TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING
as at 10 August 2007
This list has been compiled from the TOP 10 FAVOURITE TOOLS lists of 93 learning professionals (consultants, analysts, developers, practitioners, academics, etc) who responded to our open invitation. Thanks to all of them! We are aiming for 100 contributions, so LET US KNOW your Top 10 tools.
This list (together with the collection of Top 10 Tools list ) is proving to be a popular resource (see reviews) to find out about the wide range of tools that can be used in a learning context - whether it be for personal learning or for creating learning for others - and demonstrates that e-learning is much much more than online courses.
Over 350 different tools have been named so far but below we list in order of popularity those that received at least 2 mentions - actually 126 tools.
Follow the links to read how the tools are being used by contributors
as well as links to other resources about the tools
| See also |
| Position | Tool | No. of mentions | Description | Cost |
| 1 | Firefox | 54 | Firefox Web browser | Free |
| 2 | 36 | del.icio.us Social bookmarking tool | Free | |
| 3 | Skype | 31 | Skype Instant messaging, VoIP call tool | Free |
| 4 | Google Search | 29 | Google Search Web search tool | Free |
| 5 | WordPress | 26 | Wordpress Blogging tool | Free |
| 6= | Gmail | 25 | GMail/Googlemail Web-based email | Free |
| | Google Reader | 25 | Google Reader RSS/Feed reader | Free |
| 8 | 23 | PowerPoint Presentation software | £ | |
| 9 | Blogger | 21 | Blogger Blogging tool | Free |
| 10 | Bloglines | 18 | Bloglines RSS/Feed reader | Free |
| 11 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets | 17 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets Web-based document creation | Free |
| 12 | Moodle | 16 | Moodle Course management system | Free |
| 13 | 15 | Word Word processing software | £ | |
| 14 | Audacity | 14 | Audacity Sound editor and recorder | Free |
| 15= | Wikispaces | 12 | Wikispaces Wiki tool | Free |
| | flickr | 12 | flickr Photo storage and sharing site | Free |
| 17= | iGoogle | 11 | iGoogle Personalised start page | Free |
| | MindManager | 11 | MindManager | £ |
| 19= | Captivate | 10 | Captivate Demo and scenario-based tool | £ |
| | Dreamweaver | 10 | Dreamweaver Web authoring tool | £ |
| | Netvibes | 10 | Netvibes | Free |
| | YouTube | 10 | YouTube Video hosting and sharing site. | Free |
| 23= | 9 | Excel Spreadsheet software | £ | |
| | 9 | Facebook Social networking site | Free | |
| | Ning | 9 | Ning | Free |
| | Slideshare | 9 | Slideshare For hosting and sharing presentations | Free |
| | Thunderbird | 9 | Thunderbird Email client | Free |
| 28= | Google Calendar | 8 | Google Calendar Web-based calendar | Free |
| | 8 | Outlook Email software | £ | |
| | SnagIt | 8 | Snagit Screen capture tool | £ |
| 31= | Articulate | 7 | Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker | £ |
| | Elgg/Eduspaces | 7 | Eduspaces/Elgg Social networking tool / community | Free |
| | Google Earth | 7 | Google Earth Geographic information | Free |
| | Google Maps | 7 | Google Maps Maps of the US. UK, etc | Free |
| | 7 | LinkedIn | Free | |
| 36= | Flash | 6 | Flash Animation authoring tool | £ |
| | Google Desktop/Sidebar/Gadgets | 6 | Google Desktop/Sidebar/Gadgets Information on your desktop | Free |
| | iTunes | 6 | iTunes | Free |
| | MediaWiki | 6 | MediaWiki | Free |
| | OpenOffice | 6 | OpenOffice | Free |
| | PB Wiki | 6 | PB Wiki | Free |
| 42= | FreeMind | 5 | Freemind Mind mapping tool | Free |
| | Google Talk | 5 | Google Talk | Free |
| | Mobile phone | 5 | Mobile phone | £ |
| | Photoshop | 5 | Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom | £ |
| | Scribd | 5 | Scribd Document hosting and sharing site | Free |
| | 5 | twitter IM and social networking meet | Free | |
| | Wikipedia | 5 | Wikipedia Online encylopedia | Free |
| | Yahoo Groups | 5 | Yahoo Groups Community tools | Free |
| 50= | Adium | 4 | Adium Instant messaging tool (for Mac) | Free |
| | The written word | 4 | The written word Books/Paper/Sketchbook | --- |
| | Explode | 4 | Explode Social networking community | Free |
| | GIMP | 4 | GIMP Image/photo editing tool | Free |
| | Google Page Creator | 4 | Google Page Creator Simple web page authoring tool | Free |
| | Google Scholar | 4 | Google Scholar search for scholarly literature | Free |
