1. Blogging for Administrators Setting the pace for leading, teaching and learning

2. Today’s Goals If teachers and students in your schools are blogging, you will gain more knowledge about this Web 2.0 technology so you can make more informed decisions about the use of blogging. If you want to use it as a device to communicate with students, teachers and/or the community, you will gain skills to get started and demonstrate technology leadership to your staff. Comprehensive blog training for administrators may be offered in the future. This session will allow you to determine if you want to learn more, or if you want to send your principals. gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

3. What is a blog? from Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works,Howard Pitler, Elixabeth R. Hubbell, Matt Kuhn, and Kim Malenoski, p. 34, 2007. The word "blog" comes from "web log" and is a web-based publication of periodic journal entries ("posts"). One way to think of a blog is as an online journal with one or many contributors. An important feature of the blog is the interactive component: readers are invited to leave their own comments. A blog is anything you want it to be; it's your opinion, your diary, your lesson plans, or your class's activities. Common Craft Video gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

4. Will Richardson’s Definition An easily created, easily updateable Website that allows an author (or authors) to publish instantly to the Internet from any Internet connection No knowledge of code required Easy as sending an email! gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

5. Different from a wiki According to Dave Winer (blog pioneer)… ◦ Assuming a Wiki is a weblog-like system that allows anyone to edit anything, then a Wiki represents an interesting amalgam of many voices, not the unedited voice of a single person. ◦ Weblogs are unique in that only a weblog gives you a publication where your ideas can stand alone without interference. It gives the public writer a kind of relaxation not available in other forms. That might mean that in some sense the "quality" of the writing is different, but I would not say lower, assuming the purpose of writing is to inform, not to impress. gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

6. A Nod to the TIE Blogs —looking at leadership issues, often for administrators, but could also apply to other audiences —focus on issues for the classroom, from teaching tools to technology integration discoveries —addressing the technology itself, possibly of more interest to technology coordinators, computer teachers, or those who are just plain “techies” gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

7. Examples of Non-Education Blogs Live reporting Conference feedback Journal add-on Share personal ideas gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

8. Sample Administrative Blogs Superintendent Blogs Other Leadership Blogs Meeteetse, WY Guernsey, WY Bryan, TX Elementary Principal Secondary Principal International Community School International Community School gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

9. Educational Blogging Reading and Writing from Teachers and Students ◦ Blog as Administrative Tool  Teacher sharing information with students ◦ Blog as Discussion Tool  Teacher and students sharing ideas ◦ Blog as Publication Tool  Students publishing their work online For more ideas: ◦ Will Richardson’s Thoughts Will Richardson’s Thoughts ◦ Julie Mathiesen’s Insights Julie Mathiesen’s Insights gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more

11. Comprehensive blog training Want to set up your own blog? Need training for your principals, technology leaders, or teacher leaders? To be announced! gain more knowledge, communicate, learn more