 13:00. Not much going on right now. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=55 I just added a link to O'Reilly Radar,--one of my favorite blogs for learning about cutting edge technical developments.  What other resources should we link to?  In terms of criteria, they should be related to education, technology or software development and of interest to the MOUSE community.  Give us your ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=65 Havent was blogging for a couple days due to time restrictions, Sorry JB :(. However my second Monday was by far one of the best days at any internship, I had the ability to acquire a skill that I did not feel would come anytime soon which was Basic and ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=64 today wasn't a busy day all we did was assist Lizza with a simple task. we had to go into out look and look up some names for her. we just had to see if they were in the system or not and if they weren't we just placed a ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=63 TOday was great as well as unusually active. Our boss for the day was Denise, she had us install both a CD-Drive and a DVD Drive. We found great difficulty in removing the case, but after such a difficult task we saw that our task was easier than we thought. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=57 today we met with Jesse told us all about wat he did and we also met with shaun. both individuals work head to head with the artist. shaun's current project was janet's new album which is a lot of work. we later got some posters and returned to ours desk. ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=62 Today was our last day at EMI. We started out the day at our desk and then Priscilla took us on a CD pick up at Virgin records. We then returned to our desk once more and went to Capitol records where a bag of CDs was waiting for us ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=61 We went to a meeting. The IT's and the Help desk had a meeting. Shelly-ann and I were confused. Also it was really long but they had fun in there meeting. That concludes day 5. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=58 The only thing we did was check to see if retired or fired people still had an EMI email account in Outlook. After that Shelly-ann and I just relaxed and played games and draw. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=60 We didn't do much. It was sort of slow but however I showed Shawn my music creation. She and the tech crew loved it. I think Shelly-Ann hated it. No just joking. But it was a good day. In the end of the shadowship, I will give them another song ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=59 Today was not a very active day, we sat at our desk for the most part playing games and talking to each other. We later went to Shaun's office to listen to a musical piece created by Frantz which was really good. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=54 TOday Frantz and I sat in on a meeting that Shaun and her group conduct each friday. This was a meeting to exchange information and ideas. At the meeting they also  covered what had to be done as well as what had to be improved; each individual briefted Shaun on their projects and ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=53 Dear all,                    Today is my first day at UBS and the first day is expectedly exciting. I sat in a presentation with Angela and got to learn and share some nice widgets and tricks in Microsoft Office. The class was an hour long and now I am at a desk ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=52 Today is the last day of the two week internship at UBS. it was fun and I met a lot of new people. the experience here will never be forgotten and I will keep in contact with Shelley and the rest of the gang. My presentation looks real good thanks ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=51 Today started out like everyday before it did, we sat in our cubicle and entertained each other until we were instructed to do something.  We took a trip once more to the server room with three techs we watched as the fiddled with a few wires, from there we took ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=50 Today we basically walked around with two working crews trying to solve a server issue. Shelly-Ann and I helped them set up a conference room in the lounge area. We also recieved some free CD's (YAY!) and we just walked around the building. Later that day Shelly-Ann and I shredded some ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=49 Well today Shelly-Ann and I just sit with the help desk team. We talked to them and we watch them work. We also talked to a man (forgot his name) about the EMI server they have and monitor. He basically explain how hard drive were the most important when it ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=48 When I was first introduced to the Safari bookshelf I took this as an opportunity to read every technical book in my interests. As I moved read chapters in books I was able to put information together and form my own style of doing things. The books saved me ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=45 It is one day before the ending of my shadowship at UBS. I must say that this shadowship was the best i ever had in a long time. The people were great and the experience was fun. Today I am working on the finishing touches of my presentation that I ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=44 Today was an interesting day as usual. We sat with Priscilla to continue to work on the laptops from yesterday. We had to go online to obtain the necessary info needed to remove the hard-drive. First we had to remove the battery and from there we followed the steps and ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=43 Today I was at the Front Desk............. man