An Introduction to ToolBook Instructor 9

 

Tom L. Hall

TCC Publishing

Cost: $49.95 plus shipping and handling

 

ISBN 0-9770099-3-9

460 Pages

Book Overview

Module 1 gives a comprehensive look at ToolBook with emphasis on the latest release from SumTotal, ToolBook Instructor 9. This module provides a look at TooBook’s Author level tools including the Tool Bar, Tool Palette, and the Catalog. It also provides a good look at ToolBook concepts, properties of objects, and an introduction to working with the various ToolBook objects. Short lessons are designed to get you familiar with ToolBook. Module 1 also provides an introduction to the Object Browser, Page Browser, Property Browser, Templates, the Actions Editor, and the Coach.

Module 2 provides an overview of the various installed components in this version of ToolBook including the ToolBook Utilities.

Module 3 provides an overview of the various tabs of the Startup Dialog box.

Module 4 provides an insight into how to add the various multimedia components to a ToolBook application. Short lessons are provided to show you how to add the various multimedia components including audio, video, graphics, backdrops, and animation.

Module 5 provides eighteen basic lessons to get you acquainted with ToolBook including an introduction to OpenScript.

Module 6 provides an introduction to the new SmartStyles and SmartPages features.  Lessons are provided that show you how to create your own Smart Styles and Smart Pages.  Comprehensive lessons are provided on how to use the the Book Wizard to build applications. Focus is placed on the following: Presentation Outline, Simple Training Outline, Quiz Book Option, Custom Outline, and Lesson Design Wizard. The Presentation Outline lesson includes lessons on the building an application that includes buttons and fields, text, images, icons, and clipart. The Simple Training Outline lesson includes lessons on using the audio and video clip players along with introducing you to the multiple-choice question object. The Quiz Book Option lesson shows you how to build the following questions: multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in the blank, matching, and order text. The Custom Outline lesson introduces you to hotwords, animations, graphics, and shows you how to add your own hyperlinks.

Module 7 provides an overview of AutoPackager, the utility provided with ToolBook that makes it easy to create files for distribution to CD-ROM.

Module 8 provides an overview of the Internet, the World Wide Web, Distributed Learning applications, Neuron, and WebBooks. Lessons are provided to show you how to create a Neuron application and how to write an HTML file for its display. Another lesson shows you how to create an application and convert it to DHTML. Information is also provided on how to distribute these types of applications to Internet using the Web Specialist.

Module 9 contains twenty intermediate lessons for ToolBook, focusing primarily on additional question objects from the Catalog. Short lessons also show how to set up animated GIFs for the Web, several other useful Catalog objects, cel animation, building a Glossary, and linking between books along with importing pages from another book.

Module 10 shows how to use the various media players. This includes sections on using the Universal Media Player, the Popup Video Player, Video Synchronizer, Flash, MPEG, MP3, and the RealSystsem G2 object.

Module 11 provides advance lessons on better ask and request boxes, creating a custom Catalog, using the Repair Kit, an introduction to special functions, and lessons on tracking and bookmarking using getIniVar and setIniVar functions.


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Tom Hall
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