"Recent studies have shown that lower income children often spend more time with technology as it has become a type of “digital babysitter” for parents who have to be out of the house for extended periods of time....This observation around screen time and media usage has profound implications for educators. The solution, however, is not to take technology away from students. Rather, educators need to develop or renew a focus on digital citizenship, and this includes the cultivation of a digital footprint that reflects their knowledge, interests and passions that can be leveraged to support their college/career aspirations."
(Hiefield, We're Closing the Digital Divide. Now Let's End the Participation Gap.)