The EnterPage 9-01
The Source for ToolBook, VBTrain.Net, and FlashTrain news
from Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation
April 11, 2006
ToolBook User’s Conference / e-Learning Authoring Conference Update
Conference Reports: ASTD TechKnowledge and Training Spring
Plug-In Pro Tool Spotlight: A Review of Past Favorites
Come See Us: The Platte Canyon World Tour
Platte Canyon Products in the Pipeline
Coming in the Next Issue of The EnterPage
Welcome to the first edition of The EnterPage for 2006. This
is the 9th year we have produced this newsletter and the 10-year
anniversary of
Preparations for these two co-located conferences are in full swing. Be sure to sign up by May 1st as prices go up by $50 after that. Here are the key details:
Dates
June 19, - 21, 2006
Preconference training June 17 and 18
Location
Rates (all options include meals)
Off Campus ($750)
Loomis Double ($825)
Loomis Single ($895)
Apartment Multiple Occupancy ($945)
Apartment Single ($1,145)
Preconference Training (4-hour sessions)
One Session $150
Two Sessions $285
Three Sessions $420
Four Sessions $555
Saturday morning, June 17
Flash for Absolute Beginners - Chris Bell
Programming 101 - Jeff Rhodes
ToolBook for Absolute Beginners - Hands on - Lee Jay Karns
Saturday afternoon, June 17
e-Learning with Flash - Chris Bell
Introduction to .NET - Jeff Rhodes
ToolBook Question Objects and Media - Hands On - Lee Jay Karns
Sunday morning, June 18
Introduction to Scripting with Flash - Chris Bell
JavaScript for ToolBook, ASP.NET, and Flash - Jeff Rhodes
ToolBook Templates - Hands on - Lee Jay Karns
Sunday afternoon, June 18
Flash for Programmers - Jeff Rhodes
Introduction to the ToolBook Actions Editor - Hands on - Lee Jay Karns
Media and Flash - Chris Bell
Tracks
Flash
Management
ToolBook (Intermediate/Advanced)
ToolBook (Introduction)
Web Technologies/.NET
You can learn more and register at http://www.elearncon.net.
We are proud to have assembled another first class faculty for this year’s event. Here are the confirmed faculty members as of press time:
Barham, Tim - SumTotal Systems, Inc.
Brown, Adam - Oncall Interactive
Chemey, Andrew - AEC Consulting
Dedmore, Denny - SumTotal Systems, Inc.
Dick, Robert - Humana Health Insurance
Hall, Tom - TCC Publishing Inc.
Hancock, Steven - Rapid Intake, Inc
Hess, Garin - Rapid Intake Inc
Hurley, Bill - American Signature, Inc.
Johnson, Dan - Lingo Systems
Karns, Lee Jay - Vertical View Software Associates
Price, Simon -
Rhodes, Jeff - Platte Canyon Multimedia Software Corporation
Richards, Dan - Interactive Advantage Corporation
Ryan, William - Humana Health Insurance
Weller, Martha - CM & MH Weller Consultants
You can see the most current faculty list at http://www.elearncon.net/tbconpresenters.aspx.
Here is a current list of sessions by track. Check the web site at http://www.elearncon.net/tbconsessions.aspx for the most updated list.
