Blogs in Education

Although I have read a few blogs in the past, my exposure to blogging has been limited and I have certainly never written a blog myself. When I first realized that I would have to build my own personal blog for this course, I was a bit intimidated. However, I found that it was relatively simple and user friendly.

The vast changes in technology over the past few decades have changed the manner in which people of all ages communicate and in the manner that they receive and process information. An effective superintendent in today's education world will realize and utilize several different forms of electronic media to communicate with all stakeholders in the community and blogging is certainly one way to accomplish such communications.  It is also important to note that in today's society, people want immediate, current information and they want the opportunity to be heard. Blogging allows for a superintendent to disseminate current news of the school district to the community and allows for immediate feedback.

My current superintendent writes a blog and addresses changes in the district, current news and has even addressed some questions that have been asked in the community for years. One example is that many people always felt like the school district employed too many coaches for our size. The superintendent addressed this question on his blog by listing every coach and what that coach taught and what sporting assignment the coach held. It put the information out for everyone to see and there have no further questions related to coaching since it was addressed in the blog. I think that is a perfect example of just how useful a blog can be to a superintendent.

I am looking forward to not only using this blog during the duration of the course, but also learning more about the effective uses of blogs in education and how a blog can help a superintendent and a school district.