Reinforcing our continuing commitment to the ToolBook product line, new ToolBook versions continue to be produced. These product updates incorporate features and enhancements designed to meet the demands of an evolving content development industry and in response to customer feedback.
Learn more about the evolution of ToolBook.
ToolBook Instructor Service Pack 3
Improved Web Deployment
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Faster |
Enhanced! |
Advancements to the HTML runtime architecture enables faster loading of Web page |
Secure web servers |
Enhanced! |
Improved support for secure Web servers – warnings are no longer displayed. |
SumTotal Platform Integration
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Integrate with SumTotal TotalLMS with new catalog objects |
New! |
This release incorporates a new catalog category enabling easy launching of the SCORM player study aids, search, collaborate, and progress components. Note – you must have the required SumTotal platform component to launch these features. |
Integrate with SumTotal TotalLMS with new action in Action Editor |
New! |
This release incorporates a Action Editor actions enabling launching of the SCORM player study aids, search, collaborate, and progress components. Note – you must have the required SumTotal platform component to launch these features. |
Creating action sequences in the ToolBook Instructor Action Editor
ToolBook Instructor Service Pack 2
Improved Web Deployment
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Java-free |
New! |
This release provides for easier web deployment by removing the dependence on Java for ToolBook's Web HTML runtime. Now, your users don't have to have Java installed at all to launch and run ToolBook Web content. Larger ToolBook Web HTML content created with previously releases now run significantly faster. |
Additional Web browsers supported |
Enhanced! |
Besides providing comprehensive support for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape, this release provides new support for Firefox 1.0 (and above) and Mozilla 1.5 (and above). |
Section 508 Support |
Enhanced! |
The new HTML runtime architecture makes ToolBook Web content even more accessible for all individuals with disabilities. |
Advancement in Learning Standards
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
SCORM 2004 |
New! |
ToolBook's out-of-the-box support for SCORM and AICC makes it easy for authors to create SCORM conformant content. This release now includes support for SCORM 2004 - just click a menu option, it's that simple. As with prior ToolBook releases, content produced in ToolBook Instructor has been successfully verified against the latest SCORM test suites. For advanced support, authors can additionally access the SCORM API by using ToolBook's Action Editor |
SumTotal Integration
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Integration with SumTotal TotalLMS |
Enhanced! |
This release incorporates a new feature enabling authors to enable the TotalLMS SCORM player to hide certain elements of the SCORM player. For example, this enables author to not have the SCORM player's navigation panel, study aids, and additional ornaments displayed when users are running ToolBook content in TotalLMS. |
Media Support
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Apple QuickTime Support |
New! |
ToolBook's UMP (Universal Media Player) now enables authors to select the Apple QuickTime Player to play media. When selected, the UMP will play the following file types using the Quick Time player: QuickTime video , Flash files, MP3 Audio, WAV files, MPEG Video, AVI, AAC Audio, MIDI files, AIFF Audio, AU files, SMIL media, AutoDesk Animator files |
Usability
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Learning Aids |
Enhanced! |
This release includes more than ten new learning guides and tutorials to help new and existing authors quickly and efficiently become productive using ToolBook |
ToolBook Assistant Service Pack 3
Improved Web Deployment
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Java-free |
New! |
This release provides for easier web deployment by removing the dependence on Java for ToolBook's Web HTML runtime. Now, your users don't have to have Java installed at all to launch and run ToolBook Web content. Larger ToolBook Web HTML content created with previously releases now run significantly faster. Advancements to the HTML runtime architecture enables faster loading of Web page |
Additional Web browsers supported |
Enhanced! |
Besides providing comprehensive support for Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape, this release provides new support for Firefox 1.0 (and above) and Mozilla 1.5 (and above). |
Secure web servers |
Enhanced! |
Improved support for secure Web servers – warnings are no longer displayed. |
Section 508 Support |
Enhanced! |
The new HTML runtime architecture makes ToolBook Web content even more accessible for all individuals with disabilities. |
Advancement in Learning Standards
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
SCORM 2004 |
New! |
ToolBook's out-of-the-box support for SCORM and AICC makes it easy for authors to create SCORM conformant content. This release now includes support for SCORM 2004 - just click a menu option, it's that simple. As with prior ToolBook releases, content produced in ToolBook Instructor has been successfully verified against the latest SCORM test suites. |
SumTotal Platform Integration
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
| Integrate with SumTotal TotalLMS with new catalog objects |
New! |
This release incorporates a new catalog category enabling easy launching of the SCORM player study aids, search, collaborate, and progress components. Note – you must have the required SumTotal platform component to launch these features. |
| Integration with SumTotal TotalLMS |
Enhanced! |
This release incorporates a new feature enabling authors to enable the TotalLMS SCORM player to hide certain elements of the SCORM player. For example, this enables author to not have the SCORM player's navigation panel, study aids, and additional ornaments displayed when users are running ToolBook content in TotalLMS. |
Media Support
Feature |
New/Enhanced |
Description |
Apple QuickTime Support |
New! |
ToolBook's UMP (Universal Media Player) now enables authors to select the Apple QuickTime Player to play media. When selected, the UMP will play the following file types using the Quick Time player: QuickTime video , Flash files, MP3 Audio, WAV files, MPEG Video, AVI, AAC Audio, MIDI files, AIFF Audio, AU files, SMIL media, AutoDesk Animator files |
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Case study
Cornell University
“I’ve tested and tried products like Blackboard, TrainerSoft, Lectora and others. I’ve found ToolBook to be the most robust of the set. The power of the program is critical in our particular application ... ”
- Steve Jackson, Cornell’s Manager of Customer Training & Development.
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Samples
California State University used ToolBook to create
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Customer quote
“For the person who only does occasional things it’s wonderful. It’s not that difficult to get back into it. It has an easy learning curve. You don’t have to learn scripting. It is very easy to use.”
–William Murray Pickle
University of Calgary AB
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