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The Emerging List of Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010
as at 02 September 2010
based on 397 contributions so far
The list will be closed and finalised on 17 October 2010

This is the 4th year I have been compiling the Top 100 Tools for Learning
from the contributions of learning professionals worldwide
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Important note: By "learning" we don't just mean formal education or training,
but personal, group, intra-organisational and serendipitous learning

KEY
Links to previous years' lists at 2009, 2008 and 2007
F = Free, C= Commercial,  D=Desktop, S=Server, O=Online M=mobile
Cells shaded blue are new tools on the list this year
Cells shaded green are tools back on the list year

2010

2009

2008 2007

TOOL

#
Votes

Name

Platform Cost
1 1 11 43= Twitter
Microblogging tool
O F

259.5

2

3

18 22=

YouTube
Video sharing site

O F

166.5

3

5

7 14 Google Docs
Office suite
O F 150.5
4 2 1 2 Delicious
Social bookmarking tool
O F

119.5

5

7

20 31= Slideshare
Hosting presentations
O F 114
6 4 3 7= Google Reader
RSS / Feed reader
O F

104.5

7

6

5 6

Wordpress
Blogging tool

O F

95.5

8

11=

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

92

9

14=

9 12= Moodle
Course mgt system
S F 81

10

31=

24 17= Facebook
Social networking site
O F

73

11

14=

10 9 Blogger
Blogging tool
O F

70

12

8

6 3= Google Search
Web search tool
O F

67.5

13

28

- - Prezi
Presentation software
O F 65.5

14

71=

- - Dropbox
Sync files online and across computers
O F 59

15

17

13 26= Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia
O F

56

16=

22=

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

52.5

 

18

15 16 flickr
Photo storage/sharing site
O F

52.5

18

19

23 101= VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshows
O F

51

19

29

19 15 Wikispaces
Wiki tool
O F/C

49

20

20

26= - Jing
Screen captures/ casting tool
D F/C 48
21=

13

8 5 PowerPoint
Presentation software
D C

40

 

9=

12 11 Audacity
Sound editor and recorder
D F 40

23

30

- - Wordle
Word cloud generator
O F 38.5
24

9=

2 1

Firefox + addons
Web browser and extensions

D F 35.5

25

27

- - Evernote
Note taking tool
O F

34

26

11=

16 31= Ning
Private social networking platform
O C 32.5
27 - - - Wallwisher
Online noticeboard
O F

31.5

28= 55= - - Glogster and Eduglogster
Make an interactive poster
O F

30

 

31=

- - animoto
Create videos from your images
O F

30

30=

34

35= 43= PBworks (prev PBwiki)
Wiki tool
O F/C 27

 

31=

50= 43= iPhone/iPod Touch and apps - - 27

32

38=

30= 31= LinkedIn
Professional social network
O F 26

33

26

26= 50= Camtasia Studio
Screencasting tool
D C 25.5

34

43=

50= 50= Elluminate
Web conferencing
O F/C

25

35 55= - - Posterous
Blogging/posting place
O F

24

36=

43=

- - Tweetdeck
Desktop social software client
D M F 23.5

 

21

14 7= Gmail
Web-based email
O F 23.5

38

38=

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

23

39

22=

27 17= Adobe Captivate
Demo and scenario tool
D C

22.5

40

63

- 57= Picasa
Photo organiser
D F 21

41

16

17 17= iGoogle
Personalised start page
O F

19.5

42=

71=

59= - Google Sites
Create web/wiki sites
O F 18.5
  55= - - Google Chrome
Web browser
D F 18.5

44=

71=

- - Etherpad + clones e.g. TypeWithMe
Real-time text collaboration
O F 17
  - - - Google Wave
Communicate and collaborate in real-time
(support to be discontinued in December)
O F

17

46

25

21 26= SnagIt
Screen capture tool
D C

16.5

47

- - - Amplify
Content Sharing & Conversation Platform
O F

16

48

88=

54= - Survey Monkey
Survey/questionnaire tool
O F/C 15.5

49

71= 83= 50= Scribd
Document hosting/sharing
O F 15

50=

88=

- - Edmodo
Educational micro-blogging service
O F 14
 

49

59= 72= Edublogs
Educational blogging tool
O F

14

 

43=

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

14

 

-

66= 72= Zotero
Collect and manage your research
D F

14

54

36=

22 10 Word
Word processing software
D C

13.5

55=

24

25 22= Articulate
Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker
D C

13

 

- - - Blackboard
Course management system
S C

13

 

41=

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

13

58=

50=

29 36= Google Calendar
Web-based calendar
O F

12.5

 

-

42= 36= Google Scholar
Search for scholarly literature
O F

12.5

60= 55= 37 26= Netvibes
Personalised start page
O F

12

 

36=

- - Blogs and blogging tools in general - -

12

  67= 34 36= Google Maps
Maps of the US. UK, etc
O F 12

63=

43=

- - Dimdim
Web conferencing
O F/C

11

  55= - - Screenr
Screencasting tool
O F 11
  71= - - xtranormal
Movie-making software
D F 11

 

71= - - Yammer
Private micro-blogging platform
O F 11

67=

41=

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

10.5

  71= - - Flip
Digital camcorder
- C 10.5

 

43=

    Wikis and wiki tools in general - - 10.5

70=

- - - drop.io
Share files
O F 10

 

- - - Livebinders
3-ring binder for the web
O F 10

72=

88=

59= - MindMeister
Mind mapping tool
O C

9.5

 

- - - Vimeo
Video hosting site
O F

9.5

74

38=

38= 43= Flash
Animation authoring tool
D C

9

75=

- - - Hootsuite
Twitter client
D M F 8.5
 

55=

83 - Bubbl.us
Online mindmapping tool
O F 8.5
  - - - Photostory
Bring your digital photos to life
D F 8.5

 

71= 54= - SecondLife
Virtual world application
O F 8.5

79=

- - - bit.ly
URL shortener and tracker
O F/C

8

 

71=

66= - Basecamp
Track and manage projects
O F/C 8

 

71=

54= 50= Freemind
Mind mapping tool
D F 8

 

- - - ipadio
Phonecast live to the web
O F 8
  71=

41=

31= OpenOffice
Desktop office suite
O F 8
 

50=

- - Sharepoint
MS intranet & collaboration platform
S C 8
  - - - Storybird
Collaborative story telling
O F

8

  64= - - Udutu
Collaborative course authoring tool
O F/C 8

87

67=

- - Webex
Web conferencing tool
O F 7.5

88=

- - - Android phones + apps - -

7

 

53=

- 40= Elgg
Social engine
S F 7
 

48

65= 72= Keynote
Presentation software
D M C 7
 

-

66= - OneNote
Personal information manager
D C

7

 

-

- - Photopeach
Free slideshows
O F 7
  - - - ReadItLater
Save pages from your computer or phone 
D F 7
 

64=

80= 57= TeacherTube
Instructional video sharing site
O F 7
 

88=

44= 57= TypePad
Blogging tool
O C 7
  50= 44= - Wetpaint
Wiki tool
O F 7
  - - - Zorap
Video conferencing
O F 7
97

86=

30= 12= Bloglines
RSS/Feed reader
O F 6.5

98=

- - - issuu
online publications
O F

6

 

67=

38= 17= Outlook
Email client
D C 6
  - - - Toondo
Create comic strips
O F

6

  - - - Voki
Create personalised avatars
O F 6
  - - - Voxopop
Talkgroups
O F

6

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