The Blogging Administrator Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D. TIES Coordinator Conference 2007

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CASTLE Nation’s only university center dedicated to K-12 technology leadership issues 15 credits of graduate coursework Postsecondary Partnership Program Lots of resources for K-12 leaders Principal Blogging Project School Data Tutorials and other DDDM resources Principals Technology Leadership Assessment and more!

Nation’s only university center dedicated to K-12 technology leadership issues

15 credits of graduate coursework

Postsecondary Partnership Program

Lots of resources for K-12 leaders

Principal Blogging Project

School Data Tutorials and other DDDM resources

Principals Technology Leadership Assessment

and more!

My principal blogs Yes No

Yes

No

A teacher in my school blogs Yes No

Yes

No

I blog Yes No

Yes

No

Students Why might teachers have students blog? To share information about topic of study Answering questions Creative writing (instead of journals) Asking questions Sharing resources / web sites Cooperative learning projects

Why might teachers have students blog?

To share information about topic of study

Answering questions

Creative writing (instead of journals)

Asking questions

Sharing resources / web sites

Cooperative learning projects

Teachers Why might teachers blog? Sharing resources with students e.g., for assignment Facilitate mentor / mentee relationships Communicating with parents Reflecting on how day went Venting Sharing good projects with other teachers Building professional community

Why might teachers blog?

Sharing resources with students

e.g., for assignment

Facilitate mentor / mentee relationships

Communicating with parents

Reflecting on how day went

Venting

Sharing good projects with other teachers

Building professional community

Administrators What are some benefits a principal might derive from blogging? Communication with staff Shortening faculty meetings Communicating with parents Communicating with prospective parents Modeling use of technology Marketing tool More timely than newsletter

What are some benefits a principal might derive from blogging?

Communication with staff

Shortening faculty meetings

Communicating with parents

Communicating with prospective parents

Modeling use of technology

Marketing tool

More timely than newsletter

Why blog as an administrator? Sharing news and events Progress monitoring Status alerts Marketing Public relations Community building

Sharing news and events

Progress monitoring

Status alerts

Marketing

Public relations

Community building

Why blog as an administrator? Customer relations Branding Creating “customer evangelists” Thought leadership Advocacy Replacing the school web site

Customer relations

Branding

Creating “customer evangelists”

Thought leadership

Advocacy

Replacing the school web site

Principal Blogging Project Few principals are blogging 100 principal blogs in 100 days! Free TypePad blog accounts 84 principal blogs to date 8 central office blogs too! http://principalblogs.jot.com

Few principals are blogging

100 principal blogs in 100 days!

Free TypePad blog accounts

84 principal blogs to date

8 central office blogs too!

http://principalblogs.jot.com

Examples Dr. Jan Borelli, Principal, Westwood Elementary, Oklahoma City Public Schools Dr. Nancy Flynn, Principal, Randolph Heights Elementary, St. Paul (MN) Public Schools http://principalblogs.jot.com/WikiHome/tr0

Dr. Jan Borelli, Principal, Westwood Elementary, Oklahoma City Public Schools

Dr. Nancy Flynn, Principal, Randolph Heights Elementary, St. Paul (MN) Public Schools

http://principalblogs.jot.com/WikiHome/tr0

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