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Learning Tools Directory 2010
Now completely overhauled, updated and reorganised into 12 categories of tools
for formal, personal, group and organisational learning

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INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS
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DOCUMENT & PRESENTATION TOOLS
BLOGGING, WEB & WIKI TOOLS
IMAGE, AUDIO & VIDEO TOOLS
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
MICRO-BLOGGING TOOLS
& TWITTER APPS
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SOCIAL NETWORKING & COLLABORATION SPACES
PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
BROWSERS, PLAYERS & READERS
MOBILE TOOLS

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LEARNING TOOLS DIRECTORY 2010
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Latest update: 08 February, 2010
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This Directory was started in 2006.  Since that time some tools have come and gone, and others have changed, adding more features and becoming more integrated.  This Directory has now undergone a complete overhaul and been re-organised into the following 12 categories.

The Tools in this Directory enable and support all kinds of learning - formal structured learning, personal learning, group learning and intra-organisational learning

CATEGORY OF TOOL

ALL
TOOLS

FREE
 TOOLS
TOP
TOOLS
1,976 1,417 100
1  Instructional tools
Tools for creating, delivering, managing and/or tracking learning and/or providing a social learning environment. 

Includes course authoring, testing, LMS, CMS and SLEs

Tools: A - E
Tools: F - K
Tools: L - Q
Tools: R - Z

295 93 8
2  Live tools
Tools for delivering live meetings, screen sharing and accessing/ building virtual worlds

Includes web, audio, video conferencing, live broadcasting, 3D/virtual worlds

Tools A - K
Tools L - Z

86 45 6
3  Document and presentation tools
Tools to create, host and/or share documents, PDFs, e-Books and/or presentations.

Includes word processing, presentation tools, PDF convertors, document and presentation hosting sites

Tools A - K
Tools L - Z 

180 115 10
4  Blogging, web and wiki tools
Tools to create blogs, web pages/sites and wikis as well as provide interactivity on those sites

Includes b
logging tools, web site tools, wikis, widgets, RSS feeds tools, forms,  web poll and survey sites]

Tools A - E
Tools F - K 
Tools L - Q 
Tools R - Z 

256 217 14
5  Image, audio and video tools
Tools to create, edit and/or host images, avatars, audio files, podcasts, screencasts and videos

Includes image editors, images hosting sites, audio editors, video makers, screencasting tools, video hosting sites

Tools A - E
Tools F - K
Tools L - Q
Tools R - Z

274 218 22
6  Communication tools
Tools for a range of synchronous and asynchronous communication activities

Includes email, voice/video messaging, instant messaging, chat rooms, discussion forums

Tools A - K
Tools L - Z 

154 111 3
7  Micro-blogging tools and Twitter Apps
These tools are for real-time updating (140 characters at a time) both publically or privately, as well as a range of useful Twitter apps

Includes micro-blogging, back channel tools, and Twitter apps

Tools A - Q 
Tools R - Z 

145 133 6
8  More collaboration tools
These are (further) stand-alone tools suitable for individuals to work and learn more effectively with others - as well as on their own

Includes social bookmarking, calendar sharing, mind mapping, notetaking/sharing, whiteboards, research and other tools

Tools A - Q 
Tools L - Z 

 190 183 8
9  Social networking and collaboration spaces
These social media platforms include public social networks as well as tools to create private collaborative, social spaces for groups or communities, as well as enterprise collaboration systems (with multiple group sites)

Includes public social networks, networking and community platforms, group spaces, Enterprise 2.0 systems

Tools A - K 
Tools L - Z 

110 61 7
10  Personal productivity tools
These tools are for an individual's personal working, learning and/or productivity purposes.

Includes mind mapping, information and time management tools, web search, and other productivity tools

Tools A - E 
Tools F - K 
Tools L - Q 
Tools R - Z 

 153  121 10
11 Browsers, Players & Readers
These tools are useful for browsing the web and accessing web content

Includes browsers, extensions, plugins, bookmarklets, toolbars, readers and players, online start pages

Tools A - K
Tools L - Z 

70 66 6
12 Mobile tools
These mobile tools are for working, learning and/or productivity purposes.

Includes tools for iPhone/iTouch, Blackberry and Android devices

Tools A - Z

63 53 1

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