The train has left the station

Today I found myself in a workshop aimed at bringing better communication through blogging and WIKI into the classroom. I despise workshops in general and I do not actually like to leave my classroom. But I found this experience to be different. The content, specifically blogging, has great relevance to education's future. Today's students have passed their teachers in most cases. They are communicating and multitasking in real time with cell phones, My Space, and You Tube and while many teachers and parents feel this type of new"ish" communication is somewhat underground, I don't. It appears to be an effective way to educate students, teachers and the community. Education needs to get on board, because this train full of students has already left the station...without the teachers.