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DIY Contest Deadline Extended to May 25! End-of-Year Survey Deadline Extended to May 18!
Calling all DIY procrastinators -- this is your lucky day!
The deadline for the DIY Contest has been extended to May 25, and winners will now be announced on June 6. That gives you an extra week and a half to get that project together and submit--and we can't wait to see it!
The End-of-Year Survey deadline has also been extended--you can still enter to win a $100 gift card!
- Students take the survey here.
- Coordinators take the survey here.
And last but not least:
You can still nominate your squad for MOUSE Squad of the Year until June 1!
Nominate Your Squad for MOUSE Squad of the Year 2012!
As the end of the school year comes closer and closer, it's time to take a step back and reflect on everything that's happened so far. We've seen a lot of really awesome things happen at MOUSE during this time; whether it's the cases you put into CaseTracker, the incredible MicroProject submissions, awesome events, the new Wins! system and so much more.
But not everyone across the country knows about all the amazing work that you do in your squads. That's why it's time to announce that it's time for your submissions to our annual MOUSE Squad of the Year contest!
We want to know why your squad is the best squad. All you have to do to win is tell us the story of what makes your MOUSE Squad awesome. Is it the way that you work together as a team? Is it a special project you designed? Maybe your squad closes more cases than anyone else, or maybe you design websites for other teachers at your school. Maybe you've built a super robot that is the mascot of your squad. Whatever it is, we want to know all about it!
CLICK HERE to apply for MOUSE Squad of the year by Friday June 1st. All you have to do is tell us the story of what makes your MOUSE Squad so special.
Last year's winners were the three Squads of PS 256 in Queens, NY. All the work in this school gets divided between three squads that cover a wide range of ages and skill levels. Yet they're all run by one amazing MOUSE Squad Coordinator! Check out this video showing some of the amazing things they do:
Our Winner for Best New MOUSE Squad was the Grandeur Squad from Hudson High School of Learning Technologies in Manhattan, NY.
They recently won our February MicroProject "What Powers Your Squad?" by creating this Glogster showcasing all the different powers of all their squad members. Check out their project here:
It's so easy to apply! So what are you waiting for? APPLY HERE by Friday, June 1st, 2012!
Winning squads will receive a plaque and a secret awesome prize for your squad. Not only do you win glory and fame on the Wire, but last year we gave away a plaque for your school, a pizza party for your squad, MOUSE branded MOUSE pads for your entire lab, MOUSE t-shirts and MORE! This year, who knows what amazing prizes we'll give away!
Don't forget submissions are due by Friday, June 1st. Winners will be announced in June. To see the full winner's post from last year click here. May the best Squad win!
Share the MOUSE Squad Story!
We've been hard at work behind the scenes at MOUSE HQ creating an animated video that tells the story of the important work you do in MOUSE Squad. You represent a national network of young people who are doing incredible things for schools, communities, and so much more and we want to encourage you to share the story!
Share this video with your friends, family, teachers and social networks to let everyone know what great work you do in MOUSE Squad!
Here are just a few ideas of the ways you can get the word out about MOUSE Squad:
- Tweet this link to your social network on twitter, make sure to include the @mousesquad handle!
- Show this video at a school assembly to let everyone know what your MOUSE Squad does
- Use it to introduce your friends to what you do in MOUSE Squad.
- Put this link (http://youtu.be/m-ve74E34M4) on your blog or facebook to share with your friends.
A big shout out and thank you goes to Ajahneik from the MOUSE Squad at The Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts for doing the amazing narration for this video. Isn't she incredible?
In the D.I.Y. spirit, we wanted to make our production process as transparent as possible. All of the drawings you see in the video were made by MOUSE's very own Training Specialist Maggie Muldoon who is an amazingly talented artist. We filmed this video by mounting a camera above Maggie looking down at the paper and then sped up the footage to match the voice-over. We added a little stop motion video too. If you put your mind to it, you could make something like this (maybe for the Spring Microproject D.I.Y. contest?)!
