Tools A-Z

Here is an alphabetical list of all the tools that have appeared on the Top Tools for Learning lists over the last 13 years (2007-2019)

13th
2019		 12th
2018		 11th
2017		 10th
2016		 9th
2015		 8th
2014		 7th
2013		 6th
2012		 5th
2011		 4th
2010		 3rd
2009		 2nd
2008		 1st
2007

A
Access database software – – – – – – – – – – – – 72=
ActExs (Action Extracts) productivity app – – 82 – – – – – – – – – –
Adapt e-learning authoring tool – – 122 120 – – – – – – – – –
Adium (discontinued) – – – – – – – – – – – – 57=
Administrate training management system 192 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Acrobat Pro PDF software 88 79 57 87 94 – – – – – – 88= 72=
Adobe After Effects video effects software 99 83 132 121 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Animate animation tool – – – 127 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Audition video editing software 104 99 141 125 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Captivate authoring tool 37 33 38 39 38 33 37 43 48 38 22= 30= 17=
Adobe Connect web conferencing tool 81 60 66 62 34 32 30 32 59 61 41= 66= 72=
Adobe Dreamweaver web authoring tool – – – 149 – – – – – – 53= 44= 36=
Adobe Fireworks image editor – – – – – – – – – – 88= – 57=
Adobe Flash animation authoring – – – – – – – – 90= 81= 38= 38= 43=
Adobe Illustrator image editing software 95 72 95 107 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Indesign interactive PDF tool 80 105 117 129 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Photoshop photo editing tool 44 43 46 48 58 42 42 53 – – 35 59= 50=
Adobe Premiere video editing software 86 74 76 116 – – – – – – – – –
Adobe Presenter presentation software – – – – – – – – – – – 83= 72=
Adobe Reader PDF reader – – – – – – – – – – – 80= 72=
Adobe Spark graphic design tool 82 129 154 – – – – – – – – – –
Alison online courses 176 199 165 – – – – – – – – – –
Amazon online book store – – – – – – – – – – – – 72=
Amplify (discontinued) – – – – – – – – – 51= – – –
Anders Pink curation platform 69 78 126 – – – – – – – – – –
Android Phones, Tablets & Apps devices using Google mobile OS – – – – – – 95 94 90 85 – – –
aNewSpring learning management system 141 126 153 153 – – – – – – – – –
Animoto videos from images – – 159 115 – – 81 39 27 28 31= – –
Answer Garden audience engagement app 185 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Apple iBooks Author interactive e-book creator – – – 188 – – – – – – – – –
Apple iMovie video editing software 153 146 120 69 76 – 68 100  74= 95 88=  66=  –
Apple iPad & Apps Apple tablet and apps – – 118 58 16 47 34 34 44 – – – –
Apple iPhone & Apps Apple smartphone and apps – – 78 71 – – – 74 55  39  31=  50=  43=
Apple Keynote presentation software 74 57 72 64 55 57 53 93  –  90=  48 65 72=
Apple Pages document creation tool 166 165 145 145 – – – – – – – – 72=
Apple Podcasts podcast player 54 – – – – – – –  – – –  –  –
Apple Watch smart watch – – 103 144 – – – – – – – – –
Articulate e-learning software 20 23 25 25 26 21 24 37 46 43 24 25 22=
Asana team collaboration tool – 143 189 – – – – – – – – – –
Audacity sound editor/recorder 49 44 30 28 25 22 33 29 29 24 9= 12 11
Audible Audio books 61 94 101 143 – – – – – – – – –
Aurasma augmented reality app – – 163 – – – – – – – – – –
Aviary (joined Adobe) – – – – – – – – – 75= – – –
Axonify continuous learning platform 128 118 158 172 – – – – – – – – –

