My Favorite Web 2.0 Educational tool

While I'm very impressed with all that new technologies offer education, the one that I think I'll utilize to the fullest are blogs. I love the interactiveness of a blog as well as the accountability that one affords. All too often, in-class discussions are dominated by the most outgoing students and are too often interrupted by the bell. Blogs give everyone an opportunity to have their voice heard and the time they need to compose what they want to say. In addition, by offering the opportunity to react to each others' posts, they truly offer an interactive experience that can exceed that of the traditional classroom. I also think they will give me more opportunities to give meaningful feedback to all students based on their individual ideas. I've used a wiki with great success and can't wait to see how my blogging experience works out with my students next year.