Tool Factory conducted an exhaustive search for unique educational software in various markets around the globe. Their flagship product line consists of 17 educational software tools, which were hand-picked for their innovative contribution to computer-based learning. To complement the tools and applications, Tool Factory publishes and distributes an extensive range of curriculum titles throughout North America. We also have an incredible library of special education titles, designed by some of the top specialist in the world.

Tool Factory is proud to be working with the following companies:

Granada Learning is the UK's leading educational multimedia company, publishing innovative, curriculum-based resources for the UK and abroad. It currently supplies more than 95% of schools in the UK with educational materials, and exports to more than 30 countries internationally, with a catalog of over 800 software and hardware products. Visit Granada Learning.

Olympus America Inc. - Olympus is precision technology leader, designing and delivering innovative solutions, in healthcare and consumer electronics worldwide. Tool Factory is working with Olympus to train teachers on the use of digital cameras in the classroom setting. Go to website.

Hooper's Multimedia - Hoopers Multimedia was started by 2 classroom teachers with backgrounds in literacy development and multimedia design. Over the last five years Hoopers has sold their extremely successful SuperSpell software package to over half of the Australian schools. Go to website

Alega - Alega has produced some of the most fascinating mathematics programs ever put to CD-ROM. The graphics are stunning, and the players are absorbed in math challenges within minutes. Set in an Egyptian pyramid, students navigate through tunnels and rooms to discover various math problems. Go to website

Sherston Software - Sherston maintains a sparkling reputation with UK teachers. All the staff editors and authors are trained educationalists. Sherston's products center on developing core skills in English and math, and include extensive support materials. Students will continuously ask to use Sherston's products!

4Mation - Soon after being founded in 1983 4Mation rapidly established a reputation for developing innovative software products in the UK. Over the years several 4Mation titles have won awards for excellence, and many of the titles have become school favorites. Today 4Mation continues to design and publish quality educational software, supplying titles to both schools and parents alike in the UK and internationally. Go to website

SCRAN® - The Scottish Cultural Resource Access Network's mission is to create a fully searchable resource base of Scottish material culture and human history. Funded by the Millennium Commission, they work with project partners such as museums, galleries, archives and universities to digitize selected parts of their collections. There are over 200 projects underway and material is being added to the resource base daily. SCRAN® provides easy access to one million text records of historic monuments and of artifacts held in museums, galleries and archives, plus 120,000 related multimedia resources. In addition, SCRAN® has commissioned 100 multimedia essays, based on these resources, for educational use. Go to website

STORM - Storm Educational Software publishes CD-ROMs for use in schools and at home. They are best known for the range of Smudge program for children aged 4-9 years, which introduce and reinforce basic skills in math, English and science. Go to website

The Productive Play Company - Based on animated TV series, Productive Play™ programs can be used in the home and classroom. The current portfolio includes a range of multi award-winning CD ROMs. "CD-Romuald" (based on the BBC TV "Romuald The Reindeer" series). "The Blobs" (based on the ITV network series) and "Fireman Sam" CD-ROMs have all been translated into other languages for distribution into the worldwide market. Go to website

Virtual Image - Virtual image produces cross-curricular CD-ROM programs which demonstrate the relationship between mathematics, science, history, and the arts. The CD-ROMs have received acclaim for the stunning ray-traced animation that illustrate a variety of aspects of mathematics. Produced by a PH.d. mathematician, each program presents a thought-provoking look at the relationship between mathematics and the other disciplines. Go to website