Top100 Tools for Learning 2010

Jane Hart
Jane HartSpeaker, Writer & Independent Workplace Learning & Collaboration Adviser
Compiled by Jane Hart Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies www.C4LPT.co.uk Top 100 Tools  for Learning 2010
During 2010, 545 learning professionals from around the world shared their  Top 10 Tools for Learning . From these lists I compiled the   Top 100   Tools for Learning 2010 list .   You can view the list at:  bit.ly/top1002010 There you will also find links to pages showing f the winners and losers in 2010, as well as some analysis of the emerging trends in learning. The 2011 list  is now being built at  bit.ly/top1002011   Jane Hart is a  Social Business Consultant. She is founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. www.C4LPT.co.uk/jane.html
1 Previous rankings: 2009: 1st 2008:  11 th   2007:  43 rd   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.twitter.com   Keep in touch with colleagues and friends no matter where you are or what you’re doing in less than 140 characters
Previous rankings: 2009:  3 rd   2008:  18 th 2007:  22 nd Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.youtube.com A place where you can host, tag and share videos online .  2
Previous rankings: 2009:   5 th 2008:  7 th   2007:  14 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/docs/  To create, store and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations online, and where you can work on your own or collaboratively.  3
Previous rankings:  2009:   2 nd 2008:  1 st   2007:  2 nd   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.delicious.com A place to store your bookmarks online, tag them and share them with your colleagues and/or students.  4
Previous rankings: 2009:   7 th   2008:  20 th   2007:  31 st   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.slideshare.net   A place where you can store, tag  and share your presentations  with others and create a slidecast. 5
Previous rankings : 2009:   11 th   2008:  4 th   2007:  3 rd   Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform: Windows and Mac www.skype.net For text and voice message conversations with others. 6
Previous rankings: 2009:   4 th   2008:  3 rd   2007:  7 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/reader   A web-based reader to aggregate and manage all your news and blog (RSS) feeds in one place. 7
Previous rankings: 2009: 6 th   2008:  5 th   2007:  6 th   Cost:   Free Open Source   Available: Hosted/Download www.wordpress.com www.wordpress.org A blogging platform that is free and easy to use.  8
Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st = 2008:  24 th   2007:  17 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.facebook.com   A social networking site with over 300 million active members, that also includes many applications that allow it be used productively in education and business. 9
Previous rankings : 2009: 14 th  = 2008:  9 th   2007:  12 th   Cost:  Free Open Source  Available:  Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.moodle.org  Course management system  with social functionality 10
Previous rankings: 2009: 8th 2008:  6 th   2007:  3 rd   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com A powerful web-based search engine, so to find any information, you just “Google” it! 11
Previous rankings: 2009: 28 th   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free  & paid for plans Available: Online www.prezi.com Build amazing, non-linear presentations where you can zoom in and out of a visual map containing words, links, images, videos, etc 12
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:    - 2007:    - Cost:  Free  & Commercial Available:  Download/Hosted Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.dropbox.com   Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you've installed Dropbox on. 13
Previous rankings: 2009: 14 th  = 2008:  10 th   2007:  9 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.blogger.com A simple and quick way to get  a blog up and running. 14
Previous rankings: 2009: 22 nd  = 2008:  35 th   2007:  72 nd   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.diigo.com A social annotation tool where you can highlight, clip and sticky-note any page and then share your findings with others  15
Previous rankings : 2009: 17 th   2008:  13 th   2007:  26 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.wikipedia.org This online encyclopaedia has been written collaboratively by thousands of people from around the world. 16
Previous rankings: 2009: 20 th   2008:  26 th   2007:  - Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform: Windows, Mac www.jingproject.com  A desktop program you can use to instantly capture screenshots and videos – and then share them. 17=
Previous rankings: 2009: 29 th   2008:  19 th   2007:  15 th   Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.wikispaces.com A service that lets you create a wiki for collaborative working and/or learning 17=
Previous rankings: 2009: 19 th   2008:  23 rd   2007:  - Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.voicethread.com   A tool that lets you create collaborative presentations by collecting comments - both text and voice. 19
Previous rankings : 2008:  15 th   2007:  16 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.flickr.com   A place where you can store your photos, tag them and share them with others. 20
