I believe that blogging could have both positive and negative implications for school use. The positive aspect is that students will be writing with more frequency. The more opportunities that we provide kids will enhance their ability to write with clarity and purpose. The downside could be the language that the students use. They may think this is instant messaging and may use that text language to communicate in a blog. We will need to be very clear with our students on the specifics of the tasks and clearly delineate expectations.