I just discovered a pretty useful blog meme, Top Ten Elearning Tools Meme. What does it do? This meme is all about sharing your process: what software applications you use to make your life as a teacher easier. Very cool. I always want to know what other folks have installed and how they use them. Cool and useful.
Meme from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies:
“In July we asked e-learning professionals - consultants, analysts, developers, practitioners, academics, etc - to let us know what their 10 favourite tools were for their own personal working and learning or for creating and delivering learning solutions. Here are the results so far. “
No one has tagged me yet so I just tagged myself.
10. Notepad - just damn handy when you are transferring selections, need to quickly fix a webpage or javascript, and for composing long entries for wikis and emails.
9. Excel - I use it for grading and to perform some data-cleaning when I send data to SPSS.
8. Gliffy - better than a whiteboard for drawing diagrams (especially with my drawing skills).
7. MyNoteIt - why I let my students type in class. Great way to share notes and create connected knowledge.
6. Audacity - very easy to use and great for creating podcasts.
5. PBWiki - I’ve used this several times to help students create wikis. Great interface and easy-to-understand markup.
4. MyWeb - Great bookmark tool. I know most folks prefer Delicious but I just think this has more features and is easier to work with.
3. Open Office - Terrific alternative to the high-cost of Microsoft Office. I use it and recommend it to my students.
2. Ubuntu - Terrific alternative to the high-cost and low-performance of Microsoft Vista. Very easy to install and operate with a Windows-like feel.
1. Moodle - Hands down the best learning management system out there. Ahead of all the others in features and ability to modify. No wonder Blackboard tried to patent it out of existence.Someone else go ahead and tag yourself.
(Cross-posted on Eclectic Bill)
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