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Here are the winners and losers on the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011

Winners

New entrants on the list

IN at #26 : Google+ - social network
IN at #30 : TED Talks - inspirational videos
IN at #33 : Scoopit - curation software
IN at #41 : Symbaloo - Internet portal/dashboard
IN at #44 : iPad and apps
IN at #50 : Geogebra - maths software for schools
IN at #58 : eFront - course management system
IN at #63 : Knol - share what you think
IN at #67 :  Mahara - e-portfolio platform
IN at #68 : lino - online stickies
IN at #69 : Storify - makes stories using social media
IN at #74 : Khan Academy - learning platform
IN at #74 : BigBlueButton - web conferencing
IN at #82 : Kindle - ebook reader
IN at #82 :  Poll Everywhere - instant audience feedback
IN at #82 : Quizlet - flash card and study games website
IN at #82 : Screencast-0-matic - online screen recorder
IN at #90 : Buddypress - social networking software
IN at #90 : Composica - social e-learning authoring system
IN at #90 : Fuze meeting - web conferencing
IN at #90 : Paper.li - daily digest of tweets
IN at #90 : ReadItLater - save pages for later
IN at #90 : Weebly - website/blog software

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IN at #81 Excel - spreadsheet software

Tools moving up the list from 2010

UP 41 places to #49: Vimeo - video sharing site
UP 37 places to #31:  Yammer - private microsharing platform
UP 35 places to #40 : Voki- speaking avatar creator
UP 26 places to #69 : Outlook - email client
UP 26 places to  #69 : Udutu - collaborative course authoring tool
UP 24 places to #22:  Edmodo - edu social networking site
UP 23 places to #52 : Mindmeister - mindmapping software
UP 21 places to #74:  iMovie - Video editing software
UP 20 places to #38 :  Google Maps - online maps
UP 18 places to #42 : Word - word processing software
UP 15 places to #10:  (Edu)Glogster - interactive poster tool
UP 11 places to #20:  Gmail - web-based email service
UP 10 places to 65: Sharepoint - intranet platform
UP 9 places to #32:  Google Earth - virtual globe
UP 9 places to #21: LinkedIn - prof social network
UP 9 places to #62: Storybird - collaborative storytelling
UP 8 places to #82:  TeacherTube - edu video sharing site
UP 7 places to #6 : Dropbox - file synching software
UP 7 places to #51 :Screenr - screencasting tool
UP 6 places to #17 :  Evernote - note-taking tool
UP 5 places to #7 : Prezi - presentation software
UP 5 places to #11 :Wikipedia - collaborative encyclopaedia
UP 3 places to #5 :  WordPress - blogging tool
Up 2 places to #59 : Adobe Connect - web conferencing tool
UP 2 places to #12 : Blogger/Blogspot - blogging tool
UP 2 places to #13 : diigo - social annotation tool
UP 2 places to #8 : Moodle - course management system
UP 2 places to #19 :  PowerPoint - presentation software
UP 2 places to #4 :Skype - instant messaging/VoIP tool
UP 1 place to #27 : Animoto - videos from images
UP 1 place to #73 : Hootsuite - social media dashboard

Tools maintaining the same position as 2011

#1 Twitter - micro-sharing site
#2 YouTube - video-sharing tool
#3 Google Docs - collaboration suite (incl Google Forms)
#37 Tweetdeck - Twitter client
#61 OpenOffice - office suite

Losers

Tools moving off the list from 2010

Firefox (#29 in 2010)
Amplify (#51 in 2010)
Google Wave (#54 in 2010)
DimDim (#54 in 2010)
Google Scholar (#66 in 2010)
Xtranormal (#71 in 2010)
Flip cameras (#73 in 2010 )
Dropio (#75 in 2010)
Bit.ly (#75 in 2010)
Aviary (#75 in 2010)
Second Life (#81 in 2010)
Photostory (#81 in 2010)
Photopeach (#81 in 2010)
Webex (#85 in 2010)
Freemind (#85 in 2010)
Picknik (#85 in 2010)
Keynote (#85 in 2010)
Elgg (#85 in 2010)
Basecamp (#85 in 2010)
Voxopop (#95 in 2010)
Wetpaint  (#95 in 2010)
Ipadio (#95 in 2010)
Toondoo (#95 in 2010)
Typepad (#95 in 2010)

Tools moving down the list from 2010

DOWN 33 places to #69 :  Posterous - blogging software
DOWN 30 places to #74 :  iGoogle - personalised start page
DOWN 29 places to #90 : Netvibes - personal start page
DOWN 29 places to #82 : Google Calendar - online calendar

DOWN 28 places to #54 :  Wallwisher - online noticeboard
DOWN 26 places to #74 : Edublogs - educational blogging tool
DOWN 26 places to #57 : Ning - private social networking platform
DOWN 26 places to #74 : SurveyMonkey - survey tool
DOWN 25 places to #82 : Zotero - collect/manage research
DOWN 25 places to #60 : Elluminate/Blackboard Collaborate - web conferencing
DOWN 24 places to#74 :  Etherpad + clones - real-time text collab
DOWN 21 places to #89 :  Blackboard - course management system
DOWN 20 places to #24 :  Delicious - social bookmarking tool
DOWN 17 places to #39 :  Wordle - word cloud generator
DOWN 16 places to #55 : iPhone/iPod Touch and apps

DOWN 16 places to #36 :  flickr - photo sharing site
DOWN 15 places to #66 :  iTunes and iTunesU
DOWN 10 places to #48 : Adobe Captivate - demo/scenario software
DOWN 9 places to #16 : Google Reader - RSS reader
DOWN 9 places to #90 : Adobe Flash - animation authoring
DOWN 7 places to #53 : Picasa -  photo organiser
DOWN 6 places to #23 :  Wikispaces - wiki tool
DOWN 6 places to #25 : Voicethread - collaborative slideshows
DOWN 5 places to #14 : Facebook - social network
DOWN 5 places to # 29 : Audacity  - sound editor/recorder
DOWN 5 places to #47 : Snagit - screen capture tool
DOWN 5 places to #85 : Android phones and apps
DOWN 5 places to #100 : OneNote - personal information manager
DOWN 4 places to #15 : Google Search - search engine
DOWN 4 places to #43 : Google Sites - wiki/website tool
DOWN 3 places to #9 : Slideshare - presentation sharing site
DOWN 3 places to #46 : Articulate  – e-learning software
DOWN 3 places to  #64 : LiveBinders - 3-ring binder for the web
DOWN 2 places to #56 : Scribd - document sharing tool
DOWN 1 place to #18 : Jing - screen capture tool
DOWN 1 place to #28 : Camtasia- screencasting tool
DOWN 1 place to #34 : PBWorks - wiki tool
DOWN 1 place to #35 : Google Apps - branded app suite
DOWN 1 place to #45 : Google Chrome  - web browser
DOWN 1 place to #90 bubblus - collaborative mind mapping tool