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Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016

Compiled by Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. Results of the 10th Annual Survey.

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Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 Compiled by Jane Hart of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
About the List The Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 list has been compiled by Jane Hart at the Centre of Learning & Performance Technologies, from the votes of learning professionals worldwide in the 10th Annual Learning Tools survey. In addition to the main list, this year Jane has created 3 additional sub-lists; 1. Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 – tools used for self-development and personal improvement 2. Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 – tools used for training, for creating e-learning, for social collaboration and performance support 3. Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 – tools used in pimary and sedoncady schools (K12), colleges, unversities and adult education. Brief details of each tool appear on the following slides, including their movement up or down the main list from last year or whether they are new on the list the list this year, as well as their ranking on the sub-lists Follow the link at the bottom of each slide for more information about each tool. Full lists can be found at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/
About Jane Hart Jane Hart is the Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies. She is an independent workplace learning advisor who currently focuses on helping organisations to modernise their approach to workplace learning in order to create more relevant training initiatives for today’s employees as well as work with managers to support continuous learning in their teams. Jane is the author of a number of books including the Social Learning Handbook 2014, and Modern Workplace Learning: a Resource Book for L&D which she supports with a range of online workshops. You can find out more about Jane and her work at JaneHart.com
1 - YouTube This video site is both a key learning resource and a place for anyone to share their own video content. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/youtube/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 2 2 1 1 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
2 – Google Search This powerful web search engine is often described as the only e-learning tool you’ll ever really need. Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-search/ 1 Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 1 3 4
3 - Twitter The social network, Twitter is a prime place for professional networking, for news and updates, and for use as a backchannel and real-time chats. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/twitter/ 2 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 3 7 5
4 - PowerPoint PowerPoint is Microsoft’s presentation tool, often used for the creation of slide-based e-learning content. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/powerpoint/ 1 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 10 1 3
5 – Google Docs & Drive Google Docs is used to create documents, Sheets for spreadsheets, Slides for slidesets - individually or colllaboratively. Google Drive is the cloud storage service, where you can also host other files. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/googledocsdrive/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 9 4 2 1 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
6 – Facebook Although primarily used by individuals for personal networking, it is also a useful tool within education to support both study groups and course sites. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/facebook/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 4 36 15 1 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
7 – Skype Skype is useful for one-to-one interactions as well as group conversations. Skype for Business (previously Lync) means it is also a key enterprise tool, and Skype in the Classroom a key educational tool. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/skype/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 7 8 17 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 2
8 – LinkedIn LinkedIn is a networking service, for connecting with others professionally as well as for finding jobs. Its range of groups is also considered important. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/linkedin/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 5 18 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 6
9 – WordPress WordPress is a valuable tool for a number of reasons. It is used by individuals and organizations for blogging, but also to create fully-functioning websites. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/wordpress/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 6 14 13 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 1
10 – Dropbox Dropbox is a useful tool for sharing files both publically and privately, and is also in use in companies and education. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/dropbox/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 12 12 8 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 4
11 – Wikipedia Wikipedia is a key resource for quickly finding out about a topic, and then for delving into primary resources for deeper information. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/wikipedia/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 8 20 34 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 1
12 – Yammer Microsoft’s Enterprise Social Networking platform has become a popular social collaboration and knowledge sharing platform. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/yammer/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 20 5 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 16
13 – WhatsApp Not just a a popular personal messaging app, WhatsApp’s broadcasting and group functionalities make it an important tool both for educational and corporate activities. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/whatsapp/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 11 17 43 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 8
14 – Prezi Prezi is seen as an alternative to PowerPoint in that it supports the creation of non-linear presentations. Prezi presentations are also easily shareable online. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/prezi/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 26 15 7 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 3
15 - Kahoot Kahoot is a game-based classroom response system – for schools, universities and businesses. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/kahoot/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 25 8 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 2
16 – Word Word is a popular and versatile word processing tool used for creating all kinds of paper-based materials. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/word/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 15 6 10 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
17 – Evernote Evernote is a note-taking tool – not just for textual notes but also for web clipping. It can also be used across mobile computing devices. Notebooks are also shareable. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/evernote/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 13 27 27 7
18 – Slideshare Slideshare is still the most popular place to find and host presentation slidesets as well as other documents and infographics. Owned by LinkedIn. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/slideshare/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 14 28 21 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 2
19 – OneNote OneNote is note-taking software for capturing all of your ideas and to-dos on the go. OneNote for the Classroom is also very popular. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/onenote/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 16 37 22 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 27
