Administrators Using Blogs!

In her book, Leading with Passion and Knowledge, Nancy Dana recommends blogging as a way of collecting data and recording thinking to be reflected on and shared (Dana, 2009). I think this one excellent way to use a blog. This blog could then be shared and commented on not only by other administrators, but also by the school's leadership team. In addition, a blog could be used for sharing other information. Meeting agendas could be posted before meetings as a preview, then notes could be added as comments after the meeting. This type of blog could be used to keep all staff informed and also serve as reflective tool following the meeting. There are so many times when new ideas come up after a meeting that would add value to a discussion. A comment could be posted to the blog and a discussion could develop outside of the meeting possibly creating topics for the next agenda.