Educational Leaders and Blogging.....

     We are 21st century administrators in a world of 21st century learners and parents.  We must adapt our administrative style to fit that of the world we live in today.  We need to utilize tools that were created to make our lives easier.  Blogging is a fantastic way to journal your reflections and thinking and keep track of your learning in an organized way.  We can use the blog to reflect during our action research and look back  and use our older reflections to help shape and guide us as we continue our research. 
     We can also use our blogs to share stories and encourage struggling writers to look at writing as a way to express your thoughts, passions and interests.  It can encourage students to embrace a love of writing and expressing their thoughts. 
     Another way to use blogging as an administrator is to use it as a communicative tool for parents and students to utilize for upcoming events, happenings at school, and important dates.  Parents may not have time to sit an chat with you about what's happening at the school, but if a principal or assistant principal took the time to write a few highlights at the end of each week, it would help parents feel more informed. 
     Administrators could also teach teachers how to use a blog and teachers could create a blog for their classrooms.  Parents always want to know what their children are doing at school and this would be an incredible way for the teacher to show parents what their students are doing and learning at school.