Can i upgrade the OS on my iPod Touch 1st generation so i can use wifi and apps?

i recenlty cracked the screen on my iPod and my son gave me an older one of his, which i think is a 1st Gen.  there is no access to the internet capabilities and therefore no apps.  would downloading the more recent firmware allow me to use the iPod the way I'm used to? i miss mail, facebook and texting capabilities of my other device.

Here it is
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2052
The page has a link that directs you to a page you have to open iTunes. The iTunes link then directs you to download the update directly into your iT account and from there you plug in your ipt and wait while it does the update.
Hope this helps.
If, for some reason the link doesn't show up, I found it by Googling "ipod 3.1.3" and clicked on a link called "
OS 3.0 for 1st gen iPod Touch - 23 Feb 2011" then followed their advice...

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