Flash
A New Approach to
SCORM Communication with Flash using the ExternalInterface Class - Jeff Rhodes
ActionScript
Object-Oriented Programming - Adam Brown
Case Study: Developing
the Next Generation in e-Learning Engines - Adam Brown
"Case Study:
Implementing the ""Army UI"" in Flash" - Jeff Rhodes
Creating e-Learning Games with Flash - Adam Brown
Database-Driven
e-Learning with Flash - Jeff Rhodes
Delivery Options for
Flash- Chris Bell
Flash Animation
Basics- Chris Bell
Flash Animations Made
Easy by Swish - Garin Hess
Flash for Programmers
- Jeff Rhodes
Flash to AICC
Communication Strategies and Techniques - Andrew Chemey
Graphics and Media in
Flash - Chris Bell
Integrating Flash
Content with an LMS - Andrew Chemey
Introduction to
Scripting in Flash - Chris Bell
Product Showcase:
Flexible Rapid eLearning Development Using Flash Companion eLearning Studio -
Garin Hess & Steven Hancock
Simple Flash
e-Learning Development Using Slides - Steven Hancock
Three Different
Approaches to Creating Course Architecture Using Flash - Garin Hess
Management
A Systematic Approach
to e-Learning Production - Dan Richards
Communicating with a
SCORM LMS Using the Actions Editor - Chris Bell
Defining a Process for
Better WBT Development - Garin Hess
e-Learning
Development: An Open Discussion on Tools and Issues - Andrew Chemey
e-Learning Project
Planning - Bill Hurley
Estimating Development
and Pricing Products - Jeff Rhodes
Faster, Cheaper,
Better - Get All Three - Bill Hurley
Focused Technology
Solutions - a Learning Process - William Ryan & Robert Dick
Introduction to
Software Testing and Quality Assurance - Simon Price
Product Showcase:
Optimizing your Global Training Program: The Translation and Localization
Process Explained – Dan Johnson
Product Showcase:
ToolBook Rapid Development Suite (RDS) - Lee Jay Karns
Product Showcase:
Tracker.Net - Chris Bell
Product Showcase:
Training Studio and Exam Engine - Jeff Rhodes
SCORM - What the Flash
Developer Needs to Know - Steven Hancock
SCORM for Managers -
Jeff Rhodes
Show & Tell -
Chris Bell
The Kirkpatrick-Deming
Model for Performance Improvement - Bill Hurley
Usability Testing:
Why, When, and How? - Steven Hancock
ToolBook (Intermediate/Advanced)
Actions Editor - A
Look at the More Complex Features of the Actions Editor - Denny Dedmore
Actions Editor Q&A
- Tim Barham
Ask the ToolBook
Experts - Tim Barham & Denny Dedmore
Creating and Using
System Books - Tim Barham
Creating Assessments
in ToolBook - Tomas Lund
Creating Developer
Exchange Tools - Denny Dedmore
Customizing the
ToolBook Catalog - Denny Dedmore
Data Structures in
OpenScript - Simon Price
Database-Driven
e-Learning with ToolBook - Jeff Rhodes
Databases,
Enhancing Assessments
with the Actions Editor - Lee Jay Karns
Incorporating Flash into
ToolBook - Chris Bell
One Windows Media
Player in the Whole Book Using ActiveX - Chris Bell
Product Showcase:
Plug-In Pro - Chris Bell
Quiz Tricks: Feedback
based on Attempt and Quiz Scoring with the Actions Editor - Chris Bell
Simulation Editor
Q&A - Tim Barham
Simulation Editor Tips
and Tricks - Lee Jay Karns
Synchronize Media with
Events using the Universal Media Player - Chris Bell
The Art of the
Template - Lee Jay Karns
ToolBook (Introduction)
Adding Interactivity
with the Actions Editor - Chris Bell
An Introduction to
HTTP Post in ToolBook Instructor 2004 - Tom Hall
An Introduction to the
Actions Editor in ToolBook Instructor 2004 - Tom Hall
An Introduction to the
Simulation Editor in ToolBook Instructor 2004 - Tom Hall
Creating Compliance
Training with ToolBook - Tomas Lund
Custom Page Styles and
Outlines in ToolBook - Tomas Lund
Delivery Options for
ToolBook - Chris Bell
Denny's Top 10 List of
ToolBook Problems Reported To Technical Support - Denny Dedmore
Getting the Most Out
of ToolBook's Built-in Features - Dan Richards
Graphics and Media in
ToolBook - Chris Bell
Graphics in ToolBook -
You Can Please Even Snooty Graphic Artists - Chris Bell
Introduction to
OpenScript Programming - Martha Weller
Key Concepts for
Designing Interactive Training with ToolBook - Dan Richards
Product Showcase: The
Testing ToolBook's
SCORM Abilities - Tom Hall
