I have my students blogging in Moodle about what happens in class each day. We're still working out some "bugs", but so far this has really been helpful to students who are home sick or out for the day. The biggest problem is to help the students remember when it is their day to blog. Some of the blogs are so well written that they read like lesson plans and some are weaker.

Big 9-1 Blogging

I am experimenting this year with a blog in each of my classes. A student is assigned to each day and blogs a summary of what happened in class that day. I am using the blogging tool in Moodle. There have been some wonderful blogs by students who have practically written full lesson plans with example problems and encouragement to their peers. The main problem is getting the students to remember when it's their turn as they only blog every 28 days or so.