Of course, it's one thing to say that, and quite another to do it. The other burning need is training. We all need to be shown how to print, collate, and bind booklets. We need help in working computers, connecting to the Internet, and designing Web pages. We require assistance to learn how to shoot and edit video, add a soundtrack and make a multimedia presentation effective.
Training is essential.
We need both the stuff and the knowledge to use it effectively. Having one without the other is simply no good. In other towns, people have the knowledge and expertise and desire to use the stuff, but just can't get anyone to fund the purchase of the necessary hardware. Until we can obtain both the technology and the training to use it, we will be like people who can read but can't write - able to understand the new media and be receivers of messages, but unable to make them ourselves. This is true not only in schools, but in town halls, libraries, and even homes.