20 – Slack Slack is a team collaboration tool, for real time messaging and file sharing. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/slack/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 21 9 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 63
21 – TED Talks & TED Ed TED is a non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading - annual conferences, the annual TED Prize and local TEDx events. TED Ed is a tool to create lessons around TED Talks and other videos. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/tedtalksed/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 17 29 25 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
22 – Powtoon PowToon is an online tool that lets you create animated video explainers – for business or education. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/powtoon/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 30 9 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 3
23 – Feedly Feedly is an RSS reader – or feed aggregator - that lets you organise, read and share the content of your favourite sites. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/feedly/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 18 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 13
24 - Camtasia Techsmith’s Camtasia is a tool to record, edit and enhance on-screen activity in the form of screencasts. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/camtasia/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 10 20 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 7
25 – Articulate Articulate’s stable of e-learning authoring tools includes Studio, Storyline and Storyline2. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/articulate/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 11 44 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 1
26 – Snagit Techsmith’s Snagit is a screen capture tool that lets you grab an image or video of what you see on your computer screen and then add enhancing text and other effects. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/snagit/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 58 13 35 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 2
27 - Moodle Moodle is an open source course management system. It has been on the list for a long time and has plenty of fans. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/moodle/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 41 11 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 12
28 – Audacity Audacity is a free open source tool to record, edit and mix sounds. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/audacity/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 53 16 26 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 3
29 – Pinterest This visual bookmarking site has proved to be very popular as a way of saving images together with links to resources Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/pinterest/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 19 63 23 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 16
30 – Coursera Coursera is an education company that partners with top universities and other organizations to offer online courses for free. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/coursera/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 22 64 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
31 – Screencast-O-Matic Screencast-O-Matic makes screencasting free and easy, with one-click screen capture, online or you can download and install the application on Mac OSX. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/screencast-o-matic/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 50 38 12 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 4
32 – Gmail Gmail is a free web-based email service from Google. It is also part of the Google Apps suite. It is still the most popular email client on the list. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/gmail/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 23 35 24 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
33 – Google Chrome Google Chrome is still the top rated web browser. Chrome can be used across multiple platforms, and there are now many plugins and extensions available to extend its functionality. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-chrome/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 24 45 14 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 11
34 – Google Forms With Google Forms you can create and analyze surveys right in your web browser — no special software is required. (Previously included in Google Docs/Drive.) Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-forms/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 75 31 16 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
35 – Padlet Padlet is an online noticeboard, which means it can be used for making announcements, keeping notes and online brainstorming. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/padlet/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 39 18 6
36 – WebEx Cisco WebEx is web conferencing and meeting software that combines file and presentation sharing with voice, HD video and meeting spaces. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/webex/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 19 66 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 36
37 – Lynda Lynda offers thousands of courses to acquire software, creative, and business skills. Now owned by LinkedIn. Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/lynda/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 25 34 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
38 – SharePoint SharePoint is an integrated suite of products from Microsoft to create a social intranet and collaboration portal. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/sharepoint/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 21 69 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 7
39 – Adobe Captivate Adobe Captivate is a tool for rapidly creating and maintaining interactive e-learning content. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/adobe-captivate/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 22 53 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 1
40 – Google Apps Google Apps (for Work, Government or Education) is a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-apps/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 54 53 19 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 19
41 – Google Hangouts Google Hangouts bring conversations to life with photos, emoji, and group video calls. You can connect across computers, Android, and Apple devices. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-hangouts/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 55 23 29 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 18
42 – Office Mix Office Mix is a free PowerPoint add-in to create create and share interactive online videos. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/office-mix/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 65 28 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 9
43 – Trello Trello is a fast and easy way to organise anything - from your day-to-day work, to a personal project. It is available for both personal and collaborative use Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/trello/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 57 40 29 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 39
44 – iSpring iSpring Solutions offers a range of authoring tools that work with PowerPoint to create e-learning courses and video lectures. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ispring/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 42 30 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 3
45 – Google Plus Google’s social networking site is useful for deep conversations, resource sharing and for creating communities around topics and events. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-plu/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 27 32 40 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 5
