Blogging Again

OK... so I know its been awhile since I have used the blogger site regularly for staff communication.  In the future (as in next year), I would like to use blogger or some other form of online collaboration tool to communicate with staff.  Not that email is going away, but I do think its a little outdated!  Maybe blogger is the thing, maybe Moodle, maybe a wiki... I will use whatever is easiest or best.  What I want though, is for our teaching staff to be able to collaborate and communicate in one central location.  That's where email is lacking.

Allow me to explain... if I send an email to the entire staff with an attachment, most get it, some forget or don't have time to open it right away.  If they have deleted the email, the attachment is gone -- maybe forever!  If someone wants to refer to it later... gone!  Sometimes, after the all staff email, I get a question from a staff member.  I respond to them and then someone else asks me the same question in another email and I send the same response!  Its suddenly as if we are having individual faculty meetings... one-on-one.

That's where a Web 2.0 tool is useful -- EVERYTHING is archived.  If someone wants to pose a question, or make a comment, its right there for all to see.

I need input on the idea of using the blog more often for staff communication.  I have come across some principals that seldom use all staff emails in lieu of a staff blog.  Every teacher has the blog page bookmarked and saved and they visit it everyday.  I know some technology issues and bugs need to be worked out, but lets assume it will be easy to get to for now!

We are attempting to step up our 21st Century Skills in the classroom, this is just one step in that direction.  Please comment below!!!