B
Basecamp project management tool – – 149 – – – – – –  – 90=  71= 66=
BigBlueButton web conferencing 142 – 177 146 – – – – –  74=  –  –  –
Bing web search engine 172 189 176 154 – – – 62 –  –  –  –
Biteable video maker 96 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Bitly URL shortener – 132 – – – – – –  –  75=  – –  –
Blackboard Collaborate web conferencing – – – 123 77 71 66 50  60 35  43=  50=  50=
Blackboard Learn course management system 130 119 110 99 91 88 95  89  68 – – – –
Blendspace (now TES Teach) – – – – – 99 – – – – – –  –
Blinkist book abstracts 138 117 164 – – – – – – – – – –
Blogger blogging tool 52 55 70 56 18 16 18 15  12  14  14= 10  9
Bloglines (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  – 12=  30=  86=
BlueJeans web conferencing platform 200 151 151 – – – – – – – – – –
Branchtrack scenario-based training tool – 157 77 113 – – – – – – – – –
Bubbl.us mindmapping tool – – – – – – – –  90  89=  55=  83  –
Buddypress social networking software – – – – – – – 85  90= –  –  –  –
Buffer social media scheduling tool – – – 132 – – – – – – – – –

C
Camtasia screencasting tool 23 24 24 24 31 23 28 28  28  27  26  26=  50=
Canva graphic design tool 34 22 37 57 81 – – – – – – – –
Canvas course management system 70 87 91 67 37 78 – – – – – –  –
Cirip (no longer available) – – – – – – – – –  –  67=  –  =
Citavi reference management – – 191 – – – – – – – – – –
Cite This For Me citation generator – – 111 – – – – – – – – – –
Clarify (discontinued) – – – 92 – – – – – – – – –
Claro e-learning authoring tool – – – 167 – – – – – – – – –
ClassCall (finished) – = – 200 – – – – – – – – –
Cmap mind- mapping tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  – –  72=
Codecademy online coding course collection 121 107 114 164 – – – – – – – – –
Composica e-learning authoring tool – – – – – – – –  90=  –  –  –  –
Confluence team collaboration software 68 76 100 102 – – – – – – – – –
Construct 2 2D games editor – – – 179 – – – – – – – – –
Cornerstone learning management system – – – 148 – – – – – – – – –
CourseLab course authoring tool – – – 142 – – – –  –  –  –  88=  –
Coursera Online courses 53 31 32 30 44 38 38 – – – – – –
COYO collaboration platform – 196 – – – – – – – – – – –
Cronycle content curation platform 180 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Curatr social learning platform – 140 175 177 – – – – – – – – –

D
DeepL Translator online translator 123 141 198 – – – – – – – – – –
Degreed lifelong learning platform 65 47 133 139 – – – – – – – – –
Delicious (closed) – – – 152 100 76 60 48  24  4  2  1  2
Desire2Learn course management system 154 136 160 108 – – – – – – – – –
Diigo social annotation tool 32 48 43 54 42 20 21 18  13 15  22=  35=  72=
Dimdim (no longer available) – – – – – – – –  –  54=  43=  –  –
Discourse forum software – 187 – – – – – – – – – – –
Docebo AI-powered LMS 182 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Doceri teacher presentation tool – – – 181 – – – – – – – – –
Doodle event scheduling – 131 – – – – 79 92  – –  –  –  –
Drafts writing automation tool 197 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Dropbox file synching software 17 13 16 10 6 7 7 6  6  13  71=  –  –
drop.io (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  75=  – –  –
Drupal content management system – – – – – – – –  –  –  – 54= 72=
Duolingo language learning app 58 67 62 74 – – – – – – – – –