46 – Excel Excel is used for a variety of reasons – from creating a simple gradebook to a sophisticated training management system. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/excel/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 34 24 45 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 10
47 – Pocket Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/pocket-prev/ Pocket lets you save pages on your computer or smartphone. so that you can read later, at home or work - even without an internet connection. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 28 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 2
48 – Adobe Photoshop Photoshop is a photo imaging tool for both professional and serious amateur photographers as well as graphic and web designers. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/adobe-photoshop/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 26 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 10
49 – Google Maps Google Maps are searchable and zoomable maps of the world. You can find businesses, get directions, and even embed maps in your website. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-maps/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 29 58 31 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 17
50 – Outlook Outlook is the email client within the Microsoft Office suite. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/outlook/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 38 33 71 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 12
51 – Easygenerator Easygenerator is an all-in-one e-learning authoring app to create courses in the cloud. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/easygenerator/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 43 55 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 39
52 – Khan Academy Khan Academy is a learning platform with an extensive library of courses to learn about maths, science, economics, finance, computing and other topics. . Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/khan-academy/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 56 - 32 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 19
53 – Quizlet Quizlet is a website providing learning tools for students, including flashcards, study and game modes. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/quizlet/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 52 - 33 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 16
54 – Diigo Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/diigo/ Diigo is a social bookmarking, research and knowledge sharing tool. It lets you make personal notes, highlight text on web pages and share them with others. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 30 - 46 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 12
55 – Socrative Socrative is a smart student response system that empowers teachers to engage their classrooms through a series of exercises and games via smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/socrative/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 36 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 23
56 – Blogger Google-owned Blogger is still seen as a quick and easy way to start and maintain a blog. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/blogger/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 31 66 41 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 38
57 – Canva Canva is an amazingly simple graphic design tool. Not to be confused with Canvas (at No. 67) Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/canva/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 51 44 75 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 24
58 – iPad & Apps The Apple iPad together with the huge range of apps available for it – some of which have their own entries on the list - make it a valuable “learning” device. . Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ipad-and-apps/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 43 73 37 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 42
59 – Sway Microsoft’s Sway is a free app to create web content. You can embed a variety of resources into Sway, e.g. images, audio, video, maps, animations, presentations from Office Mix etc, and then share it online. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/sway/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 67 38 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 11
60 – Google Scholar Google Scholar provides a simple way to search broadly for scholarly literature. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-scholar/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 32 - 47 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 17
61 – Udutu Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/udutu/ Udutu’s course authoring software lets you build courses quickly and easily online either on your own or collaboratively with others. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 46 56 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 8
62 – Adobe Connect Adobe Connect is web conferencing software for web meetings and webinar events. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/adobe-connect/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 47 42 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 28
63 – iTunes & iTunesU iTunes is a digital media player. iTunesU is a section of Apple's iTunes Music Store that features free educational audio and video from universities and other organizations to download. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/itunes/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 33 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 12
64 – Keynote Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/keynote/ This is Apple’s presentation software for all Mac and iOS platforms. Keynote presentations can easily be controlled using an iPhone, iPad or the Apple Watch. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 35 - 74 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 9
65 – Firefox Firefox is an open source web browser with. thousands of add-ons that enhance its functionality. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/firefox/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 36 75 75 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 9
66 – Zoom Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and cross platform group chat into one easy-to-use platform. Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/zoom/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 84 48 84 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
67 – Canvas Canvas is a new style course management system that is adaptable, customizable, easy to use and mobile. (Not to be confused with Canva at 57.) Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/canvas/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 48 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 30
68 – Poll Everywhere Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/poll-everywhere/ Poll Everywhere lets you gather live responses in conferences, presentations and classrooms - using SMS, Web or Twitter. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 77 49 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 11
69 – iMovie Apple’s iMovie makes viewing and working with video as easy as enjoying your photos. A built-in library automatically organizes all the clips you’ve captured and movies you’ve created. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/imovie/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 37 68 76 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 7
70 – SurveyMonkey Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/surveymonkey/ SurveyMonkey is an online survey tool. It allows users to design surveys, collect responses, and analyse the responses of their created surveys. Users get access to survey questions and professional templates. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 60 51 50 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 6
71 – iPhone & Apps Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/iphone-and-apps/ The iPhone is a series of smartphones developed by Apple with access to thousands of Apple and 3rd party applications. Many of the apps now have their own ranking on the list. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 39 49 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT BACK
