As at 08 September 2009
187 Learning Professionals
have shared their Top 10 Tools
Here's the emerging Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 list, compiled from the Top 10 Tools contributions of learning professionals worldwide. You can also compare the rankings of the tools with the last two years.
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F = Free, £ = Commercial, D = Download, H = Hosted
Cells shaded blue are new on the list this year
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Current ranking in 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | Tool | # |
| 1 | 11 | 43= | Twitter Microblogging tool: FH | 105.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Delicious Social bookmarking tool: FH | 69.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 7= | Google Reader RSS / Feed reader: FH | 53 |
4 | 7 | 14 | Google Docs Web-based documents: FH | 50.5 |
5= | 20 | 31= | http://www.slideshare.net/" href="../Top100Tools/slideshare.html">Slideshare Hosting presentations: FH | 50 |
| 18 | 22= | YouTube | 50 |
7 | 5 | 6 | Wordpress | 45.5 |
8 | 4 | 3= | Skype Instant messaging/VoIP: FD | 39 |
9 | 6 | 3= | Google Search Web search tool: FH | 35 |
10 | 12 | 11 | Audacity Sound editor and recorder: FD | 34.5 |
11 | 2 | 1 | Firefox | 33 |
12= | 10 | 9 | Blogger/Blogspot Blogging tool: FH | 31 |
| 16 | 31= | Ning Social networking platforms: FH | 31 |
14 | 8 | 5 | PowerPoint Presentation software: £D | 29 |
15 | 15 | 16 | flickr Photo storage/sharing site: FH | 28 |
16 | 9 | 12= | Moodle Course mgt system: FD | 26 |
17 | 23 | 101= | VoiceThread Collaborative slideshows: FH | 22 |
18= | 25 | 22= | Articulate Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker | 21 |
| - | - | Prezi Presentation software: FH | 21 |
20 | 14 | 7= | Gmail Web-based email: FH | 20.5 |
21 | 17 | 17= | iGoogle Personalised start page: FH | 20.5 |
22 | 26= | 50= | Camtasia Studio Screencasting tool: £D | 20 |
23= | 27 | 17= | Adobe Captivate Demo and scenario tool: £D | 19 |
| 21 | 26= | SnagIt Screen capture tool: £D | 19 |
| 13 | 26= | Wikipedia Collaborative encyclopedia: FH | 19 |
26 | 26= | - | Jing Screen captures/ casting tool: FD | 18.5 |
27 | 35= | 72= | diigo Social annotation site: FH | 18 |
28 | 59= | 50= | Adobe Photoshop Photo/Image editing tools: £D | 16 |
29= | - | - | Evernote Note taking tool: FH | 15 |
| 19 | 15 | Wikispaces Wiki tool: FH | 15 |
| 35= | 43= | PBworks (prev PBwiki) Wiki tool: FH | 15 |
32 | iPhone/iPod Touch + apps | 14 | ||
33= | - | - | animoto Create videos from your images: FH | 13 |
| 131= | - | Wordle Word cloud generator: FH | 13 | |
| 24 | 17= | Facebook Social networking site: FH | 13 |
36 | 38= | 43= | Flash Animation authoring tool: £D | 12 |
37= | Blog(s)/Blogging | 11 | ||
| 50= | 50= | Elluminate Web meeting/ conferencing: F/£ H | 11 |
| 40= | 40= | Google Earth Satellite and aerial imagery: FD | 11 |
40= | 28 | 26= | iTunes/iTunes U Music and podcast player: FD | 10.5 |
| - | - | Tweetdeck Desktop Twitter client: FD | 10.5 |
42= | 38= | 31= | LinkedIn Professional social network: FH | 10 |
| Wikis and wiki tools | 10 | |||