I have been at the Front Desk lately. Memei was not there today but I met a new Front Desk employee Angela. She was very nice. She actually train Tim and moved up to a higher position in her field of work. Everthing ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=42 I did not know what to expect in EMI today. But the atmosphere was different from other shadowships. People at EMI are loose. I mean there was music everywhere. So I find that very cool. Well today I went to see Chris. He does the help desk. We talked and ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=41 Today was fun, i felt so offical walking into the building showing my ID badge and then using it to get on the floor {that's hot}. Today was spent engaging in various tasks. First I went into the copy room to sherd some CDs and papers [I didn;'t get to finisht because the ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=38 Today at UBS I met Allen Brady, Associate Director in the Presentions department. Everyone mentioned earlier in the shadowship if i had seen him so he must be a important person. He discuss the Overview of UBS and used Microsoft Access in which he thinks is the best Program out ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=37 I got to EMI early to get a headstart on my day, I didn't know what to expect but i was open to anything. I spent the first few hours with the help desk listen in on phone calls as they came. I then went on to a mock interview with a ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=36 I don’t know if was just because today was my last day at EMI, or it how Priscilla planned the day. Around 10:15am, there was a meeting where people were discussing the location of EMI artist on the billboard charts. After that, I meet up with Len; he explained what ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=35 Want free Wi-Fi? If you live in the East Village it's coming soon. Today, four MOUSECORPS students met with MOUSE founder Andrew Rasiej and FON, a community of WiFi users. Their goal: to get wireless access points in the windows of hipsters who live in the East Village ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=34 Today in UBS I met another manager in the Presentations department, Diana. Shelley had a emergency so she could not come in today. I hope she will feel better especially for my presentation on Friday. i met Richard again and we worked on making a graph for my presentation. I ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=33 Today my mother came with me to UBS. A emergency came up so she was with me. I introduced my mother to Shelly and they had a good talk. After this I met Lead Operator Chad and we talked about past shadowship experiences. I also saw Chad help two ladies, ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=32 Today i finished installing XP Pro Serivce pack 2 on the laptops that Priscilla gave me. Once XP was done installing, i had to run Windows Updates so that the computers have all the hotfixs and security problems fixed. I heard tomorrow that i am going to be installing software ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=31 This is my fourth day at UBS and it was one that was important. I had to remember a lot of things but they were all interesting. As usaul I hung out at the Front Desk. At 1:00 pm i went to a meeting where I met a few of ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=30 Today i was assigned at the Front Desk again so I met Tim, Mimei and Rafeki. Later I met a Lead Operator. Her name was Lakennia Griffin. She helps employees who need correction in any presentation that they work on. She also showed me Corel. Later I met up with Kevin Cherry ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=29 Today was a boring day, Priscilla made me install Microsoft XP Professional Service Pack 2 on about 10-15 laptops. This was very easy, because all you had to do was turn the laptop on, put in CD in the drive and follow the on screen messages. Because this are old ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=28 Today was my second day at UBS were i was appointed at the front desk. There I worked with Tim and Mimei and learned a little more about PresXpress. Later on I met Richard Johnson and he helped me create a presentation that I have to present at the end ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=27 The training room had 3 computers that needed to be hooked up with keyboard, mouse and power cables. At first I thought it was easy till I noticed the desk the coamputers were on. The desk had this weird channel thing where the cables so that they are not all ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=26 The Hp/Compaq computer that Priscilla showed how to complete a Remote Installation Script (RIS) for installing windows from a server along with understand Group Policy Organization for installing programs automatically; we took that computer and install it into an employee office. I help clean the desk and remove the old ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=25 July 24th 2006 was my first day at UBS. I was introduce to some of the employees that work there. I worked with Joshua Dunn at his desk. He showed me how to use Flash (which I thought was really cool) as well as some other things like using HTML ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=22 Today I spent the day at the front desk once more and later went on a satellite tour with Tracy. Once again the front desk was a little slow. The work that came in was handed off to an available operator within good time. When i enter i said good morning ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=6 The agenda for today is as followed; first session- front desk, break for a hour lunch and the last session - worked with Lead Op (Celia). This was my first day at the front desk and i must admit it