Well, here goes. I'm trying to bring more technology into my classroom this year. I think both me and my students are used to using much more technology than is usually incorporated in the typical school day. However, I'm sure my students know much more about this than I do.
I think blogs have a huge amount of potential to be a successful teaching tool in an English class. And I think having an audience for students' writing will motivate some students to write some quality entries.
I've been reading some blogs, and I found a few good ideas on these two:
http://theline.edublogs.org/
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=725