44 | 22 | 10 | Word Word processing software: £D | 9.5 |
45= | - | - | Dimdim Web meeting/conferencing: FH | 9 |
| 66= | 101= | Google Apps All things Google: F/£ H | 9 | |
47 | 59= | 72= | Edublogs Educational blogging tool | 8.5 |
48= | 66= | 72= | Adobe Connect Web meeting/ conferencing: £H | 8 |
| 59= | - | Garageband Personal recording studio: £D | 8 | |
| - | - | Glogster Make an interactive poster: FH | 8 | |
| 29 | 36= | Google Calendar Web-based calendar: FH | 8 |
| 37 | 26= | Netvibes Personalised start page: FH | 8 |
53= | 83 | 101= | Bubbl.us Online mindmapping tool: FH | 7 |
| 44= | 26= | Dreamweaver Web authoring tool: £D | 7 |
| 131= | 40= | Elgg Social media/learning/collaboration platform: FD | 7 |
| 65= | 72= | Keynote Presentation software: £D | 7 | |
| 131= | - | Lectora Course authoring tool: £D | 7 |
| 58= | - | - | Flip Digital camcorder: £ | 6 |
| - | - | Google Chrome Web browser: FD | 6 | |
| 42= | 17= | Mindmanager Mindjet Mindmapping software: £D | 6 | |
| - | - | Sharepoint MS Intranet portal and collaboration environment: £D | 6 |
| 44= | - | Wetpaint Wiki tool: FH | 6 | |
| 63= | 54= | 50= | Freemind Mind mapping tool: FD | 5 |
| 66= | - | iMovie Video editing software: £D | 5 | |
| - | - | Udutu Online course authoring tool: FH | 5 | |
66= | - | - | Cirip Micro-blogging platform: FH | 4.5 |
| 38= | 17= | Outlook Email client £D | 4.5 |
| 68= | 103= | 57= | Adobe Fireworks Image editor: £D | 4 |
| - | - | Dropbox Sync files online and across computers: £H | 4 | |
| 4 | |||
| - | - | Etherpad Real-time document collaboration: FH | 4 | |
| 44= | 72= | eXe Course authoring tool: FD | 4 | |
| - | - | GoAnimate Cartoon and animation creator: FH | 4 | |
| 103= | 72= | Paintshop Pro Image editing software: £D | 4 | |
| 131= | 57= | Picasa Photo organiser: FD | 4 | |
| 131= | - | Picnik Photo editing tool: FD | 4 | |
| - | - | ScreenToaster Screencasting tool: FH | 4 | |
| 54= | 101= | SecondLife Virtual world application: FH | 4 | |
| 54= | - | Survey Monkey Survey and questionnaire tool: F/£ H | 4 | |
| 131= | - | Webex Web conferencing tool: £H | 4 | |
81= | 30= | 12= | Bloglines RSS/Feed reader: FH | 3.5 |
| 54= | 101= | Friendfeed Discover what others are sharing: FH | 3.5 |
| 76= | 57= | TeacherTube Instructional video sharing site: FH | 3.5 | |
| 84= | 59= | 72= | Adobe Acrobat Pro Create and control PDF documents: £D | 3 |
| - | - | Adobe Premiere Pro Capture, edit, and deliver video | 3 | |
| 66= | - | Basecamp Track and manage projects: £H | 3 | |
| 103= | - | ComicLife Create comics: FH | 3 |
| 34 | 36= | Google Maps Online mapping: FH | 3 | |
| 59= | 101= | Google Sites Create web/wiki sites: FH | 3 | |
| 59= | 101= | MindMeister Mind mapping tool: £H | 3 | |
| 72= | 131= | Notepad++ Text and HTML editor: FD | 3 | |
| 83= | - | Paint.NET Image/photo editing software: FD | 3 | |
| Paper and pencils | 3 | |||
| - | - | Photopeach Create slideshows: FH | 3 | |
| - | - | Quizlet Flash cards, vocab memorization and study games | 3 | |
| - | - | SchoolTube Student video and media sharing: FH | 3 | |
| 83= | 50= | Scribd Document hosting/sharing: FH | 3 | |
