TOP 100
TOOLS
FOR
FOR
LEARNING Compiled by Jane Hart
Centre for Learning & Performance
2009 Technologies
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www.C4LPT.co.uk

About the Top 100 Tools List
About the Top 100 Tools List
During 2009, 278 learning professionals from
around the world shared their Top 10 Tools for
Learning. Y can view their i di id l li
L i You i h i individual lists at:
c4lpt.co.uk/recommended//top10tools.html
From these lists I compiled the Top 100 Tools
Jane Hart is a Social for Learning 2009. You can view the entire list
Learning Consultant. at: c4lpt co uk/recommended/
c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/
She is founder of the
Centre for Learning &
Performance Technologies.
There is also a list of the winners and losers in
2009,
2009 as well as a categorised list of the tools
tools.
c4lpt.co.uk/jane.html
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1
Twitter
Micro‐blogging tool
Previous rankings:
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2008: 11th
2007: 43rd
Cost: Free
Keep in touch with colleagues
p g Available: Hosted
Available: Hosted
and friends no matter where you
are or what you’re doing
in less than 140 characters www.twitter.com
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2
Delicious
Social bookmarking tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 1st
2007: 2nd
2007: 2
A place to store your
Cost: Free
bookmarks online, tag Available: Hosted
them and share them with
your colleagues and/or www.delicious.com
d li i
students.
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3
YouTube
Video hosting and sharing tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 18th
2007: 22nd
Cost: Free
A place where you can
l h Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
host, tag and share videos
online.
www.youtube.com
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4
Google Reader
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RSS reader
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 3rd
2007: 7th
Cost: Free
A web-based reader t
bb d d to Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
aggregate and manage all
your news and blog (RSS)
feeds in one place
place. www.google.com/reader
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5
Google Docs
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Online office suite
Previous rankings:
2008: 7th
2007: 14th
2007: 14
To create, store and share
, Cost: Free
Cost: Free
documents, spreadsheets and Available: Hosted
presentations online, and where
y
you can work on y your own or
collaboratively. www.google.com/docs/
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6
WordPress
Blogging tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 5th
2007: 6th
Cost: Free, Open Source
A blogging platform that is Available: Hosted and Download
free and easy to use.
www.wordpress.com
www.wordpress.org
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Slideshare
7
Presentation sharing site
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 20th
2007: 31st
2007: 31
A place where you can store tag and
store,
Cost: Free
share your presentations with others Available: Hosted
and create a slidecast.
www.slideshare.net
lid h t
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8
Google Search
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Web search tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 6th
2007: 3rd
2007: 3rd
A powerful web-based search
Cost: Free
engine, so to find any information, Available: Hosted
you just “Google” it!
www.google.com
l
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9=
Audacity
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Audio/podcasting tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 12th
2007: 11th
Cost: Free, Open Source
Available: Download
A sound editor and recorder Platform: Windows, Mac,
suitable for podcasting.
Unix/Linux
audacity.sourceforge.net
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9=
Firefox
Web browser with extensions
. Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 2nd
2007: 1st
Cost: Free, Open Source
This is an award winning
Available: Download
A il bl D l d
browser with thousands of Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
extensions to add to its
functionality. www.mozilla.com/firefox/
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11=
Ning
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Private social networking tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 16th
2007: 31st
t
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Created your own customised Available: Hosted
private social networks and
communities.
communities
www.ning.com
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Skype
11=
Instant messenger and voice call tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 4th
2007: 3rd
2007: 3
Cost: Free
For text and voice message Available: Download
conversations with others. Platform: Windows and Mac
www.skype.net
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13
PowerPoint
Presentation software
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 8th
2007: 5th
Cost: Commercial
This presentation software is
Available: Download
part of the Microsoft Office Platform: Windows & Mac
suite.
