Tools for learning

Tools for learning

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1. Easy-to-use and secure Internet browser?Firefox
2. e-Mail system? Gmail
3. Social bookmarking tool? del.icio.us
4. Social bookmarking tool with collaborative learning features (groups, forums, etc.)? Diigo
5. Social curation community? Pearltrees
6. Tool that enables me to capture, visualize, organize and share my bookmarks? SimplyBox
7. Tool to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform? Evernote
8. Tool to translate text or a webpage? Google Language Tools
9. RSS reader? Omea Reader
10. Online RSS reader? Google Reader, Netvibes, Webicina.
11. Online Calendar? Google Calendar
12. Tool to aggregate all my resources, mail, RSS feeds, etc, in one place? Netvibes, iGoogle or Pageflakes, Webicina,
13. Platform to incorporate all my favorite tools within one environment? Elgg
14. fully featured electronic portfolio tool? Mahara
15. Learning Management System (LMS)? Easy, Moodle
16. Hosted LMS? Click Here!
17. Tool to assist me in evaluating and selecting a LMS? EduTools
18. Learning Activity Management System? LAMS
19. Collaboration tool? Connect with Ning
20. Social Networking tool? Tricky one! Facebook, Google+
21. Social Learning Network for education? LearnCentral
22. Professional social network? LinkedIn
23. Tool to create study groups and manage group projects? GroupTable
24. Tool to keep track of my schoolwork (assignments)? Soshiku
25. 3D online virtual world where I can socialize, connect and learn? Second Life
26. Content Management System (CMS)? Joomla, Wordpress
27. Tool to create my own website? Google Sites or Webnode
28. Virtual Classroom? WiZiQ
29. Tool to broadcast myself to the world? USTREAM
30. Tool to make calls from my computer? Skype, Oovoo
31. Videoconferencing chat service? Vawkr
32. Content authoring tool? How about two? eXe & CourseLab
33. Alternative to Microsoft Office? OpenOffice, Google docs
34. Online suite of office tools? Google Docs or Zoho
35. Tool that accurately converts my PowerPoint to Flash (including animations)?iSpring Free
36. Presentation tool to create zooming (and awesome) presentations? Prezi
37. Web authoring tool alternative to FrontPage and Dreamweaver? NvU or KompoZer
38. Personal online notebook? Google Notebook
39. Blogging tool? WordPress or blogger.
40. Blogging tool for educators? Edublogs
41. Directory of edubloggers from around the world? International Edubloggers Directory
42. Microblogging tool? Twitter
43. Twitter client? Hootsuite or Tweetdeck
44. Microblogging tool for education? Edmodo
45. Private micro-blogging platform? Yammer
46. Wiki tool? Wikispaces, Wetpaint or Google Sites
47. Encyclopedia, which I can add to or edit? Wikipedia
48. Community dedicated to collaborative development of free content?WikiEducator
49. Tool to transform media into collaborative spaces with video, voice and text commenting? VoiceThread
50. Tool for storytelling? Here are 50!
51. Tool for Collaborative Storytelling? Storybird
52. Screencasting (recording) tool? Wink
53. Hosted screencasting tool (more options)? Screenr, Jing or Flowgram
54. Mindmapping tool? FreeMind
55.  Tool to brainstorm and create mindmaps online? Bubbl.us or MindMeister
56. Easy-to-learn 3D authoring software tool? Google SketchUp
57. Alternative to 3D Studio Max? Blender
58. tool to make 3D models? Sculptris
59. Tool to create comics and cartoons? ToonDoo
60. Tool to create animations? GoAnimate
61. Revolutionary real-time movie making software? xtranormal
62. Audio recording tool? Audacity
63. Tool to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live? ipadio
64. Tool to create my own 'Internet Talk Radio Show'? Blog Talk Radio
65. Tool using my real voice to discuss my interests and passions with anyone?Voxopop
66. Tool to record and host my audio recordings online? Odeo Studio
67. Tool to convert text to speech? vozMe or iSpeech
68. Tool for real-time spelling and translation? eType
    
