Bridging the Digital Divide

I think that no truer (is that even a word?) words were spoken when the author of Bridging the Digital Divide says that there are "significant difference in the access to and equity of technology experience based on categories such as income, race, gender, location, or education." Most children only have access to computers when they are at school or maybe even the library. It is still amazing that not everyone has a computer in the home. I think that it is important for schools to have computers in the classroom. But this also seems to be a little unrealistic. In an elementary/middle school classroom there are 3 to 4 computers max. Which is great, but that doesn't guarantee equal access to each student. If teachers give an assignment in which the students must do something online, that assignment would be going on all day due to the fact that only a certain amount of students can be on the computer at any given time.
In the Quantity vs. Quality article I think that while teachers must evaluate the software and determine if it is meeting the needs of students. But we must realize that not all students are going to be at the same level, just like reading, math, etc. So a math program that is easy for some students, it will be harder for others who don't necessarily know how to use the computer and who are not at that level of math.
Overall, I think the article made a lot of good recommendations and suggestions. I think that by bridging the gap of those who are “digitally enhanced” to those who are not, we would not have such an issue. I think that making children feel comfortable with technology will help them tremendously in school!