Can Technology Be a Bad Thing?

In 2011, almost 2012, why is technology still a class kids go to to learn to use a tool and not an integrated part of the lessons we teach? 
In my K-4 Elementary Building I feel teachers try to incorporate technology in authentic and meaningful ways as much as possible but that the technology may become a "tool" for several different reasons:
1.  Teacher training time is limited.  Teachers may have gained a limited comfort level with the technology available and have not had the time to explore how they could use the tools in a more in-depth nature.  As technology changes are unlimited & rapid while teachers' "free" time is limited it makes it hard to keep an equal balance. 
2.  Emphasis on state assessments and indicators have become a driving force for instruction.  This often limits time for much else...especially using technology in a more open-ended, creative format.  I will be interested to see how the new Core Standards affect instruction and the use of technology as many of the new indicators are more open-ended, collaborative, interpretive, etc.  The new standards could be a window of opportunity.