Blogs as lesson journals

I use lesson journals for most of my teaching. This consists of a written summary of the lesson with notes about areas for the student to focus on during the week. I also have a copy on hand so I can keep track of progress. This works reasonably well but students often seem to overlook some (all?) of the points and come back the following week with not much real focused practise done. 

Inspired by some companies offering a web-based alternative to the paper lesson journal, I have set up a blog for one of my students (hi Logan) to test how this will work. The blog is open only to myself and the student/parents so there are no privacy concerns, and will consist of a blog entry for each lesson, as well as links to useful resources. The student/parents are able to make comments on the post in order to communicate with me. They can follow links to an online metronome, inspiring videos on YouTube, and I have also inserted a countdown to his annual assessment. Ultimately I would also like to post my own instructional videos online to cover specific aspects of technique, allowing student/parents to see in detail how they can approach a technical/musical problem. 

As web-based tools become more powerful in the months/years to come I imagine that the possibilities  on offer will only increase. I will write again in the future to let you know how things are working out and of any new tools I have found. I would love to hear if you have any ideas so please feel free to comment.