Although the use of computers in secondary school writing centers has been pioneering in some instances, it has at other times been problematic. It is important to be clear at the outset that using particular technologies for the sake of those particular technologies is a bad idea. While technologies are always present in our lives, they are definitely not always the best solution. When used carefully and responsibly, however, technologies offer such exciting possibilites for writers that we would be remiss in not at least exploring them and thinking through possible innovation. The author discusses three specific claims whose examination offers valuable information to secondary school writing center directors and tutors: (1) Technologies have always been part of writing centers, so the real question is which technologies are used when; (2) How particular technologies are used has everything to do with their success or failure in specific writing centers; and (3) Writers develop many literacies (both print and digital), and writing centers should see these literacies as opportunities, rather than burdens. The author believes that all writing center professionals must understand these claims, if technologies are to be used carefully and responsibly.