One of the best ways that I can think of to incorporate a blog into my classroom would be to use it as a resource for my students to check on a regular basis for new information relating to the class.
It's a nice idea to have the students have their own blog, but there is no way to control the content that they post unless you want to review every single post that they make before it is allowed to be seen by the public.
If, however, you use your own teaching blog to provide information to your students, then you have a way, independent of having to work with the school, to be able to provide your students with extra, relevant information that can add to their learning experience. (As an aside, I would recommend that you do obtain permission from the school to use your blog in the classroom; it's not good to step on toes, or violate a school privacy policy).
My content area is Integrated Language Arts, and being able to provide extra information in the form of pictures, videos, or audio would be very useful. A lot of the time that I have to look for resources is outside of the classroom, and as I browse for new items to show my students, would be able to post them immediately. The students would then be able to subscribe to the feed of my blog so they would always have the newest content available.
Since a blogging service like Blogger offers easy-to-use templates, it takes care of a lot of the heavy lifting for you. The blog then becomes an additional space for your to help out your students when you cannot be around them.
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