Blogging

I'm a little on the fence with regards to the issue of blogging in the classroom. I suppose what it comes down to is what blogging is used for specifically. The benefit of using blogs as an administrative tool are obvious. A teacher could make use of a blog as an easy to operate, personal website for distributing assignments and keeping students updated about the latest classroom news and updates. Furthermore, with RSS readers on wireless devices such as cell phones, classroom information can be updated effortlessly and taken anywhere. What I'm unsure of are the consequences of using blogs as a means of communication between students. If each student had a personal blog, and any student could comment on any other student's blog, then it seems students are lacking a designated gathering place for all students to discuss ideas communally. In my opinion a class forum would be better suited for this purpose.