E
Easygenerator e-learning authoring tool 42 32 33 51 90 87 – – – – – –  –
EdCast learning platform 172 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Edmodo edu social networking site 185 – 75 86 39 41 29 22  22  46  88  –  –
EDpuzzle create lessons from videos – 152 – 81 85 90 – – – – – –  –
Edublogs edu blogging platform – – – – – – – 77  74=  48=  49  59= 72=
edX Online courses 101 81 157 84 99 – – – – – – – –
eFront course management system – – – – – – 67 86 58  –  –  –  –
eLearning Art elearning images and templates – – – – – – 90 – – – – –
eLearning Brothers e-learning templates – – – 140 – – – – – – – – –
Elevate brain training app – – – 184 – – – – – – – – –
Elgg social platform – – – – – – – –  –  90=  53=  –  40=
Elucidat e-learning authoring tool 152 – – 135 – – – – – – – – –
emaze presentation tool – – – 185 – – – – – – – – –
ENTiti AR & VR creation tool – – 171 – – – – – – – – – –
Etherpad online editor 120 – – – – – 62 –  74  50  70= – –
Eudora (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  – – 72=
Evernote digital notebook 25 38 15 17 10 8 6 12  17  23  27  –  –
eXe course authoring tool – – – 114 – – – –  –  –  –  44=  72=
Evolve HTNL5 authoring tool 144 89 – – – – – – – – – – –
eXe course authoring tool – – – 114 – – – –  –  –  –  44=  72=
Explaindio animated explainer tool – – – 157 – – – – – – – – –
Explain Everything screencast authoring app – – 136 95 47 53 – – – – – –  –
Explode (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  57=

F
Facebook social network 18 15 8 6 7 9 9 9  14  9  31=  24 17=
Feedly rss aggregator 15 14 18 23 36 19 19 – –  –  –  – –
Filtered AI-powered learning platform 181 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Firefox web browser 125 138 99 65 74 92 97 65 – 29 9=  2  1
Fleeq bite-size video training tool 191 – – – – – – – – – – – –
flickr photo sharing site – – – 182 – 55 52 60  36 20  18  15 16
Flip camcorder (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  – 73=  71=  –  –
Flipboard social magazine for iPad etc 90 63 80 91 86 34 36 61  – – –  –  –
Flipbuilder flipping book builder – – – 192 – – – – – – – – –
Flipgrid video discussion tool 72 91 113 – – – – – – – – – –
Flock (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  72=
Franz message tool aggregator – 167 124 176 – – – – – – – – –
Freemind mindmapping tool 170 170 170 118 – – – –  –  85  71=  54=  50=
Friendfeed (shut down) – – – – – – – –  –  –  86=  –  –
FutureLearn online course platform 103 85 106 105 – – – – – – – – –
Fuze meeting web conferencing – – – – – – – –  90=  –  –  –  –

G
GarageBand personal recording studio – – – – – – – –  –  – 55=  59=  –
GarageBand personal recording studio – – – – – – – –  –  – 55=  59=  –
Genially interactive content platform 73 71 – – – – – – – – – –  –
GIMP image editor – 145 – 191 – – – –  –  –  –  83=  43=
Glide app maker 109 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Gliffy diagramming tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  72=
GlogsterEDU interactive poster tool – – – – – 77 64 21  10  25  55=  –  –
Gmail web-based email service 46 41 39 32 52 31 32 27  20  31  21  14 7=
Go Conqr personal learning environment – – 146 – – – – – – – – – –
Gomo Learning course authoring tool 161 127 – – – – – – – – – –
GoodReader PDF reader – 173 178 – – – – – – – – – –
Google Alerts web monitoring service 139 122 121 – – – – –  –  –  88=  33  57=
Google Analytics measure web traffic 193 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Google Calendar online calendar 108 95 81 134 – – – –  82=  53  50= 29 36=
Google Chrome web browser 35 54 61 33 22 27 26 35  45  44  55= – –
Google Classroom classroom management tool 136 114 69 80 – – – – – – – – –
Google Desktop (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  40=
Google Docs/Drive collaboration suite 6 6 4 5 5 2 2 3  3  3 5 7  14
Google Earth virtual globe – – – – – – – –  32  41 43= 40=  40=
Google Forms survey tool 26 59 42 34 – – – –  – –  – – –
Google Groups group space – – – – – – – –  – –  – – 57=
Google Hangouts Meet video meeting platform 93 85 85 41 – – – –  – – – – –
Google Keep digital notebook 83 52 97 – – – – – – – – – –
Google Maps online maps 77 66 45 49 66 44 70 38 38  58  67  34  36=
Google Notebook (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  – –  50=
Google Page Creator (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  – – –  –  57=
Google Plus (discontinued) 188 98 45 40 11 10 17  26  – –  –  –
Google Reader (discontinued) – – – – – – – 16  16  7  4  3  7=
Google Scholar scholarly search 39 51 40 60 43 28 35 52  –  66=  – 42=  36=
Google Search web search engine 2 3 2 2 3 5 4 4  15  11  8  6 3
Google Sites wiki/website tool 131 98 74 96 68 75 93 33  43  39=  71=  59=  –
G Suite (prev Google Suite) (prev Google Apps) branded apps 98 88 44 40 59 69 71 55  35  34  38= 68=  –
Google Talk (now integrated with Google Hangouts) – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  57=
Google Translate online translator 45 97 137 93 54 64 77 57 – – – – –
Google Wave (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  – 54=  – – –
GoToMeeting web conferencing tool 140 134 90 119 – – 48 –  – –  71= – –
Grammarly grammar checker 78 62 58 128 – – – – – – – – –