ToolBook: A Look Ahead - Tim Barham & Tomas Lund
Troubleshooting
ToolBook HTML Runtime Errors - Denny Dedmore
Web Technologies/.NET
Building Online Tests
with Exam Engine - Chris Bell
Communicating with
.NET Web Services from Flash - Jeff Rhodes
Database-Driven
e-Learning with .NET Windows Forms - Jeff Rhodes
Database-Driven
e-Learning with ASP.NET - Jeff Rhodes
How Does Exam Engine
Work? - Jeff Rhodes
HTTP Post with
ToolBook and .NET - Jeff Rhodes
Interacting with Flash
Using JavaScript - Chris Bell
JavaScript for
ToolBook, ASP.NET, and Flash - Jeff Rhodes
Object-Oriented
Programming with .NET and Flash - Jeff Rhodes
Powerful Applications
with Flash and .NET - Adam Brown
Programming 101 for
e-Learning Developers - Jeff Rhodes
Rapid ToolBook
Authoring using HTML - Simon Price
Style Sheets for
ToolBook - Simon Price
Talking SCORM with
ASP.NET - Jeff Rhodes
Using JavaScript with
ToolBook Instructor 2004 - Martha Weller
What's New with .NET
2.0? - Jeff Rhodes
As we mentioned in the introduction to this newsletter,
It was a welcome change to attend a conference in our home
state. ASTD TechKnowledge, held January 31 – February 2, 2006 in
Next up was a trip the
By Jeff Rhodes
Those of you who have seen me speak at TBCON or other conferences the last couple of years know that I’m big on database-driven e-Learning. The basic concept is that the subject matter expert (SME) puts the training content into a database rather than inside an authoring tool. At the same time, the SME selects an interaction type (Timed Bullets, Rollover Hotspots, Multiple Choice Question, etc.) from a supported list. Media and graphics are stored externally and referenced in the database. The e-Learning itself is then created at either runtime or, if necessary, development time by loading the database and the external media/graphics. Advantages of this approach include the ability to quickly update content, the reduced tool-specific training needed for SME’s, the ease of supporting multiple languages, and greatly reduced development time. Disadvantages include the amount of programming needed to pull it off and the reduced flexibility in the type of training pages that can be created. We’ve created full-fledged prototypes over the last couple of years in ToolBook and .NET but full implementations required quite a bit of programming expertise.
I go into all that detail to explain the origins of Training Studio. We’ve just completed another prototype in Flash and have come to the realization that we can build a tool with a common database format that can output to ToolBook, Flash, ASP.NET, or .NET Windows Forms. Once a SME has configured a database (using Training Studio’s editor) and assembled its associated media, the training can be output in the format of choice. And if the interaction types that come with the product are not sufficient, developers can add their own. ToolBook output will always require a development edition of Instructor or Assistant due to the need to publish to the web after configuring the content. The other formats will only require developer editions for the person editing existing interaction types or adding new ones.
I’ll be showing prototypes of Training Studio at the TBCON/eLearnCon and will let you know when an evaluation copy is ready for you to try out.
Our free product demonstrations via Microsoft Live Meeting are in full swing. We do a demo most days at 9 AM Mountain time. You can see a complete list of upcoming demos at http://www.plattecanyon.com/productDemonstrations.aspx. If you want to join us, just click the link, fill in your name and email address, and you’ll automatically be sent an invitation. Included is a link for installing the Live Meeting client on your computer if you don’t already have it. Demos for particular products are also shown at the upper left of those web pages. As a general rule, demos are scheduled like this:
Monday: ToolBook or Learning & Mastering ToolBook
Tuesday: Exam Engine or SCORM Watch
Wednesday: Tracker.Net or SCORM Watch
Thursday: TBK Tracker or TB Connection
Friday: Plug-In Pro/Other ToolBook Add-ons or VBTrain.Net controls
We hope you will join us.
