I still think that blogging should be a standard in every classroom. One does not need to blog everyday or spend too much time on it. Once students have a network outside of their usual classmates, they will find their own time to create podcasts, vodcasts or whatever else.

It is the networked communication that is focused on your subject area that is key. If your students are conversating with others globally about what you are doing in your classroom, the excitement alone is helping them learn. This is why I think blogging should be standard.

ps. I don’t believe we need to abolish our old teaching assignments and and use only technology, but we certainly need to take a close look at our assignments. If the students are not engaged with a worksheet, they need something different. Technology allows for an enormous amount of flexible teaching and learning opportunities.