http://www.mrjennings.co.uk/

This website was created by a teacher in a school in Mapperly. It is split into three sections: one for pupils; one containing planning and the final section is full of resources. The pupils section contains the weekly learning objectives for each subject, homework with support and a section for pupils to contribute to. They are given a challenge such as writing the title of their favourite book and saying why they liked it.

I think this is an excellent idea for several reasons. Here are a few:
1) Parents can easily find out about what their children are learning
2) Pupils are aware of the weekly learning goals
3) Learning continues outside of the classroom
4) Pupils' own blog gives them independance and allows them to make further use of ICT.

I am sure there are many more benefits. please feel free to add any I have missed!