50 More Tools

Here – in alphabetical order – are 50 Tools that didn’t quite make the Top 100 Tools for Learning List 2011.   25 of these tools have been on past Top 100 Tools lists – the other 25 are newcomers shown as NEW.

What constitutes a “learning tool”? This could be a tool you use to create or deliver learning content/solutions for others, or a tool you use for your own personal learning.

KEY
F = Free, P = Paid for, D = Download, O = Online, OS = Open Source.
Previous years rankings shown as | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007

  1. AudioBoo – mobile/web platform to record and share audio  - F/O  NEW
  2. Aviary - media creation tools  - F/O  | 75= | – | – | -
  3. Blabberize - make a talking picture  - F/O  NEW
  4. Camstudio – screen-recording software  - F/D/OS  NEW
  5. crocodoc – view and comment on any document  - F/O  NEW
  6. Doodle - easy scheduling  - F/O  NEW
  7. Drupal - content management platform  F- /D/OS  | – | – | 54= | 72=
  8. Elgg - social networking engine – F/D/OS and P/O | 90= | 53= | – | 40=
  9. Firefox + addons - web browser  -  F/D | 29 | 9= | 2 | 1
  10. Flipboard – your (pocket-sized) social magazine for iPhone/iPad  - F/D  NEW
  11. Freemind - mindmapping tool  - F/D/OS  | 85 | 71= | 54= | 50=
  12. Gaggle - suite of safe online learning tools  - F/O NEW
  13. Garageband - personal recording studio – P/D  | – | 55= | 59= | -
  14. Goanimate - make your own animated videos  - F/O  NEW
  15. Google Alerts - web monitoring service  - F/O  | – |  88= | 33 |  57=
  16. Google Art Project – explore 17 museums from around the world  - F/O  NEW
  17. Google Books - Search and preview millions of books from libraries and publishers worldwide  - F/O NEW
  18. Google Scholar – scholarly search  - F/O  | 66= | – | 42= | 36=
  19. Google SketchUp – 3D modeling for everyone  - F/D  NEW
  20. Google Translate – language translator –  F/O  NEW
  21. GoToMeeting - web conferencing tool  - P/O  | – |  71= |  – |  -
  22. ILIAS – SCORM-compliant LMS  - F/D/OS  NEW
  23. Instapaper - save web pages to read later – F/O  NEW
  24. ipadio - phonecast live  F/O – | 95= | – | – |  -
  25. issuu - you publish – F/O  NEW
  26. Keynote - presentation software  - P/D  | 90= | 48 | 65 | 72=
  27. Kidblog – blogs for teachers and students  - F/O  NEW
  28. Lectora - course authoring tool  - P/D  | – | 64= | – | -
  29. MindJet - real time collaboration and sharing  - P/O/D |  - |  - |  - | 17=
  30. Mindomo - mindmapping and brainstorming tool  - P/O/D  NEW
  31. MovieMaker - make home movies –  F/D  | – | 83= | 83= | -
  32. MuseumBox - build a description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box – F/O  NEW
  33. Paint.NET - paint software – F/D  | – | 88= | 83= | -
  34. Photopeach - free slideshows – F/O  | 81= | – | – | -
  35. Picnik - photo editing tool – F/D  | – | 90= | 71= | – | -
  36. Popplet - curate your ideas – F/O  NEW
  37. Quia - create educational quizzes and games  - P/O  NEW
  38. Quora -  collection of questions and answers – F/O  NEW
  39. SchoolTube – video sharing for students and teachers – F/O  NEW
  40. SecondLife - virtual world – F/O | 81= | 71= | 54= |  -
  41. Summify - daily summary of your social newsfeeds – F/O  NEW
  42. Toondoo - comic strip – F/O  | 95= | – | – | -
  43. Tumblr - micro-blogging tool  - F/O | – | – | 83= | 72=
  44. Ustream - broadcast yourself – F/O  | – | 66= |  - |  -
  45. Vialogues – meaningful discussions around videos  -  F/O  NEW
  46. Wiggio - makes it easy to work in groups  - F/O  NEW
  47. Wix – Flash website builder – F/O  NEW
  48. Wolfram Alpha – computational knowledge engine – F/O  NEW
  49. xtranormal – moving making software – F/O  | 71= |  - |  – |  -
  50. Zoho - online office suite – F/O  |  - |  - | 44= | 57=