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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009
Winners & Losers in 2009
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KEY
F = Free, C= Commercial,  W = Windows, M=Mac, S=Server, O = Online
Cells shaded blue are new tools on the list this year

WINNERS

(1) New tools on the list this year

2009

 2008 2007

TOOL

Name

 Platform Cost

27

 - - Evernote
Note taking tool		 O F

28

 - - Prezi
Presentation software		 O F

30

 - - Wordle
Word cloud generator		 O F

31

 - - animoto
Create videos from your images		 O F

43

 - - Dimdim
Web conferencing		 O F/C

43

 - - Tweetdeck
Desktop social software client		 W M F

50

 - - Sharepoint
MS Intranet portal and collaboration environment		 S C
55 - - Glogster
Make an interactive poster		 O F
55 - - Google Chrome
Web browser		 W M F
55 - - Posterous
Blogging/posting place 		O F
55 - - Screenr
Screencasting tool		 O F

64

 - - Lectora
Course authoring tool		 W C
64 - - Udutu
Online collaborative course authoring tool		 O F/C

67

 - - Cirip
Micro-blogging platform		 O F

67

 - - Webex
Web conferencing tool		 O F
71 - - Dropbox
Sync files online and across computers		 O C

71

 - - Etherpad
Real-time document collaboration		 O F
71 - - Flip
Digital camcorder		 - C
71 - - GoToMeeting/GoToTrain
Web conferencing system		 O C
71 - - Picnik
Photo editing tool		 W C
71 - - ScreenToaster
Screencasting tool		 O F
71 - - xtranormal
Movie-making software		 D F
71 - - Yammer
Private micro-blogging platform		 O F

86

 - - Friendfeed
Info sharing tool		 O F
88 - - Edmodo
Educational micro-blogging service		 O F

(2) Tools back on the list again this year (after a break in 2008)

2009

 2008 2007

TOOL

Name

 Platform Cost

53

 - 40= Elgg
Social engine		 S F

63

 - 57= Picasa
Photo organiser		 W/O F

88

 - 57= Adobe Fireworks
Image editor		 W M C

88

 - 72= Paintshop Pro
Image editing software		 W C

(3) Tools moving up within the list in 2009
in descending order of number of places

# places UP

2009

 2008 2007

TOOL

Name

 Platform Cost
+28

38

 66= 101= Google Apps
Google application suite		 O F/C
+28

55

 83 - Bubbl.us
Online mindmapping tool		 O F
+25

41=

 66= 72= Adobe Connect
Web meeting/ conferencing		 O C
+24

35

 59= 50= Adobe Photoshop
Photo/Image editing tools		 W C
+19

31

 50= 43= iPhone/iPod/ Touch and apps - -
+17

48

 65= 72= Keynote
Presentation software		 M C
+16 64 80= 57= TeacherTube
Instructional video sharing site		 O F
+15

3

 18 22=

YouTube
Video sharing site

 O F
+13

7

 20 31= Slideshare
Hosting presentations		 O F
+13

22

 35= 72= diigo
Social annotation site		 O F/C
+12 71 83= 50= Scribd
Document hosting/sharing		 O F
+10 1 11 43= Twitter
Microblogging tool		 O F
+10

49

 59= 72= Edublogs
Educational blogging tool		 O F
+8

22

 27 17= Adobe Captivate
 Demo and scenario tool		 W C
+7

43

 50= 50= Elluminate
Web conferencing		 O F/C
+6

20

 26= - Jing
Screen captures/ casting tool		 W M F/C
+5

11

 16 31= Ning
Social networking platforms		 O F/C
+4

19

 23 101= VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshows		 O F
+4 55 59= - Garageband
Personal recording studio		 M C
+3

9

 12 11 Audacity
Sound editor and recorder		 W M F
+2

5

 7 14 Google Docs
Office suite		 O F
+1

16

 17 17= iGoogle
Personalised start page		 O F
+1

24

 25 22= Articulate
Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker		 W C
+1

