ToolBook – Introduction to ToolBook Actions Editor

Target Audience

This training is intended for users who want to:

• Move beyond the basics of ToolBook and want to create interactive courses rapidly
• Create some amount of custom interaction
• Explore the potential of more advanced features that allow custom development

Course Description and Key Learning Objectives

The ToolBook Actions Editor is a visual programming feature you can use to create adaptive learning that changes based on the learner’s level of proficiency as demonstrated during an online activity. With the Actions Editor, you can create complex interactivity, adjust playback control, and add much more to your course. This class will give attendees a thorough understanding of the Actions Editor. Attendees will acquire best practices and strategies to develop highly interactive content.

After completing this course, learners will be able to:

• Use the Actions Editor to add interactive content treatments
• Create content drill-down objects using Actions Editor script
• Understand important best practices, tips, and tricks for the coding process
• Explore the Actions Editor interface, how the Actions Editor works in general, and what it outputs
• Add more functionality and interactivity to Catalog objects and templates
• Create custom interactions.
• Control media like audio, video and Flash
• Create menu options for simulation modes
• Create events that occur in time with audio
• Create custom LMS communication behaviors with the Actions Editor by setting up custom Exit buttons
• Utilize variables and conditional statements in the Actions Editor
• Build custom actions based on quiz score and other performance factors

Class Details

Format: Instructor-led class

 Duration: 1-day Onsite or 2 x ½ -day Virtual

Prerequisites

• Meeting the basic system and connection requirements necessary to view and participate in the training, including:
• Hardware Requirements: Intel Pentium III 500 MHZ processor or equivalent, 256 MB RAM minimum, 150 MB free space on system drive.
• Bandwidth Requirements: 256+ Kbps connection.
• Proficiency using a Web browser
• Basic Windows knowledge, including the ability to launch applications using the Start menu, use the taskbar to switch between Windows applications, and use Windows Explorer to navigate the file structure, change the view of file listings, move and copy files, and create new folders (or directories)