TOP 10 TOOLS 2007, 2008 & 2009
Cammy Bean

Cammy is VP of Learning Design, for Kineo. Cammy blogs at Learning Visions. 

Cammy's Top 10 Tools as at 16 April 2009

Cammy has updated her list for 2009 and the full details are available in a posting on her Learning Visions blog.  In summary they are:

1. Google reader

2. Tweetdeck

3. Firefox

4. Blogger

5. Evernote

6. Delicious

7. Google Calendar

8. iPod Touch

9. Flash

10. PowerPoint

Cammy's Top 10 Tools as at 24 October 2008

Cammy has replaced No 7 on her previous list with

7. twitter - Late to the bandwagon, perhaps.  But I'm beginning to develop Twitter love -- quick bits of info, easily consumable.  I dip in and out at will and am doing my best to not become addicted

Cammy's Top 10 Tools as at 31 January 2008

1. iGoogle My starting point for just about every online activity. My google page has links to my favorite Google tools, including Google Reader, Gmail, Google Notebook. 
2. Firefox  My browser of choice.
3. Blogger  It's part of the Google brand, but it merits its own line item. Blogger is what I started with, so I feel sort of stuck with it. It does the job.
4. Adobe Flash  I don't actually develop a thing with Flash myself, but our designers and programmers do some fabulous stuff with it! As an instructional designer, I feel like I can design just about anything and these really smart people can do something with it in Flash.
5. SnagIt Great for screen captures.
6. PowerPoint Yes, there's lots of groaning about PowerPoint. But I like to use it as a simple wireframe tool. I can't program to save my life, but I can create a course flow mockup using PowerPoint that gets my ideas across to those who can make it look really good.
7. MediaWiki  Wiki love. And I've only been using it for my own project documentation. Haven't even gotten into the collaborative aspect.
8. Facebook  Social networking is where it's at.
9. Bugtracker by FogBugz We've been using this bug tracking software in-house. It's inexpensive, easy to use, customizable, and sends email notifications when bugs come in and when they get resolved.
10. Paper  Call me old school, but I still like to take notes with pen and paper. I carry a composition book around with me most of the time to record meeting notes, brainstorm, jot down other peoples' great ideas, and doodle.

Cammy's Top 10 Tools as at 26 July 2007

1. The Google Brand
   • iGoogle My starting point for just about every online activity.
   • Google Reader All the news I need to know about e-Learning in one place.
   • Google Alerts  A nice adjunct to Google Reader; I'm always discovering something new via my "instructional design" alert.
   • Gmail Gmail I love.

2. Firefox  I made the switch from IE 6 a few months ago and I love it. Although I think my love affair is mostly with the Tab feature, which IE has as well.

3. Blogger  It's part of the Google brand, but it merits its own line item. Blogger is what I started with, so I feel sort of stuck with it. It does the job.

4. Adobe Flash  I don't actually develop a thing with Flash myself, but our designers and programmers do some fabulous stuff with it! As an instructional designer, I feel like I can design just about anything and these really smart people can do something with it in Flash.

5. SnagIt Great for screen captures.

6. PowerPoint Yes, there's lots of groaning about PowerPoint. But I like to use it as a simple wireframe tool. I can't program to save my life, but I can create a course flow mockup using PowerPoint that gets my ideas across to those who can make it look really good.

7. MediaWiki  Wiki love. And I've only been using it for my own project documentation. Haven't even gotten into the collaborative aspect.

8. Facebook  It's only been a few weeks, but Facebook has given me a whole new warm and fuzzy feeling. I got a cupcake for my birthday! What could be better than that?

9. Bugtracker by FogBugz We've been using this bug tracking software in-house for the last few months. It's inexpensive, easy to use, customizable, and sends email notifications when bugs come in and when they get resolved.

10. Paper  Call me old school, but I still like to take notes with pen and paper. I carry a composition book around with me most of the time to record meeting notes, brainstorm, jot down other peoples' great ideas, and doodle.