Many of you know that rollover buttons in ToolBook are typically made by having the main image as the Normal Graphic of the button, the down image as the Invert Graphic, the rollover image as the Checked Graphic, and the disabled image as the Disabled Graphic. You can see an example of this when you drag a Navigation Panel from the Catalog. You can edit these images on the Graphics tab of the Button Properties box. But an even quicker way to edit them is with the Button Graphics Editor in the Plug-In Pro. You just bring it up, select background or page, and then select the button you are interested from a drop-down list. A large version of each of its graphics is displayed. You can then click to select a replacement resource for any of them. While you are at it, you can set many other button properties such as Draw Direct, Exclude Tab, Transparent, Border Style, and Highlight. If the buttons are grouped or hidden, it is no problem. You can still see it on the list.
Here is a link to the help topic for this tool: http://www.plattecanyon.com/help/pluginpro/Editing_Button_Graphics.htm
More information Plug-In Pro and a free trial version are available at:
http://www.plattecanyon.com/pluginpro.aspx
By Tim Barham
textFragments Property
Tim Barham posted the following useful code in response to a ToolBook List question about how to change the color of individual text characters:
OK, you can check the strokeColor etc of individual characters, but that's very slow. A faster way is to use an undocumented property of fields called "textFragments." This property lists the character locations in a field that the formatting of text changes. So you don't have to check every character - just each fragment. For example, if a field contains the words:
This is a test
And "is" is in italics and "test" is bold, the textFragments property of the field will return 1,6,8,11 - the points at which formatting changes. Note that the function returns the offset of the first character of each text fragment, so first item will always be 1, and the last item will be the beginning of the last fragment. So you could process a field with a handler like this:
to handle replaceTextColor fRef, oldColor, newColor
frags = textFragments of fRef
max = charCount(text of fRef)
while frags <> null
pop frags into fragStart
if frags = null
fragEnd = max
else
fragEnd = item 1 of frags - 1
end
if strokeColor of characters fragStart to fragEnd of text of fRef = oldColor
strokeColor of characters fragStart to fragEnd of text of fRef = newColor
end
end
end
Similar code would work for fontStyle etc.
By Peter Jackson (www.toolbookdeveloper.com)
Creating an Exit Action
with OpenScript
These 18 lines of OpenScript will create a single line Action: Exit (LMS: make lesson as complete) (LMS: Student can resume) (LMS: no automatic navigation).
to get
setMyAEcode
local array actionArray[]
if isObject(button "three" of this
page)
_targetButton = button
"three" of this page
_structureName = "exit"
_structure = ""
_structure =
ASYM_SetStructureName(_structure, _structureName)
_element = "confirm"
_expression = true
_target = "token"
_targetWindow = focusWindow
_event="name"
_type = "<B>"
_data =
ASYM_EA_CompileExpression(_expression, _target, \
_targetWindow, _event, _type)
_structure = ASYM_SetDataElement(_structure,_element,_data)
_element = "cmsCanResume"
_data = "yes"
_structure =
ASYM_SetDataElement(_structure,_element,_data)
actionArray[1] = _structure
_event = "buttonClick"
send ASYM_EA_ApplyActionArray
_targetButton,_event,actionArray,true
end if
return true
end
setMyAEcode
By Chris Bell
How to Replace the
Neuron Logo
A number of ToolBook users have asked how to replace the Neuron logo graphic that shows when a Neuron book is loading.
Here's the link to a Knowledge Base article for details:
http://kb.sumtotalsystems.com/kbdisplay.asp?id=Q101571504027208
The main idea is that you replace the file "neuron.bmp" in the Neuron folder with your own "neuron.bmp."