Previous rankings : 2009: 13 th   2008:   8 th   2007:   5 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows & Mac office.microsoft.com/powerpoint   This presentation software is part of the Microsoft Office suite. 21
Previous rankings: 2009: 30 th   008:    - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.wordle.net   Input or copy in some text and generate a visual cloud of the most frequently use words. Tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts and colour scheme.  22
Previous rankings: 2009: 27 th   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free /premium accounts Available: Online/Download www.evernote.com   Lets you capture things (web pages, screenshots, photos, note, etc), which you can tag, store and find again fast 23
Previous rankings: 2008:  12 th   2007:  11 th   Cost :  Free, Open Source   Available:  Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux audacity.sourceforge.ne t A sound editor and recorder suitable for podcasting.  24
Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.glogster.com Make an interactive poster 25
26 An online noticeboard maker. Previous rankings: 2009: 26 th = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.wallwisher.com
Previous rankings : 2009: 26 th   2008:  26 th   2007:  50 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp   Record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos, aka screencasts.  27
Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.animoto.com Lets you create videos from your images 28
.  Previous rankings: 2009: 9 th = 2008:  2 nd   2007:  1 st   Cost:  Free, Open Source Available:  Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.mozilla.com/firefox / This is an award winning browser with thousands of extensions to add to its functionality.  29
Previous rankings: 2009: 38 th  = 2008:  30 th   2007:  31 st   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.linkedin.com   A public social network aimed at the professional community.  30
Previous rankings: 2009: 21 st   2008:  14 th   2007:  7 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted mail google.com A web-based email service with many megabytes of storage space for archiving mail threads.  31=
Previous rankings: 2009: 11 th  = 2008:  16 th   2007:  31 st   Cost:  Commercial  Available:  Hosted www.ning.com Created your own customised private social networks and communities.  31=
Previous rankings 2009: 34 th   2008:  35 th   2007:  43 rd   Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.pbworks.com A collaboration solution suitable for both business and education – previously known as PBwiki.  33
Previous rankings:  2009: 38 th =  2008:  66 th   2007:   - Cost:  Commercial Available:  Hosted www.google.com/a /  Software-as-a-service for business and education - email, information sharing and security  34
Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd  = 2008:  50 th   2007:  50 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Hos ted www.elluminate.com   A solution for live e-learning and web collaboration.  35
Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th   2008:   - 2007:  - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.posterous.com A very simple blogging system. Post to your Posterous blog using email and attach any type of file if you want to include it.  36
Previous rankings : 2009: 43 rd   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Download Platform:  Windows/M ac www.tweetdeck.com Personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. 37
Previous rankings: 2009: 22 nd  = 2008:  30 th   2007:  17 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows www.adobe.com/products/captivate Create simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training without programming knowledge or multimedia skills   38
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008: 59 th   2007:   - Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/sites   Lets you create simple, secure group websites.  39=
Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st  = 2008:  50 th   2007:  43 rd   Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.apple.com/iphone   Phone, internet and multimedia device and access to thousands of applications. 39=
Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd  = 2008:  40 th   2007:  40 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform:  Windows, Mac, Linux earth.google.com/ Combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings. 41
Previous rankings: 2009: 25th 2008:  21 st   2007:  26 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp   Capture anything on your screen, edit the image and print it or share it as you wish.  42
Previous rankings: 2009: 24th 2008:  25 th   2007:  22 nd   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform:  Windows www.articulate.com   Three powerful yet easy-to-use products - Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker – to create e-learning content. 43
Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.google.com/chrome  A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer and easier. 44=
Previous rankings: 2009: 16 th   2008:  17 th   2007:  17 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/ig   Here you can aggregate all the Google resources you use on your online desktop, e.g. gMail, Google Calendar, Google Reader and more.  44=
