1. Blogging For Administrators Michael Waiksnis Castle Heights Middle School Rock Hill, SC Image from flirck.com/cc

2. Blog Short for weblog. A journal or newsletter that is frequently updated and intended for public consumption/interaction We will look at 3 types today

3. What Do You Want To Say

4. To Whom? www.flickr.com/photos/8091814@N08/599606659

5. Personal Professional Blogs Write Interact www.flickr.com/photos/40713258@N00/6740232

6. Personal/Professional See Best Practices Bounce Ideas Back and Forth Build Relationships With Fellow School Leaders

7. Personal/Professional Leader Talk Ed LeaderWeb Explore others on blogroll

8. School Blogs News and Events

9. School Blogs School Updates/Alerts

10. School Blogs Speaking to the Community

11. School Blogs FAQ’s/Rules, Etc…

12. Communicate With Stakeholders Lewis Elementary Middle-High School Middle School

13. Classroom Blogs Post Assignments/Homework Classroom Blogs www.flickr.com/photos/7593765@N07/479780770

14. Classroom Blogs Explanation of work/how parents can help

15. Classroom Blogs Students respond to prompts on blog Students post work on blog

16. Classroom Blogs http://blog.mrmeyer.com/http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ http://byrdmiddle.org/richard3/ http://bionicteaching.com/http://byrdmiddle.org/richard3/http://bionicteaching.com/ www.flickr.com/photos/7593765@N07/479780770

17. Credits: The content for this presentation was gleaned from many wonderful resources. “Why Blog As An Administrator” by Scott McLeod of CASTLE is a great resource and ideas from it were used in the production of this presentation. Images are from www.flickr.com/cc Any Questions? Contact Information: Mike Waiksnis Castle Heights Middle School Rock Hill, SC 803-981-1400 mwaiksni@rock-hill.k12.sc.us