Blogs are the way the world communicates. I still read traditional forms of media, but almost always in the electronic format and even then I'm reading a form of blogging.
Educational leaders should use blogging as a tool for expression and communication. As I read the faculty bulletin each week, I often have feedback I'd like to suggest or questions I'd like to ask. If the faculty bulletin were set up as a blog (password protected so that only the staff could view it) in addition to the traditional printed form, this would facilitate two-way communication amongst the staff. As principals and other educational leaders see an issue they need to discuss with stakeholders they could post a blog and begin the conversation. I recently read a blog on how to handle the newest Superman movie. It was riveting and I spent hours reading the discussion (not all of it very intellectual mind you) between readers and blogger. Seeing this example showed me that blogging is a powerful tool in sharing and discussing our ideas. We often don't have time to get together as a faculty because we don't share the same after or before after school schedules thanks to our families, our co-curricular responsibilities, and/or our hobbies, but if we discuss the issues in blog from then we can all look and respond at our most convenient time.
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