How might educational leaders use blogs? My answer to this is "as many ways as the number of blog posts they read!" I think it is essential in this time we live in to follow and read numerous blogs.
I love sharing the story of when I first wanted to follow and read a blog at school. At that time the word "blog" was a nasty, dirty word! They were all blocked on the district network. Unbelievable to even think that would happen isn't it?
I had become a member of the Discovery Educator Network and wanted to follow and respond to several Discovery blogs. I couldn't so I talked with my building principal and found out I would have to go through several channels to get this approved. This was the requirement: I requested the blog to be unblocked by my principal. He sent the request to the technology coordinator who sent it to his boss the finance director. The finance director sent it to the superintendent! He then reviewed it and approved it. He sent an email back to the financial director who sent it to the technology coordinator who sent it to my principal who sent it back to me. Did I loose you? Probably because it was insane!
Luckily, this is no longer the situation and everyone in the district to blogs. I can think of no other PLC that can have as great of effect on educators! I love seeing, reading and learning about what others are doing and what works for them. We are lucky that educators as a whole LOVE to share!
To take this further I think it would be wonderful if blogs became required and that following several was also required for all employees. I know that as an educator I never stop learning and and am always searching for what is new and works! Everyone should do the same!
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