Community vs. Individual Blogs

After our final class on Monday night, I started thinking about the differences between individual and community blogs. The biggest issue that comes to mind for me is grading. Grading 25 blogs per semester seems overwhelming. Maybe this makes me seem lazy, but I don't want to spend my time policing 25 blogs each semester. I would also like to see my students read each other's entries as well, so I'm leaning towards a community blog for my next class. I know I will still have the same number of entries to read, but I like the fact that they would all be in one place. I think a community blog would create just that-a sense of community within the class. I don't really trust students to actively seek out other student's blogs, so this will force them to read at least a few entries (hopefully). It would be a great place to discuss readings and concerns as they arise. I am excited to find out how this will work in the future.