69. Tool to create personalized avatars? Voki
    
70. Photo/image editing tool? GIMP or Picasa
71. Tool that turns my photos/video clips into professional video slideshows in minutes? Animoto
72. Exciting word cloud generator? Wordle
73. Tool to make an interactive poster? Glogster
74. Online photo/image editing tool? Splashup
75. Tool to create cool personalized images? Custom Sign Generator Widgets
76. Image Resizer? Dosize
77. Watermarking tool? uMark
78. Screen Color Picker? ColorSchemer
79. Tool to highlight text in a webpage? The Awesome Highlighter
80. Tool to create flowcharts, diagrams, technical drawings? Gliffy
81. Tool to make screenshots from different browsers with one click?Browsershots
82. Tool to create PDFs from any Windows program? PDFCreator or using word text in openoffice.
83. Tool to convert PDF to Word? PDF2Word Online
84. Online file conversion tool (e.g. Word >PDF>PowerPoint)? Zamzar
85. Online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool? Free OCR
86. QR Code, Semacode and Data Matrix Barcode Generator? QR Code Generator
87. Tool to share my slides? SlideShare, SlideBoom or authorSTREAM
88. Tool to share my videos? YouTube, TeacherTube, Vimeo, tu.tv, Megavideos, VideoBB. megaupload, dailymotion.
89. Tool to share any type of file with unlimited storage capacity? Internet Archive
90. Online noticeboard? Wallwisher
91. Online science research sharing portal? SciVee
92. Online community to share and discuss instructional teacher videos?TeacherTube
93. Online community to share, discuss and learn about the uses of educational technology? EdTechTalk
94. Online community to test my big ideas? Big Think
95. Service for engaging in conversation about news, thoughts and ideas people share? Amplify
96. Tool to download videos from any video sharing site (YouTube, Metacafe, etc.)?ClipNabber
97. Self-publishing tool (books, papers, articles, etc)? Scribd or Issuu
98. Tool to share my pictures? Are you joking! Flickr, Picassa
99. Space to upload and share my files? eSnips, Rapidshare, Megaupload, filefactory, badongo. Dropbox
100. File hosting solution to share huge files up? FileCrunch
101. Tool to sync files online and across computers? Dropbox
102. Tool for real-time file sharing and collaboration? drop.io
103. Tool to save pages from my computer or phone for later readings? ReadItLater
104. 3-ring binder for the Web? Livebinders
105. URL shortener and tracker? bit.ly
106. Online quiz tool? ClassMarker
107. Tool to create interactive quizzes and puzzles? Hot Potatoes
108. Tool to create quizzes with videos? ESL Video
109. Tool to create web and print-based crossword puzzles? EclipseCrossword
110. Inquiry-oriented lesson tool? WebQuest
111. Multimedia flashcard software? MemoryLifter
112. Online polling tool with a bit of fizzle? Polldaddy
113. Online survey tool? Click here to choose!
114. Tool to track plagiarism? Plagium
115. Tool to test which sites loads faster in my browser? Which Loads Faster?
116. Tool to create Flash games (templates)? ClassTools.net
117. Investment Simulation Game? Virtual Trader
118. Interactive 3D business simulator? INNOV8
119. Game to understand cancer better? Re-Mission
120. Game to understand the scientific method and 21st Century Skills? River City
121. Game to understand variable manipulations for urban management? SimCity
122. Game to understand social studies better? Quest Atlantis
123. Game to understand world hunger and efforts to alleviate it? WFP Foodforce
124. Game to learn more vocabulary and help hungry people? Seriously! FreeRice
125. List of at least 100 free juicy learning games to spice up my course(s)? Click Here!
126. Range of interactive tools to help me understand maths concepts? Shodor Interactivate
127. Step-by-step math problem solver? Mathway
128. Tool to publish my data online and create comparison tables? Tablefy
129. Tool to create my own search engine tailored to my needs? Google Custom Search Engine
130. Personalized search world? Historius
131. Human-powered search engine? Mahalo
132. Metasearch engine with visual display interfaces? What! Here is KartOO!
133. Search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways? Spezify
134. Search engine that groups the results by topic via automated clustering technology? Vivisimo
135. Science-specific search engine? Scirus
136. All-in-one research search tool? Schoolr
137. Tool to search query and then select a credible resource? SearchCredible
138. Tool to help me collect, manage, and cite my research sources? Zotero, CiteULike
139. Tool that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to my website?Google Analytics
140. Tool to search, discover, rank and compare different sites around the world?Alexa
141. Tool to search the full text of books? Google Book Search
142. Tool to search for scholarly literature? Google Scholar
143. Tool to search for patents? Google Patent Search
144. Tool that sends me email updates of the latest relevant Google results (e.g. e-Learning)? Google Alerts
145. Energy saving search engine? Blackle
146. Online visual dictionary and thesaurus? Visuwords
147. World digital library? World Digital Library
148. Tool to build and distribute my own digital library? Greenstone
149. Site to find and search across all OpenCourseWare (OCW) courses?OpenCourseWare Consortium
150. Repository and learning network of Open Educational Resources (OER)? OER Commons
151. Site to get the latest updates on OER and OCW? OER Blogs
152. Site to get access to thousands of free lectures? Academic Earth, iTunes Uor YouTube EDU
153. Portal to non-formal OER and training resources? Open Training Platform
154. Encyclopedia of video tutorials to help me learn any software? Edumax orWikivid
155. Site to practice speaking English while I watch great videos? EnglishCentral
156. e-Book to learn more about e-learning 2.0? Learning 2.0 eBook
157. Site to learn more about rapid e-learning? The Rapid e-Learning Blog
158. Site to learn more about Online Course Development? Hitchhiker’s Guide to Course Development
159. Crash course in learning theory? Click here!
160. Database of Learning Theories? Click here & here!
161. Tool to help me understand and use learning styles effectively? Learning Styles Online.com
162. Repository of creative and critical thinking tools? Mycoted to the rescue!
163. Route to learn more about the 21st century skills? Route 21
164. Repository of how everything works? HowStuffWorks
165. Repository of lectures from the world's top scientists? Videolectures.NET
166. Repository of resources and simulation tools to learn more about nanotechnology? The nanoHUB
167. Directory of academic open access repositories? OpenDOAR
168. Site covering today's top social, political, and tech issues? FORA.tv
169. Site to improve my learning skills? Study Guides & Strategies
170. Gaming tool to help me learn ICT? ReviseICT.co.uk
171. Tool to improve my typing skills? Peter's Online Typing Course
172. Tool to improve my reading skills? ZAP Reader
173. Interactive courseware to improve my workplace skills? ALISON
174. Multimedia site that enhance our understanding of war and its history? Maps-of-War
175. 3D human anatomy visualization tool? Visible Body
176. Site to learn languages? Free Language
177. Tool to explore the World? Google Earth
178. Tool to search and zoom maps of any country? Google Maps
179. Tool to explore the Universe? WorldWide Telescope
180. Tool to visualize human development? Gapminder
181. Tool to answer all my questions? Wolfram|Alpha, Google Squaredor Answer.com 
     
