Blogs in the classroom

I really enjoy what I read about blogging today. The articles and discussions gave me some great ideas for things to try in my 4th grade class this year. I like the idea of me the teacher posting questions for the students to respond to. I also like the idea of having a link for each student to write a paragraph about what he or she has been working on that week. Using a blog this way could provide another writing opportunity for my students. It could also be used as an interactive writing activity where I (or other students) can respond to things written my a student in my class. This reading and responding acitivity will serve as a community building activity.