Previous rankings: 2009: 88 th  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available:  Online www.edmodo.com  A private social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. 46=
Previous rankings: 2009: 63 rd   2008:   - 2007:  57 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform: Windows picasa.google.com   Locate and organise all the photos on your computer, edit and add effects to your photos, and share your photos with others. 46=
Previous rankings:  2009: 49 th   2008:  59 th   2007:  72 nd   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.edublogs.org Blogging for teachers and students, made easy (based on Wordpress platform) 48=
Previous rankings : 2009: 88 th   2008:  54 th   2007:    - Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.surveymonkey.com   Survey software for  anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.   48=
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Online www.etherpad.com A web-based word processor that allows people to work together in  really  real-time. Clones include TypeWithMe, etc 50
51= Previous rankings: 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:  - Cost:  Free Available: Online www.amplify.com   Amplify is a service for engaging in conversation about news, thoughts and ideas that people share
Previous rankings: 2009: 41 st  = 2008:  28 th   2007:  26 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform: Windows, Mac www.apple.com/itune s  Listen to music and podcasts as well as watch videos. Educational podcasts available at iTunes U 51=
Previous rankings:  2009: 50 th   2008:  29 th   2007:  36 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/calendar   Use it for your own personal diary or for scheduling events with  others 53
Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Open Source  & pro accounts Available: Online www.dimdim.com Lets you deliver synchronised presentations, whiteboards and web pages while sharing voice and video. 54=
54= Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  =  2008:  83 rd   2007:  50 th   Cost:  Free Available: Hosted www.google.comm/wave   Google Wave lets you communicate and collaborate in real time.
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  =  2008:  83 rd   2007:  50 th   Cost:  Free Available: Hosted www.scribd.com A place to store documents - doc, ppt, pdf, xls, etc and share them with others.   54=
57 Previous rankings: 2009: -  2008:  66 th   2007:  72 nd   Cost:  Free Available: Hosted www.zotero.com   Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources
Previous rankings: 2009: 67 th  = 2008:  34 th   2007:  36 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.google.com/maps   Searchable and zoomable maps of the UK, US, etc, where you can find businesses and get directions.  58=
Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free Available:  Online www.screenr.com   It lets you record on your Mac or PC, and then play on the Web or on an iPhone. 58=
Previous rankings : 2009 36 th  = 2008:  22 nd   2007:  10 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows and Mac office.microsoft.com/word This word processing software is part of the Microsoft Office suite 60
Previous rankings : 2009: 41 st  = 2008:  66 th   2007:  52 nd   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Hosted www.adobe.com/products/connect A communication system that provides enterprise web communication and online collaboration.  61=
61= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.livebinders.com   LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder  for the Web
Previous rankings : 2009: 55 th  = 2008:  37 th   2007:  26 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.netvibes.com   A start page that provides you with access to all your digital resources in one place: blogs, news, videos, podcast, pictures, e-mail, etc, 61=
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:  44 th   2007:  31 st   Cost:  Free, Open Source   Available:  Download Platform:  Windows, Mac, Linux www.openoffice.org An office suite of tools to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations  61=
No specific blogs named – but just the very many different blogs available to read 65
66= A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature Previous rankings: 2009: - 2008:  42 nd   2007:  36 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Online scholar.google.com
No specific wikis or wiki tools named. The general concept of wikis and wiki tools – whether standalone within other systems. 66=
68= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008:  -  2007:  -  Cost:  Commercial Available:  Installed www.blackboard.com   A suite of academic tools
Previous rankings : 2009: 71 st  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free  to users; companies can get admin rights for monthly per user fee Available: Online www.yammer.com   Same functionality as Twitter but for in-company use. Only individuals with the same email domain can join a given network. There are also groups and community features 68=
70 Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.vimeo.com Vimeo is a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make.
71= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.storybird.com Storybirds are short, visual  stories that you make with family and friends to share  and (soon) print.
