So we've kept up this online journal for five months and for what I've put in I feel like I've gotten a good return for it. However remembering the journal amongst homework, college apps, and extra-curricular activities could be difficult. If these journals were to continue into next semester the more frequently we were reminded to post the better I think the journals would do. Even if you had a minimum number of posts acceptable in order to show students exactly what you were expecting from them would be excellent.
The one thing I'm sure of is that the online journals would be better than writing, it really pushed me to polish up my work knowing I was writing for more than just the teachers approval I could have discussions on my blog as well as other students and immerse myself in the books more outside of class. It also caused me to post more regularly than I would've in a reading journal allotting me more time to think about each book we read.