suite
office.microsoft.com/powerpoint
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14=
Blogger
gg
Blogging tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 10th
2007: 9th
2007: 9
A simple and quick way to get a
Cost: Free
blog up and running. Available: Hosted
www.blogger.com
bl
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14=
Moodle
Course management system
Previous rankings:
2008: 9th
2007: 12th
Course management system
with social functionality
Cost: Free, Open Source
Cost: Free Open Source
Available: Download
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
www.moodle.org
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16
iGoogle
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Personal start page tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 17th
2007: 17th
Here you can aggregate all the Cost: Free
Google resources you use on Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
your online desktop, e.g. gMail,
Google Calendar, Google Reader
and more
more. www.google.com/ig
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17
Wikipedia
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Collaborative encyclopaedia
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 13th
2007: 26th
2007: 26
Cost: Free
This online encyclopaedia has
Available: Hosted
been written collaboratively by
thousands of people f
th d f l from around d www.wikipedia.org
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the world.
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18
Flickr
Image hosting and sharing tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 15th
2007: 16th
Cost: Free
A place where you can store
Available: Hosted
your photos, tag them and
share them with others
others. www.flickr.com
www flickr com
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19
VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshow tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 23rd
2007:
2007: ‐
A tool that lets you create
Cost: Free/Commercial
collaborative presentations by Available: Hosted
collecting comments - both
text and voice.
voice www.voicethread.com
i th d
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Jing
20
Screen capture and screencasting tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 26th
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
Available: Download
Available: Download
A desktop program you can use Platform: Windows, Mac
to instantly capture screenshots
and videos – and then share www.jingproject.com
them.
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21
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gMail/Google Mail
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Web mail
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 14th
2007: 7th
Cost: Free
Available: Hosted
A web-based email service with
many megabytes of storage
space for archiving mail threads.
mail.google.com
mail google com
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22=
Captivate
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Simulation and scenario tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 30th
2007: 17th
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
Available: Download
Create simulations, software
demonstrations, and scenario- Platform: Windows
based training without
programming knowledge or www.adobe.com/products/captivate
multimedia skills
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22=
Diigo
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Social bookmarking tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 35th
2007: 72nd
2007: 72
A social annotation t l where
i l t ti tool h
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
you can highlight, clip and Available: Hosted
sticky-note any page and then
share your findings with others
www.diigo.com
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24
Articulate
Rapid e‐learning suite
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 25th
2007: 22nd
2007: 22
Three powerful yet easy-to-use
Cost: Commercial
products - Presenter, Engage and Available: Download
Quizmaker – to create e-learning Platform: Windows
content.
content
www.articulate.com
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25
SnagIt
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Screen capture tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 21st
2007: 26th
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
Available: Download
Capture anything on your Platform: Windows
screen, edit the image and
print it or share it as you wish
wish. www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp
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26
Camtasia Studio
Screencasting tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 26th
2007: 50th
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
A il bl D l d
Record your screen to create Platform: Windows
training, demo, and presentation
videos, aka screencasts.
www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
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27
Evernote
Note taking tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free / premium accounts
Cost: Free / premium accounts
Lets you capture things (web
pages, screenshots, photos, Available: Online/Download
note, etc), which you can tag,
store and find again fast www.evernote.com
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28
Prezi
Presentation tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free and paid for plans
Cost: Free and paid for plans
Build amazing, non-linear
presentations where you can Available: Online
zoom in and out of a visual
map containing words, links, www.prezi.com
images, videos, etc
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29
Wikispaces
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Wiki tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 19th
2007: 15th
2007: 15
A service th t lets you create a
i that l t t
Cost: Free/Commercial
Cost: Free/Commercial
wiki for collaborative working Available: Hosted
and/or learning
www.wikispaces.com
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30
Wordle
Word cloud generator
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Input or copy in some text and Cost: Free
generate a visual cloud of the Available: Online
most frequently use words.
Tweak your clouds with
different fonts, layouts and www.wordle .net
colour scheme.
