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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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PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
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Top Tools for Learning
Here are the Top 100 Tools lists for the last 3 years compiled from the Top 10 Tools lists of learning professionals worldwide

2009

2008  |  2007

Top 10 Tools Lists of Learning Professionals worldwide

Top 10 Tools Lists 2009

Alpha list of contributors 2007-2009


25 Tools
 
Key tools every learning professional
should have in their toolbox
2009 version
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Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009
as at 15 November 2009

This FINAL list has been compiled from the Top 10 Tool Contributions of
278
Learning Professionals worldwide,
whose individual contributions you can read here

Here is a presentation of the Top 100 Tools.  Below you can see the full list with links to pages with more information about each of the tools.

View more documents from Jane Hart.

Note, there are two other related lists:
Top 100 Tools 2009 - By Category |
2009 Winners & Losers

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You can use this icon (created by David Hopkins) to show you are a Top 100 Tools for Learning provider. Use the following HTML:
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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
Cells shaded green are tools returning to the list this year

Current ranking in 2009

2008 2007

TOOL

#
Votes

Name

Platform Cost
1 11 43= Twitter
Microblogging tool
O F

159

2 1 2 Delicious
Social bookmarking tool
O F

95.5

3

18 22=

YouTube
Video sharing site

O F

79.5

4 3 7= Google Reader
RSS / Feed reader
O F

79

5

7 14 Google Docs
Office suite
O F

78.5

6

5 6

Wordpress
Blogging tool

O F

69

7

20 31= Slideshare
Hosting presentations
O F

64

8

6 3= Google Search
Web search tool
O F

56

9=

12 11 Audacity
Sound editor and recorder
W M F 54

 

2 1

Firefox
Web browser and extensions

W M F

54

11=

16 31= Ning
Social networking platforms
O F/C 49

 

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

49

13

8 5 PowerPoint
Presentation software
W M C

47

14=

10 9 Blogger
Blogging tool
O F

45

 

9 12= Moodle
Course mgt system
S F

45

16

17 17= iGoogle
Personalised start page
O F

37.5

17

13 26= Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia
O F

36

18

15 16 flickr
Photo storage/sharing site
O F

35

19

23 101= VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshows
O F

33

20

26= - Jing
Screen captures/ casting tool
W M F/C 30.5

21

14 7= Gmail
Web-based email
O F 30

22=

27 17= Adobe Captivate
Demo and scenario tool
W C

29

 

35= 72= diigo
Social annotation site
O F/C

29

24

25 22= Articulate
Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker
W C

27

25

21 26= SnagIt
Screen capture tool
W C

26.5

26

26= 50= Camtasia Studio
Screencasting tool
W C

25.5

27

- - Evernote
Note taking tool
O F

25

28

- - Prezi
Presentation software
O F 24

29

19 15 Wikispaces
Wiki tool
O F/C

23

30

- - Wordle
Word cloud generator
O F 22

31=

- - animoto
Create videos from your images
O F

21

 

24 17= Facebook
Social networking site
O F

21

 

50= 43= iPhone/iPod/ Touch and apps - - 21

34

35= 43= PBworks (prev PBwiki)
Wiki tool
O F/C 19

35

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

17

36=

    Blogs - -

16

 

22 10 Word
Word processing software
W M C

16

38=

38= 43= Flash
Animation authoring tool
W M C

15

 

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

15

 

30= 31= LinkedIn
Professional social network
O F 15

41=

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

14.5

 

28 26= iTunes/iTunes U
Music/podcast player and site
W M F

14.5

43=

- - Dimdim
Web conferencing
O F/C

14

 

50= 50= Elluminate
Web conferencing
O F/C

14

 

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

14

 

- - Tweetdeck
Desktop social software client
W M F 14

 

    Wikis and wiki tools - - 14

48

65= 72= Keynote
Presentation software
M C

12

49

59= 72= Edublogs
Educational blogging tool
O F

11.5

50=

29 36= Google Calendar
Web-based calendar
O F

10

 

- - Sharepoint
MS Intranet portal and collaboration environment
S C

10

  44= - Wetpaint
Wiki tool
O F 10

53=

44= 26= Dreamweaver
Web authoring tool
W M C

9

 

- 40= Elgg
Social engine
S F 9

55=

83 - Bubbl.us
Online mindmapping tool
O F

8

  59= - Garageband
Personal recording studio
M C

8

  - - Glogster
Make an interactive poster
O F

8

  - - Google Chrome
Web browser
W M F 8
  42= 17= Mindmanager Mindjet
Mindmapping software
W M C

8

  37 26= Netvibes
Personalised start page
O F

8

  - - Posterous
Blogging/posting place
O F

8

  - - Screenr
Screencasting tool
O F 8

63

- 57= Picasa
Photo organiser
W/O F

7.5

64=

- - Lectora
Course authoring tool
W C

7

  80= 57= TeacherTube
Instructional video sharing site
O F

7

  - - Udutu
Online collaborative course authoring tool
O F/C 7

67=

- - Cirip
Micro-blogging platform
O F

6.5

  34 36= Google Maps
Maps of the US. UK, etc (and mobile version)
O F 6.5

 

38= 17= Outlook
Email client
W C 6.5

 

- - Webex
Web conferencing tool
O F 6.5

71=

66= - Basecamp
Track and manage projects
O F/C

6

  - - Dropbox
Sync files online and across computers
O C

6

 

    Email - -

6

 

- - Etherpad
Real-time document collaboration
O F

6

  - - Flip
Digital camcorder
- C

6

  54= 50= Freemind
Mind mapping tool
W M F

6

  59= - Google Sites
Create web/wiki sites
O F

6

  - - GoToMeeting/GoToTrain
Web conferencing system
O C

6

 

41=

31= OpenOffice
Desktop office suite
O F 6
  - - Picnik
Photo editing tool
W C 6
  - - ScreenToaster
Screencasting tool
O F 6
  83= 50= Scribd
Document hosting/sharing
O F

6

  54= - SecondLife
Virtual world application
O F

6

  - - xtranormal
Movie-making software
D F 6
  - - Yammer
Private micro-blogging platform
O F 6

86=

30= 12= Bloglines
RSS/Feed reader
O F

5.5

 

- - Friendfeed
Info sharing tool
O F

5.5

88= 59= 72= Adobe Acrobat Pro
Create and control PDF documents
W M C

5

 

- 57= Adobe Fireworks
Image editor
W M C

5

  - - Edmodo
Educational micro-blogging service
O F 5
  33 57= Google Alerts
Keep track of new information
O F

5

  66= - iMovie
Video editing software
M C

5

  59= - MindMeister
Mind mapping tool
O C

5

  83= - Movie Maker
Create, edit and share home movies
W C

5

  31= - Pageflakes
Start page tool
O F 5
  83= - Paint.NET
Image/photo editing software
W F

5

  - 72= Paintshop Pro
Image editing software
W C

5

  54= - Survey Monkey
Survey/questionnaire tool
O F/C

5

  83= - Twhirl
Twitter desktop client
W M F 5
  44= 57= TypePad
Blogging tool
O C 5
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