How Educational Leaders Might Use Blogs

Although blogs can be used as personal journals, the power of a blog is its ability to connect people by allowing them to interact with ideas. A principal can create a blog for the faculty to keep them updated on all the current happenings, news or special event on campus. If there is an issue that needs to be discussed: blogs allow discussion. Blogs can be set up with other principals anywhere on the globe to share common situations and possible solutions. The community that can be established among professionals can be very helpful to avoid isolationism. Blogs can become a running journal when reflecting on a problem or issue. Over a period of time, the body of work that has been blogged can be reviewed, allowing a fresh look and perhaps a new perspective. Blogs allow you to see other colleague’s ideas which can stimulate your ideas and thought. Blogs are easy to set up and easy to access. It is also possible to keep a blog private and seen only by members. A classroom can set up a blog and students can securely interact on it during or out of school. The uses of blogs are almost as endless as the blogs themselves.