Previous rankings: 2009 71 st   2008:   - 2007:  - Cost:  Free   Available:  Download Platform: Windows www.xtranormal.com   If you can type,  you can make movies. Movie-making software 71=
Previous rankings : 2009: 71 st   2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Commerci al www.theflip.com   Tiny little camcorder.  Take videos and upload them to your computer using in-built USB – and then onto YouTube etc 73=
Previous rankings : 2009: 88 th   2008:  59 th   2007:   - Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.mindmeister.com A collaborative mind-mapping tool. 73=
75= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.aviary.com   Photo-editing, logos, web templates, color palettes,  screen capture & more
75= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online bit.ly Shorten, share and track  your links  
75= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.drop.io Drop.io makes it easy to  share large files!
75=   Monitor mentions, track results,  schedule updates, assign tasks,  spread messages Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online/Download www.hootsuite.com
Previous rankings:  2009: 50 th  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Commercial Available: Download Platform: Microsoft sharepoint.microsoft.com   An integrated suite of Microsoft products to create a   intranet and collaboration portal. 75=
75= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.voki.com Create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.
Previous rankings: 2009: 38 th   2008:  38 th   2007:  43 rd   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows and Mac www.adobe.com/products/flash   Create powerful and engaging animations. 81=
81= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.photopeach.com   Photpeach lets you quickly  upload photos and make  slideshows, share  them or  embed them in your blog.
81= Create slideshows. Touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures Add special effects, soundtracks, and voice narration. Personalize them with titles and captions.  Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Download Platform: Windows www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/ using/digitalphotography/ photostory/default.mspx
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:  54 th   2007:  - Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.secondlife.com  Create an avatar and explore this virtual world - a highly imaginative, creative world,  81=
81= Android is Google’s own Operating System.  The Android OS sports an excellent web browser and integrates online tools pretty effectively..  
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:  54 th   2007:  50 th   Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform:  Windows, Mac, Linux freemind.sourceforge.net   A mind mapping tool that can be used as a high productivity tool.  85=
85= Previous rankings: 2009: 48th 2008:  65 th   2007:  72 nd   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Windows office.microsoft.com/en-us/ onenote/default.aspx  Manage information with  tools that save time and  simplify your work.
Previous rankings: 2008:  - 2007:  - Cost:  Commercial Available: Online www.webex.com For web meetings and conferences.    Deliver interactive training. 85=
Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th   2008:  83 rd   2007:   - Cost:  Free Available: Hosted bubbl.us A simple web application that lets you brainstorm online with others 85=
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:  66 th   2007:   - Cost:  Free /Commercial Available:  Hosted www.basecamphq.com Manage and track projects (or simply ideas) and quickly create client/project extranets.  90=
Previous rankings:   2009: 53 rd  = 2008:   - 2007:  40th Cost:  Free Available:  Download Platform:  LAMP www.elgg.org Open source platform + plugins to create social environments – social networks, social learning environments, et  90=
Previous rankings: 2009: 48th 2008:  65 th   2007:  72 nd   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform: Mac www.apple.com/iwork/keynote   Cinema-quality presentation software 90=
Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st  = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free  and commercial Available:  Download Platform:  Windows www.picnik.com Easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.. 90=
Previous rankings: 2009: 64 th = 2008:  80 th   2007:  57 th   Cost:  Free Available: Hosted www.teachertube.com   A place where you can host, tag and share instructional videos  90=
Previous rankings: 2009: 88 th  = 2008:  66 th   2007:  - Cost:  Commercial Available: Download Platform: Mac www.apple.com/ilife/imovie Makes viewing and working with video as intuitive as enjoying your photos, part of Apple iLife Suite  95=
95= ipadio allows you to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.ipadio.com
Previous rankings: 2009: 67 th   2008:  38 th   2007:  17 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Download Platform:  Windows office.microsoft.com/outlook This email client is part of the Microsoft Office suite. 95=
95= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.toondoo.com Create and share your  own comic strips
Previous rankings : 2009: 88 th   2008:  44 th   2007:  57 th   Cost:  Commercial Available:  Hosted www.typepad.com A blogging service with a number of pricing plans as well as extra functionality like storage space, scheduling of postings etc.  95=
Previous rankings: 2009: 64 th = 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free  authoring tool; small per screen charge for hosting Available: Online www.udutu.com Create courses quickly and easily either on your own or collaboratively with others.  Easily import existing content 95=
95= Previous rankings : 2009:  - 2008:   - 2007:   - Cost:  Free   Available: Online www.voxopop.com   Voxopop talkgroups let you discuss your interests and passions with people using your real voice.
