Top 100 Tools for Learning
2013 7th Annual Survey compiled by Jane Hart, Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies

“A learning tool is a
tool for your own personal learning or one that you use for teaching or training.” The 2013 Top 100 Tools list has been compiled from the votes of over 500 learning professionals worldwide by Jane Hart, Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies Contact Jane at Jane.Hart@4LPT.co.uk Follow Jane on Twitter @C4LPT About the list

The Top 100 Tools are
listed on 10 screens, which show their ranking in 2013 as well as their change in position since 2012. (Note: same means same position as last year; new means a new entrant this year, back means a tool that has returned to the list.) Click the name of the tool to go to a web page with fuller details about the tool, including cost, availability, rankings since 2007, summary of how it is being used and some of the comments from those who voted for it. For a full text list visit: C4LPT.co.uk/top100tools More about the list

1 Twitter 2 Google Drive/Docs
3 YouTube 4 Google Search 5 PowerPoint 6 Evernote 7 Dropbox 8 Wordpress Blogging/website tool 9 Facebook Social network 10 Google+/Hangouts . Social network and micro-blogging service Office tools & file storage SAME 1 1 Video sharing site Web search engine Presentation software SAME 3 6 Productivity tool File storage and synchronization service 1 1 SAME Social network/ video meetings 7

11 Moodle 12 LinkedIn 13
Skype 14 Wikipedia 15 Prezi 16 Slideshare 17 Word 18 Blogger 19 Feedly 20 Yammer SAME Course Management System  11 Professional social network 6 Text and voice chat tool Collaborative encyclopaedia Presentation creation and hosting service Presentation hosting software 1 3 2 Word processing software 3 Blogging tool NEW RSS reader and aggregator Enterprise social network 4 . SAME

21 Diigo 22 Pinterest 23
Scoopit 24 Articulate 25 TED Talks/Ed 26 Google Chrome 27 Jing 28 Camtasia 29 Edmodo 30 Adobe Connect Social bookmarking/annotation tool 3  14 Pinning tool 1 Curation tool eLearning authoring software Inspirational tools/lessons Web browser and apps Screen capture and screencasting tool Screencasting tool Educational social networking platform Web conferencing software  13 SAME 9 1 SAME 7 2

31 Snagit 32 Gmail 33
Audacity 34 iPad & Apps 35 Google Scholar 36 Flipboard 37 Adobe Captivate 38 Coursera 39 Outlook 40 Voicethread Screen capture software  11 5 Web mail Audio recorder/editing tool Apple tablet and apps Search engine for scholarly works Social magazine for iPad Simulation authoring tool MOOC platform Email client Digital storytelling platform 4 SAME  17  25 6 NEW  10 9

41 Khan Academy 42 Adobe
Photoshop 43 Skydrive 44 WebEx 45 Screenr 46 iSpring 47 Hootsuite 48 GoToMeeting 49 Pocket 50 Udutu Video learning platform Photo editing software File storage and synchonization service Web conferencing software  15  11  55 9 Screencasting tool  19 eLearning authoring tools NEW Social media dashboard Web meeting and conferencing tools Read it later software Collaborative course authoring software 6 BACK  27  17

51 Symbaloo 52 Flickr 53
Keynote 54 Excel 55 SurveyMonkey 56 Quizlet 57 Padlet 58 Storify 59 SharePoint 60 Delicious Visual bookmarking dashboard  29 8 Photo sharing site Presentation software Spreadsheet software Survey software Flashcards and study games Online noticeboard Curate stories using social media Enterprise collaboration platform Social bookmarking tool  40  27 4 2  15 BACK  14  12

Digital media player and course
distribution platform 61 iTunes & iTunesU 62 Etherpad 63 Tweetdeck 64 GlogsterEDU 65 Tumblr 66 Blackboard Collaborate 67 eFront 68 iMovie 69 OneNote 70 Google Maps Online editor for collaborative writing Interactive poster tool Note taking software Interactive maps  43  31 Blogging platform Video creation software BACK  23 Twitter dashboard Course management system  14 Web conferencing  16  19  32 2  32

Branded Google Apps for Business
and Education 71 Google Apps 72 Socrative 73 Wordle 74 PB Works 75 Poll Everywhere 76 Popplet 77 Google Translate 78 Kindle & App 79 Doodle 80 Wikispaces Student response system Word cloud generator Wiki/Collaboration software Audience polling software Online noticeboard Online language translator eBook reader and app Event scheduling tool Wiki hosting platform  16 NEW 6  14 SAME  23  20 8  13  50

81 Animoto 82 Livebinders 83
Voki Create speaking avatars 1 84 Zite Social magazine for mobile devices  11 85 Todays Meet 86 Whats App 87 Trello 88 Blackboard Learn 89 Vimeo 90 eLearningArt eLearning images and templates Video creation software Digital organizer  42  38 Private backchannel service NEW Personal real-time messaging app NEW NEW Productivity tool Course management system Video sharing service 7  11 NEW

91 ProProfs Quiz Maker Online
quiz maker NEW 92 Mindjet  23 93 Google Sites 94 Pearltrees 95 Android Tablet/Phones & Apps 1 96 Ning  33 97 Firefox 98 OpenOffice 99 Learnist 100 Paper.li Mindmapping software Web/wiki hosting platform Visual curation tool Private social network hosting platform Web browser and add-ons Office software Pinning tool for learning Curation tool  60 NEW  32  11  10  18

Find out how to use
each of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 for professional learning and development, education and training Available as as 300+ page PDF to download or as a web-based resource. Go to: Practical Guide. A Practical Guide to the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013