Here are some educational blog sites that you might be able to use in your classroom.

Blogging tools:
to create free blogs
Http://manilla.userland.com
http://wordpress.com
http://edublogs.org

to up load documents:
to blogger.com
http://buzz.blogger.com/bloggerforword.html
to other websites
http://writely.com/

to create and host blogs:
Movable Type
http://www.sixapart.com/typepad/ Hosted Movable type

Other Blogger sites:
http://supportblogging.wikispaces.com/
http://www.blog-connection.com/blog-articles.htm
Http://kidzlog.com
www.21publish.com
www.teacherhosting.com
http://classblogmeister.com
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/
http://landmark-project.com/blogmeister
www.nlcommunities.com
www.novemberlearning.com

1. How would you like to use a blog in your classroom?
2. What are some of the CA GLEs a blog would address?
3. What are the advantages your students would have by blogging rather than by discussing?
4. What type of activities would be specific to your blog?
5. How can we evaluate/assess this type of learning/discussion?
6. What safty measures would you employ with your students?

I have been reading some wonderful material about blogging and education.
The first book is an e-book published by Trry Freedman Ltd. This e-book has wonderful articles by many respected practitioners in education.
Here is the link: http://fullmeasure.co.uk/Coming_of_age_v1-2.pdf#search=%22Coming%20of%20Age%22

Before we ask why blog some may ask what is a blog?

A blog is a page that hosts a written conversation between as few as two or as many as the whole world.

I have been following blogs for a few years and have watched them progress. This year I have been fortunate enough to be able to create a few for my classes.