I could see English and Literature classes making great use of individual student blogs. But as a future high school math teacher, I can't really see much use for a blog past posting homework, calendars of upcoming due dates, etc. That way, when a student is absent from class, they can simply go online and check the chapters discussed and homework assignment for that day. The teacher would need to be extremely on top of the blog, as many plans change as the semester goes on and calendars are bound to change and assignments to move. Even then, sometimes things don't go as planned in a given class period and while the blog could be current as of the night before, the teacher may need to change it once school is out. If a student were home and checking the blog before that - which, let's be honest, they probably aren't even going to check at all...but if they were - the information would be incorrect. So while the idea of a classroom blog for such a purpose is great, I'm not sure how the actual practice would turn out.
I will definitely try to keep using the RSS Reader, it seems like a great way to bring all my information of interest to one place. Other than subscribing to an RSS feed to keep me updated on technology and pedagogy discussions and innovations, I'm not really sure I would
expect my classroom to use it or a blog regularly, as it's wrong to assume that every student has access to a computer and internet at home, and time in a computer lab would have to be scheduled.
In general though, I really do like the idea of having all classroom information in one place. The ease with which teachers could potentially communicate with students as well as parents through a blog is very appealing.
