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Rolling Out the First Fall MOUSE Squad Events!
On August 31st, 2010 Naomi Says
Another school year is almost here, and the MOUSE Squad calendar is already filling up with exciting events for all you NYC MOUSE Squad Members and Coordinators! A sneak preview of what’s to come includes:
- October 22: Get ready, coordinators: it’s Coordinator-Con! Join MOUSE Squad Coordinators from across NYC for a half-day of training and planning, tutorials on the 2010 MOUSE Squad updates, and brainstorming of best practices and implementation for the new school year. This event will feature sample lessons, games, and walk-throughs of web tools. Don’t miss out--stay tuned for registration
announcements on the Wire!
- October 27: If you missed out on Coordinator-Con, you’ll still have the chance to get some great training in early in the school year with the Coordinator Orientation Webinar. Keep an eye out for details on the Wire about how to call in.
- Saturday, November 6 (with overflow registration meeting Nov. 13): Team Training is back! Team Training is a fun, full day of techie games, team-building activities, and pizza with your team, designed to get you ready to tackle Certification and get your student help desk up to speed. You’ll also get a sneak peek at what’s in store for MOUSE Squad this year, from new features on the website to upcoming events! Pre-registration will be required, stay tuned on the Wire for more details.
Keep an eye out for site updates, too: You may have also noticed some changes around here. With the new student profiles, you can upload a picture of yourself and write an “About Me,” and you can also keep track of all the work you’ve done on mousesquad.org on your Activity Wall. And if that wasn’t enough, now you can also rack up Wins! by writing blog posts, completing quizzes and Blog-Its! in the Certification Curriculum, closing cases in CaseTracker, and more!
Here’s hoping you all had a great summer--and are ready for another fantastic year of MOUSE Squad!
If you are a MOUSE Squad Coordinator and you haven’t yet renewed your squad’s membership from last year, email join@mouse.org or go to www.mousesquad.org/join to renew your membership. Deadline to renew is September 30.
MOUSE Corps Interns - A Day of Water
On August 30th, 2010 JB Says
On Saturday, July 24th, the MOUSE Summer Interns (along with Camp Interactive) set sail on the schooner, Pioneer, a classic cargo ship re-purposed as a classroom with sails. 16 students and staff from MOUSE, Camp Interactive and New York Tech Meetup, joined the crew of the Pioneer, pulling sails and navigating the waters of the East River for a 2010 Summer Interns Retreat.
The boat then docked at Governor's Island, where the MOUSE crew embarked on a full day of hiking and biking fun. The City of Water Festival made the visit to the Island even more exciting with loads of musical entertainment, education and giveaways.
Students beat the heat with delightfully explosive water-balloon fights - an exciting way to stay hydrated! Amidst all the fun, the students found time to give back to the City of Water Festival and Govenor's Island community by helping event staff.
All in all, it was a grand day for MOUSE Interns and a exciting step forward with partners at Camp Interactive.
6th Graders: FREE Game Design Summer Camp at Parsons!
On July 12th, 2010 marc Says
Mobile Quest is a week-long game design camp that runs July 26-30, 2010, on the campus of Parsons the New School for Design. Students entering the 6th grade in September 2010 will have the chance to work with professional game designers, creative artists and other experts to learn how to turn great ideas into great games. Mobile Quest introduces campers to basic game design ideas and stresses the importance of teamwork, critical thinking, digital media literacy, and problem solving. Mobile Questers will draw board games, explore the city, tell stories with pictures and videos, and incorporate all of these materials into their games.
Mobile Quest will be held July 26–30th, each day from 9am to 1pm, at Parsons The New School for Design, 2 West 13th Street, NYC.
Limited spaces remain for this Free week-long camp so act fast! YOU MUST REGISTER HERE TO ATTEND.
More questions? Contact Leah at the Institute of Play by email mobilequest@q2l.org. Let her know you are a MOUSE Squad Member.
Here's the official flyer for more information.
Looking for things to do this summer? If interested in MobileQuest, you should also be sure to plan ahead for the Geek Squad Summer Academy hosted by MOUSE in August - click here to learn more about Summer Academy.