182. Site with talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers? TED is a good starting point!
183. Article to reveal the secrets of the super-learners? Click here!
184. Link to the most innovative web 2.0 (and 3.0) lab in the world? Google Labs
185. Tool to stumble upon and discover great websites, videos, photos, etc. ?StumbleUpon
186. Daily newsletter that keeps me updated with the latest news on online learning? Stephen's OLDaily
187. Site where I can learn more about social media and social learning? Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
188. Site dedicated to tracking the changes occurring in education today? Open Education
189. Site to update me on the latest free instructional resources for Higher Education? Educational Technology
190. Podcast: SoundCloud, Dropdo
191. Site to discover delicious free tools, resources, and sites? ZaidLearn's Del.icio.us Discoveries
192. Podcast: 
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In short, for every learning problem (or issue) we have today, there is probably a free tool or site out there that enables us to solve it. If not, I am pretty sure some genius out there is constructing it right now. If no one is doing it, perhaps we can do it.

Another challenge is to integrate all our learning tools efficiently and effectively into our learning spaces. On the positive note, more and more tools are creating integration modules to widely used systems like Moodle and Facebook, so it might not be so difficult after all. Also, with OpenID we can increasingly login to all our favorite websites without much hassle. Single-login to all our learning tools! Now that is something we all can appreciate! Remember one password! Tough one!

If you want to experience my learning adventure as I discover, perhaps you should subscribe to my Del.icio.us Learning Adventure! Otherwise, you could always wait a week or two for the updates in this blog. Have fun 'Socratic Tooling' to solve your learning problems and issues :)