Based on a survey of 500 learning professionals...
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011
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- Twitter - micro-sharing site | 1 | 1 | 11 | 43= F O
- YouTube - video-sharing tool | 2 | 3 | 18 | 22= F O
- Google Docs – collaboration suite (incl Google Forms) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 F O
- Skype - instant messaging/VoIP tool | 6 | 11= | 4 | 3= F/P D
- WordPress - blogging tool | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6=6= F O/D
- Dropbox - file synching software | 13 | 71= | – | - F/P O/D
- Prezi - presentation software | 12 | 28 | - | - F O
- Moodle - course management system | 10 | 14= | 9 | 12= F/D
- Slideshare - presentation sharing site | 5 | 7 | 20 | 31 F O
- (Edu)Glogster - interactive poster tool | 25 | 55= | – | - F O
- Wikipedia - collaborative encyclopaedia | 16 | 17 | 13 | 26= F O
- Blogger/Blogspot - blogging tool | 14 | 14= | 10 | 9 F O
- diigo - social annotation tool | 15 | 22= | 35= | 72= F O
- Facebook - social network | 9 | 31= | 24 | 17= F O
- Google Search - search engine | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 F O
- Google Reader - RSS reader | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7= F O
- Evernote - note-taking tool | 23 | 27 | – | 16= F D
- Jing - screen capture tool | 17 | 20 | 26= | - F D
- PowerPoint - presentation software | 21 | 13 | 8 | 5 P D
- Gmail - web-based email service | 31 | 21 | 14 | 7= F O
- LinkedIn - prof social network | 30 | 38= | 30= | 31= F O
- Edmodo - edu social networking site | 46 | 88 | – | - F O
- Wikispaces - wiki tool | 17 | 29 | 19 | 15 F/P O
- Delicious - social bookmarking tool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 F O
- Voicethread - collaborative slideshows | 19 | 19 | 23 | – F/P O
- Google+ - social network - F O Highest placed new tool
- Animoto - videos from images | 28 | 31= | - | - F O
- Camtasia- screencasting tool | 27 | 26 | 26= | 50= P D
- Audacity - sound editor/recorder | 24 | 9= | 12 | 11 F D
- TED Talks - inspirational videos F O New
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- Yammer - private microsharing platform | 68 | 71= | – | - F/P O
- Google Earth - virtual globe | 41 | 43= | 40=| 40= F D
- Scoopit - curation software – F O New
- PBWorks - wiki tool | 33 | 34 | 35= | 43= F/P O
- Google Apps - branded app suite | 34 | 38= | 68= | - F/P O
- flickr - photo sharing site | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 F O
- Tweetdeck - Twitter client | 37 | 43= | - | - F D
- Google Maps - online maps | 58 | 67 | 34 | 36= F O
- Wordle - word cloud generator | 22 | 30 | - | – F O
- Voki- speaking avatar creator | 75 | - | – | - F O
- Symbaloo - Internet portal/dashboard F O New
- Word - word processing software | 60 | 36= | 22 | 10 P D
- Google Sites - wiki/website tool | 39= | 71= | 59= | - F O
- iPad and apps - New
- Google Chrome - web browser | 44 | 55= | – | - F D
- Articulate – e-learning software | 43 | 24 | 25 | 22= P D
- Snagit - screen capture tool | 42 | 25 | 21 | 26= P D
- Adobe Captivate - demo/scenario tools | 38 | 22= | 30= | 17= P D
- Vimeo - video sharing site | 70 | – | - | - F O
- Geogebra - maths software for schools – F D New
- Screenr - screencasting tool | 58 | 55= | – | – F O
- Mindmeister - mindmapping software | 73= | 55= | 42= | - P D
- Picasa - photo organiser | 46 | 63 | - | 57= F D
- Wallwisher - online noticeboard | - 26 | - | - | - F O
- iPhone/iPod Touch and apps | 39 | 31= | 50= | 43=
- Scribd - document sharing tool | 54 | 71=| 83= | 50= F O
- Ning - private social networking plat form | 31 | 11= | 16 | 31= P O
- eFront - course management system F/P D/O New
- Adobe Connect - web conferencing tool | 61 | 41= | 66= | 72= P O
- Elluminate/Blackboard Collaborate - web conferencing | 35 | 43= | 50= | 50= P O
- OpenOffice - office suite | 61 | 71= | 41= | 31= F D
- Storybird - collaborative storytelling | 71 | – | – | - F O
- Knol - share what you know – F O New
- LiveBinders - 3-ring binder for the web | 61 | – | – | – F O
- Sharepoint - intranet platform | 75= | 50= | – | - P D
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In this the bottom 1/3rd of the list, there are a lot of tied places.
- iTunes and iTunesU - music/podcast player/site | 51 | 41= | 28 | 26= F/P D
- Mahara - e-portfolio platform F D New
- lino - online stickies F O New
- Outlook - email client | 95 | 67= | 38= | 17= P D
- Posterous - blogging software | 36 | 55= | – | - F O
- Storify - makes stories using social media F O New
- Udutu - collaborative course authoring tool | 95 | 64= | – | - F/P O
- Hootsuite - social media dashboard | 74= | – | – | – F D
- BigBlueButton - web conferencing F O New
- Edublogs - educational blogging tool | 48 | 49 | 59= | 72= F O
- Etherpad + clones - real-time text collab | 50 | 71= | – | - F O
- iGoogle - personalised start page | 44 | 16 | 17 | 17= F O
- iMovie - Video editing software | 95 | 88= | 66= | - P D
- Khan Academy - learning platform F O New
- SurveyMonkey - survey tool | 48= | 88= | 54= | - F/P O
- Excel - spreadsheet software | – | 50= | 27 P D
- Google Calendar - online calendar | 53 | 50= | 29 | 36= F O
- Kindle - ebook reader New
- Poll Everywhere - instant audience feedback F/P O/D New
- Quizlet - flash card and study games website F O New
- Screencast-0-matic - online screen recorder F O New
- TeacherTube - edu video sharing site | 90 | 64= | 80= | 57= F O
- Zotero - collect/manage research | 57 | – | 66= | 72= F O
- Blackboard - course management system | 68 | – | – | - P D
- Android phones and apps | 85 | - | - | -
- bubblus - collaborative mind mapping tool | 89 | 55= | 83= | - F O
- Buddypress - social networking software F D New
- Composica - social e-learning authoring system P D New
- Adobe Flash - animation authoring | 81= | 38= | 38= | 43= P D
- Fuze meeting - web conferencing P O New
- Netvibes - personal start page | 61 | 55= | 37 | 26= F O
- Paper.li - daily digest of tweets F O New
- ReadItLater - save pages for later F O New
- Weebly - website/blog software F O New
- OneNote - personal information manager | 85= | – | 66= | - P D
