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TOP 10 TOOLS 2007
Andrea Barrett

Andrea is the Founder of LearnPros and eLearnPros, and has an alternate life as the head of RWD Australia’s eLearning Practice.  

Andrea writes "This top 10 was tough to narrow down, and if it wouldn’t lead to reams of hate mail, I’d have to say that my all time top “tool” is really the broad range of wonderful people and communities that are always there when I need them  – and provide an incredibly rich resource for my work and personal  learning and for the clients who learn with me."

Andrea's Top 10 Tools as at 11 August 2007

  1. Skype -  I don’t even know where I’ll be half the time, so this makes it easy for me to keep up with friends and staff by chat or voice.  Also handy as a file sharing backup when all else fails.

  2. Firefox - and everything I hang off it: toolbars, bookmarks, plug-ins, add-ons, news feeds. I almost never need to leave it!

  3. Google - This site is just about always open – for Google; for Google Apps; for Gmail; for Google Groups.

  4. del.icio.us - I can’t remember what I did before I used this for bookmarks – mine and the gems I get from the many interestingly-minded bookmark hoarders out there

  5. eSnips - I used Net Snippets for years to capture web content snippets for reference.  When the creators discontinued, I tried eSnips and love the extra functionality

  6. Word / Excel / PowerPoint / OpenOffice / Google Docs - For writing, collating, preparing presentations, tracking, reporting – online and offline – I still haven’t found a way to avoid these tools

  7. GIMP - It’s a life saver for quick, high quality graphics creation and editing, and gets an almost daily workout when I’m on the road and presenting.  OPEN SOURCE!!

  8. Cmap - Until recently, I used ConceptDraw and Inspiration frequently for mindmapping and concept mapping.  I’ve found it easier to use CMAP for the type of distributed, collaborative mapping of complex strategies and learning design patterns that I’m needing a lot more these days.

  9. Palm Tools - I record, doodle, take notes, make appointments and much more on my Palm, so I’m always looking at apps that make this tool a little more functional.

  10. InfoPack for quickies, and uPerformfor more polished integrated work.  One step system process captures and simulations, documentation, rapid elearning development and audio soundtrack work, it helps when your company’s tools are good enough to use confidently.  In my work, they’re great for modeling elearning learning designs and presenting flash demos

What are your Top 10 tools -  for your own personal working and learning
and/or creating, delivering or supporting others' learning?  Let us know

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