Technology, Too much of a good thing?

I just joined the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program. It's a wonderful program in which each family is assigned a trained person to help give suggestions, tips, and ideas so that you can help your child learn while they play. The lady that was assigned to us is really nice, I will refer to her as D. D made the point that most of the ladies in PAT do not care for the "Leapfrog" or "video game" type toys. They like to see kids play with mostly non-electronic toys because they help foster imagination, reasoning, problem solving skills and they make the child more active.
I have to say that I completely agree. Our world today is so gadget oriented that most teens and adults for that matter, are spending a lot of their time on computers, video games, texting, or in front of the TV. We have become so "entertain me" focused that we are starting to pass that mind set on to our smaller children. We set them down with a "Leapfrog" to help them learn to read, or we give them an "educational" video game that is age appropriate. What happened to using your imagination and pretending with dolls or GI Joes?
Please don't misunderstand me. I think that some of the "Leapfrog" products are great, and yes I do let my child watch a couple shows on TV. I am saying that their needs to be moderation. When my children get a little older, I don't want them spending all their time in front of the TV, computer or video game. I want them to have some limited time with those things, and I want them so be able to go outside and play, or read a book, or build something with Lagos. When they are teenagers I want them to be able to have the self control to say to themselves, "I've watched enough TV for today, I really want to go play some b-ball." The point is, they are only going to have that if Aaron and I as parents model and teach them that. A lot of it comes down to self control, and managing our time wisely.
"The choicest pleasures of life lie within the ring of moderation." Martin Tupper