EduBlog Insights

daily  blog. The post asked for referrals of superintendents or

school board members blogging so if you know any head over to Board

Buzz and reply to their post. Also, if by chance, you missed the great

article “What’s in a Blog?” by Craig Colgan, go read it and then Furl It!

 Attention was drawn  to Tim Lauer’s school website,

saying it is truly gorgeous stuff. Now that is a fact. It can’t be said

enough. Tim makes the best use of photography and design of any blogger

I know. Plus the content is relevant, timely and accessible. Every time

I browse his school site I learn something interesting. The photos

really tell the story. His use of Flickr is so awesome and he shares so much. I’ve said it before but if I lived in Oregon I’d be standing in line to teach at Lewis Elementary School. Now his Education - Technology site has a banner I just adore.

Now back to Board Buzz. If you’re not reading it, add it to your list.Here’s the RSS feed.  Check out the answer to this question on the BoardBuzz Q&A:

Why a weblog for NSBA?

There has been quite a bit

of hype about weblogs, that they are going to change journalism, or get

Howard Dean elected, or drive a new dot com investment revolution, etc.

This is all Σ hype. The beauty of weblogs is their simplicity. We

created BoardBuzz to deliver to the world a daily blast of hope,

sunshine, and love to all mankind. Ok, not exactly. We created

BoardBuzz to: Deliver every day a fast, sharp, informed read on

important issues to school board members and to all public education

advocates. To be a filter of sorts, pointing readers to important news,

issues, and information they need and can benefit from. And to offer

sharp commentary on the daily and sometimes hourly changing universe of

public education in America. Sometimes we will pick fights. Other times

we will defend, or maybe even offend. One way or another, we aim to

provoke thought and discussion.

I think they’re doing a good job of just that - provoking thought and discussion.