It has been good to see the varied interest in the 10 Tools Challenge both on my blog and Twitter as well as on other social channels – so here are a few updates.
1 – In response to a number of requests I’m now collating the blogs of those who are taking part as an update on the introductory blog post – so that the posts can be shared more widely. If you are taking the challenge and would like your blog to be added to the list, just leave a comment below or on the previous post.
2 – I have noticed that whereas some people have already chosen the 10 tools they will be taking a look at, others have still to do so. So, if you are looking for some ideas, then here are the Top 100 Tools 2012, organised into 12 different categories. You might want to select tools from different categories or else explore a number within the same category.
| 1 | OFFICE TOOLS | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Suites | 3-Google Docs/Drive 87-OpenOffice | ||
| Document | 19-Word 59-Scribd | ||
| Presentation | 9-PowerPoint 13-Slideshare 14-Prezi 75-Poll Everywhere 93-Keynote | ||
| Spreadsheet | 81-Excel | ||
| 27-Gmail 49-Outlook | |||
| 2 | BLOGGING & WIKI TOOLS | ||
| Blogging | 5-WordPress 15-Blogger/Blogspot 77-Edublogs 96-Tumblr | ||
| Wiki | 30-Wikispaces 32-Google Sites 88-PB Works | ||
| 3 | VIDEO, AUDIO & IMAGE TOOLS | ||
| Video | 2-YouTube 25-TED Talks/Ed 56-Khan Academy 78-Vimeo | ||
| Audio | 29-Audacity 47-iTunes and iTunesU | ||
| Photo/image | 60-Flickr 53-Adobe Photoshop | ||
| Screencapture/Screencasting | 26-Jing 28-Camtasia 42-Snagit 64-Screenr | ||
| Moviemaking | 68-MovieMaker 100-iMovie | ||
| 4 | BOOKMARKING & CURATION | ||
| Bookmarking | 18-Diigo 48-Delicious | ||
| Pinning | 36-Pinterest 89-Learnist | ||
| Read it later tools | 66-Instapaper 76-Pocket | ||
| Curation tools | 24-Scoopit 61-Flipboard 73-Zite82-Paper.li | ||
| 5 | NOTE-TAKING & MINDMAPPING | ||
| Note-taking | 12-Evernote 71-OneNote | ||
| Mindmapping | 46-Mindmeister 69-Mindjet (previously MindManager) | ||
| 6 | NETWORKING & COLLABORATION PLATFORMS | ||
| Public social networks | 1-Twitter 9-Facebook 17-Google+ 23-LinkedIn | ||
| Educational & Enterprise social networks |
22-Edmodo 85-Buddypress 63-Ning | ||
| Collaboration platforms | 45-SharePoint 55-Google Apps | ||
| 7 | BROWSERS, READERS & DASHBOARDS | ||
| Web browsers | 35-Google Chrome 65-Firefox and addons | ||
| Social Media dashboards | 40-Tweetdeck 41-Hootsuite | ||
| RSS Readers | 16-Google Reader | ||
| 8 | PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS | ||
| Search/Research | 4-Google Search 10-Wikipedia 52-Google Scholar 62-Bing | ||
| Miscellaneous | 38-Google Maps 51-SurveyMonkey 57-Google Translate 92-Doodle 97-Quora |
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| 9 | INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS | ||
| Authoring tools | 28-Camtasia 37-Articulate 43-Adobe Captivate 67-Udutu | ||
| Learning platforms | 11-Moodle 86-eFront 94-Blackboard | ||
| ePortfolio platforms | 91-Mahara | ||
| 10 | EDUCATIONAL TOOLS | ||
| Classroom | 21-EduGlogster 31-Voicethread 39-Animoto 58-Quizlet 79-Wordle 80-Symbaloo Edu 84-Voki |
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| Noticeboards | 71-Wallwisher 83-Lino 99-Popplet | ||
| Organizers | 44-Livebinders 80-Symbaloo 90 –MentorMob | ||
| 11 | LIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS | ||
| Personal tools | 7-Skype | ||
| Web conferencing | 32-Adobe Connect 50-Blackboard Collaborate 54-WebEx | ||
| 12 | DEVICES & SYNCHRONIZATION | ||
| Mobile devices & apps | 34-iPad and Apps 70-Kindle 74-iPhone and apps 94-Android phones and tablets |
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| File synchronization & cloud storage |
6-Dropbox 98-Windows Skydrive | ||
3 – For those who would like some help with using these tools, I’m putting together a collection of continuously updated (ad-free) online Quick Guides in the 100 Tools Knowledge Base. You can see how the Quick Guides fit together in the Overview. I’m also running some Activity Weeks on getting started with some of these tools – for those who’d like a little more help – and Blogging Week will run next week, 21-25 January. Find out more how to access the 100 Tools Knowledge Base and Activity weeks HERE.
The next update on the 10 Tools Challenge will be in February, when I will review some of the blog posts and the tools chosen.
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Wow Jane, this is excellent help. I am one of those choosing my tools through the year. For this month I chose google + and have done some research. I will be implementing and blogging about before the month is out. Thanks so much for all this information!
Amy, glad you find it useful – maybe the Quick Guides in the Knowledge Base would also prove useful.
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Jane, I did not think you had to choose all 10 Tools upfront. I would like to choose as I go. One might expand off another, or it may be a need comes forward that will help with my choice each month. Is it ok to wait?
Hi Peggy, no you don’t have to choose upfront – this was just to provide some ideas.
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I’m trying to be a good community member and leave comments but i can’t crack the blogger verification – no I’m not a robot
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