Top 10 reasons to use a blog in the classroom

I just watched the YouTube video that had students describe why they like using blogs in the classroom. A couple of the more compelling comments to me were that students like the interactive nature of blogs and also that blogging allows otherwise reluctant students an alternative way to classroom participation.

I'm often looking for ways to get more students to participate in classroom discussions. I think that a classroom blog is a good way to get shy/quiet students to be more involved in class and to have a different type of "voice."