[SchoolMatters] Encourage the Superintendent to Blog!

[Brian Wheeler]

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I was on the school division's website this afternoon and I came across an
interesting survey... Superintendent Pam Moran is seeking feedback on
whether the community would be interested in her starting a blog. I quickly
filled it out (4 easy questions) and offered my encouragement.
 
Survey: http://schoolcenter.k12albemarle.org/suptblogsurvey
 
Blogging has been a great communications tool for me and I think Dr. Moran
would gain a large online following.  As long as there is good content, the
ability to comment, and an RSS feed, I think our community would really
enjoy this new source of information.
 
Some of you are reading this message via my e-mail newsletter SchoolMatters.
You may not yet consider yourself "bloggers."  You are not alone!  But
"blog" is not a four letter word that should turn you off.  When I visit our
high school classrooms and ask students if they are bloggers, nobody raises
their hands.  When I ask if they use the social networking websites like
MySpace and Facebook, ALL the hands go up.  Like those sites, a blog is just
a website that facilitates a two-way communication.  Someone posts
something, you can leave a comment.  In the hands of our educational leaders
like Dr. Moran, I call it community and media engagement.  I hope you will
visit the survey and vote for the topics you would like Dr. Moran to address
as she gets her blog up and running.
 
Brian Wheeler
 
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