‘CLIP ART STATION’ LAUNCHES WITH THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR K-12 EDUCATORS

Sunderland, VT April 5, 2006 - Tool Factory, a Vermont publisher and developer of leading-edge educational software, announces the launch of Clip Art Station, available online at http://www.clipartstation.com. The subscription-based library of vibrant, categorized photographs is designed to meet the needs of educators.  There are over 2,000 subject-specific images, and the online collection is growing continuously.  

Clip Art Station covers a wide range of alphabetized topics corresponding with common curricula found in today’s K-12 classrooms: fish, animals, bugs, flowers, and modes of transportation are available alongside tools, holidays, fruits and vegetables, and fossils. There is a fantastic array of colonial and historical images supplied by the library of congress. One of the largest libraries of mathematics clip art ever built is slated to be added to the online library in April.  Each subject area provides multiple images, all of which can be viewed, downloaded, and printed in a variety or sizes and resolutions.

Tool Factory president Heather Chirtea is excited about the launch of Clip Art Station and says, “Clip Art Station is an important addition to the products that we offer parents and educators. In keeping with our mission to ‘make a difference in education,’ Clip Art Station fills a critical need for theme based artwork and educational images in the classroom.” 

FAST, EASY NAVIGATION, AND SEARCH ACCESS

Visitors will like the clean, easy design found at Clip Art Station. Large red buttons mark alphabetized categories, each of which leads to small, easy-to-load versions of specific images. Some topic areas, such as Holidays, are sub-categorized for easier navigation. Clicking on individual images will provide a larger view along with download options for size and resolution. Each image is provided in high resolution as well as each 300 and 400 pixels wide, a perfect size for worksheet creation and class projects.

The prominent “Search” box, located at the top of all Clip Art Station pages will easily guides parents and teachers to the ideal image for their newest classroom unit. “Search” will locate pictures based on topic area, image name, or keywords chosen by students and educators.

Where to Buy

Link directly to the Clip Art Station website: http://www.clipartstation.com

Purchases can be made directly online using secure e-commerce, or simply call or fax a purchase order to:

Tool Factory Inc., 3336 Sunderland Hill Road, Sunderland, VT 05250
To Order: (800) 220-8386               Fax PO to: (802) 375-6860

 

Clip Art Station

Platform:         PC/MacX/Hybrid/Networkable/Linux
Item #:             2149
Get unlimited downloads for:
1 Week:          $5.95   1 Month:        $14.95            1 Year:            $29.95
Unlimited downloads for an entire school building for a year:      $399.95

TO SUBSCRIBE 

One week of unlimited access to Clip Art Station is available for $5.95, with one month priced at just $14.95. A year’s subscription is $29.95 for single users, and site access can be purchased for an entire school for $399.95. All transactions are performed using the Tool Factory secure servers, assuring the highest level of security for all customers. If a visitor is a non-subscriber or hasn’t logged-in, “SAMPLE” is displayed prominently across all pictures, but subscription options are clearly located at the bottom of each page. A revolving variety of complimentary images are available for free use by all visitors. 

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 

Clip Art Station is available via any Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Macintosh or Mozilla FireFox. To accommodate customers using older Internet browsers and dial-up connections, straightforward HTML has been used throughout the site without any Java, JavaScript or frames.

ABOUT TOOL FACTORY

Tool Factory is a woman-owned, Vermont-based business with the goal of making a difference in American education by providing superior educational software. The Tool Factory staff combs global markets for the best educational computer applications available and tailors products to meet the needs of American educators and students. Tool Factory staff has also pioneered its own unique applications designed to fill niches not addressed in the current educational marketplace. Teachers, students, and parents join the Tool Factory staff in testing products to ensure that they are easy to navigate, fun to use, and beneficial to the learning process.

Media Contact: Jennifer Sweeney
Tool Factory Inc., 3336 Sunderland Hill Road, Sunderland, VT 05250
Telephone: (802) 375-6549 Ext. 201 Fax: (802) 375-6860
Email Address: Jennifer@toolfactory.com
Website: http://www.toolfactory.com

Clip Art Station Website: http://www.clipartstation.com