| - | - | Smart.fm The place you go to learn Japanese: FH | 3 | |
| 131= | - | Sony Vegas Video Video editing software: £D | 3 | |
| - | - | Vocaroo Record and send voice emails | 3 | |
| - | - | Yammer Private micro-blogging platform: FH | 3 |
Current ranking in 2009 |
2008 | 2007 | Tool |
#
|
| 1 | 11 | 43= | Twitter
Microblogging tool: FH |
105.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | Delicious
Social bookmarking tool: FH |
69.5 |
| 3 | 3 | 7= | Google Reader
RSS / Feed reader: FH |
53 |
4 |
7 | 14 | Google Docs
Web-based documents: FH |
50.5 |
5= |
20 | 31= | Slideshare
Hosting presentations: FH |
50 |
|
18 | 22= | YouTube
|
50 |
7 |
5 | 6 | Wordpress
|
45.5 |
8 |
4 | 3= | Skype
Instant messaging/VoIP: FD |
39 |
9 |
6 | 3= | Google Search
Web search tool: FH |
35 |
10 |
12 | 11 | Audacity
Sound editor and recorder: FD |
34.5 |
11 |
2 | 1 | Firefox
|
33 |
12= |
10 | 9 | Blogger/Blogspot
Blogging tool: FH |
31 |
|
16 | 31= | Ning
Social networking platforms: FH |
31 |
14 |
8 | 5 | PowerPoint
Presentation software: £D |
29 |
15 |
15 | 16 | flickr
Photo storage/sharing site: FH |
28 |
16 |
9 | 12= | Moodle
Course mgt system: FD |
26 |
17 |
23 | 101= | VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshows: FH |
22 |
18= |
25 | 22= | Articulate
Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker |
21 |
|
- | - | Prezi
Presentation software: FH |
21 |
20 |
14 | 7= | Gmail
Web-based email: FH |
20.5 |
21 |
17 | 17= | iGoogle
Personalised start page: FH |
20.5 |
22 |
26= | 50= | Camtasia Studio
Screencasting tool: £D |
20 |
23= |
27 | 17= | Adobe Captivate
Demo and scenario tool: £D |
19 |
|
21 | 26= | SnagIt
Screen capture tool: £D |
19 |
|
13 | 26= | Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia: FH |
19 |
26 |
26= | - | Jing
Screen captures/ casting tool: FD |
18.5 |
27 |
35= | 72= | diigo
Social annotation site: FH |
18 |
28 |
59= | 50= | Adobe Photoshop
Photo/Image editing tools: £D |
16 |
29= |
- | - | Evernote
Note taking tool: FH |
15 |
|
19 | 15 | Wikispaces
Wiki tool: FH |
15 |
|
35= | 43= | PBworks (prev PBwiki)
Wiki tool: FH |
15 |
32 |
iPhone/iPod Touch + apps | 14 | ||
33= |
- | - | animoto
Create videos from your images: FH |
13 |
| 131= | - | Wordle
Word cloud generator: FH |
13 | |
|
24 | 17= | Facebook
Social networking site: FH |
13 |
36 |
38= | 43= | Flash
Animation authoring tool: £D |
12 |
37= |
Blog(s)/Blogging | 11 |
||
|
50= | 50= | Elluminate
Web meeting/ conferencing: F/£ H |
11 |
|
40= | 40= | Google Earth
Satellite and aerial imagery: FD |
11 |
40= |
28 | 26= | iTunes/iTunes U
Music and podcast player: FD |
10.5 |
|
- | - | Tweetdeck
Desktop Twitter client: FD |
10.5 |
42= |
38= | 31= | LinkedIn
Professional social network: FH |
10 |
| Wikis and wiki tools | 10 | |||
44 |
22 | 10 | Word
Word processing software: £D |
9.5 |
45= |
- | - | Dimdim
Web meeting/conferencing: FH |
9 |
| 66= | 101= | Google Apps
All things Google: F/£ H |
9 |
|
47 |
59= | 72= | Edublogs
Educational blogging tool |
8.5 |
48= |
66= | 72= | Adobe Connect
Web meeting/ conferencing: £H |
8 |
| 59= | - | Garageband
Personal recording studio: £D |