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31=
Animoto
Video tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free
Lets you create videos from Available: Online
your images
www.animoto.com
i t
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31=
Facebook
Social networking site
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 24th
2007: 17th
2007: 17
A social networking site with over
g Cost: Free
300 million active members, that also Available: Hosted
includes many applications that allow
it be used productively in education
y
and business. www.facebook.com
f b k
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iPhone/iPod Touch
31=
and Apps
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 50th
2007: 43rd
2007: 43
Cost: Free/Commercial
Phone, internet and multimedia
Ph i t t d lti di
device and access to Available: Hosted
thousands of applications.
www.apple.com/iphone
l /i h
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34
PBworks
Collaboration tool
Previous rankings
Previous rankings
2008: 35th
2007: 43rd
Cost: Free/Commercial
Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
A collaboration solution suitable
for both business and education www.pbworks.com
p
– previously known as PBwiki.
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35
Photoshop
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Photo/image editing tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 59th
2007: 50th
Cost: Commercial
A photo imaging tool for
Available: Download
A il bl D l d
professional and serious Platform: Windows
amateur photographers as well
p g p
as graphic and web designers. www.adobe.com/products/photoshop
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36= Blogs
No specific blogs named – but
just the very many different
blogs available to read
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36=
Word
Word processing software
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 22nd
2007: 10th
Cost: Commercial
This word processing software Available: Download
A il bl D l d
is part of the Microsoft Office Platform: Windows and Mac
suite
office.microsoft.com/word
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38=
Flash
Animation authoring tool
Previous rankings:
g
2008: 38th
2007: 43rd
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
Available: Download
Create powerful and engaging Platform: Windows and Mac
animations.
www.adobe.com/products/flash
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38=
Google Apps
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Google application suite
Previous rankings:
2008: 66th
2007:
2007: ‐
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
Software-as-a-service for
business and education - Available: Hosted
email, information sharing
and security www.google.com/a/
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38=
LinkedIn
Professional networking site
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 30th
2007: 31st
Cost: Free
A public social network aimed Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
at the professional community.
www.linkedin.com
www linkedin com
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41=
Adobe Connect
Web conferencing software
Previous rankings:
2008: 66
2007: 52
2007: 52
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
A communication system Available: Hosted
that provides enterprise
web communication and
online collaboration. www.adobe.com/products/connect
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41=
iTunes/iTunes U
Audio/podcasting player and site
Previous rankings:
2008: 28th
2007: 26th
Cost: Free
Available: Download
Available: Download
Listen to music and podcasts as
Platform: Windows, Mac
well as watch videos. Educational
podcasts available at iTunes U www.apple.com/itunes
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43=
Dimdim
Web conferencing system
Previuos rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Lets you deliver synchronised Cost: Free and pro accounts
p
presentations, whiteboards Available: Online
and web pages while sharing
voice and video.
www.dimdim.com
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43=
Elluminate
Web conferencing software
Previous rankings:
2008: 50th
2007: 50th
2007: 50
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
Available: Hosted
A solution for live e-learning
and web collaboration
collaboration.
www.elluminate.com
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43=
Google Earth
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Satellite and aerial imagery
Previous rankings:
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2008: 40th
2007: 40th
Cost: Free
Available: Download
Available: Download
Combines the power of Google
Search with satellite imagery,
Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
maps, terrain and 3D buildings.
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earth.google.com/
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43=
Tweetdeck
Desktop social software client
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Personal browser for staying Cost: Free
Cost: Free
in touch with what’s happening Available: Download
now, connecting you with your
contacts across Twitter,
Platform: Windows/Mac
Facebook and more.
www.tweetdeck.com
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43= Wikis and wiki tools
Wikis and wiki tools
No specific wikis or wiki tools
named.
The general concept of wikis and
wiki tools – whether standalone
within other systems.
