Posts by Jodi Murphy
Jodi is one of our marketing guru’s here at MDR. She has more than 20 years of digital marketing experience having held senior marketing and management positions with major publishers, including Scholastic and Reader’s Digest. She also played a key role launching a wildly successful tech startup, helping it make the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies three years running. Jodi has a passion for technology that automates and streamlines marketing processes for the educational industry. In her spare time she loves cooking for her large Greek-Norwegian family and is her daughter’s biggest fan when she’s competing around the country in all-star competitive cheer competitions.
KUDOS Each year during the Annual Conference, CoSN honors distinguished school technology leaders, experts and districts for their school technology accomplishments and dedication to advancing innovative learning settings. Let’s give a big congrats to these individuals who were honored! District Team Leadership Award: Hampton Township School District Team (PA) Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity: […]
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What are the hot topics for educators right now? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities from the past two weeks. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring […]
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I love email. At its best, it is a non-invasive form of one-to-one communication that is direct, cost-effective, and easy to track. But, that ping-ping-ping of incoming emails can truly get on my nerves. Each morning, I’m stressed before I even look at my inbox, because I know there will be hundreds of new messages […]
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This year’s National Library Week theme was Libraries = Strong Communities. At MDR we are awed by the immense impact that libraries have in our communities and how their influence goes well beyond library doors. A Pew Research Center study from 2016 showed that more than 90% of Americans consider the library “very” or “somewhat” […]
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Wow..busy time of year! So many things to celebrate this time around…from anniversaries, the EdTech Digest Awards (tons familiar names on the finalist and winners list!) and other innovative products and services being released. There are many wonderful things you all do for teachers, students, administrators and entire districts, so with that I say a […]
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April is National Records and Information Management month! We sat down with one of our data experts, Anne Goto, to weigh in. Days are getting longer, the birds are singing, and there’s a hint of warmth in the air – it’s almost spring! It’s the time of year that we want to throw open the […]
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What are the hot topics for educators right now? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities from the past two weeks. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring […]
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This week marks the first week of spring and new growth is on it’s way. Growth comes with announcements of new products and service offerings for the education market. This round of the scoops has quite a bit of news in the area of new product and services launches, so I broke that out into […]
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Apples, coffee cups, pencils, and rulers: What do these things have in common? Ding, ding, ding — they’re gifts given to teachers every single year. This Teacher Appreciation Week, you can do better by giving teachers something that they’re truly interested in. No matter their district or grade level taught, teachers are running short on […]
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What are the hot topics for educators right now? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities from the past two weeks. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring […]
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Today is National Proofreading Day! We all have made spelling errors, grammar boo boos and typos when we write (I sure do!), so today is the day where we should take a little extra time to proofread our work, and also show appreciation to those who proof our work. Do you use an online tool […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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School safety is a hot topic (no surprise there) and it’s relationship with social emotional learning (SEL) is becoming more prevalent. Why the importance? Educators are looking for ways to reduce discipline problems, build a positive school climate and increase academic success, especially during the needs of increased safety in schools. I love seeing companies […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking…”Another post on social media marketing to educators and why I need to be doing it.” You’re right! Seriously though, you need to be doing it. I still am shocked at the number of brands who are missing out on reaching teachers, schools and families via social channels. It […]
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Busy busy busy! What a great start to 2019 and I’m looking forward to bringing you scoops, and more good stuff, in the months to come. Thank you to those of you who provided feedback over the past two weeks. I appreciate your support and I love reading your comments. I’m combing through your emails […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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There’s a perception that nothing ever changes in education. After all, there’s a very good possibility that the schools in your town are more than 40 years old. However, even though the structures look the same, it’s a very different story when you look inside. If those old, familiar walls could talk, here are a […]
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The scoops have been pouring in the past couple weeks, thank you all for sharing! With the new year upon us, I’m thinking it’s a good time to solicit Scoops feedback. Many of you have been loyal readers over the years and so I thank you for your continued clicks. But, is there anything else […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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It’s a given that teachers are active on social media. We showed you the top posts they engaged with last year, reported educator-related social media trends in the 2018 MDR Digital Trends in the Education Market report, and provided tips for social marketing in this webinar. We recently dug a little deeper on the topic […]
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It’s a new year, which means new scoops for you! I love this time of year because it means a clean slate with exciting news and announcements to share. It’s fun to imagine what 2019 will bring for the education industry and for all of us. I look forward to sharing the hottest news that develops […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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Did you know? Education is big business! Surprise surprise. According to the National Council for Education Statistics (NCES), when all types of educational institutions are combined, total spending reaches $1.25 trillion dollars, or 7% of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). That’s a lot of buying power. Ever imagine being a fly on the wall inside […]
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The end of 2018 is fast approaching and then on to 2019. There have been so many great announcements this year with all of you constantly striving to help improve all things relating to educators and the education industry. We here at MDR are very much appreciative of all the great things you do and […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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Ah, the holiday season is upon us. Time for the magic and the mania. The decorations, the shopping frenzy, those social climber elves with their ever-changing shelves, and so much food on sticks. It’s also winter break for schools. A little downtime to spend with family and friends may be the best gift of the […]
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Holiday Chaos is full-force and I’m hoping you all are not stressed to the max…especially with year-end fast approaching. Oh yeah, that hectic rush to the finish line for those businesses whose fiscal year ends December 31. While some are crazed, our education audience is checked out, offline and relaxing. NOT! Completely false! This is […]
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What are the hot topics for educators? Check out what school officials, teachers, principals, and all types of educators are most interested in from our educator communities. This is where we share with you the topics that get the most buzz with educators! Are you interested in sponsoring an article like one of these, to […]
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