Learning Tools Directory : Over 3,000 tools listed

This Directory contains over 3,000 (freeware/open source and commercial) tools for learning
- in 25 main categories.

CATEGORY OF TOOL		ALL TOOLS	FREE TOOLS	NOT FREE TOOLS
CATEGORY OF TOOL		3,031	2,297	926
1	Web browsers, players and readers
	Browsers, Extensions, Toolbars and Players	100	96	4
	PDF readers	4	3	1
2	Social bookmarking tools
	Social Bookmarking tools	96	94	3
3	Blogging tools
	Blogging tools	84	74	12
4	RSS/Feed tools
	RSS/Feed readers & alerts	60	56	5
	RSS Feed tools	35	33	4
5	Micro-blogging tools
	Microblogging/Real-time messaging tools	20	20	1
	Twitter apps	166	166	2
	Backchannel tools	3	3	0
6	Email tools
	Email, SMS, Voice & Video Messaging tools	75	57	19
7	Instant messaging and chat tools
	Instant Messaging, Voice and Video Call tools	87	73	12
	Chat and shoutbox tools	65	43	23
8	Productivity tools (personal and group)
	Calculators	14	13	1
	Calendars, Event & Meeting Scheduling	45	40	7
	Performance Support, EPSS and Help Desk tools	8	0	8
	Mapping tools	12	11	1
	Note Taking/Sharing and Whiteboard tools	72	69	6
	Personal Information Managers / GTD Organisers	69	55	16
	Personal Productivity tools	116	96	24
	(Re)search tools	67	65	2
9	Mind mapping tools
	Mind mapping and brainstorming tools	32	20	13
10	Presentation tools
	Presentation tools	97	35	64
	Charting tools	9	9	1
11	Presentation sharing tools
	Presentation hosting and sharing tools	33	29	6
12	Documentation and office suites
	Office (document/spreadsheet) tools and suites	94	70	27
	Document hosting and sharing tools	52	49	7
	E-Book tools	30	18	12
	PDF converters and editors	38	26	13
13	Live conferencing, broadcasting and virtual world tools
	Web conferencing (and screen sharing) tools	88	42	52
	Desktops (Online and Shared) & Remote Access Tools	12	11	2
	Live broadcasting tools	10	10	0
	3D/Virtual world/Avatar tools	38	25	13

14	Instructional tools
	Course authoring tools	94	18	78
	Interactivity tools	48	32	18
	Quizzing and testing tools	54	24	32
	Mobile learning authoring tools	11	8	9
	Study Pack creators	1	1	0
15	Screen capture and screncasting tools
	Screen capture, screencasting and software demo tools	69	29	41
	Learning games and simulation tools	20	6	16
16	Polling and survey tools
	Polling and survey tools	72	51	34
17	Web authoring tools
	Web authoring tools (and HTML editors)	66	47	21
	Widgets and accessories for web/blog pages	84	78	6
	Story-telling/Comic strip/Screenwriting tools	8	7	1
	Content management tools	31	25	9
18	Wiki tools
	Wiki tools	62	52	13
19	Image/photo tools
	Image/photo hosting/sharing tools	68	66	7
	Media creation and editing tools (for graphics, images, audio, video)	104	81	25
20	Audio, podcasting and iPod/iPhone tools
	Podcasting tools	74	49	26
	Tools for phones, iPods, PDAs. etc	44	42	3
	iPhone/iPod Touch apps	75	74	1
21	Video tools
	Video hosting and sharing sites	51	51	0
22	Personal dashboards
	Start Pages	35	35	0
23	Course management systems
	Course & Learning (Content) Management System	149	51	106
	Gradebook tools	7	2	5
24	Social networking tools
	Social Networks	27	27	0
	Facebook apps	6	6	0
	Social networking (and community) tools	66	41	27
	Discussion forum (text and voice) tools	20	17	3
25	Integrated social media and collaboration tools and platforms
	Social aggregators	14	14	0
	Social learning platforms	13	7	6
	Team, Group and Enterprise Collaboration platforms	121	72	61