Technology in the classroom

I will be using blogs in my classroom to let students express their ideas about the class, the assignments or anything they want to discuss. I would like to help students create personal websites to encourage the development of who they are. I would like to incorporate the use of podcasts so that as a class we can share information that might not otherwise be available. The world is our library and I want students to use every opportunity to use the knowledge out there to help them develop their own ideas and to learn from others.