Previous rankings: 2009: 50 th  = 2008:  44 th   2007:    - Cost:  Free Available:  Hosted www.wetpaint.com A service to create free wikis, simple to start; easy to build and fun to share  95=
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Top100 Tools for Learning 2010

  • 1. Compiled by Jane Hart Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies www.C4LPT.co.uk Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010
  • 2. During 2010, 545 learning professionals from around the world shared their Top 10 Tools for Learning . From these lists I compiled the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010 list . You can view the list at: bit.ly/top1002010 There you will also find links to pages showing f the winners and losers in 2010, as well as some analysis of the emerging trends in learning. The 2011 list is now being built at bit.ly/top1002011 Jane Hart is a Social Business Consultant. She is founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. www.C4LPT.co.uk/jane.html
  • 3. 1 Previous rankings: 2009: 1st 2008: 11 th 2007: 43 rd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.twitter.com Keep in touch with colleagues and friends no matter where you are or what you’re doing in less than 140 characters
  • 4. Previous rankings: 2009: 3 rd 2008: 18 th 2007: 22 nd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.youtube.com A place where you can host, tag and share videos online . 2
  • 5. Previous rankings: 2009: 5 th 2008: 7 th 2007: 14 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/docs/ To create, store and share documents, spreadsheets and presentations online, and where you can work on your own or collaboratively. 3
  • 6. Previous rankings: 2009: 2 nd 2008: 1 st 2007: 2 nd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.delicious.com A place to store your bookmarks online, tag them and share them with your colleagues and/or students. 4
  • 7. Previous rankings: 2009: 7 th 2008: 20 th 2007: 31 st Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.slideshare.net A place where you can store, tag and share your presentations with others and create a slidecast. 5
  • 8. Previous rankings : 2009: 11 th 2008: 4 th 2007: 3 rd Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows and Mac www.skype.net For text and voice message conversations with others. 6
  • 9. Previous rankings: 2009: 4 th 2008: 3 rd 2007: 7 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/reader A web-based reader to aggregate and manage all your news and blog (RSS) feeds in one place. 7
  • 10. Previous rankings: 2009: 6 th 2008: 5 th 2007: 6 th Cost: Free Open Source Available: Hosted/Download www.wordpress.com www.wordpress.org A blogging platform that is free and easy to use. 8
  • 11. Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st = 2008: 24 th 2007: 17 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.facebook.com A social networking site with over 300 million active members, that also includes many applications that allow it be used productively in education and business. 9
  • 12. Previous rankings : 2009: 14 th = 2008: 9 th 2007: 12 th Cost: Free Open Source Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.moodle.org Course management system with social functionality 10
  • 13. Previous rankings: 2009: 8th 2008: 6 th 2007: 3 rd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com A powerful web-based search engine, so to find any information, you just “Google” it! 11
  • 14. Previous rankings: 2009: 28 th 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free & paid for plans Available: Online www.prezi.com Build amazing, non-linear presentations where you can zoom in and out of a visual map containing words, links, images, videos, etc 12
  • 15. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free & Commercial Available: Download/Hosted Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.dropbox.com Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers that you've installed Dropbox on. 13
  • 16. Previous rankings: 2009: 14 th = 2008: 10 th 2007: 9 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.blogger.com A simple and quick way to get a blog up and running. 14
  • 17. Previous rankings: 2009: 22 nd = 2008: 35 th 2007: 72 nd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.diigo.com A social annotation tool where you can highlight, clip and sticky-note any page and then share your findings with others 15
  • 18. Previous rankings : 2009: 17 th 2008: 13 th 2007: 26 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.wikipedia.org This online encyclopaedia has been written collaboratively by thousands of people from around the world. 16
  • 19. Previous rankings: 2009: 20 th 2008: 26 th 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac www.jingproject.com A desktop program you can use to instantly capture screenshots and videos – and then share them. 17=
  • 20. Previous rankings: 2009: 29 th 2008: 19 th 2007: 15 th Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.wikispaces.com A service that lets you create a wiki for collaborative working and/or learning 17=
  • 21. Previous rankings: 2009: 19 th 2008: 23 rd 2007: - Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.voicethread.com A tool that lets you create collaborative presentations by collecting comments - both text and voice. 19
