It is always bad when you have too much of something..too much cake, too much tv, I dont think tehnology is to blame for kids bad health, that is the parents job to monitor that.
There are so many online tools out now for teaching how to write. Back in my day (which wasn't that long ago) The only technology we had was turnitin.com, a plagerism website. Now, using writing software (such as an updated version of turnitin.com, students can edit each others papers, teachers can track and edit changes to student papers and more!
I liked this article, yet it is frustrating because these are all the obvious reasons are education system is so bad in the US, yet the chances of them being fixed ANYTIMe soon are slim.