Important Notes:
1. This must be done on every user's machine, not on the server, since Neuron is local.
2. Every Neuron application the user accesses from their machine will show the neuron.bmp from their Neuron directory.
Where is the Neuron folder? That depends on whether the user is running Netscape or IE.
The typical path for IE users is:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\click2learn\Neuron\
The typical path of Netscape users is:
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins\
Question is the most powerful of the VBTrain controls. Based on its properties, it creates itself as a multiple choice, true & false, or fill-in-the-blank question. It also decides whether its distracters will but buttons, checkboxes, images, or more. At the same time, it supports unlimited levels of feedback by try, both SCORM 1.2 and SCORM 1.3/2004, limits on time and tries, and much more. A development license at $495 includes both ASP.NET and Windows Forms version. Here is some Visual Basic code from Exam Engine which shows how to set some key Question Properties:
' Answers property
Dim answersTable As New Hashtable
Dim answerText As String
For answerCounter = 1 To maxAnswers
answerText = rowId(String.Concat("Answer", answerCounter, "Text")).ToString
If IsNothing(answerText) = False AndAlso answerText <> "" Then
answersTable.Add(answerCounter, answerText)
End If
Next
' Set Question Properties
With WebQuestion1
.Answers = answersTable
' Answers_Graphics
If ansGraphic <> "" Then
Dim graphicTable As New Hashtable
For answerCounter = 1 To maxAnswers
If answersTable.ContainsKey(answerCounter) = True Then
graphicTable.Add(answerCounter, ansGraphic)
End If
Next
.Answers_Graphics = graphicTable
Else
If IsNothing(defaultGraphicTable) = False Then
.Answers_Graphics = defaultGraphicTable
End If
End If
If IsNothing(Answers_RandomizedText) = False AndAlso Answers_RandomizedText <> "" Then
.Answers_Randomized = Me.ConvertSettingToBoolean(Answers_RandomizedText)
Else
.Answers_Randomized = Me.ConvertSettingToBoolean(questionPropTable("Answers_Randomized"))
End If
' other property settings omitted
.Answers_Style = answersStyleSetting
.Interaction_Type = intType
.Interaction_Id = intId
.Objective_Id = objectiveList
.QuestionText = qText
.Score_Max = maxScore
.Score_Min = minScore
.Test_Id = examList
.LoadQuestion()
End With
Questions within a single application are grouped into exams based on the Test_Id property set in the code above. This collection of questions has methods for scoring the exam and generating the SCORM JavaScript needed to pass the interaction data back to a learning management system. Here is an example.
If Me.UsingSCORM = True AndAlso IsNothing(QCollectionId) = False Then
' Call Scorm
scriptString = QCollectionId.GenerateScormTestJavaScript(Score_FormatOverrideEnum.UseDefault, False, scVersion, "", "apiPointer")
End If
With sb
.Append(cr)
.Append("function loadScore(){")
.Append(cr)
.Append(scriptString)
.Append(cr)
.Append("}</script>")
End With
scriptLiteral.Text = sb.ToString
Like all VBTrain.Net controls, Question has a free evaluation version complete with sample projects. You can learn more at http://www.vbtrain.net/productdisplay.aspx?id=9.
