Use of Blogs by Educational Leaders

Educational Leaders may use blogs in a variety of ways.  First, blogs may serve as a means for sharing information or soliciting feedback from faculty on issues or events at school.  Second for training, perhaps they can be used when doing a book study.  The instructional leader may pose a question or comment related to the reading, and members of the study group can then post comments and feedback.  I believe that blogs can serve as very strong educational tools if properly used.  But at the same time I caution that blogs can also become negative sounding boards if not closely monitored.