  • 22. Previous rankings : 2008: 15 th 2007: 16 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.flickr.com A place where you can store your photos, tag them and share them with others. 20
  • 23. Previous rankings : 2009: 13 th 2008: 8 th 2007: 5 th Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows & Mac office.microsoft.com/powerpoint This presentation software is part of the Microsoft Office suite. 21
  • 24. Previous rankings: 2009: 30 th 008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.wordle.net Input or copy in some text and generate a visual cloud of the most frequently use words. Tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts and colour scheme. 22
  • 25. Previous rankings: 2009: 27 th 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free /premium accounts Available: Online/Download www.evernote.com Lets you capture things (web pages, screenshots, photos, note, etc), which you can tag, store and find again fast 23
  • 26. Previous rankings: 2008: 12 th 2007: 11 th Cost : Free, Open Source Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Unix/Linux audacity.sourceforge.ne t A sound editor and recorder suitable for podcasting. 24
  • 27. Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.glogster.com Make an interactive poster 25
  • 28. 26 An online noticeboard maker. Previous rankings: 2009: 26 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.wallwisher.com
  • 29. Previous rankings : 2009: 26 th 2008: 26 th 2007: 50 th Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp Record your screen to create training, demo, and presentation videos, aka screencasts. 27
  • 30. Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.animoto.com Lets you create videos from your images 28
  • 31. . Previous rankings: 2009: 9 th = 2008: 2 nd 2007: 1 st Cost: Free, Open Source Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.mozilla.com/firefox / This is an award winning browser with thousands of extensions to add to its functionality. 29
  • 32. Previous rankings: 2009: 38 th = 2008: 30 th 2007: 31 st Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.linkedin.com A public social network aimed at the professional community. 30
  • 33. Previous rankings: 2009: 21 st 2008: 14 th 2007: 7 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted mail google.com A web-based email service with many megabytes of storage space for archiving mail threads. 31=
  • 34. Previous rankings: 2009: 11 th = 2008: 16 th 2007: 31 st Cost: Commercial Available: Hosted www.ning.com Created your own customised private social networks and communities. 31=
  • 35. Previous rankings 2009: 34 th 2008: 35 th 2007: 43 rd Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.pbworks.com A collaboration solution suitable for both business and education – previously known as PBwiki. 33
  • 36. Previous rankings: 2009: 38 th = 2008: 66 th 2007: - Cost: Commercial Available: Hosted www.google.com/a / Software-as-a-service for business and education - email, information sharing and security 34
  • 37. Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd = 2008: 50 th 2007: 50 th Cost: Commercial Available: Hos ted www.elluminate.com A solution for live e-learning and web collaboration. 35
  • 38. Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.posterous.com A very simple blogging system. Post to your Posterous blog using email and attach any type of file if you want to include it. 36
  • 39. Previous rankings : 2009: 43 rd 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows/M ac www.tweetdeck.com Personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more. 37
  • 40. Previous rankings: 2009: 22 nd = 2008: 30 th 2007: 17 th Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows www.adobe.com/products/captivate Create simulations, software demonstrations, and scenario-based training without programming knowledge or multimedia skills  38
  • 41. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 59 th 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/sites Lets you create simple, secure group websites. 39=
  • 42. Previous rankings: 2009: 31 st = 2008: 50 th 2007: 43 rd Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.apple.com/iphone Phone, internet and multimedia device and access to thousands of applications. 39=
  • 43. Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd = 2008: 40 th 2007: 40 th Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux earth.google.com/ Combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings. 41
  • 44. Previous rankings: 2009: 25th 2008: 21 st 2007: 26 th Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp Capture anything on your screen, edit the image and print it or share it as you wish. 42
  • 45. Previous rankings: 2009: 24th 2008: 25 th 2007: 22 nd Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows www.articulate.com Three powerful yet easy-to-use products - Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker – to create e-learning content. 43
  • 46. Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.google.com/chrome A browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer and easier. 44=