wasn't as exciting as i would have expected. While at the front desk ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=9 Today was my last day at UBS. I spent the day working on my presentation and at 12:00pm i met with Shelley and Allen to present what I had learned since I've been there. After the presentation we had lunch and shared stories of what i happened within our lives ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=18 As I was walking towards my cubicle, Priscilla showed me a Desk Side Computer Checklist. This checklist has tasks on it that has to be completed before the computer is moved into the employee office. The checklist has about 4-5 categories; Operating Systems, Outlook, Hardware, and General Practice. An Operating ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=17 In the morning, Shawn showed me an actual ticket the company uses to manage IT work. The ticket is called a TSR, Technical Support Report. The TSR is used for purchasing, upgrading equipment or desktop software problems. On top of the TSR has the employee information, their name, location, phone ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=15 Today marks my last day at UBS, how upsetting. I enjoyed my time there honestly. Today i had to work on my presentation for tomorrow. Tracy, Celia and sorry but i don't know how to spell her name helped me with the presentation. After the conclusion of my presentation i ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=16 Today was spent at the front desk and thing were some what busy today so I had to wait for someone to become free to pay attention to me [it was explained that things were going to be crazy and that I will be alone for the most part, which ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=21 This morning, I worked with David in Helpdesk. He explains to me more in depth of how the helpdesk works and operates, for example using the advantages and disadvantages of remote desktop to client’s computer. One of the problems he faced was that there are multiple computers with the same ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=14 Once again I was with Allen, who showed me the functions and work that went into the final product of the variouse programs he created. He showed me the core details behind what I saw. Later that day I sat with Celia and Ketsia who taught me how to create and animate ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=20 This morning, I helped Priscilla unpack a brand new HP computer that is going to be installed in an office. After unpacking the computer from the protective Styrofoam and plastic bag, I hooked it up with a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Once I verify that the computer boots without a ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=13 Today marks the beginning of my last week at UBS [so sad]. As i entered the presentations wing i announced my presence with a ever so jolly good morning. My first session was with Angela [she's the third member of the T&C group along with Joshua and Rich] we first ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=12 When I arrived at the EMI Records Building, I meet up with Chris. He manages the daytime shift of the helpdesk and explained to me how the helpdesk works and operates world wide (they have offices in the UK and west coast). Besides emailing employees and clients, they use a ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=11 Once more I entered the USB Presentation room [which is where I'm stationed] and as before i felt as if I was there for more than a day. Today was the day in which i was going to meet the mastermind being the programs which has been implented within the ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=8 Today was the first of my internship at UBS. The atmosphere was really welcoming everyone said hi and smiled a little smile. Well just to put it today was great i had a lot of fun as well as learned a lot from both Richard and Kevin. Rich is the ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=7 Today marks the end of week one and my day consisted of  working at the front desk and working with Lead Op Chad. Chad like Celia was working on a corel project when i met with him, only this time here was working on recreating logos. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=19 Congratulations on being selected to participate in the Career Shadowship Experience. You are on your way to a rewarding and engaging professional experience that will help you begin to build the framework for your future. Shadowships include more than the time you spend with a corporate partner or business, it ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=5 Click the "Register" link on the right menu to create an account that will allow you to publish to this blog. http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=4 “Wiki”, is an abbreviated term for wiki wiki (weekie, weekie), which describes anything quick or fast in the native Hawaiian language. Though in English, wiki sounds more like “wick-ey” (and means the same thing as a quickie). Across the internet, sites like Wikipedia are changing the way the Web is woven ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=94 RSS or Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary web feeds provide web content or summaries of web content together with links to the full versions of the content. RSS feeds make it easy to keep up with weblogs and websites that change often. For instance, if you input the ... http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=93 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=385342793011 http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=112 Training on 12/4/2006 http://mousenetwork.org/wire/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/Student_Guide_Mod%205.doc http://mousenetwork.org/wire/?p=137