More on helping lower income students

I just came across this story on NPR about the one laptop per child program. It's short so have a listen...NPR Story
It kind of relates to my last post on the digital divide. I am concerned with the students who might not have the same access as others and the 1 laptop program tries to address that concern, but like the story suggests, it's not a panacea. It just seems like there is so much out there and the definition of literacy is even changing. The gap is widening and I've seen it even where I work, there is a socio-economic factor that needs to be addressed by educators. I can't really make using the wiki page required unless I know that every student has computer access or I have to provide time during the school day for them to use it (assuming I'm even allowed). I guess I'm just struggling with the idea that technology can "save" us, I sometimes am nostalgic for the good-old-days...you know card catalogs, musty, dusty hardcover books and honest to god hard core researching with bib cards j/k
sarrah