The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative publishes excellent Seven Things You Should Know handouts about “emerging learning technologies and related practices.” In two pages, you learn:

(1) What the technology is

(2) How it works

(3) Who is using it

(4) Why it is significant

(5) What the downsides are

(6) What future developments are likely

(7) The implications of the technology for teaching and learning

The most recent handouts include Navigating the New Learning Ecosystem, Evolution of the Textbook and Projecting from Mobile Devices, but there are dozens available.

Download PDF versions of these handouts here.