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48
Keynote
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Presentation software
Previous rankings:
2008: 65th
2007: 72nd
2007: 72
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
Cinema-quality
presentation software Available: Download
Platform: Mac
www.apple.com/iwork/keynote
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49
Edublogs
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Blogging tool for educators
Previous rankings:
2008: 59th
2007: 72nd
2007: 72
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Blogging for teachers and Available: Hosted
students, made easy
www.edublogs.org
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50=
Google Calendar
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Online calendar
Previous rankings:
2008: 29th
2007: 36th
2007: 36
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Use it for your own personal Available: Hosted
diary or for scheduling
events with others
www.google.com/calendar
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50=
Sharepoint Server
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Intranet/collaboration platform
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
An integrated suite of Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
Microsoft products to create a Available: Download
intranet and collaboration
portal.
Platform: Microsoft
sharepoint.microsoft.com
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50=
Wetpaint
p
Wiki tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 44th
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
A service to create free wikis,
Available: Hosted
simple to start; easy to build
and fun to share www.wetpaint.com
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53=
Dreamweaver
Web authoring tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 44th
2007: 26th
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
A powerful web authoring Platform: Windows, Mac
tool.
www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver
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53=
Elgg
gg
Social engine
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: 40th
Cost: Free
Available: Download
Available: Download
Open source platform + plugins Platform: LAMP
to create social environments –
social networks, social learning
g
environments, et www.elgg.org
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55=
Bubbl.us
Collaborative Mindmapping Tool
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 83rd
2007:
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
A simple web application
that lets you brainstorm
Available: Hosted
online with others
bubbl.us
b bbl
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55=
Garageband
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Personal Recording Studio
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 59th
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
A personal recording studio,
Available: Download
A il bl D l d
part of the Apple iLife Suite. Platform: Mac
www.apple.com/ilife/garageband
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55=
Glogster
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Poster tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Make an interactive poster
Available: Online
www.glogster .com
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55=
Google Chrome
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Web browser
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
A browser that combines a
minimal design with Cost: Free
Cost: Free
sophisticated technology to Available: Online
make the web faster, safer and
easier.
www.google.com/chrome
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55=
MindManager
g
Mind mapping tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 42nd
2007: 17th
2007: 17
A tool that lets you visually
t l th t l t i ll
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
capture, organize and Available: Download
communicate ideas and Platform: Windows, Mac
information effectively
www.mindjet.com
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55=
Netvibes
Personal start page/dashboard
Previous rankings:
2008: 37th
2007: 26th
2007: 26
A start page that provides you with
t t th t id ith
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
access to all your digital resources Available: Hosted
in one place: blogs, news, videos,
podcast, pictures, e-mail, etc,
podcast pictures e mail etc
www.netvibes.com
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55=
Posterous
Blogging/posting place
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
A very simple blogging
system.
system Post to your Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Posterous blog using email Available: Online
and attach any type of file –
photo, MP3, video, document,
etc - if you want to include it. www.posterous.com
Auto-post to other blogs and
networks
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55=
Screenr
Screencasting tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
It lets you record on your Mac
or PC and then play on the
PC, Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Web or on an iPhone. Available: Online
www.screenr.com
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63
Picasa
Photo organiser
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: 57th
Locate and organise all the
Cost: Free
photos on y
p your computer, edit
p , Available: Download
and add effects to your Platform: Windows
photos, and share your
photos with others.
picasa.google.com
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64=
Lectora
Course authoring tool
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
A powerful authoring tool that
provides users with a Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
comprehensive authoring Available: Download
environment for creating and
delivering custom interactive
Platform: Windows
multimedia content.
www.lectora.com
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64=
TeacherTube
Video Sharing Site
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 80th
2007: 57th
2007:
Cost: Free
A place where you can host,
tag and share instructional
Available: Hosted
videos
www.teachertube.com
h b
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64=
Udutu
Online course authoring tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Create courses quickly and Cost: Free authoring tool; small
easily either on your own or per screen charge for hosting
h f h ti
collaboratively with others.
Easily import existing content Available: Online
www.udutu.com
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67=
Cirip
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Private micro‐blogging tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Create your own network of
Cost: Free
friends/partners. Embed Available: Download
A il bl D l d
photos, video and audio clips.