by Jeff Rhodes
We mentioned above that we are doing daily product demonstrations via Microsoft Live Meeting. To make these easy to find, we wanted each of our product pages to have links to upcoming demonstrations. You can check out our TBK Tracker page at http://www.plattecanyon.com/tbkTracker.aspx if you want to see an example. Of course, we didn’t want to edit pages each day to update the list and take demonstrations that have passed off. Instead, we wanted to use the power of .NET to load the upcoming demonstrations from our SQL Server database. Since we wanted this capability to on multiple pages, it was a good fit for an ASP.NET user control. We started by creating the user control (livemeeting.ascx). Like other ASP.NET entities, it gives the markup page (.ascx) and the code-behind page (.ascx.vb). The markup page contains a Repeater which we can DataBind to display the meetings for the desired products. Here’s the main part of the .ascx file:
<asp:repeater id="liveMeetingRepeater" runat="server">
<ITEMTEMPLATE>
<tr class="navBarRow">
<td>
<img src="images/bullet.gif" class="listBullet">
</td>
<td class="navBarColumn">
<%# BuildHref(Container.DataItem("LiveMeetingId"), Container.DataItem("MeetingTitle"), Container.DataItem("MeetingDate")) %>
</td>
</tr>
</ITEMTEMPLATE>
</asp:repeater>
The BuildHref function return an anchor tag that when clicked opens up the scheduling window with all the relevant information passed as part of a query string. Here is an example tag:
<a class='leftnavheading' href="javascript:void window.open('meetingrequest.aspx?id=61&title=TBK Tracker and Progress Tracker&date=4/13/2006 9:00:00 AM', 'MeetingRequest', 'width=430,height=490,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no');">Thursday, April 13 - 9 AM (MST)</a>
The rest of the work is in the .ascx.vb page. The key code is shown below.
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
If IsPostBack = False Then
Dim meetId As Int32 = Me.MeetingId
Dim tableId As DataTable = Me.LiveMeetingTable
Dim viewId As DataView = tableId.DefaultView
With viewId
.RowFilter = String.Format("MeetingId={0}", meetId)
.Sort = "MeetingDate"
End With
If viewId.Count > 0 Then
LiveMeetingPanel.Visible = True
With liveMeetingRepeater
.DataSource = viewId
.DataBind()
End With
‘ Custom Anchor code omitted
Else
LiveMeetingPanel.Visible = False
End If
End If
End Sub
Protected Function BuildHref(ByVal liveMeetingId As Int32, ByVal titleId As String, ByVal dateId As DateTime) As String
Dim hrefString As String = String.Format("<a class='leftnavheading' href={3}javascript:void window.open('meetingrequest.aspx?id={0}&title={1}&date={2}', 'MeetingRequest', 'width=430,height=490,status=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=no,menubar=no');{3}>{4} (MST)</a>", liveMeetingId, titleId, dateId, ControlChars.Quote, dateId.ToString("dddd, MMMM d - h tt"))
Return hrefString
End Function
When the control loads, we grab our MeetingId property which tells us which product we are using (remember this control is shared among all products). We’ll show below how to set this property. We then grab a DataTable of all of our scheduled meetings either out of the server’s memory or by reading it from the database. From there, we filter it to only include meetings for the product of interest. We then DataBind our Repeater to this filtered list and we are done. For each meeting, the Repeater calls the BuildHref function, passing in the id, title, and date. The function returns a complete anchor tag like the one shown above.
Once this is all done, we drag the user control onto any page where we want this functionality. We then set the MeetingId property as shown. The number 4 corresponds to TBK Tracker in this case.
<uc1:livemeeting id="Livemeeting1" runat="server" MeetingId="4"></uc1:livemeeting>
By Jeff Rhodes
One of the first challenges to solve in creating
database-driven e-Learning in Flash was reading the database in the first
place. With ToolBook, using
<NewDataSet>
<Training>
<templateId>1</templateId>
<title>Introduction</title>
<subheading>Introduction to the 150 TPH Rock Crushing Plant</subheading>
<pageType>Content with Image and Media</pageType>
</Training>
<Training>
<templateId>5</templateId>
<title>Introduction</title>
<subheading>Introduction to Rock Crushing Op</subheading>
<pageType>Rollover Hotspot Show Graphics</pageType>
</Training>
</NewDataSet>
Those of you who are familiar with XML will immediately notice that there are no attributes. Instead, there are just nodes. That’s because there is one table (Training) with multiple columns (templateId, title, subheading, pageType, and others not listed). This turns out to make reading the XML much easier. Here is the ActionScript function to read the XML file:
// following are global variables populated by this script
var masterContentArray:Array = new Array();
var numPages:Number;
function loadTrainingData(xmlPath:String):Void {
var xmlId = new XML();
xmlId.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlId.owner = this;
xmlId.onLoad = function() {
var arrayCounter:Number = 0;
var contentArray:Array = new Array();
var root = this.firstChild; // NewDataSet
var options = root.childNodes; // Training
for(var n=0; n<options.length;
n++){
// loops through each training page
var pageElements = options[n].childNodes; // templateId, etc.
