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2011
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2010
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2009
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2008 |
2007 |
TOOL
|
#
Votes
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|
Name
|
Plat
form |
Cost |
| 1 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
43= |
Twitter
Microblogging tool |
O |
F |
55
|
| 2 |
2 |
3
|
18 |
22= |
YouTube
Video sharing site
|
O |
F |
52.5
|
| 3 |
3 |
5
|
7 |
14 |
Google Docs
Office collaboration suite |
O |
F |
43 |
|
4
|
16
|
17
|
13 |
26= |
Wikipedia
Collaborative encyclopedia |
O |
F |
32
|
| 5 |
6 |
11=
|
4 |
3= |
Skype
Instant messaging/VoIP |
D M |
F/C |
30
|
| 6 |
25 |
55= |
- |
- |
Glogster and Eduglogster
Make an interactive poster |
O |
F |
28
|
|
7
|
13
|
71=
|
- |
- |
Dropbox
Sync files online and across computers |
O |
F |
25 |
|
8=
|
10
|
14=
|
9 |
12= |
Moodle
Course mgt system |
S |
F |
24 |
|
|
9
|
31=
|
24 |
17= |
Facebook
Social networking site |
O |
F |
24
|
|
10
|
12
|
28
|
- |
- |
Prezi
Presentation software |
O |
F |
22 |
| 11 |
5 |
7
|
20 |
31= |
Slideshare
Hosting presentations |
O |
F |
19 |
|
12=
|
15
|
22=
|
35= |
72= |
diigo
Social annotation site |
O |
F/C |
18.5
|
|
|
14
|
14=
|
10 |
9 |
Blogger
Blogging tool |
O |
F |
18.5
|
|
14
|
17
|
29
|
19 |
15 |
Wikispaces
Wiki tool |
O |
F/C |
17
|
| 15 |
8 |
6
|
5 |
6 |
Wordpress
Blogging tool
|
O |
F |
13.5
|
| 16 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Geogebra
Free mathematics software |
O |
F |
13 |
|
17
|
27
|
26
|
26= |
50= |
Camtasia
Screencasting tool |
D |
C |
12.5 |
| 18 |
11 |
8
|
6 |
3= |
Google Search
Web search tool |
O |
F |
12
|
|
19
|
23
|
27
|
- |
- |
Evernote
Note taking tool |
O |
F |
11
|
| 20= |
58 |
67= |
34 |
36= |
Google Maps
Maps of the US. UK, etc |
O |
F |
10.5 |
| |
7 |
4 |
3 |
7= |
Google Reader
RSS / Feed reader |
O |
F |
10.5
|
| 22= |
24 |
9=
|
12 |
11 |
Audacity
Sound editor and recorder |
D |
F |
10 |
|
|
34
|
38=
|
66= |
101= |
Google Apps
(Branded) Google application suite |
O |
F/C |
10
|
|
|
42
|
25
|
21 |
26= |
SnagIt
Screen capture tool |
D |
C |
10
|
| |
19 |
19
|
23 |
101= |
VoiceThread
Collaborative slideshows |
O |
F |
10
|
|
26
|
17
|
20
|
26= |
- |
Jing
Screen captures/ casting tool |
D |
F/C |
9.5 |
|
27=
|
41
|
43=
|
40= |
40= |
Google Earth
Satellite and aerial imagery |
D |
F |
8.5
|
|
|
22
|
30
|
- |
- |
Wordle
Word cloud generator |
O |
F |
8.5 |
|
29=
|
46
|
88=
|
- |
- |
Edmodo
Educational micro-blogging service |
O |
F |
8 |
|
|
31
|
21
|
14 |
7= |
Gmail
Web-based email |
O |
F |
8 |
|
|
46
|
63
|
- |
57= |
Picasa
Photo organiser |
D |
F |
8 |
|
32
|
61 |
71= |
41=
|
31= |
OpenOffice
Desktop office suite |
O |
F |
7.5 |
|
33=
|
39
|
71=
|
59= |
- |
Google Sites
Create web/wiki sites |
O |
F |
7 |
|
|
30
|
38=
|
30= |
31= |
LinkedIn