Record live video messages, www.cirip.eu
p
monitor RSS f d and create
it feeds d t
groups
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67=
Google Maps
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Maps and directions
Previous rankings:
2008: 34th
2007: 36th
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Searchable and zoomable
maps of the UK, US, etc, Available: Hosted
where you can find businesses
y
and get directions. www.google.com/maps
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67=
Outlook
Email software
Previous rankings:
2008: 38th
2007: 17th
2007: 17
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
This email client is part of Available: Download
the Microsoft Office suite. Platform: Windows
office.microsoft.com/outlook
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67=
Webex
Web conferencing tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
For web meetings and Cost: Commercial
conferences.
conferences Deliver Available: Online
A il bl O li
interactive training.
www.webex.com
www webex com
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71=
Basecamp
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Project management tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 66th
2007:
2007: ‐
Tool th t l t
T l that lets you manage
Cost: Free/Commercial
Cost: Free/Commercial
and track projects (or simply Available: Hosted
ideas) and quickly create
client/project extranets
extranets. www.basecamphq.com
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71=
Dropbox
p
File synching tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Put your files into your Cost: Commercial
Dropbox on one computer
computer, Available: Download
A il bl D l d
and they'll be instantly
available on any of your other Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
computers that you've
you ve
installed Dropbox on. www.dropbox.com
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71= Email
No specific tools mentioned
Just the general concept of email
and email tools.
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71=
Etherpad
p
Real‐time document collaboration
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
The only web-based word
processor that allows people Cost: Free/Commercial
Cost: Free/Commercial
to work together in really real- Available: Online
time.
www.etherpad.com
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71=
Flip Video
p
Digital camcorder
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Tiny little camcorder. Take
videos and upload them to Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
your computer using in-built
USB – and then onto YouTube www.theflip.com
etc
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71=
FreeMind
Mind mapping tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 54th
2007: 50th
Cost: Free
Available: Download
A mind mapping tool that can Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
be used as a high productivity
tool. freemind.sourceforge.net
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71=
Google Sites
g
Web / wiki Tool
Previous rankings:
2009: 59th
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
Lets you create simple, Available: Hosted
secure group websites.
www.google.com/sites
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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GoToMeeting
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Web meeting system
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
2007:
Easy to set up web meetings
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
Available: Hosted
www.gotomeeting.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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OpenOffice
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Office software suite
Previous rankings:
2008: 44th
2007: 31st
2007: 31
Cost: Free, Open Source
Cost: Free, Open Source
An office suite of tools to create Available: Download
documents, spreadsheets and
p
presentations Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux
www.openoffice.org
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Picnik
Photo editing tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Easy to use yet powerful Cost: Free and commercial
editing tools Get creative with
tools. Available: Download
A il bl D l d
oodles of effects, fonts,
shapes, and frames.. Platform: Windows
www.picnik.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Screentoaster
Screencasting tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
Easy to use, online screen Available: Online
A il bl O li
recorder.
www.screentoaster.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Scribd
Document hosting site
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 83rd
2007: 50th
2007:
A place to store documents -
p Cost: Free
doc, ppt, pdf, xls, etc and Available: Hosted
share them with others.
