You’ve heard of Twitter, Facebook, Prezi, and Google, but what about the lesser-known tools available to teachers and higher ed administrators? The majority of these 100 tools are free and easy to use.
From Audacity To Yammer
Ranging from communication systems to games, this list was compiled by Jane Hart and is quite exhaustive. Many of these tools are mentioned in the popular Ultimate Teacher’s Guide To Social Media on EduDemic but this list takes games and other systems into account.
Based on a poll done last year, this list has some outdated images (Gmail is no longer in Beta) but the list itself is solid. We examined each item and think they provide real benefits to teachers. What’s your favorite? Let us know by tweeting us @edudemic and we’ll add you to our own expanding list!
New, Useful, And Free Tools
Be sure to make it all the way through this list (below as well) as there will likely be at least one new tool mentioned that you haven’t heard of. Now would be the time to start giving these new tools a try. A summer break well spent!
Hate clicking? Here’s the list of helpful tools along with what type they are and if they’re free or not.
| TOOL | ||
| Name | Platform | Cost |
|
Twitter |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Delicious |
Online
|
Free
|
|
YouTube |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Reader |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Docs |
Online
|
Free
|
|
WordPress |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Slideshare |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Search |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Audacity |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Firefox |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Ning |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Skype |
Windows/Mac
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
PowerPoint |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Blogger |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Moodle |
Server
|
Free
|
|
iGoogle |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Wikipedia |
Online
|
Free
|
|
flickr |
Online
|
Free
|
|
VoiceThread |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Jing |
Windows/Mac
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Gmail |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Adobe Captivate |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
diigo |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Articulate |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
SnagIt |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Camtasia Studio |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Evernote |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Prezi |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Wikispaces |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Wordle |
Online
|
Free
|
|
animoto |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Facebook |
Online
|
Free
|
|
PBworks |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Adobe Photoshop |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Word |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Flash |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Google Apps |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
LinkedIn |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Adobe Connect |
Online
|
Commercial
|
|
iTunes/iTunes U |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Dimdim |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Elluminate |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Google Earth Satellite and aerial imagery |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Tweetdeck |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Keynote |
M
|
Commercial
|
|
Edublogs |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Calendar |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Sharepoint |
Server
|
Commercial
|
|
Wetpaint |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Dreamweaver |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Elgg |
Server
|
Free
|
|
Bubbl.us |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Garageband |
M
|
Commercial
|
|
Glogster |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Chrome |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Mindmanager Mindjet |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Netvibes |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Posterous |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Screenr |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Picasa |
W/Online
|
Free
|
|
Lectora |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
TeacherTube |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Udutu |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Cirip |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Maps |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Outlook |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Webex |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Basecamp |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Dropbox |
Online
|
Commercial
|
|
Etherpad |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Flip |
-
|
Commercial
|
|
Freemind |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
Google Sites |
Online
|
Free
|
|
GoToMeeting/GoToTrain |
Online
|
Commercial
|
|
OpenOffice |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Picnik Photo editing tool |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
ScreenToaster |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Scribd |
Online
|
Free
|
|
SecondLife |
Online
|
Free
|
|
xtranormal |
D
|
Free
|
|
Yammer Private micro-blogging platform |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Bloglines RSS/Feed reader |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Friendfeed |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Adobe Acrobat Pro |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Adobe Fireworks |
Windows/Mac
|
Commercial
|
|
Edmodo |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Google Alerts |
Online
|
Free
|
|
iMovie |
M
|
Commercial
|
|
MindMeister |
Online
|
Commercial
|
|
Movie Maker |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Pageflakes |
Online
|
Free
|
|
Paint.NET |
Windows
|
Free
|
|
Paintshop Pro |
Windows
|
Commercial
|
|
Survey Monkey |
Online
|
Free/Commercial
|
|
Twhirl |
Windows/Mac
|
Free
|
|
TypePad |
Online
|
Commercial
|


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