H
H5P HTML5 content creator 57 37 87 – – – – – – – – – –
Haiku Deck presentation tool – 198 – 137 92 66 – – – – – –  –
Hemingway app writing improvement app – – 180 – – – – – – – – – –
HiHaHo interactive video platform 59 69 108 – – – – – – – – – –
HipChat (acquired by Slack) – 173 – – – – – – – –
Hootsuite social media dashboard – 181 152 – – 39 47 41  73 75=  –  –  –

I
IFTTT connect data and tools 160 171 – – 84 46 – – – – – –  –
iGoogle (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  74=  44 16 17 17=
ILIAS learning management system – – – 159 – – – – – – – – –
Immersive Reader tool to increase readability 145 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Infogram infographic tool – 177 148 – – – – – – – – – –
Inkscape graphics editor – – – 195 – – – – – – – – –
Inoreader RSS and news aggregator 76 124 168 168 – – – – – – – – –
Inspiration visual thinking tool – – – – – – – –  – –  –  – 72=
Instagram photo sharing app 48 26 34 76 73 85 – – – – – –  –
Instapaper read it later apps – – – – – – – 66  – –  –  –
ipadio phonecast live – – – – – – – –  –  95=  –  –  –
iTunes & iTunesU (now Apple Podcasts) – – 146 63 75 63 61 47  66 51 41=  28  26=
iSpring e-learning authoring tools 40 56 48 44 41 37 46 – – – – – –
iVoox audiokiosk: podcasts & more 112 – – – – – – – – – – – –

J
Jaiku (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  – –  – –  72=
Jamboard whiteboard collaboration 113 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Jing screen capture tool – – 139 109 57 54 27 26  18  17  20  26=  –
Jive collaboration platform 168 163 169 – – – – – – – – – –
Join.me group video tool – – 173 170 – – – – – – – – –
Joomla content management system – – – – – – – –  –  –  – 66=  –
Jott (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  83=  –
A
Kahoot classroom response system 21 20 20 15 17 81 – – – – – –  –
Kaltura video platform 159 193 – 155 – – – – – – – – –
Khan Academy video  learning platform 173 175 84 52 33 40 41 56  74=  – –  –  –
Kindle App ebook reader app 71 64 67 79 65 35 78 70  82=  – –  –  –
Kizoa video editing software – – 199 – – – – – – – – – –
Knol (discontinued) – – – – – – –  63  –  –  – –
Knovio training management system – 148 – – – – – – – – – – –

