Three ways I would like to use blogs inside the classroom...

1) I teach students with severe and profound disabilities. I would love to create a classroom blog with what is being taught inside the classroom, photos, homework, assessment information, field trip reminders etc. so that the parents can be more involved and feel like a part of the classroom. In addition, having parents go to the site with their child is a good way for parents and children to discuss the school day. It opens up the communication and engages students.

2) I love the idea of a book club. Students with severe and profound disabilities have limited opportunities to communicate with their peers due to major speech impairments. Creating a book club with books read in class is a great way to engage the students, have them answer yes,no questions about their opinion on books, and communicate with their peers/classmates. 

3) With regards to communication, I would love to link with other classrooms, so that my students can communicate with peers from around the world (with and without disabilities). My students are so isolated. They rarely get the opportunity to interact with peers outside the classroom. I would love to set up a "pen pal" situation for my students to interact and communicate with other classrooms.