Social aspect and learning

I was thinking back to the video we watched where Gleason was talking about how there is social component to learning language that is necessary. She was pretty much explaining that we are essentially "hard-wired" to learn language, but this won't happen without the social component. Children need someone interacting with them; smiling, clapping for he or she when a new sound is made, etc.
It made me think about television, in general, and what shows my children prefer. For instance, they have always immediately loved Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I wonder if this is because Mickey is often talking to and responding to the viewer. For instance,  at the beginning at every show, he will say, "Do you wanna come inside my clubhouse?" Then he pauses, and responds, "Well alright!" He shows excitement, music begins to play, and the scenery changes in response to the child's response. There are more examples like this of shows they like that follow the same pattern, however, I also began thinking about how the social aspect of learning language is simply not the same through television.
It makes me reflect on how much TV my kids are currently watching and question if I am teaching them new skills regularly myself. My thought is, that if this social aspect of learning pertains to language, I am sure it pertains to all other skills. We are innately social beings that learn best through social interactions. However, technology is enabling parents to hand over some of the learning responsibility to phones, ipads, and other "gadgets" that have apps and games geared towards learning. I think there is a balance....but, parents are faced with more challenges as technology continues to explode.