As Jane notes: For the 7th year running Twitter is the No 1 tool on the list, although this year it is very closely followed by YouTube. Twitter is seen as a prime place for professional networking, news and updates. YouTube is described as a place to learn anything or to get just-in-time performance support.  So, if you need to make a case for the prevalence of these or other platforms that may be blocked in your school, this list may help you make the case. 

The lists of new/returning tools and movers include so many of the platforms I now see as essentials in my personal app-smashing toolkit. Among them: Canva, Piktochart, Videoscribe, ThingLink, iMovie, Kahoot, Padlet and Skype.

Examining the list reaffirms my introduction of several tools to my pre-service librarian classes and encourages me to explore so many options I’ve missed.

New (and returning) tools

• Screencast-O-Matic (back in at 27)
• Videoscribe (new in at 48)
• Office Mix (new in at 51)
• GoAnimate (new in at 63)
• Sway (new in at 70)
• iMovie (back in at 78)
• MovieMaker (back in at 76)
• Canva (new in at 81)
• Trello (back in at 82)
• Slack (new in at 83)
• Udemy (new in at 87)
• ThingLink (new in at 89)
• Piktochart (new in at 93)
• Adobe Acrobat DC (back in at 94)
• Mentimeter (new in at 97)
• edX (new in at 99

Big movers UP the list

• Kahoot up 64 places (to 17)
• WhatsApp up 62 places (to 21)
• Canvas up 41 places (to 37)
• Schoology up 37 places (to 61)
• iPad & Apps up 31 places (to 16)
• Socrative up 30 places (to 32)
• OneNote up 22 places (to 46)
• SharePoint up 20 places (to 45)
• PowToon up 27 places (to 19)
• Padlet up 19 places (to 29)
• Skype up 16 places (to 9)

Jane Hart is a writer, speaker and independent workplace learning adviser, and founder of C4LPT.  Her blog was rated top of the 50 most socially shared Learning & Development blogs.