The essence of blogging is to share information, which, in the realm of educational leaders, amounts to sharing experiences; and so when educational leaders blog, they give and receive experience, one of the key elements to professional growth.
The utilization of blogs in education provides an excellent avenue for connecting with fellow educators. It allows interaction between group members, which makes it very attractive for educational purposes. Teachers could use a blog to pose questions and opinions, receive feedback, and share ideas. Blogs can be a medium for reflection and play a communicative part in an action research plan. For instance, posting surveys on a blog would be one way to gather data for an action research plan. I especially like the idea of creating a blog for educators at my school to share cross-curricular lesson plan ideas.
Principals could use a blog to keep the whole school abreast of issues of importance, post a calendar of events, and provide notice of professional development classes, to name a few. I know that I am tempted to keep way too many emails because I am afraid that I will delete something important. This would be a great way to keep everything in one place, so to speak. In that respect, it offers leaders a forum to organize information that can be easily accessed by all staff members at any time and even at the same time!
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