8 |
|
| - | - | Glogster
Make an interactive poster: FH |
8 |
|
|
29 | 36= | Google Calendar
Web-based calendar: FH |
8 |
| 37 | 26= | Netvibes
Personalised start page: FH |
8 |
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53= |
83 | 101= | Bubbl.us
Online mindmapping tool: FH |
7 |
|
44= | 26= | Dreamweaver
Web authoring tool: £D |
7 |
|
131= | 40= | Elgg
Social media/learning/collaboration platform: FD |
7 |
| 65= | 72= | Keynote
Presentation software: £D |
7 |
|
|
131= | - | Lectora
Course authoring tool: £D |
7 |
| 58= | - | - | Flip
Digital camcorder: £ |
6 |
| - | - | Google Chrome
Web browser: FD |
6 | |
| 42= | 17= | Mindmanager Mindjet
Mindmapping software: £D |
6 |
|
|
- | - | Sharepoint
MS Intranet portal and collaboration environment: £D |
6 |
| 44= | - | Wetpaint
Wiki tool: FH |
6 | |
| 63= | 54= | 50= | Freemind
Mind mapping tool: FD |
5 |
| 66= | - | iMovie
Video editing software: £D |
5 |
|
| - | - | Udutu
Online course authoring tool: FH |
5 | |
66= |
- | - | Cirip
Micro-blogging platform: FH |
4.5 |
|
38= | 17= | Outlook
Email client £D |
4.5 |
| 68= | 103= | 57= | Adobe Fireworks
Image editor: £D |
4 |
| - | - | Dropbox
Sync files online and across computers: £H |
4 |
|
|
4 |
|||
| - | - | Etherpad
Real-time document collaboration: FH |
4 |
|
| 44= | 72= | eXe
Course authoring tool: FD |
4 |
|
| - | - | GoAnimate
Cartoon and animation creator: FH |
4 |
|
| 103= | 72= | Paintshop Pro
Image editing software: £D |
4 |
|
| 131= | 57= | Picasa
Photo organiser: FD |
4 |
|
| 131= | - | Picnik
Photo editing tool: FD |
4 | |
| - | - | ScreenToaster
Screencasting tool: FH |
4 | |
| 54= | 101= | SecondLife
Virtual world application: FH |
4 |
|
| 54= | - | Survey Monkey
Survey and questionnaire tool: F/£ H |
4 |
|
| 131= | - | Webex
Web conferencing tool: £H |
4 | |
81= |
30= | 12= | Bloglines
RSS/Feed reader: FH |
3.5 |
|
54= | 101= | Friendfeed
Discover what others are sharing: FH |
3.5 |
| 76= | 57= | TeacherTube
Instructional video sharing site: FH |
3.5 |
|
| 84= | 59= | 72= | Adobe Acrobat Pro
Create and control PDF documents: £D |
3 |
| - | - | Adobe Premiere Pro
Capture, edit, and deliver video |
3 |
|
| 66= | - | Basecamp
Track and manage projects: £H |
3 |
|
|
103= | - | ComicLife
Create comics: FH |
3 |
| 34 | 36= | Google Maps
Online mapping: FH |
3 |
|
| 59= | 101= | Google Sites
Create web/wiki sites: FH |
3 |
|
| 59= | 101= | MindMeister
Mind mapping tool: £H |
3 |
|
| 72= | 131= | Notepad++
Text and HTML editor: FD |
3 | |
| 83= | - | Paint.NET
Image/photo editing software: FD |
3 |
|
| Paper and pencils | 3 |
|||
| - | - | Photopeach
Create slideshows: FH |
3 |
|
| - | - | Quizlet
Flash cards, vocab memorization and study games |
3 | |
| - | - | SchoolTube
Student video and media sharing: FH |
3 | |
| 83= | 50= | Scribd
Document hosting/sharing: FH |
3 |
|
| - | - | Smart.fm
The place you go to learn Japanese: FH |
3 | |
| 131= | - | Sony Vegas Video
Video editing software: £D |
3 | |
| - | - | Vocaroo
Record and send voice emails |
3 | |
| - | - | Yammer
Private micro-blogging platform: FH |
3 |
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