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ToolBook Instructor 9 Print

ToolBook Instructor 9, the professional e-learning content authoring standard, is the leading solution for producing interactive content, assessments, and software application simulations.

Instructor 9 box
  1. Fast Authoring
  2. Get Started Quickly
  3. Customize The Way You Work
  4. Software Application Simulations
  5. Create Interactive Learning Content For The Web
  6. Flexibility With The Actions Editor
  7. Easily Incorporate Assessments
  8. Standards Support for LMS Integration
  9. System Requirements
  10. Feature List


1. Fast Authoring

The new Book Explorer gives you more information and better control when working with your content. The Explorer provides fast and easy access to all pages, objects and backgrounds simplifying the way you work with your content. In the Explorer view, you can quickly edit, move, delete, copy and perform numerous authoring activities.

2. Get Started Quickly

With the new SmartPages, you get all the course page types found most often in professional e-learning courses, with interactivity and functionality already built in. The new SmartStyles gives you the professional look you want for your course. Create your own SmartStyles to ensure all your content has the same look and feel.

3. Customize The Way You Work

ToolBook comes with variety of options enabling you to customize the authoring environment to work the way you work best. With ToolBook, you can create project specific authoring catalogs using the customizable catalog feature. You can use ToolBook Instructor’s built in scripting feature, OpenScript, to create authoring extensions to automate repetitive tasks and new authoring extensions.

4. Software Application Simulations

ToolBook's simulation recorder application and simulation editor help you quickly develop realistic simulations of software applications. These simulations can show users exactly what steps to take, data to input, fields to complete, or mouse clicks to make when they're using a software application. You can create simulations that judge user responses, track user activity, "time-out" a task, or respond to an interaction with any number of logic based responses. And all user results can be tracked using SCORM or AICC industry formats. You only need to create the simulation once, then deploy in any combination of demonstration, practice and performance modes.

5. Create Interactive Learning Content For The Web

With features and functions designed to take advantage of the Web, ToolBook brings the creation and distribution of online courses to a whole new level. ToolBook automatically generates the HTML for you. All content is HTML and compatible with Microsoft, Netscape, Mozilla, and Firefox Web browsers.

6. Flexibility With The Actions Editor

ToolBook Instructor's Actions Editor is a visual programming tool that allows developers to extend the product's built in functionality. With the Actions Editor, you can create custom action sequences that are automatically exported to HTML based on the information you enter. It features a drag-and-drop actions palette, enabling you to create and edit action sequences quickly, as well as the ability to access JavaScript and SCORM directly. You can also send data to back-end server processes (e.g. ASP, CGI).

7. Easily Incorporate Assessments

ToolBook Instructor has more than ten assessment object types - true/false, multiple choice, drag and drop, match item, essay, and more - that test users on their understanding of your content. These objects have built in behavior that provides feedback to your users and supplies you with information about how your users respond to these questions. Plus, with the ability to randomize questions and answers, you can perform secure testing.

8. Standards Support for LMS Integration

ToolBook supports SCORM and AICC, making it easy for you to use the lessons you create as part of a total e-learning solution. You can deliver the content using SumTotal Enterprise Suite or any standards-based learning management system. You can also deploy content developed in ToolBook on the Internet, an intranet, a local area network (LAN) or CDROM.

9. System Requirements

ToolBook system requirements apply to ToolBook Instructor and ToolBook Assistant.

  • Pentium 233 processor minimum (Pentium III 1.2 GHz or higher recommended)
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Windows XP Professional SP2 or later, or Windows Vista
  • 128 MB minimum for authoring (256 MB or more recommended)
  • 250 MB or more free hard disk space (up to 450 MB for all optional components)
  • CD-ROM or DVD drive
  • 800x600 pixel display with 16-bit color or greater (1024x768 recommended)


10. Feature List

ToolBook Instructor 9 features are listed below under the following headings.


Delivery

  • HTML
  • CD-ROM
  • EXE

Content Creation

  • Interactive content
  • Software application simulations
  • Assessments
  • Compliance training content
  • Soft skills training
  • Sales training
  • Factory-floor training
  • Mechanical training
  • Media-rich content
  • Conditional branching
  • Hyperlinks
  • Question pools
  • Randomized question items
  • Weighting for answers
  • Custom feedback (text, media, remediation)
  • Adaptive content
  • Free-form authoring
  • Custom templates

Extensibility

  • Actions Editor for easy programming
  • Customizable authoring environment
  • Access service processes (ASP, CGI, PHP)
  • JavaScript and Active X support
  • Database access
  • Built in scripting
  • Third-party add-ons

Testing and Assessments

  • Multiple choice (single answer)
  • Multiple choice (multiple correct)
  • True/false
  • Hot spots (invisible touch area)
  • Fill-in-the-blank
  • Fill-in-the-blank with phonetic matching
  • Free form essay
  • Match item (text and visuals)
  • Sequence (sequence the order of steps in a procedure)
  • Sliders and scales
  • Randomize questions
  • Randomize answers
  • Specify weighting of answers
  • Specify number of user attempts
  • Timed assessments
  • Multiple security levels for assessments
  • Delayed feedback
  • Text feedback
  • Media feedback
  • Create custom feedback and question types using scripting
  • Customizable remediation using scripting

Standards and Tracking

  • SCORM
  • AICC
  • SumTotal platform support through SCORM or AICC
  • 3rd party LMS support through standards
  • Send learner results to back-end servers or by email

Rapid Content Development

  • Book Explorer
  • Software application simulation recorder
  • Software application simulation editor
  • Content wizards
  • Web publishing wizard
  • Includes professionally designed SmartStyles, SmartPages and Templates
  • Create your own templates, SmartPages and SmartStyles
  • Catalog of pre-programmed objects
  • WYSIWYG authoring
  • Online help
  • Printed manual
  • Tutorials and learning guides
  • Spell check
  • Third-party add-ons

Customization Capabilities

  • Create your own templates, SmartPages and SmartStyles
  • Customize catalog and its contents
  • Customize authoring interface
  • Access to third-party extensions

Media

  • Images: bmp, cdr, ch2, dib, drw, dxf, eps, gif, jpg, pcd, pct, pcx, pic, png, tga, tif, wmf
  • Audio: aa, aif, aifc, aiff, mid, midi, mp3, mp3 playlist, rmi, wav, streaming audio by Microsoft®, RealAudioTM or Apple QuickTimeTM
  • Video: avi, mov, mpg, streaming video by Microsoft®, RealVideoTM or Apple QuickTimeTM
  • Other: Macromedia Flash®, Windows® media files, RealMediaTM media files, asp, http

Accessibility Support

  • Section 508 Support
  • Support for Freedom Scientific Jaws
  • Accessible tags
  • Definable tabbing order

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