How educators use blogs

From my first experiences with blogs, I think that they might be useful. However, I am still a little skeptical. My first concern is reliablility of information. I understand that everything must be viewed with a "grain of salt". However, as an educator, time is always short. I don't know if the benefit of the information will be worth the time it takes to sort through the many posts it takes to find it. With that said, I think that blogs can be used to share information quickly. Speed is critical to teachers. If a reliable network of partners can be established, the time sorting through posts could be cut down. In that way the time to find good information will be condensed. I do like the way that I can quickly post thoughts and ideas for peer review and comment. As an educator, I am always looking for the views of others. This will provide an opportunity for that.