First Class

We had our first "class" using Skype. This was the first time I used Skype and I thought it was an interesting concept. I liked the idea of being able to conference with several people at one time. I think this would be an application that could be very useful in our school division. We have a small division, but we are very spread out, which makes planning meetings etc. difficult. I could see this possibly being used for some meetings etc.
I am very interested in learning more about e-portfolios. We do portfolios in our classroom but we are looking for a more efficient way to use them. We would like to do something online that could follow the students for their entire school career. I am trying to decide how I might write my paper on the use of e-portfolios as an assessment tool. I will have to think on this a little more.
There is so much to use out there that it is overwhelming and difficult to decide what works best. Do I use a wiki, a webpage, a blog???????????? I am hoping to find the time to use them all and then decide from there! Should be interesting!