Tools marked with an * are one of the
25 FREE
Tools every learning professional should have in their
Toolbox.

Category	Top Tool	Top FREE Tool	Other Tools
WEB BROWSERS & EXTENSIONS
Web browsers	Firefox *		Opera | Internet Explorer | Safari
Browser extensions	Zotero		-
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
Social bookmarking	del.icio.us *		diigo | Stumbleupon
RSS TOOLS
RSS readers	Google Reader *		Bloglines
EMAIL TOOLS
Email Tools	gMail/ Google Mail *		Outlook | Thunderbird
PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS
Productivity Tools (online)	Google Calendar *		Google Alerts | Google Maps | Remember the Milk | Basecamp | LibraryThing | Zamzar
Productivity Tools (desktop)	Google Earth		OneNote | Tiddlywiki
(Re)search Tools	Google Search		Wikipedia | Google Scholar
Mindmapping Tools	MindManager	FreeMind *	MindMeister | Bubbl.us
PERSONAL START PAGE
Personal start page tools	iGoogle *		Netvibes | Pageflakes
DOCUMENT TOOLS
Document creation tools	Google Docs *		Word | OpenOffice | Zoho
Document hosting tools			Zoho | Scribd
PDF Tools	Adobe Acrobat Professional	Google Docs*	OpenOffice
PDF Readers	Adobe Reader		-
PRESENTATION TOOLS
Presentation creation tools	PowerPoint	Google Docs *	OpenOffice | Zoho | Keynote
Presentation hosting tools	Slideshare *		Google Docs* | Zoho
PowerPoint-based e-learning tools	Articulate	-	Adobe Presenter
Collaborative presentation tools	VoiceThread *		-
IMAGING TOOLS
Photo/ imaging tools	Adobe Photoshop	GIMP	Paint.NET
Image/photo hosting tool	flickr *		-
AUDIO/PODCASTING TOOLS
Audio/podcast creation ools	Audacity *		Garageband | Jott
Audio/podcast player	iTunes		-
VIDEO TOOLS
Video creation tools	YouTube *		iMovie | Movie Maker
Video hosting tools	YouTube *		Adobe Reader
Live video/broadcast tools	Ustream *		-
SCREEN CAPTURE & SCREENCASTING TOOLS
Screen capture tools	SnagIt	Jing *	-
Screencasting tools	Camtasia Studio		Captivate | Wink
BLOGGING, WIKI & WEB AUTHORING TOOLS
Blogging Tools	Wordpress *		Blogger | TypePad | Edublogs | Windows LiveWriter
Wiki Tools	Wikispaces	PB Wiki *	Wetpaint | Google Sites | MediaWiki | Tiddlywiki
Web Authoring Tools	Dreamweaver	Nvu *
Text editors	Notepad		-
Content management Systems	Drupal		Joomla
COURSE AUTHORING & COURSE MANAGEMENT TOOLS
PowerPoint-based e-learning tools	Articulate	-	Adobe Presenter
Course authoring tools	eXe *		CourseLab
Course/Learning Management systems	Moodle *
INTERACTIVITY TOOLS
Polling /Survey tools	Polldaddy *		Survey Monkey
Interactivity and animation tools	Flash	SMART interactive whiteboard
LIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Instant messaging/ voice call tool	Skype *		-
Web Meeting/ Conferencing Tools	Elluminate	Yugma *	Adobe Connect
Virtual world application	SecondLife		-
SOCIAL NETWORKING TOOLS
Public social network sites	Facebook		LinkedIn
Private social networking Tools	Ning *		-
Microblogging tools	Twitter *		tumblr | Twhirl