  • 47. Previous rankings: 2009: 16 th 2008: 17 th 2007: 17 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/ig Here you can aggregate all the Google resources you use on your online desktop, e.g. gMail, Google Calendar, Google Reader and more. 44=
  • 48. Previous rankings: 2009: 88 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.edmodo.com A private social platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. 46=
  • 49. Previous rankings: 2009: 63 rd 2008: - 2007: 57 th Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows picasa.google.com Locate and organise all the photos on your computer, edit and add effects to your photos, and share your photos with others. 46=
  • 50. Previous rankings: 2009: 49 th 2008: 59 th 2007: 72 nd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.edublogs.org Blogging for teachers and students, made easy (based on Wordpress platform) 48=
  • 51. Previous rankings : 2009: 88 th 2008: 54 th 2007: - Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.surveymonkey.com Survey software for anyone to create professional online surveys quickly and easily.  48=
  • 52. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Online www.etherpad.com A web-based word processor that allows people to work together in really real-time. Clones include TypeWithMe, etc 50
  • 53. 51= Previous rankings: 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.amplify.com Amplify is a service for engaging in conversation about news, thoughts and ideas that people share
  • 54. Previous rankings: 2009: 41 st = 2008: 28 th 2007: 26 th Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac www.apple.com/itune s Listen to music and podcasts as well as watch videos. Educational podcasts available at iTunes U 51=
  • 55. Previous rankings: 2009: 50 th 2008: 29 th 2007: 36 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/calendar Use it for your own personal diary or for scheduling events with others 53
  • 56. Previous rankings: 2009: 43 rd = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Open Source & pro accounts Available: Online www.dimdim.com Lets you deliver synchronised presentations, whiteboards and web pages while sharing voice and video. 54=
  • 57. 54= Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 83 rd 2007: 50 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.comm/wave Google Wave lets you communicate and collaborate in real time.
  • 58. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 83 rd 2007: 50 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.scribd.com A place to store documents - doc, ppt, pdf, xls, etc and share them with others.  54=
  • 59. 57 Previous rankings: 2009: - 2008: 66 th 2007: 72 nd Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.zotero.com Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources
  • 60. Previous rankings: 2009: 67 th = 2008: 34 th 2007: 36 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.google.com/maps Searchable and zoomable maps of the UK, US, etc, where you can find businesses and get directions. 58=
  • 61. Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.screenr.com It lets you record on your Mac or PC, and then play on the Web or on an iPhone. 58=
  • 62. Previous rankings : 2009 36 th = 2008: 22 nd 2007: 10 th Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows and Mac office.microsoft.com/word This word processing software is part of the Microsoft Office suite 60
  • 63. Previous rankings : 2009: 41 st = 2008: 66 th 2007: 52 nd Cost: Commercial Available: Hosted www.adobe.com/products/connect A communication system that provides enterprise web communication and online collaboration. 61=
  • 64. 61= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.livebinders.com LiveBinders is your 3-ring binder for the Web
  • 65. Previous rankings : 2009: 55 th = 2008: 37 th 2007: 26 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.netvibes.com A start page that provides you with access to all your digital resources in one place: blogs, news, videos, podcast, pictures, e-mail, etc, 61=
  • 66. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 44 th 2007: 31 st Cost: Free, Open Source Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux www.openoffice.org An office suite of tools to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations 61=
  • 67. No specific blogs named – but just the very many different blogs available to read 65
  • 68. 66= A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature Previous rankings: 2009: - 2008: 42 nd 2007: 36 th Cost: Free Available: Online scholar.google.com
  • 69. No specific wikis or wiki tools named. The general concept of wikis and wiki tools – whether standalone within other systems. 66=
  • 70. 68= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Commercial Available: Installed www.blackboard.com A suite of academic tools
  • 71. Previous rankings : 2009: 71 st = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free to users; companies can get admin rights for monthly per user fee Available: Online www.yammer.com Same functionality as Twitter but for in-company use. Only individuals with the same email domain can join a given network. There are also groups and community features 68=
  • 72. 70 Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.vimeo.com Vimeo is a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make.