| | IE7 | 4 | Internet Explorer Web browser | Free |
| | Parallels | 4 | Parallels | £ |
| | TeacherTube | 4 | TeacherTube Instructional video sharing site | Free |
| | TypePad | 4 | TypePad | £ |
| | Yahoo Mail | 4 | Yahoo Mail Web-based email | Free |
| | Zoho | 4 | Zoho Suite Online office suite | Free |
| 62= | diigo | 3 | diigo Social bookmarking/annotation tool | Free |
| | Drupal/.DrupalEd | 3 | Drupal/DrupalEd Content management system | Free |
| | Edublogs | 3 | edublogs Blogging tool for educators | Free |
| | Eudora | 3 | Eudora Email client | Free |
| | Fireworks | 3 | Fireworks Graphics tool | £ |
| | Flock | 3 | Flock Social web browser | Free |
| | Gliffy | 3 | Gliffy Diagramming tool | Free |
| | Google Alerts | 3 | Google Alerts Keep track of new information | Free |
| | Google Groups | 3 | Google Groups Group/collaboration tools | Free |
| | Google Notebook | 3 | Google Notebook Personal online notebook | Free |
| | Inspiration | 3 | Inspiration | £ |
| | Jaiku | 3 | Jaiku | Free |
| | Keynote | 3 | Keynote | £ |
| | Notepad++ | 3 | Notepad++ | Free |
| | OmniGraffle | 3 | OminGraffle | £ |
| | Paint Shop Pro | 3 | Paint Shop Pro | £ |
| | Picasa | 3 | Picasa | Free |
| | Quicksilver | 3 | Quicksilver Interface for working with apps on Mac | £ |
| | Safari | 3 | Safari Web browser | Free |
| | Tiddlywiki | 3 | TiddlyWiki Personal wiki tool | Free |
| | Web Developer | 3 | Wed Developer Firefox addon for debugging websites | Free |
| | MSN/ Windows Messenger | 3 | MSN/Windows Messenger Instant messaging tool | Free |
| | Yugma | 3 | Yugma Virtual meeting/web conferencing tool | Free |
| | Zotero | 3 | Zotero Firefox addon to support research | Free |
| 86= | 2 | Access Database software | £ | |
| | Adobe Acrobat Professional | 2 | Adobe Acrobat Professional Create and control PDF documents | £ |
| | Adobe Connect | 2 | Adobe Connect Web meeting and conferencing tool | £ |
| | Adobe Reader | 2 | Adobe Reader PDF Reader | Free |
| | Apple Mail | 2 | Apple Mail Email for the Mac | Free |
| | evolution | 2 | b2evolution Content management/blogging system | Free |
| | Blogmusik | 2 | Blogmusik Music website | Free |
| | Camtasia | 2 | Camtasia Screencasting tool | £ |
| | CoComment | 2 | CoComment Track comments in blog postings | Free |
| | Copernic Desktop Search | 2 | Copernic Desktop Search Search tool for files on your computer | Free |
| | Dogpile | 2 | Dogpile Searche engine | Free |
| | ecto | 2 | ecto desktop blogging client | Free |
| | Elluminate | 2 | Elluminate Web meeting and conferencing tool | Free/ |
| | eXe | 2 | eXe SCORM content authoring tool | Free |
| | FeedBlitz | 2 | FeedbBlitz Feed to email service | Free |
| | FeedRaider | 2 | FeedRaider RSS/feed reader | Free |
| | Frontpage | 2 | FrontPage Web authoring software (now unavailable) | £ |
| | Firebug | 2 | Firebug Firefox extension to debug web page | Free |
| | Furl | 2 | Furl Social bookmarking tool | Free |
| | Gabcast | 2 | Gabcast Phone in your podcast | Free |
| | HTML-Kit | 2 | HTML-Kit | Free |
| | iChat | 2 | iChat | Free |
| | Jotspot | 2 | Jotspot | Free |
| | Last.fm | 2 | Last.fm | Free |
| | Meebo | 2 | Meebo | Free |
| | MindMeister | 2 | MindMeister | £ |
| | Mozy | 2 | Mozy | £ |
| | MyBlogLog | 2 | MyBlogLog | Free |
| | NetNewsWire | 2 | NetNewsWire | £ |
| | Odeo | 2 | Odeo | Free |
| | PageFlakes | 2 | Pageflakes | Free |
| | Pidgin | 2 | Pidgin | Free |
| | QuickBooks | 2 | QuickBooks Book-keeping software | £ |
| | ScribeFire | 2 | ScribeFire Firefox addon to create blog postings | Free |
| | SecondLfe | 2 | Second Life Virtual world application | Free |
| | StatCounter | 2 | StatCounter Website stats | Free |
| | Subversion | 2 | Subversion Version control software | Free |
| | Technorati | 2 | Technorati Search for user-generated media | Free |
| | TextPad | 2 | TextPad Text and HTML editor | Free |
| | Vim | 2 | Vim Text editor | Free |
| | Voicethread | 2 | Voicethread Capture voices | Free |
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At Yugma, we are delighted to be mentioned as a top 100 app for elearning. And we want everyone to know that we have a very generous donation program underway for Universities. Please see https://www.yugma.com/education/index.php for more information.
Karel
http://www.yugma.com
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