Professional social network |
O |
F |
7 |
|
|
33
|
34
|
35= |
43= |
PBworks
Wiki tool |
O |
F/C |
7 |
| |
75 |
- |
- |
- |
Voki
Create personalised avatars |
O |
F |
7 |
|
37=
|
28
|
31=
|
- |
- |
animoto
Create videos from your images |
O |
F |
6
|
| |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Delicious
Social bookmarking tool |
O |
F |
6
|
|
|
20
|
18
|
15 |
16 |
flickr
Photo storage/sharing site |
O |
F |
6
|
|
|
60
|
36=
|
22 |
10 |
Word
Word processing software |
D |
C |
6
|
|
|
68 |
71= |
- |
- |
Yammer
Private micro-blogging platform |
O |
F |
6 |
|
42=
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
BigBlueButton
Voice conferencing |
D |
F |
5 |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
eFront
Course Management System |
S |
C |
5 |
| |
44 |
55= |
- |
- |
Google Chrome
Web browser |
D |
F |
5 |
|
|
37
|
43=
|
- |
- |
Tweetdeck
Desktop social software client |
D |
F |
5 |
| |
26 |
- |
- |
- |
Wallwisher
Online noticeboard |
O |
F |
5
|
| 47 |
21 |
13
|
8 |
5 |
PowerPoint
Presentation software |
D |
C |
4.5
|
|
48=
|
43
|
24
|
25 |
22= |
Articulate
Presenter/Engage/ Quizmaker |
D |
C |
4
|
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
iPad and apps |
- |
- |
4
|
|
|
51
|
41=
|
28 |
26= |
iTunes/iTunes U
Music/podcast player and site |
D M |
F |
4
|
| |
95 |
67=
|
38= |
17= |
Outlook
Email client |
D |
C |
4 |
|
|
57
|
-
|
66= |
72= |
Zotero
Collect and manage your research |
D |
F |
4
|
|
53=
|
35
|
43=
|
50= |
50= |
Elluminate
Web conferencing |
O |
F/C |
3.5
|
|
|
85
|
71=
|
54= |
50= |
Freemind
Mind mapping tool |
D |
F |
3.5 |
|
|
70
|
- |
- |
- |
Vimeo
Video hosting site |
O |
F |
3.5
|
|
56=
|
61
|
41=
|
66= |
72= |
Adobe Connect
Web meeting/ conferencing |
O |
C |
3
|
|
|
85
|
- |
- |
- |
Android phones + apps |
- |
- |
3
|
| |
-
|
- |
- |
- |
Discovery Education
Teacher resources |
O |
F |
3
|
|
|
48
|
49
|
59= |
72= |
Edublogs
Educational blogging tool |
O |
F |
3
|
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Google Books
Books online |
O |
F/C |
3
|
|
|
39
|
31=
|
50= |
43= |
iPhone/iPod Touch and apps |
- |
- |
3 |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
kidblog
Blogs for teachers and students |
O |
F |
3
|
|
|
61
|
- |
- |
- |
Livebinders
3-ring binder for the web |
O |
F |
3 |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mindomo
Mind mapping software |
O |
F |
3
|
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Paper.li
Daily digest of tweets |
O |
F |
3
|
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
ReadItLater
Save pages from computer or phone |
D |
F |
3 |
| |
- |
- |
- |
- |
TED
Inspirational videos |
O |
F |
3
|
|
|
71 |
71= |
- |
- |
xtranormal
Movie-making software |
D |
F |
3 |
| |
- |
- |
44= |
57= |
Zoho
Online office suite/productivity tools |
O |
F |
3 |
|
70
|
- |
-
|
- |
- |
Skydrive
Storage for MS Office docs and photos |
O |
F |
2.5 |
