Resources

===A growing list of resources (web spaces, articles, etc.) related to workshop topics. There is also a General Ed-Tech heading if you have something to post to the MOUSE community that falls outside the rest of our listed topics. As always, your contributions //are// the product - please share as much as you can.===

__Gaming & Learning__

 * Recent article from eschoolnews related to gaming and learning, with links to new survey data about how students feel about games as (and in) their learning environment.[| http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=53443;_hbguid=305cfa7c-e0a0-474c-8bc3-d65915d4ebce]
 * eSchoolNews on online gaming for 21st C. skills:[| http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=53586;_hbguid=937dd4fd-2413-42f6-981a-2511115010f6]

__Creative Tools__

 * Digital Video, eschoolnews reports on changes in the "visual landscape" of learning: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-articles/?i=51368
 * TechCrunch offers a really nice overview for getting started with Digital Video Tools: http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/tools-for-your-video-career/
 * Peter Rudoy's [|Powerpoint presentation of "Digital Filmmaking 101"] from the conference.

__Green Tech & PC Recycling__

 * "Green Works" Grants for green projects: http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_21.html
 * [|Information about computer recycling in NYC]from the Lower East Side Ecology Project

__Grants & Grant Writing__

 * DonorsChoose.org "is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn: "Teachers Ask. You Choose. Students Learn.": http://www.plt.org/cms/pages/21_22_21.html
 * The New York Foundation Center offers teachers and others "knowledge to build on" including helpful information on getting started, finding funders, and free classes on basic fundraising: [|http://foundationcenter.org.]

__Schools 2.0 & Tim Magner's Keynote__

 * Home Base for the Schools 2.0 toolkit: http://etoolkit.org/etoolkit/
 * Tim Magner's [|powerpoint presentation on "Schools 2.0"]from the conference

__MOUSE Squad of California__

 * Module 8 Curriculum Extensions - "Computer in-a-Box" [[file:Module 8 Supplement Guide.pdf]]

__Ed-Tech (general)__

 * New studies on Technology's role in social/emotional/cognitive development:[| http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=53593;_hbguid=a6aa6ee2-9494-429a-ab78-0a4f991e2477]


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