How blogs can be used by educational leaders

Blogs are a great, interactive resource that educational leaders can use on a daily basis.  Blogs are a fun and easy way for leaders to keep others abreast of important issues, dates or any other pertinent information.  With a touch of a button parents, teachers and students can instantly access relevant information about the school from the principal's perspective.  Blogs ensure that all parties involved have the same up-to-date information which would decrease any confusion.  Blogs also make collaboration among the faculty easier and faster.  There have been many times that the principal will send out an email to the entire faculty wanting input on a decision or situation.  Some teachers forget to reply to all so their opinion is not available for others to see.  Using a blog in this situation would eliminate the confusion and allow everyone the ability to reply and see other peoples' responses on the same post.  Blogs are also inexpensive and can relay the same information for free that normally would have cost a lot for all the paper copies being sent home.  In time all that money being saved could be used to enhance other areas of learning for the school.  Blogs are a beneficial form of technology that will foster a sense of unity among the principal, teachers, parents and students.