Innovative uses of technology can assist in providing students with much needed virtual experiences as well. It does take a village to raise a child. As educators, we have heard this expression with increasing frequency of late. The world we live in is changing. The fact of the matter is, we do, collectively, have responsibility for educating all of our children.
All children deserve our support no matter what their condition is in life.
Admittedly, many children do not have much choice as to their present station in life, but that notion should not diminish our responsibility to them. Most of us want all children to be successful and productive members of society. If we don't find ways to close the gap between the technological haves' and have nots,' then from a societal perspective our best days are behind us. If we can pull together the human and technological resources so necessary for this noble objective, then we are truly on our way to arriving as a member of the global society to which each nation belongs. About the authors .