34

 35= 43= PBworks (prev PBwiki)
Wiki tool		 O F/C

(4) Tools maintaining their place on the list in 2009

2009

 2008 2007

TOOL

Name

 Platform Cost

26

 26= 50= Camtasia Studio
Screencasting tool		 W C

38=

 38= 43= Flash
Animation authoring tool		 W M C

LOSERS

(1) Tools moving down the list in 2009
in ascending order of number of places

# places DOWN

2009

 2008 2007

TOOL

Name

 Platform Cost
-1 2 1 2 Delicious
Social bookmarking tool		 O F
-1 4 3 7= Google Reader
RSS / Feed reader		 O F
-1

6

 5 6

Wordpress
Blogging tool

 O F
-2

8

 6 3= Google Search
Web search tool		 O F
-3

18

 15 16 flickr
Photo storage/sharing site		 O F
-3

44

 40= 40= Google Earth
Satellite and aerial imagery		 W M F

-4

14

 10 9 Blogger
Blogging tool		 O F
-4

17

 13 26= Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia		 O F
-4

25

 21 26= SnagIt
Screen capture tool		 W C
-4 88 83= - Movie Maker
Create, edit and share home movies		 W C
-4 88 83= - Paint.NET
Image/photo editing software		 W F
-4 88 83= - Twhirl
Twitter desktop client		 W M F
-5

13

 8 5 PowerPoint
Presentation software		 W M C
-5

14

 9 12= Moodle
Course mgt system		 S F
-5

71

 66= - Basecamp
Track and manage projects		 O F/C
-6 50 44= - Wetpaint
Wiki tool		 O F
-7

9

 2 1

Firefox
Web browser and extensions

 W M F
-7

11

 4 3= Skype
Instant messaging/VoIP		 W M F/C
-7

21

 14 7= Gmail
Web-based email		 O F
-7

31

 24 17= Facebook
Social networking site		 O F
-9

53

 44= 26= Dreamweaver
Web authoring tool		 W M C
-10

29

 19 15 Wikispaces
Wiki tool		 O F/C
-13

41

 28 26= iTunes/iTunes U
Music/podcast player and site		 W M F
-13 55 42= 17= Mindmanager Mindjet
Mindmapping software		 W M C
-14

36

 22 10 Word
Word processing software		 W M C
-17 71 54= 50= Freemind
Mind mapping tool		 W M F
-17 71 54= - SecondLife
Virtual world application		 O F
-18 55 37 26= Netvibes
Personalised start page		 O F
-21

50

 29 36= Google Calendar
Web-based calendar		 O F
-21 88 66= - iMovie
Video editing software		 M C
-27 71

41=

 31= OpenOffice
Desktop office suite		 O F
-28 71 59= - Google Sites
Create web/wiki sites		 O F
-28 88 59= - MindMeister
Mind mapping tool		 O C
-29

67

 38= 17= Outlook
Email client		 W C
-29 88= 59= 72= Adobe Acrobat Pro
Create and control PDF documents		 W M C
-33 64 34 36= Google Maps
Maps of the US. UK, etc (and mobile version)		 O F
-33 88 54= - Survey Monkey
Survey/questionnaire tool		 O F/C
-43 88 44= 57= TypePad
Blogging tool		 O C
-47 88 31= - Pageflakes
Start page tool		 O F
-54 88 33 57= Google Alerts
Keep track of new information 		O F
-56

86

 30= 12= Bloglines
RSS/Feed reader		 O F

(2) Tools moving off the list this year
 

2008

 2007 Tool Plat-
form		 Cost
83 - Zamzar O F
83 - Wink D F
83 - Tumbr O F
83 - TiddlyWiki D F
83 - SMART Whiteboard tools D F/C
83 79 Safari D F
83 36 MediaWiki D F
83 - LibraryThing O F
83 - Jott O F
83 43 GIMP D F
83 31 Internet Explorer D F
83 72 Furl (now acquired by diigo) O F
83 - CourseLab D F
83 72 Adobe Presenter D C
80 - Nvu D F
80 72 Adobe Reader D F
66 72 Zotero D F
66 72 Yugma D F/C
66 - UStream O F
66 - Windows Live Writer D F
66 - Stumbleupon O F
66 - Polldaddy O F
66 - Opera D F
66 - OneNote D  C
66 72 Notepad D F
66 - Joomla D F
54 - Remember the Mil O F
54 72 Drupal D F
50 22 Thunderbird D F
50 22 Excel D C
44 57 Zoho Suite O F
44 72 Exe D F
42 36 Google Scholar O F

 
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