72 – Scoopit Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/scoopit/ Scoopit is a social media publishing platform where users curate content on their favourite topics and share it as a visual magazine. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 40 83 57 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 12
73 – Udemy Unlike academic MOOC programs, Udemy provides a platform for experts of any kind to create courses. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/udemy/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 41 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
74 – Duolingo Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/duolingo/ Duolingo is a very popular way to learn a language. It's 100% free, fun and science-based. Practice online or on the apps! Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 42 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT
75 – Vimeo Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/vimeo/ Vimeo is a video-sharing website where users can upload, view and share videos. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 59 50 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 4
76 – Instagram Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/instagram/ Instagram lets you take a picture or video, choose a filter to transform its look and feel, and then post it. You can also share it on Facebook, Twitter and other places. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 43 - - 3
77 – Movie Maker Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/moviemaker/ Windows Movie Maker means making movies easy and fun. With Movie Maker you can create, edit, and share your movies right on your computer. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 57 51 1
78 – Videoscribe Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/videoscribe/ Videoscribe lets you create your own whiteboard- style animations with no design or technical know- how. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 52 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 30
79 – Kindle & Reader App Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/kindle/ Kindle is a series of e-reader devices developed by Amazon. Desktop and mobile apps are also available so that you don’t now need a separate device to read a Kindle e-book. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 45 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 14
80 – Google Classroom Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-classroom/ Classroom is a tool in Google Apps for Education that helps teachers create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback efficiently, and easily communicate with their classes. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 52
81 – EDpuzzle EDpuzzle lets you take any video off the web, edit it, add notes and questions for students, and create virtual classrooms where you can monitor student work. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/edpuzzle/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 54 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 4
82 – TweetDeck Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/tweetdeck/ TweetDeck is a personal social media dashboard for staying in touch with what’s happening and connecting you with your contacts on Twitter. Available for Web and smartphones. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 46 - - 2
83 – Lectora Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/lectora/ Lectora provides e-learning authoring tools for creating and delivering interactive multimedia content. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 54 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 8
84 – edX edX is a MOOC provider. It hosts online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines including some at no charge. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/edx/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 47 - - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 15
85 – Piktochart Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/piktochart/ Piktochart is an easy-to-use design app that requires very little effort to produce beautiful, high quality infographics. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 55 77 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 8
86 – Edmodo Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/edmodo/ Edmodo is a private social networking platform for teachers and students to share ideas, files, events and assignments. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 58 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 47
87 – Adobe Acrobat Pro Adobe Acrobat Pro lets you create and control Adobe PDF documents for easy distribution. It is particularly useful for create interactive training materials and resources. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/adobe-acrobat-pro/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 56 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 7
88 – Weebly Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/weebly/ Weebly makes it easy to create a high-quality website, blog or online store. Particularly useful to support an online classroom Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 86 - 59 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT BACK
89 – GoAnimate Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/goanimate/ GoAnimate is an easy-to-use tool to create professional animated videos Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 59 78 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 26
90 – ThingLink Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/thinglink/ ThingLink is an interactive media platform that empowers publishers, educators, brands, and bloggers to create more engaging content by adding rich media links to photos and videos. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - - 60 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 1
91 – Flipboard Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/flipboard/ Flipboard is a social magazine, available for iPad, iPhone and Android devices, that curates content from your own feeds and other places. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 48 - - 5
92 – Clarify Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/clarify/ Use multiple screenshots to tell your story. Mark them up, add some text and export them as a document to PDF, Word or Dropbox. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 84 61
93 – Google Translate Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-translate/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 49 - - Google Translate is a free online service for instantly translating text and web pages. 39
94 – TodaysMeet TodaysMeet lets you set up a backchannel for an event. It gives you a private chat room where you and your audience can have a conversation together. Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/todaysmeet/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 60 79 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 6
95 – Explain Everything Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/explain-everything/ Explain Everything is an interactive whiteboard app that lets you annotate, animate, narrate, import, and export almost anything to and from almost anywhere. Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 - 82 79 Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT 48
96 – Google Sites Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT Find out more at www.c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/google-sites/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 88 - 63 Google Sites lets you create simple, secure group websites. Share information with a few people, a whole organization, or the entire world. 28
97 – TeamViewer TeamViewer is remote support, remote access, and online meeting software. Find out more at c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/teamviewer/ Sub-list rankings Top 100 Tools for Personal & Professional Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Workplace Learning 2016 Top 100 Tools for Education 2016 61 61 - Top 200 Tools for Learning 2016 compiled by C4LPT