Delving a little deeper into the Writing Across the Arts site at Middlebury and I really like the idea of threaded discussions with professionals in the field. Here is a good example. The instructor obviously solicits participation from contacts, hooks them into the weblog, and then lets her students interact, ask questions, etc. Such a great idea. I wonder how hard it would be to schedule “guest bloggers” to spend some time interacting with my kids? Maybe I could even have them do it at certain times, kind of like Blog IM (which is what my J2 kids are into anyway.) Another cool application that reiterates the potential of blogs in the classroom. (Why not an “Ask the Principal” thread? Ask the Mayor? Editor? etc.)