An Introduction to ToolBook Instructor
2004
Book Overview
Module 1
gives a comprehensive look at
ToolBook with emphasis on the latest release from SumTotal,
ToolBook Instructor 2004. 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 comprehensive lessons on how to use the
the Specialists to build applications. Focus is placed on the
following: Quick Specialist, Presentation Outline, Simple Training
Outline, Quiz Book Option, Custom Outline, and Lesson Design
Specialist. 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 Dlls, the popMenu function,
and lessons on tracking and bookmarking using getIniVar and setIniVar
functions.
Book Outline
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