First Excuse Diminished

So, a running theme I hear with teachers is that we cannot use resources from the computer or internet to encourage reading because our kids come from low SES families or neighborhoods, therefore why teach them how to use a computer if they will never have one.  Well, they may not have a personal laptop to use at their disposal, but our classrooms have at least one computer, our schools have at least one lab, our public library has at least one public computer.  So, making the excuse that our underprivileged kids have no access to computers, to me is an excuse.  It is also important to realize that we are educating kids that are going to be inheriting a different time period then what we are living in.  For example, our first graders will be inheriting the year 2020.  At this point in time, will our kids be prepared to enter a college classroom or a workforce that is completely run by computers?  We need to help our kids realize that no matter the background they come from they WILL have an opportunity to use technology.