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Use the Tools of the Trade—Inside the Electrician’s Toolbox DVD and accompanying instructor’s guide to increase your female (and male!) students’ knowledge of basic tools by demonstrating their use, while giving context to the field in general.

Women tend to have less informal tool-use experience outside of the classroom and therefore find it more difficult to identify tools when they enter the trades. This is increasingly true for males and instructors have reported positive results in both their male and female students after demonstrating tool-use in their classrooms. With this video, women (and men) can not only see how the tools look, but also view their applications.

In general, women do better when they see technology modeled, then repeat the steps themselves through imitative learning. This video will show your students exactly how each tool is used so that they will be able to use them properly on their own. Additionally, research shows that want to know how the technology will be used and they are more likely to stay in a class where that information is given upfront. This series includes not only examples of tool use, but also contextual applications of each tool and a bigger picture of the industry itself, including potential career options.

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Inside the Electrician’s Toolbox Video:

After a general introduction of electricity—electrons, current, kilowatts, and the journey of electrical power from utility company to home—this 27-minute program examines the work materials and tools commonly used by an electrician. Wires, cables, conduits, boxes, receptacles, and switches are illustrated, and the tools required to cut and run cable or conduit, detect and test voltage, and wire or connect fixtures are shown in action. Wiring diagrams and blueprints are also discussed, and safety is stressed throughout. The DVD concludes by highlighting resources that are available to those interested in becoming electricians.

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Inside the Electrician’s Toolbox Instructor’s Guide:

The 20-page instructor’s guide will allow you to prepare your students before they use the program, assist them as they navigate through the program, and present follow-up activities to reinforce the program’s key learning objectives, which are:

Who Can Use the Series:

This series is appropriate to such curriculum areas as Technology Education, Trade, and Industrial Education. In addition, the information presented in Tools of the Trade could also be presented in vocational/technical schools or “Do it Yourself” adult education courses, as well as Women in Technology courses. Download instructor's guide (PDF).

Note: Correlates to the National Standards for Basic Electrical from the National Center for Construction Education and Research and the core standards, objectives, and indicators of SkillsUSA.

Disclaimer: While the narrator and demonstrators are mostly male, we believe these DVDs will help all of your students develop the basic introductory skills they need to succeed in the Carpentry.

Item Code	Quantity	Price
EDV99	Complete Series of 6 DVDs	$599.70
EDV102	Tools of the Trade—Inside the Electrician’s Toolbox	$99.95

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Tools of the Trade DVD Series

Item Number: EDV99 $599.70

EDV102 $99.95