L
LearnDash learning management system 195 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Learnist (closed) – – – – – – 99 89  –  –  –  – –
Lectora course authoring tools 135 160 83 83 91 89 – –  –  –  64  –  –
Lessonly course management system – – 150 – – – – – – – – – –
LibraryThing library catalogue – – – – – – – –  –  – –  83=  –
LibreOffice office suite – 155 – 117 – – – – – – – – –
LICEcap screen capture tool – – 192 – – – – – – – – – –
LINE communications app – – – – – 95 – – – – – –  –
LinkedIn professional social network 5 4 7 8 14 10 12 23  21 30  38=  30=  31=
LinkedIn Learning (Lynda) Online course platform 13 34 49 37 – – – – – – – – –
Lino online stickies – – – – – – – 83  68  – –  – –
LiveBinders 3-ring binder for the web – – – – – – 82 44  64  61 –  –  –
Loom screen recorder 110 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Lucidchart diagramming tool – – – 190 – – – – – – – – –

M
Mahara e-portfolio platform 189 148 – 100 – 61 – 91  67 – –  –  –
MailChimp create email campaigns 143 100 116 – – – – – – – – – –
MediaWiki wiki tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  83=  36=
Medium blogging tool 51 73 147 147 – – – – – – – – 72=
Meetup local community events app 134 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Mentimeter audience response tool 41 91 112 122 97 – – – – – – – –
me:time personal learning system – 180 – – – – – – – – – – –
MentorMob organize learning playlists – – – – – – – 90  –  –  –  – –
Microsoft Edge (prev IE) web browser 167 153 – – – – – –  –  –  – 83=  31=
Microsoft Forms survey creator 106 93 79 – – – – – – – – – –
Microsoft PowerBI business analytics – 125 79 – – – – – – – – – –
Microsoft Stream video streaming service 129 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Microsoft Teams team collaboration tool 11 27 79 – – – – – – – – – –
MindManager mindmapping tool – – 102 104 – – 92 69  –  – –  – 17=
Mindmeister mindmapping tool 63 102 115 171 – – – 46  52  73= 55=  42=  –
Mind Tools online business resource 151 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Monosnap screenshot tool – 179- – – – – – – – – – – –
Moodle course management system 50 42 35 27 15 12 11 11  8 10  14=  9  12=
Moovly animation tool 117 123 130 156 – 97 – – – – – –  –
Movie Maker make home movies – – – 77 78 – – 68  –  –  83= 83=  –
Mozello website tool – – 196 – – – – – – – – – –
My Study Life study planner app – – 187 – – – – – – – – – –

N
Nearpod synchronise presentations – – – 110 50 56 – – – – – –  –
Netvibes personal start page – – – – – – – –  90=  61  55  37 26=
Ning private social networking platform — – – – – 96 63  57  31 11= 16 31
Notability note-taking app 183 – – 151 67 74 – – – – – –  –
Notepad (part of MS Windows) – – – – – – – –  – –  –  66= 72=
Notepad ++ text editor – – – – – – –  –  –  – –  72=
Nuzzel personal news discovery 137 116 119 – – – – – – – – – –
Nvu (now available as Kompozer) – – – – –  – –  –  – 80=  72=

O
Office Lens makes picture of whiteboards readable 174 183 144 – – – – – – – – – –
Office Mix (discontinued) – – 63 42 51 – – – – – – – –
Omnigraffle diagramming software 165 150 134 180 – – – –  –  – –  –  72=
OneDrive cloud storage 55 50 104 103 – – 43 98 – –  –  – –
OneNote digital notebook 22 16 21 19 46 68 69 71  100  85=  –  66=  –
OpenOffice office suite – – – – – 82 98 87  61  61 71= 41=  31=
Opera web browser – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  66=  –
Outlook email client 38 46 51 50 62 36 39 49  69=  95=  67=  38= 17=
Overcast podcast app 146 130 – 183 – – – – – – – – –
ownCloud cloud-based document storage – 178 – – – – – – – – –

