5 Tips on How to Easily and Inexpensively Running a Political Campaign Online
As major state level campaigns begin to heat up in the race to the November elections, we begin to see an overwhelming presence of politics ingrained into our social media lives. A mere decade ago, the voter turnout rate amongst eligible American voters was as dismal as it ever was in our country’s young history. … Read more
Guest Blogger: Changing Times in Video Production
Brian Wardyga is a trusted name in digital media education. With a background in audio/visual production he took his expertise to the classroom where he has taught at numerous schools and has been able to build up a program and turn it into a truly interesting and hands on experience for students. Brian acknowledges the … Read more
Guest Blogger: Homeschooling In the Digital Age
Angie Knutson is the creator of an insanely popular blog “My Four Monkeys” a product review site for moms and dads. Angie has (you guessed it) four kids which she home-schools. Her blog chronicles the life of a home school while offering up tips and suggestions for other like minded parents. She also offers tons … Read more
Guest Blogger: Non Profit Events Get Companies Noticed
Emily Locke is the Development Associate for Distinguished Event at the American Cancer Society. Most of her job involves the behind the scenes work that goes into creating some of the coolest events in Boston. The American Cancer Society is a nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health concern. … Read more
The Role of Technology in The Classroom
As the internet and technology become more prevalent in our daily lives, there seems to be one industry that hasn’t quite got the message yet, schools. It’s a bit confusing and almost ironic that these places for knowledge and expansion haven’t really caught on to the tech wave like just about every other industry, ever. … Read more
The New Wave of Social Media In Politics
Before working at US Markerboard, I worked in politics in. Politics is a fascinating atmosphere especially for marketing; I would even argue that it’s a marketer’s dream industry. You have the ability to take this product (candidate) who is virtually unknown and build him/her into a household name within a matter of months. Now a … Read more
Guest Blogger: CSMC Relieves a Principal’s Headache
As you may recall we talked about the growing trend in Charter Schools on Wednesday. In that article we discussed one of the obstacles plaguing charter schools and even considered it a potential reason to shy away from some of them. The issue of course is management; in a typical school system the principal covers … Read more
It’s Been a Big Week for Twitter
Twitter, the social networking and micro blogging service has been one of if not the fastest growing social media craze in the last year. From what began as a small gimmick that only a few people were using as a way to constantly update their friends on their lives, has exploded into a media giant … Read more
To Charter or Not to Charter?
After working in the school furnishing industry for a little while, you start to notice a few trends in sales and where they are coming from. When dealing with public schools, often times you speak with teachers who say they would love to purchase that Copernicus learning cart but unfortunately due to the economy and … Read more
