Principles for Principals

Our institution (a large Further Education college in the UK) has a new principal, who sent out her first 'weekly update'. A Word doc attached to a global email. Amongst other things, she wishes to improve communication so I took the opportunity of suggesting blogging or podcasting as an effective communication mode, and a way of leading the way for staff in making effective use of technology. Private/public will no doubt be an issue but are there examples of principals using web technologies to communicate? What might be the best suggestions for her?

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Permalink Reply by pete whitfield on September 9, 2007 at 12:54pm

I've done some google searches to try and find principals blogging and not come up with much in my area. That could work 2 ways of course - put my prinicpal off 'cos it's the wrong thing to do, or encourage her to lead in the field!

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Permalink Reply by Nancy Bosch on September 9, 2007 at 4:31pm

I especially like this guy and like his post called "Names Have Been Changed to Protect Me".

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on September 10, 2007 at 7:54pm

Check out the list at http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers. There is a list of principal bloggers.

Also, you might check with Barbara here in CR 2.0. She is a principal who blogs, and probably can point you to others. And Chris Lehman. And Kelly Christopherson. Others I'm not thinking of?

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Nelson on September 11, 2007 at 3:46pm

Principal Melinda Miller of Willard East Elementary School is blogging with her teachers as her target audience...but its available for lurkers. She is from Willard, MO.

Dave Sherman has a blog titled Principal and Interest, and he hails from South Park Elementary School in Deerfield, Illinois.

Norman Maynard writes the blog The Principal's Office: From This Side of the Desk though I'm not sure where he is from.