Archive for April, 2007
Top 10 Best Practices Summary from Educator’s Conference 2007
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 note that there are 3 […]
Posted: April 30th, 2007 under Odds and Ends.
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Educators Conference Registration Deadline: This Friday!
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
Posted: April 19th, 2007 under Odds and Ends.
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MOUSE Squad of the Year - 2007
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? Have your technicians attended more […]
Posted: April 16th, 2007 under Opportunities, Faculty, Students.
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Mouse Squad Shadowships at UBS - March 19 to March 30
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. From the moment that I […]
Posted: April 10th, 2007 under Community Voices, Students.
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Professional Development Opportunities at the MOUSE Squad Educators Conference…
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.
* Best Practices Workshop: share your […]
Posted: April 9th, 2007 under Opportunities, Events, Faculty.
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Apply for nPower NY’s Tech Service Corps
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 Service Corps (TSC), NPower NY’s […]
Posted: April 9th, 2007 under Opportunities.
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Students, Parents, and Teachers Speak Up on Educational Technology
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 Appel, reporting in eSchool News, […]
Posted: April 4th, 2007 under Odds and Ends.
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Please ANSWER the ANNUAL FACULTY ADVISOR SURVEY!
…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 $100 gift certificate winners will […]
Posted: April 3rd, 2007 under Odds and Ends, Opportunities, Faculty.
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