var data = new Object();
for(var m=0; m<pageElements.length; m++){
data[pageElements[m].nodeName] = pageElements[m].firstChild; //templateId, title, etc. values
}
contentArray[arrayCounter] = data;
arrayCounter ++;
}
numPages = arrayCounter; // has an extra ++ but also starts with 0 so no -1
masterContentArray = contentArray;
loadInitialData();
}
xmlId.load(xmlPath);
}
The masterContentArray global variable is a single-dimension array (the only kind you have in Flash) with numeric indices. Each element of this array holds an associative array represented by the data variable. This associative array holds all of the information that represents the current page of content. When we are on page 1, data[“subheading”] has the value of “Introduction to the 150 TPH Rock Crushing Plant.” In the loadTrainingData function above, we first create a new the ActionScript XML object. Among its key properties is the function to call in response to the onLoad event, which occurs once the XML file is successfully loaded. Inside this function, we create a new contentArray (what will eventually become our masterContentArray global variable) and start parsing the XML file. Notice how the firstChild property gets us to the <NewDataSet> tag and its childNodes are the various <Training> nodes. From there we loop through its childNodes to get to the <templateId> and parallel tags. We create the data object and set its index to be the nodeName and the value to be the firstChild (e.g., the content between the tags). The beauty of this approach is 1) it is not dependent on the exact columns of the table, 2) it is flexible in that not all columns have to be in every table [the default behavior from the .NET side is not to include columns in the XML that have a null value], and 3) we can do a for-each loop with the data variable when it comes time to read the array and populate the Flash movie.
Here are all of our currently-planned events for the rest of 2006. We definitely hope to see you at the ToolBook User's Conference / e-Learning Authoring Conference in June. If you happen to be at any of the others, please stop by our booth and say Hi.
e-Learning Producer (
Booth: 10
Chris Bell will be presenting “Creating Advanced Interactions for e-Learning using ToolBook” on Thursday, April 20 at 10:45 AM.
Jeff Rhodes will be presenting “Beyond Templates: Creating Interactive Database Driven e-Learning Using ASP.Net and Flash” on Wednesday, April 19 at 1:15 PM and “Communication with .NET Web Services from Flash” on Thursday, April 20 at 3:30 PM.
http://www.elearningguild.com/pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=doc.1067&templateid=1
ASTD International (
Booth: 1146
http://www.astd.org/astd/Conferences/ICE/ICE06/ice06_home
ToolBook User's Conference / e-Learning Authoring
Conference (
Our favorite event of the year
Jeff Rhodes and Chris Bell will be presenting numerous sessions.
http://www.tbcon.com / http://www.elearncon.net
Training Fall (
Booth: 712
We are hard at work on Plug-In Pro version 7. The first major update of our flagship ToolBook product in four years, version 7 has a ton of new features including the ability to batch import JPEGs and GIFs, write Sticky Notes to a file, save Command Window scripts, list media played via the Universal Media Player, and much more. Also in development is the Training Studio mentioned above.
· Another Plug-In Pro Tool Spotlight
· More Expert Information, OpenScript Tips, and Web Hints from the "Learning & Mastering ToolBook" series
· Another VBTrain Control Spotlight
· Another VBTrain.Net Nugget
· Another ActionScript Tip
· More
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