Top+Tools

Here are a list of tools (mostly free) that may help you, or may be just for fun. Please add your favourites to this list. online || an easy to use aggregator for RSS feeds || online || Keeps photos organised - can post directly from flickr into blogs. || download || locate and organise all the photos on your computer, edit and add effects to your photos, and share your photos with others || Mac || free download || free communications and collaboration tool allowing text and voice message conversations with others || online || free social bookmarking tool. Store your bookmarks online, tag them and share || Mac || free download || sound editor and recorder || online || upload your podcasts and send them to iTunes || Mac || free vroom download cost to upgrade || virtual room for courses, collaboration and presentations || Mac || free download || mind mapping tool || online || free service to help academics to share, store, and organise the academic papers they are reading. Like delicious but extracts the citation data embedded in a paper. || online || social annotation tool; you can highlight, clip and sticky-note any page and then share your findings with others || download || authoring tool || online || draw mindmaps, diagrams, thinking maps || online || visual meta search engine || online || file conversion || online || search engine which also makes connections. Visual or text || online || Photo editor and manipulator || online || Visual search engines. Results appear showing connections. || online || Online movie maker and slideshow maker - some great transitions. || online || Online note maker. Can be used collaboratively || online || A whiteboard with text chat for collaborative learning || online || Create graphs easily. Save as jpgs or gifs. || onlilne || Draw pictures, text, shapes and record the construction as a movie || online || Share slideshows and powerpoints || online || Very unique slideshows with great transitions,. Just upload the photos, add audio or upload your own. ||
 * || **Tool** || **Platform** || **Cost** || **Comment** ||
 * 1 || [|Google Reader] ||  || free
 * 2 || [|flickr] ||  || free
 * 3 || [|Picasa] || Windows || free
 * 4 || [|Skype] || Windows
 * 5 || [|del.icio.us] ||  || free
 * 6 || [|Audacity] || Windows
 * 7 || [|Podomatic] ||  || free
 * 8 || [|Elluminate] || Windows
 * 9 || [|FreeMind] || Windows
 * 10 || [|CiteULike] ||  || free
 * 11 || [|diigo] ||  || free
 * 12 || [|CourseLab] || Windows || free
 * 13 || [|DrawAnywhere] ||  || free
 * 14 || [|Kartoo] ||  || free
 * 15 || [|Zamzar] ||  || free
 * 16 || [|Grokker] ||  || free
 * 17 || [|FotoFlexer] ||  || free
 * 18 || [|Visuword] ||  || free
 * 19 || [|Toufee] ||  || free
 * 20 || [|Webnotes] ||  || free
 * 21 || [|Scriblink] ||  || free
 * 22 || [|Createagraph] ||  || free
 * 23 || [|Sketchcast] ||  || free
 * 24 || [|Slideshare] ||  || free
 * 25 || [|Animoto] ||  || free