  • 73. 71= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.storybird.com Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print.
  • 74. Previous rankings: 2009 71 st 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows www.xtranormal.com If you can type, you can make movies. Movie-making software 71=
  • 75. Previous rankings : 2009: 71 st 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Commerci al www.theflip.com Tiny little camcorder. Take videos and upload them to your computer using in-built USB – and then onto YouTube etc 73=
  • 76. Previous rankings : 2009: 88 th 2008: 59 th 2007: - Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.mindmeister.com A collaborative mind-mapping tool. 73=
  • 77. 75= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.aviary.com Photo-editing, logos, web templates, color palettes, screen capture & more
  • 78. 75= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online bit.ly Shorten, share and track your links  
  • 79. 75= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.drop.io Drop.io makes it easy to share large files!
  • 80. 75=   Monitor mentions, track results, schedule updates, assign tasks, spread messages Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online/Download www.hootsuite.com
  • 81. Previous rankings: 2009: 50 th = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Microsoft sharepoint.microsoft.com An integrated suite of Microsoft products to create a intranet and collaboration portal. 75=
  • 82. 75= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.voki.com Create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.
  • 83. Previous rankings: 2009: 38 th 2008: 38 th 2007: 43 rd Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows and Mac www.adobe.com/products/flash Create powerful and engaging animations. 81=
  • 84. 81= Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Online www.photopeach.com Photpeach lets you quickly upload photos and make slideshows, share them or embed them in your blog.
  • 85. 81= Create slideshows. Touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures Add special effects, soundtracks, and voice narration. Personalize them with titles and captions. Previous rankings : 2009: - 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/ using/digitalphotography/ photostory/default.mspx
  • 86. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 54 th 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.secondlife.com Create an avatar and explore this virtual world - a highly imaginative, creative world, 81=
  • 87. 81= Android is Google’s own Operating System. The Android OS sports an excellent web browser and integrates online tools pretty effectively..  
  • 88. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 54 th 2007: 50 th Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: Windows, Mac, Linux freemind.sourceforge.net A mind mapping tool that can be used as a high productivity tool. 85=
  • 89. 85= Previous rankings: 2009: 48th 2008: 65 th 2007: 72 nd Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows office.microsoft.com/en-us/ onenote/default.aspx Manage information with tools that save time and simplify your work.
  • 90. Previous rankings: 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Commercial Available: Online www.webex.com For web meetings and conferences.   Deliver interactive training. 85=
  • 91. Previous rankings: 2009: 55 th 2008: 83 rd 2007: - Cost: Free Available: Hosted bubbl.us A simple web application that lets you brainstorm online with others 85=
  • 92. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: 66 th 2007: - Cost: Free /Commercial Available: Hosted www.basecamphq.com Manage and track projects (or simply ideas) and quickly create client/project extranets. 90=
  • 93. Previous rankings: 2009: 53 rd = 2008: - 2007: 40th Cost: Free Available: Download Platform: LAMP www.elgg.org Open source platform + plugins to create social environments – social networks, social learning environments, et 90=
  • 94. Previous rankings: 2009: 48th 2008: 65 th 2007: 72 nd Cost: Commercial Available: Download Platform: Mac www.apple.com/iwork/keynote Cinema-quality presentation software 90=
  • 95. Previous rankings: 2009: 71 st = 2008: - 2007: - Cost: Free and commercial Available: Download Platform: Windows www.picnik.com Easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames.. 90=
  • 96. Previous rankings: 2009: 64 th = 2008: 80 th 2007: 57 th Cost: Free Available: Hosted www.teachertube.com A place where you can host, tag and share instructional videos 90=
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