Writing With Web Logs

Another interesting article that summarizes blogs and its advantages so well.
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2003/02/blogs.html
Particularly like this part:
Golub, who is also associate professor of English education at the University of South Florida, teaches future educators three central principles about encouraging student authorship: "Students will write when they have something to say, when they have an audience, and when they get feedback."

Read the "The Challenge of Assessment" section if you need ideas on assessment.