Discussion of Blogs with students

The main reason I am blogging is because of a book study I am currently enrolled in. I showed my kids (freshman and sophmores) a video about technology in the classroom. I asked them 4 questions. 1. What makes you think. 2. What do they think a blog is, and have you ever used a blog. 3. How can you teach someone to think. 4. How do you think teachers can better utilize technology in the classroom.
I am putting these questions out to the blogging world. (Obviously you know what a blog is, because you are here, but tell me how you use it)
Maybe I will get some comments, maybe I won't, but we shall see.

Blogging again.... What I learned today.

Wow, I just learned not to Edit Html and go back before saving a post. I typed quite a bit and it just disappeared.
Today I continue on my quest of blogging.
My intial typing discussed my requirement of blogging at least once a week for my current book study "Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other powerful Web Tools for Classrooms.
I like to get things done, so here I am posting away.

Chapter 1 helped me realize that we are in the second generation of the web. WEB 2.o. I know I was around for the original web, and wonder how many changes "the web" will under go in my lifetime. Will this blog be here forever? Am I now part of "the history of the web?"

I would like to find a site where I can find bloggers with similar intersts so we can blog away. A basketball coaches blog would be cool. I guess I need to start a search.

Random Information: I just finished my second book in about a week. Harlan Coben's The Woods was a fast read. It was suspensful and kept my attention throughout. It was about murder, family secrets, and lies, lies, lies.

Practice, practice, practice...

Why blog? I am not so sure, but I am starting a new class on Monday and hope to find out all the answers. My initial thoughts are blogging is just a cyber diary or sounding board. Anyone that wants to comment can. I just finished John Grisham's new book The Associate. I don't know how to underline that, but I am sure I will find out later. The book was descent, not his best though. The story was fast and an easy read. I did not like the ending.
I finished a book by Brad Meltzer right before Grisham's latest. It was called The Book of Lies. It had a pretty good plot and plenty of action. I would definitely recommend it. Enough about books. I coach basketball, and our season just ended, so I should have some more free time. I have to get to work, so I will blog more later.