P
Padlet online noticeboard 30 28 36 35 29 48 57 72  54 26  –  –  –
Pageflakes (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  88=  40=  –
Paint.net paint software – – – – – – – –  –  – 88=  83=  –
Paintshop Pro image editing software – – – 197 – – – –  –  –  88=  –  72=
Paper.li daily newspaper (of tweets) – 113 – – – 93 100 82  90=  –  –  –  –
Parallels run Windows on a Mac – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  57=
Pathbrite portfolio platform – – – 196 – – – – – – – – –
PBWorks wiki tool 147 – – – – 74 – 88  34 33  34  35=  43=
Pearltrees visual curation tool – – – 136 – 86 94 – – – – – –
PebblePad personal learning space 164 161 161 – – – – – – – – – –
Periscope streaming video tool – – – 165 – – – – – – – – –
PhotoPeach free slideshows – – – – – – – –  –  81=  –  –  –
Photostory (replaced by MovieMaker) – – – – – – – – – 81= –  –  –
Picasa (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  53  46 63  –  57=
Picnik (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  90= 71=  –  –
Piktochart infographic tool 100 82 127 85 93 – – – – – – – –
Pinterest virtual pinboard 31 29 27 29 13 14 22 36  – – –  –  –
Pixabay clip art collection 111 96 101 53 – – – – – – – – –
Pixton comic books maker – – 130 – – – – – – – – –
PlayPosit interactive video tool – – – 163 – – – – – – – – –
Pocket save pages for later 56 35 47 47 49 49 49 76  90=  –  –  –  –
Pocket Casts podcast app 105 – – 175 – – – – – – – – –
Podio team communication tool – 197 – – – – – – – – – – –
Podcast Addict podcast player 157 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Polldaddy polling and survey software – – – – – – – –  – –  –  66= –
Poll Everywhere instant audience feedback 62 65 142 58 79 70 75 75  82=  – – – –
Popplet a place for your ideas – – – – – – 76 99  –  – – – –
Posterous (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  69= 36 55= – –
PowerPoint presentation software 3 2 3 4 5 4 5 8  19  21 13 8  5
PowToon animation software 67 45 29 22 19 46 – – – – – –  –
Presenter Media PowerPoint templates – – – 194 – – – – – – – – –
Prezi presentation software 47 19 19 14 11 13 15 14 7 12 28 – –
ProProfs Quiz Maker online quiz maker – – – – – 96 91 – – – – – –

Q
Quick Scan QR code reader – – 179 – – – – – – – – – –
Quicksilver (no longer available) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  72=
Quizizz quizzing tool 177 – 107 – – – – – – – – – –
Quizlet flash card and study games website 91 61 54 53 69 58 56 58  82= – –  –  –
Quora Q&A website 107 – – – – – – 97  – – –  –  –

R
Reeder 3 RSS and news reader – – 182 – – – – – – – – – –
Reflector wireless screen mirroring app – – – 186 – – – – – – – – –
Remember the Milk task management tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  54=  –
Remind messaging app for schools – – 182 160 – – – – – – – – –
RoboForm password manager – – – 174 – – – – – – – – –

