TOP 10 TOOLS 2008 & 2009
Chris Higham

I am an IT trainer working in the UK and Europe for a medium-sized training organisation.  I mainly train people to use Microsoft products, however I need to be able to keep on top of many tools that people are using.  Consequently, I now have many favourites so it was difficult narrowing it down to 10. <

Chris's Top 10 Tools as at 15 May 2009

1. Dimdim - for on the fly web meetings and  screen sharing

2. Flip - to film quick videos

3. Bubbl.us - for online brainstorming

4. Google Sites - for building quick and easy external websites

5. Elgg - for all my business's social media needs (blogging, wikiing, networking, bookmarking, ect)

6. Evernote  - for personal notetaking

7. Firefox - for web browsing with many of its extensions

8. SnagIt - for screenshotting

9. Articulate - if I need to create a short, narrated presentation or tutorial

10. Camtasia Studio  - if I want to build a software demo

Chris's Top 10 Tools as at 29 March 2008

1. Gcast

2. TeacherTube

3. CourseLab

4. Remember the Milk

5. eSnips

6. Scribd

7. Zamzar

8. CutePDF Writer

9. Gliffy

10. Mozy