Blogging might be a good way for students to discuss a translation.  Every year my advanced students read several fairy tales from the original Grimm.  Then we sit in a circle and discuss their translations - BORING!  What if I posted a passage and they completed and commented BEFORE they got to class.  Then we could use valuable class time in more productive ways.

How would I hold them accountable?  Some kids would do the work and others would complain about computer access and come to class without having done anything.