The Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies put together an excellent list of learning tools in the following categories:
1 Instructional tools
Tools for creating, delivering, managing and/or tracking learning and/or providing a formal social learning environment.
Includes course authoring, testing, LMS, CMS and SLEs
2 Live tools
Tools for delivering live meetings, screen sharing and accessing/ building virtual worlds
Includes web, audio, video conferencing, live broadcasting, 3D/virtual worlds
3 Document and presentation tools
Tools to create, host and/or share documents, PDFs, e-Books and/or presentations.
Includes word processing, presentation tools, PDF convertors, document and presentation hosting sites
4 Blogging, web and wiki tools
Tools to create blogs, web pages/sites and wikis as well as provide interactivity on those sites
Includes blogging tools, web site tools, wikis, widgets, RSS feeds tools, forms, web poll and survey sites
5 Image, audio and video tools
Tools to create, edit and/or host images, avatars, audio files, podcasts, screencasts and videos
Includes image editors, images hosting sites, audio editors, video makers, screencasting tools, video hosting sites
6 Communication tools
Tools for a range of synchronous and asynchronous communication activities
Includes email, voice/video messaging, instant messaging, chat rooms, discussion forums
7 Micro-blogging tools and Twitter Apps
These tools are for real-time updating (140 characters at a time) both publically or privately, as well as a range of useful Twitter apps
Includes micro-blogging, back channel tools, and Twitter apps
8 More collaboration tools
These are (further) stand-alone tools suitable for individuals to work and learn more effectively with others - as well as on their own
Includes social bookmarking, calendar sharing, mind mapping, note-taking/sharing, whiteboards, research and other tools
9 Social networking and collaboration spaces
These social media platforms include public social networks as well as tools to create private collaborative, social spaces for groups or communities, as well as enterprise collaboration systems (with multiple group sites)
Includes public social networks, networking and community platforms, group spaces, Enterprise 2.0 systems
10 Personal productivity tools
These tools are for an individual's personal working, learning and/or productivity purposes.
Includes mind mapping, information and time management tools, web search, and other productivity tools
11 Browsers, Players, Readers & Start Pages
These tools are useful for browsing the web and accessing web content
Includes browsers, extensions, plugins, bookmarklets, toolbars, readers and players, online start pages
12 Mobile tools
These mobile tools are for working, learning and/or productivity purposes.
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