Why Schools in America are Behind Other Countries in Technology

After talking to some middle school students today 11/14/2011, I now know why we are behind other countries. Students stated that they only use technology in the computer lab in the morning and not in any other class. The question is are the teachers using technology in their curriculum to instruct the students to use higher order thinking skills? As a country we have to invest more into the training of teachers to help them devolop the skills they need to be able to prepare student to be college ready and to complete with other countries in the global market.