TOOL FACTORY PODCASTING KIT  AND LESSON PLAN BOOK GETS EDUCATORS STARTED

Sunderland, VT, October 29, 2007 – If you can point-and-click, you have all the essential skills necessary to start a podcasting program in your school. Tool Factory’s Podcasting Kit provides the software, digital voice recorder, high quality microphone, server space, and a clearly written how-to book designed to get educators podcasting in a few minutes.  Get all the essentials with one simple purchase.

Tool Factory Podcasting Kit includes:

• Tool Factory Podcasting – A complete software package equipped with a podcasting organizational tool, a scripting tool, an audio recorder, an RSS feed generator, and an easy upload feature.
• Olympus Digital Voice Recorder – Record interviews, field trips, or narration. It’s also an MP3 player!
• Clip Art Station 1 year subscription – Download copyright free audio clips and add sound effects to your podcasts.
• Web Page Station 3-month subscription – Host your podcasts on Web Page Station without charge for the first 3 months.
• Olympus Noise Reduction Microphone – Record your podcast in crystal clear sound using an Olympus Noise Reduction Microphone.
• Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting – A quick read on the basics of podcasting.  The Bonus CD includes a PowerPoint presentation to help you teach podcasting, along with editable planning worksheets.

Educators will love the convenience and short learning curve of the Tool Factory Podcasting Kit.  In little or no time teachers can reach out to their parents and community with creative podcasts!  Get creative and inspired.

Tool Factory Podcasting Kit
http://www.toolfactory.com/products/page?id=2122
Platform:         PC/Networkable
Item #: 2122
Single Unit:    $249.99

Adventures in Podcasting: Incredible Lesson Plans for Your Classroom
Also available from Tool Factory, is this fantastic collection of lesson plans for podcasters.  Get 40 ideas in all subject areas, along with supplemental worksheets to help you teach each one. There’s a great bonus CD that includes all worksheets in editable format, plus the planning chapter from Tool Factory’s Simple Guide to Podcasting.
http://www.toolfactory.com/products/page?id=PBook2
Item #: Pbook2
Single Unit:    $19.95                       

Take the Tour of Tool Factory Podcasting

Visit www.toolfactory.com and take the product tour. There are also some great training videos that show you the entire process in less than 5 minutes!

To Order
Tool Factory Podcasting is available by calling 1-800-220-8386
Fax purchase order to: (802) 375-6860
Mail orders to: Tool Factory, Inc.
3336 Sunderland Hill Road
Sunderland, Vermont 05250
P: (802) 375-6549  

About Tool Factory

Tool Factory is a woman-owned, Vermont-based business with the goal to make a difference in US education by providing superior software. The catalog offers over 150 titles, including a suite of software tools designed to maximize the use of digital imaging in the classroom. 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
Orders: orders@toolfactory.com
Website: http://www.toolfactory.com