S
Safari web browser – – – – – – – –  –  –  – 83=  72=
Sakai learning management system – – – 131 – – – – – – – – –
SAP Success Factors HR management system 184 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Schoology LMS and social network – 184 188 150 61 98 – – – – – –  –
Scoopit curation software 127 195 56 72 60 29 23 24  33 –  – –  –
Screencastify screen recorder 148 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Screencast-O-matic screencasting tool 92 77 73 31 27 – – –  82=  –  –  –  –
Screenflow screencasting tool – 103 89 – – – – – – – – – –
Screenr (retired) – – – – – – 45 64 51  58  55=  – –
Screentoaster (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  –  71=  –  –
Scribd document sharing tool – – – – – – – 59  56  54 71= 83= 50=
Scrivener document creation tool – – 135 141 – – – – – – – – –
Second Life virtual world – – – – – – – – –  81=  71= 54= –
Seesaw personal portfolio for students – – 197 – – – – – – – – – –
SharePoint intranet platform 33 40 41 38 45 65 59 45  65 75=  50=  – –
Showbie classroom management tool – – – 162 – – – – – – – – –
Skype instant messaging/VoIP tool 19 18 11 7 9 25 13 7  4  6  11=  4 3=
Slack team collaboration tool 12 9 12 20 83 – – – – – – – –
SlidePresenter course authoring tool 187 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Slideshare presentation sharing site 89 68 26 18 20 15 16 13  9  5  7  20  31=
Slide audience engagement tool – 200 – – – – – – – – – – –
SMARTBoards SMART interactive whiteboards – – – – – – – –  –  – – 83=  –
Smartsheet team collaboration tool – 166 – – – – – – – – – – –
Smartup micro-learning platform – – 167 – – – – – – – – – –
Snagit screen capture tool 27 25 23 26 24 30 31 42  47  42 25 21 26=
Snapchat image sharing & social network 175 104 105 169 – – – – – – – –
Socrative student response system 119 120 93 55 32 72 72 – – – – – –
SoftChalk content authoring software – – – – 98 100 – – – – – –  –
SoundCloud audio resources and sharing 114 90 92 98 – – – – – – – – –
Stitcher radio & podcast shows – – 185 – – – – – – – – – –
Storybird edu collaborative storytelling – – – – – – – –  62  71  –  –  –
Storify (closed) – – – – – 59 58 –  69=  –  –  – –
Stumbleupon serendipitous browsing tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  – 66=
Subversion version control software – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  72=
SurveyMonkey survey tool 97 84 50 70 64 62 55 51  74 48=  88= 54=  –
Sway presentation tool 94 70 59 59 70 – – – – – – – –
Swiftly auto correction app – 194 – – – – – – – – – – –
Symbaloo web portal/dashboard – – – – – – 51 80  41  – –  –  –

T
Tableau data visualisation tool – 168 155 – – – – – – – – – –
TalentLMS learning management system 198 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Talkbook RSS and news reader – – 182 – – – – – – – – – –
Talkwalker Alerts web monitoring service – – 182 – – – – – – – – – –
TeacherTube edu video sharing site – – – – – – – –  82=  90  64=  80= 57=
TeamViewer group video tool – 172 86 97 – – – – – – – – –
Technorati (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  – –  –  –  57=
TED Talks inspirational videos 24 30 31 21 26 25 25  30  –  –  –  –  –
ThingLink interactive media platform – – – 90 89 – – – – – – – –
Thinkific course creation platform 196 178 109 – – – – – – – – – –
Threema comms security encryption – – 131 – – – – – – – – – –
Thunderbird email client – – – 187 – – – –  –  –  –  50= 22=
TiddlyWiki wiki notebook – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  83= 72=
TodaysMeet (discontinued) – – 166 94 88 94 85 – – – – – –
Toondoo comic strip – – – – – – – –  –  95=  –  –  –
Totara Learn course management system 126 121 125 133 – – – – – – – – –
Trello productivity tool 28 28 22 43 82 – 87 – – – – – –
Tumblr blogging tool – – – 124 – 79 65 96 –  –  – 83=  72=
Turnitin plagiarism checker – – – 126 – – – – – – – – –
Tweetdeck Twitter client 43 75 64 82 80 51 63 40  37  37  43=  – –
Twhirl (discontinued) – – – – – – –  –  –  88=  83=  –
Twitter micro-blogging/social network 4 4 5 3 1 1 1 1  1  1 1  11  43=
Typeform forms & survey tool – – 55 – – – – – – – – – –
TypePad blogging tool – – – – – – – –  –  95=  88= 44= 57=
Typorama typographic design editor – – 183 – – – – – – – – – –

