StudyMate Author Features

Authoring & Importing

• Create Flash-based activities and games using an “offline” Windows interface
• Create activities for use on iPods, Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) and other small screen devices  
• Four templates let you create ten activities and games (view sample activities here)
• Import existing content from Respondus, MS Word, rich-text, IMS QTI, and other formats
• Download publisher test banks for use with StudyMate Author from the Respondus Test Bank Network
• "Spell check" an entire file (includes dictionaries for American English, Canadian English, British English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, and a comprehensive medical dictionary)
• Insert graphics such as gif, jpeg, bmp, png, and pcx
• Embed audio files such as mp3 or wav  
• Convert oversized graphics to a suitable size with one click
• Create algorithmic questions using the “Calculated” template  
• Insert mathematical and scientific symbols using the built-in Equation Editor or MathType
• Add links to content on other servers with the Web Link tool
• Use the Quick Copy Wizard to quickly assemble activities from existing StudyMate Author files or publisher test banks
• Randomize questions and answer choices so the activity is different each time it’s started

Preview, Publish and Settings

• Select from six language interfaces for activities (Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, and Spanish)
• Choose settings that meet your accessibility objectives
• Preview activities and games before generating the Flash object
• Select only the activities and games wanted for the final Flash object
• Publish activities directly to Blackboard Basic or Enterprise (6.0 or higher), WebCT CE (4.0 or higher), WebCT Vista (2.1 or higher), or ANGEL LMS (6.3 or higher)
• Export activities as a SCORM 1.2 learning object or as a standard Flash (.swf) object
• Print questions or items directly from StudyMate Author, or save them to MS Word or rich-text format

Also includes

• Full context-sensitive help
• StudyMate Author User Guide (MS Word/Wordpad format)
• Access to over 1,000 publisher test banks that can be downloaded and used with StudyMate Author -- FREE to instructors who adopt a participating textbook

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See also StudyMate Class – a web-based version of StudyMate that also allows students to create items.

More Information:
Sample activities created with StudyMate Author
Demonstration movies
Screenshots
Free 30-day trial
Request a webinar
Campus-wide pricing or Single-user pricing
StudyMate Author “Quick Start Guide”
System requirements