TOOLBOOK

About

Toolbook is an application that enables faculty and instructional designers to create interactive e-learning activities for both classroom presentation and quizzing.

There are two versions of Toolbook:
Toolbook Assistant is designed for non-programmers and it allows you to create activities that include immediate feedback, scoring, and many types of media files. Authors need not write code; all prescripted objects are drag-and-drop from an included catalogue.

Toolbook Instructor is for developers and enables them to create simulations and interactive exercises with multimedia. Custom code writing, using Toolbook’s “Action Script” allows much more complex interactivity than that available with the Toolbook Assistant.

Handouts

You can download related workshop documents from the Handouts webpage.

Why Use Toolbook?

• Toolbook allows highly engaging interaction and feedback during presentation, self-study, and quizzes.
• The software is free, under campus site license.
• There is full-time expertise on staff to assist you or to create modules for you.

Tutorials

Want a self-paced tutorial to touch up on a few Toolbook skills? Visit the Tutorials webpage for detail tutorials on a variety of topics.

Getting Started

The detailed steps listed below will guide you through the process.

1. Complete the form on the Request an Account webpage to download Toolbook. An email with details about how to download and install the software will be emailed to you within 24 hours of submitting a form. Our license allows Faculty at Sac State to install the software.

2. Install Toolbook on your computer.

3. Gather your content that you want to place in the interactive exercise or simulation.

4. Create an interactive exercise or simulation.

Examples

You may view Examples of simulations and interactive exercises created in Toolbook for faculty members at Sacramento State.