www.scribd.com
ibd
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Second Life
Virtual World Application
Previous rankings:
2008: 54th
2007: ‐
2007:
Create an avatar and explorep Cost: Free
Cost: Free
this virtual world - a highly Available: Hosted
imaginative, creative world,
www.secondlife.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Xtranormal
Movie making software
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
If you can type, Available: Download
A il bl D l d
you can make movies. Platform: Windows
Movie-making software
www.xtranormal.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Yammer
Private micro‐blogging service
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Same functionality as Twitter Cost: Free to users; companies
but for in company use Only
in-company use. can get admin rights for monthly
t d i i ht f thl
individuals with the same
email domain can join a given per user fee
network. There are also Available: Online
Available: Online
discussion boards and users
can form/join groups
www.yammer.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Bloglines
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RSS reader
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 30th
2007: 12th
2007: 12
Cost: Free
A web-based RSS reader and
bb d d d
aggregator to keep you up to Available: Hosted
date with news and blog
postings www.bloglines.com
bl li
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Friendfeed
Private micro‐blogging tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
Helps you discover and
Cost: Free
discuss interesting stuff that Available: Online
A il bl O li
your friends and colleagues
find on the web. www.friendfeed.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Acrobat Professional
Create and control PDFs
Previous rankings:
2008: 59th
2007: 72nd
Cost: Commercial
Create,
C t combine, and control
bi d t l Available: Download
Available: Download
Adobe PDF documents for Platform: Windows, Mac
easy, secure distribution,
collaboration and data
www.adobe.com/products/acrobatpro
collection
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Adobe Fireworks
Image editor
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: 57th
Cost: Commercial
Available: Download
Available: Download
A tool for creating and Platform: Windows, Mac
optimizing images for the web
and rapidly prototyping
websites.. www.adobe.com/products/fireworks
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Edmodo
Educational micro‐blogging
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: ‐
A private social platform for Cost: Free
teachers and students to Available: Online
A il bl O li
share ideas, files, events and
assignments.
www.edmodo.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Google Alerts
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Keep track of new information
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 33rd
2007: 57th
Cost: Free
Provides you with email updates Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
of latest relevant Google results
(web, news, etc.) based on your
choice of query or topic. www.google.com/alerts
www google com/alerts
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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iMovie
Video editing software
Previous rankings:
2008: 66th
2007:
2007: ‐
Makes i i
M k viewing and working
d ki
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
with video as intuitive as Available: Download
enjoying your photos, part of Platform: Mac
Apple iLife Suite
www.apple.com/ilife/imovie
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Mindmeister
Mind mapping tool
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: 59th
2007: ‐
A collaborative mind- Cost: Free/Commercial
mapping tool
tool. Available: Hosted
A il bl H t d
www.mindmeister.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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MovieMaker
Video editor
Previous rankings:
2008: 83rd
2007: ‐
Cost:
Create, edit, and share Available: Download
Available: Download
your home movies right on
your computer Platform: Windows
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/
moviemaker
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Pageflakes
g
Personal start page tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 31st
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free
Cost: Free
A start page tool where you Available: Hosted
can aggregate all kinds of
resources and tools on your
y
web-based desktop. www.pageflakes.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Paint.NET
Image/photo editing software
Previous rankings:
P i ki
2008: 83rd
2007:
2007: ‐
Features an intuitive and Cost: Free
innovative user interface with Available: Download
support for layers, unlimited
undo, special effects, and a
Platform: Windows
wide variety of useful and
powerful tools. www.getpaint.net
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Paintshop Pro
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Image editing software
Previous rankings:
Previous rankings:
2008: ‐
2007: 72nd
Cost: Commercial
Photo diti tool for basic
Ph t editing t l f b i Available: Download
A il bl D l d
photo jobs including cropping,
removing red eye, and fixing
Platform: Windows
colour.
colour
www.corel.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Survey Monkey
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Survey & Questionnaire Tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 54th
2007: ‐
2007:
Cost: Free/Commercial
Cost: Free/Commercial
Survey software for anyone to Available: Hosted
create professional online
surveys quickly and easily
easily.
www.surveymonkey.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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Twhirl
Social Software Client
Previous rankings:
2008: 83rd
2007: ‐
Cost: Free
A desktop client for social
p Available: Download
Available: Download
software such as Twitter, Platform: Requires Adobe Air
Friendfeed, identi.ca, or
seesmic
www.twhirl.com
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009

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TypePad
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Blogging tool
Previous rankings:
2008: 44th
2007: 57th
2007: 57
A blogging service with a number
bl i i ith b
Cost: Commercial
Cost: Commercial
of pricing plans to host 1, 3 or Available: Hosted
more blogs as well as extra
functionality like storage space
space, www.typepad.com
scheduling of postings etc.
Compiled by the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, November 2009