TOP 100 TOOLS FOR LEARNING 2007
By Popularity
Finalised: 5 September 2007
In July and August we asked learning professionals to let us know what their favourite tools for learning were, either for their own personal learning or for creating and delivering learning for others. 109 PEOPLE RESPONDED to our open invitation.
Over 400 different tools were named in total, but below we list in order of popularity the 100 tools that received 3 or more (positive) mentions. Below the table you will find another 50 tools that received at least 2 mentions. 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 | 61 | Firefox Web browser | Free |
| 2 | 41 | del.icio.us Social bookmarking tool | Free | |
| 3= | Skype | 38 | Skype Instant messaging, VoIP call tool | Free |
| Google Search | 38 | Google Search Web search tool | Free | |
| 5 | 35 | PowerPoint Presentation software | ||
| 6 | Wordpress | 31 | Wordpress Blogging tool | Free |
| 7= | Gmail | 30 | GMail Web-based email | Free |
| Google Reader | 30 | Google Reader RSS/Feed reader | Free | |
| 9 | Blogger | 27 | Blogger Blogging tool | Free |
| 10 | 22 | Word Word processing software | ||
| 11 | Audacity | 20 | Audacity Sound editor and recorder | Free |
| 12= | Bloglines | 19 | Bloglines RSS/Feed reader | Free |
| Moodle | 19 | Moodle Course management system | Free | |
| 14 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets | 17 | Google Docs & Spreadsheets Web-based document creation | Free |
| 15 | Wikispaces | 15 | Wikispaces Wiki tool | Free |
| 16 | flickr | 13 | flickr Photo storage and sharing site | Free |
| 17= | Captivate | 12 | Captivate Demo and scenario-based tool | |
| 12 | Facebook Social networking site | Free | ||
| iGoogle | 12 | iGoogle Personalised start page | Free | |
| MindManager | 12 | MindManager | ||
| 12 | Outlook Email software | |||
| 22= | Articulate | 11 | Articulate Rapid E-Learning Studio Presenter, Engage and Quizmaker | |
| 11 | Excel Spreadsheet software | |||
| Thunderbird | 11 | Thunderbird Email client | Free | |
| YouTube | 11 | YouTube Video hosting and sharing site. | Free | |
| 26= | Dreamweaver | 10 | Dreamweaver Web authoring tool | |
| iTunes | 10 | iTunes | Free | |
| Netvibes | 10 | Netvibes | Free | |
| SnagIt | 10 | Snagit Screen capture tool | ||
| Wikipedia | 10 | Wikipedia Online encylopedia | Free | |
| 31= | Internet Explorer | 9 | Internet Explorer Web browser | Free |
| 9 | LinkedIn | Free | ||
| Ning | 9 | Ning | Free | |
| OpenOffice | 9 | OpenOffice | Free | |
| Slideshare | 9 | Slideshare For hosting and sharing presentations | Free | |
| 36= | Google Calendar | 8 | Google Calendar Web-based calendar | Free |
| Google Maps | 8 | Google Maps Maps of the US. UK, etc | Free | |
| Google Scholar | 8 | Google Scholar Search for scholarly literature | Free | |
| MediaWiki | 8 | MediaWiki | Free | |
| 40= | Elgg/Eduspaces | 7 | Eduspaces/Elgg Social networking tool / community | Free |
| Google Desktop | 7 | Google Desktop Computer search and organiser | Free | |
| Google Earth | 7 | Google Earth Geographic information | Free | |
| 43= | Flash | 6 | Flash Animation authoring tool | |
| GIMP | 6 | GIMP Image/photo editing tool | Free | |
| PB Wiki | 6 | PB Wiki | Free | |
| iPod/MP3 player | 6 | iPod/MP3 player | ||
| Mobile phone | 6 | Mobile phone | ||
| 6 | twitter IM and social network | Free | ||
| The written word | 6 | The written word Books/Paper/Sketchbook | - | |
| 50= | Camtasia | 5 | Camtasia Screencasting tool | |
| Elluminate | 5 | Elluminate Web meeting and conferencing tool | Free/ | |
| FreeMind | 5 | Freemind Mind mapping tool | Free | |
| Google Notebook | 5 | Google Notebook Personal online notebook | Free | |
| Photoshop | 5 | Photoshop/Elements/Lightroom | ||
| Scribd | 5 | Scribd Document hosting and sharing site | Free | |
| Yahoo Groups | 5 | Yahoo Groups Community tool | Free | |
| 57= | Adium | 4 | Adium Instant messaging tool (for Mac) | Free |
| Explode | 4 | Explode Social networking community | Free | |
| Fireworks | 4 | Fireworks Graphics tool | ||
| Google Alerts | 4 | Google Alerts Keep track of new information | Free | |
| Google Groups | 4 | Google Groups Group/collaboration tools | Free | |
| Google Page Creator | 4 | Google Page Creator Simple web page authoring tool | Free | |
| Google Talk | 4 | Google Talk | Free | |
| MSN/ Windows Messenger | 4 | MSN/Windows Live Messenger Instant messaging tool | Free | |
| Parallels | 4 | Parallels | ||
| Picasa | 4 | Picasa | Free | |
| TeacherTube | 4 | TeacherTube Instructional video sharing site | Free | |
| Technorati | 4 | Technorati Search for user-generated media | Free | |
| TypePad | 4 | TypePad | ||
| Yahoo Mail | 4 | Yahoo Mail Web-based email | Free | |
| Zoho | 4 | Zoho Suite Online office suite | Free | |
| 72= | 3 | Access Database software | ||
| Adobe Acrobat Professional | 3 | Adobe Acrobat Professional Create and control PDF documents | ||
| Adobe Connect Professional | 3 | Adobe Connect Professional Web meeting and conferencing tool | ||
| Adobe Presenter | 3 | Adobe Presenter Narrated presentations | ||
| Adobe Reader | 3 | Adobe Reader PDF Reader | Free | |
| Amazon | 3 | Amazon Online bookstore | ||
| Cmap | 3 | Cmap Concept mapping tool | Free/? | |
| 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 (now Penelope) | 3 | Eudora Email client | Free |
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