Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013

Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 –  the results of the 7th Annual Learning Tools Survey.  The list was compiled by Jane Hart, Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologie from the votes of over 500 learning professionals from 48 countries worldwide. (Released 30 September 2013).

“A learning tool is a tool for your own personal or professional learning or one you use for teaching or training.”

Here is a summary presentation of the Top 100 Tools and beneath it the text list. Click the name of the tool to find out more about it, its cost, availability, its past rankings and to read some of the comments from those who voted for it.  You will find an analysis of this year’s list here.

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart

Ranking	Tool		Change since 2012
1	Twitter	Social network and micro-blogging site	same
2	Google Drive/Docs	Office suite & file storage service	up 1
3	YouTube	Video-sharing site	down 1
4	Google Search	Web search engine	same
5	PowerPoint	Presentation software	up 3
6	Evernote	Productivity tool	up 6
7	Dropbox	File storage & synchronization	down 1
8	WordPress	Blogging/website tool	down 3
9	Facebook	Social network	same
10	Google+ & Hangouts	Social networking & video meetings	up 7
11	Moodle	Course management system	same
12	LinkedIn	Professional social network	up 11
13	Skype	Text and voice chat tool	down 6
14	Wikipedia	Collaborative encyclopaedia	down 4
15	Prezi	Presentation creation and hosting service	down 1
16	Slideshare	Presentation hosting service	down 3
17	Word	Word processing software	up 2
18	Blogger/Blogspot	Blogging tool	down 3
19	Feedly	RSS reader/aggregator	NEW
20	Yammer	Enterprise social network	same
21	Diigo	Social bookmarking/ annotation tool	down 3
22	Pinterest	Pinning tool	up 14
23	Scoopit	Curation tool	up 1
24	Articulate	E-learning authoring software	up 13
25	TED Talks/Ed	Inspirational tools/lessons	same
26	Google Chrome	Web browser and apps	up 9
27	Jing	Screen capture and screencasting tool	down 1
28	Camtasia	Screencasting tool	same
29	Edmodo	Educational social networking platform	down 7
30	Adobe Connect	Web conferencing software	up 2
31	Snagit	Screen capture software	up 11
32	Gmail	Web mail	down 5
33	Audacity	Audio recorder/editing tool	down 4
34	iPad and apps	Apple tablet and apps	same
35	Google Scholar	Search engine for scholarly works	up 17
36	Flipboard	Social magazine for iPad	up 25
37	Adobe Captivate	Simulation authoring software	up 6
38	Coursera	MOOC platform	NEW
39	Outlook	Email client	up 10
40	Voicethread	Digital storytelling platform	down 9
41	Khan Academy	Video learning platform	up 15
42	Adobe Photoshop	Photo editing software	up 11
43	Skydrive	File storage and synchronization	up 55
44	WebEx	Web conferencing software	up 9
45	Screenr	Screencasting tool	up 19
46	iSpring	E-Learning authoring tools	NEW
47	Hootsuite	Social media dashboard	down 6
48	GoToMeeting/Training	Web meeting and conferencing tools	BACK
49	Pocket	Read it later software	up 27
50	Udutu	Collaborative course authoring	up 17
51	Symbaloo	Visual bookmarking dashboard	up 29
52	Flickr	Photo sharing site	up 8
53	Keynote	Presentation software	up 40
54	Excel	Spreadsheet software	up 27
55	SurveyMonkey	Survey software	down 4
56	Quizlet	Flashcards & study games	up 2
57	Padlet (prev Wallwisher)	Online noticeboard	up 15
58	Storify	Curate stories using social media	BACK
59	SharePoint	Enterprise collaboration platform	down 14
60	Delicious	Social bookmarking tool	down 12
61	iTunes & iTunesU	Digital media player & course distribution platform	down 14
62	Etherpad	Online editor for collaborative writing	BACK
63	Tweetdeck	Twitter dashboard	down 23
64	Glogster EDU	Interactive poster tool	down 43
65	Tumblr	Blogging platform	up 31
66	Blackboard Collaborate	Web conferencing software	down 16
67	eFront	Course/learning management system	up 19
68	iMovie	Video creation software	up 32
69	OneNote	Note taking software	up 2
70	Google Maps	Interactive maps	down 32
71	Google Apps	Branded Google Apps for Bus & Edu	down 16
72	Socrative	Student response system	NEW
73	Wordle	Word cloud generator	up 6
74	PB Works	Wiki/collaboration software	up 14
75	Poll Everywhere	Audience poling software	same
76	Popplet	Online noticeboard	up 23
77	Google Translate	Online language translator	down 20
78	Kindle & Kindle App	E-Book reader device & app	down 8
79	Doodle	Event scheduling tool	up 13
80	Wikispaces	Wiki hosting platform	down 50
81	Animoto	Video creation software	down 42
82	Livebinders	Digital organiser	down 38
83	Voki	Create speaking avatars	up 1
84	Zite	Social magazine for mobile devices	down 11
85	Todays Meet	Private backchannel service	NEW
86	WhatsApp	Personal real-time messaging app	NEW
87	Trello	Productivity tool	NEW
88	Blackboard Learn	Course management system	up 7
89	Vimeo	Video sharing site	down 11
90	eLearningArt	eLearning images and templates	NEW
91	ProProfs Quiz Maker	Online quiz maker	NEW
92	Mindjet (Mindmanager)	Mindmapping softwre	down 23
93	Google Sites	Web/wiki hosting platform	down 60
94	Pearltrees	Visual curation tool	NEW
95	Android tables/phones & apps		down 1
96	Ning	Private social network hosting platform	down 33
97	Firefox	Web browser and add-ons	down 32
98	OpenOffice	Office software	down 11
99	Learnist	Pinning tool for learning	down 10
100	Paper.li	Curation tool	down 18