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Tuğba, the link does not work. Do you have any other weblink to that?

I found the infographic on this link: http://edudemic.com/2013/03/how-teachers-feel-about-the-10-biggest-edtech-trends/. I wonder why they ranked digital games less than other technologies.

A cheatsheet of edtech concepts and trends from sms to byod for EdTech beginners.

Yasin, my contention is that you cannot motivate anyone "to read, research, be self-directed, explore" id they do not wish to be motivated in the first place. It is virtually impossible. What we can do is to serve as a model to them by depicturing what they can achieve provided that they possess these skills. I totally agree with you that the amount of generation gap between us and those who are only five to ten years younger is paramount, but I am pretty sure they'll find their own way as they grow up. Or, most of them will have to if they are to lead a good life because the skills you mentioned are now regarded as survival skills.

Yasin and Hakan, I agree with both of you. I also think that first we need to acknowledge our students are different. I may even call them humans 2.0 :) and yes their attention span is rather short and is getting shorter, and so is ours. I, as a teacher, suffer from it and have my own strategies. Maybe we can help students in that, too. Also, I really don't think they don't want to "read, research, be self-directed, explore". When something enters into their "radar", they can turn into autonomous and motivated researchers! I know that I am pointing out to the obvious, but we need te revise what we teach and how we teach. As also stated in the Horizon Report 2016: " In order to remain motivated, students need to be able to make clear connections between the curriculum and the real world, and how the new knowledge and skills will impact them."

EdTech Leaders Online (ETLO) is an program for K-12 school districts, state departments of education, regional service centers, teacher training institutions, and other educational organizations to enable them to provide effective online learning programs for teachers, administrators, and students.

Came across with this at Twitter.

Just signed in this website. It is US centric, but has some interesting resources to check.

The EdTech series of MIT is available on edX now. edX is a MOOC platform co-created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, The top universities around the globe, including the Ivy League schools, provide free classes to thousands of people every month. edX also features the legendary Justice course by Michael Sandel of Harvard University.

A short yet well curated list of most commonly used educational social networking sites.