Using This Site As Part of My Curriculum

I have been thinking about how to use this blog as part of my curriculum. As you can see, I have enjoyed posting little things about me, and I think that my students would like to do so as well. I really wanted this page to be about reflections; a place where students and parents can respond to a prompt. It may be curriculum based or not. As I was going through the first two courses, I really walked away thinking about getting to know my students better. There is not really enough time to do that inside of the classroom, so maybe if they can write about a topic, they may open up and we can all benefit from the extra information.

However, I also wanted to form a "homework hotline" where students can help each other with the night's work. Any ideas out there? I teach high school math, Algebra II, and I realize that this may be difficult to do via computer. Has anyone done this successfully?? I would really like to promote the concept of peer tutoring - and having them do so on-line will allow others to see the same questions and answers. It will also give me a chance to see where the problems are, what students are struggling, and what students are stepping up to assist. Please send in any comments about this idea.