U
Udemy online courses 29 36 65 73 87 – – – – – – – –
Udutu online course authoring tool – 110 96 61 53 50 50 67  69=  95  64=  – –
Ultra Hal Assistant chatbot system – – 195 – – – – – – – – – –
Unsplash clipart library 87 111 128 199 – – – – – – – – –
Ustream (now IBM Cloud Video) – – – – – –  –  –  66= –  –

V
Viddyoze animation software – – 172 – – – – – – – – – –
Videoscribe animation software – – 71 78 48 – – – – – – – –
Vimeo video sharing site 66 53 52 75 71 80 89 78  49  70  –  –  –
Vivaldi web browser – – 129 – – – – – – – – – –
Voicethread collab slideshows – 147 194 193 – 52 40 31 25  19  19  23  –
Voki speaking avatar creator – – – – – 88 83 84  40  75  –  –  –
Voxopop (now closed) – – – – – – – –  95=  – –  –
Vrideo (now closed) – – 166 – – – – – – – – – –
Vyond (prev GoAnimate) animation software 75 58 68 89 63 – – – – – – – –
Web developer plugin Firefox plugin) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  72=

W
Wakelet curation tool 79 – – – – – – – – – – – –
WebEx web conferencing tool 64 49 60 36 72 60 44 54  –  85=  67= – –
Weebly website/blog software – – 143 88 – – – –  90=  –  –  –  –
Wetpaint (discontinued) – – – – – – –  –  95=  50=  44= –
WeTransfer file sharing 149 – – – – – – – – – – – –
WeVideo video editor – 128 174 161 – – – – – – – – –
WhatsApp personal real-time messaging 14 12 13 13 21 83 86 – – – – – –
Whereby (prev appear.in) database software – – – – – – – – – – –
Wikipedia collaborative encyclopaedia 8 11 10 11 12 18 14 10  11  16 17  13  26=
Wikispaces (closed) – – – – – 84 80 30  23  17  19  19  15
Windows Live Messenger (moved to Skype) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  57=
Windows Live Writer (part of MS Windows) – – – – – – –  –  –  –  66=  –
Wink tutorial creation tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  83=  –
Wisemapping mind mapping tool – 176 123 – – – – – – – – – –
Wix website development tool 199 154 94 112 – – – – – – – – –
Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine 188 139 200 198 – – – – – – – – –
Wooclap educational collaboration platform – 186 – – – – – – – – – – –
Word word processing software 7 7 6 16 30 17 17 19  42  60  36=  22  10
Wordle word cloud generator – 149 140 111 96 73 73 79  39  22  30  –  –
WordPress blogging platform (with 3rd party plugins) 9 8 9 9 8 6 8 5  5  8 6  5  6
Wordreference online language dictionaries 132 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Workplace by Facebook team collaboration platform 60 – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wunderlist task management app – 80 – – – – – – – – – – –

X
Xing public social network 118 109 88 – – – – – – – – – –
XMind mindmapping tool 133 – – 106 – – – – – – – – –
xtranormal (discontinued) – – – – – – – –  –  71=  – –  –

Y
Yahoo Groups group spaces – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  50=
Yahoo Mail web mail – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  –  57=
Yammer enterprise social network 36 39 14 12 28 24 20 20  31  68  71= – –
YouTube video hosting and sharing platform 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2  2  2  3  18  22=
YouVisit VR tool – – – 189 – – – – – – – – –
Yugma (closed) – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  66=  72=

Z
Zamzar file conversion tool – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  83=  –
Zapier service to connect data/tools – – 193 – – – – – – – – – –
Zeef directory of curated links – – 184 – – – – – – – – – –
Zeetings audience response system – – – 158 – – – – – – – – –
Zite (shut down) – – – – – 45 84 73  – –  –  – –
Zoho online office suite – – – – – – – –  –  –  –  44=  57=
Zoom video meeting tool 10 10 28 66 – – – – – – – – –
Zotero collect and manage research – – – – – – – –  82=  57  –  66= 72=