The StudyMate product line includes StudyMate Author and StudyMate Class. Each application has unique features and capabilities, enabling instructors to choose the technology and approach that works best for them.

	StudyMate Class	StudyMate Author
Learning Activities
Three authoring templates make content creation easy
12 learning activities (including flash cards, self-quizzes, crosswords, and more) support a range of learning styles
The free Respondus Test Bank Network lets instructors quickly create activities from publisher content
Technology & LMS Integrations
Client-based Windows application allows working offline
Web-based application resides entirely within the LMS (available for Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire2Learn & Moodle)
Learning activities can be created for any learning system (Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire2Learn, Instructure, Moodle, Sakai, and more)
Mobile Learning
Activities and games are viewable on smartphones and tablets
Free apps for the iPad/iPhone, Android or Kindle — sync with courses, work offline
Student Participation & Grading
Students can add items to a StudyMate project and edit those created by classmates (instructor-enabled feature)
Track student usage of activities and games, including edit history
Grade student participation, with scores appearing in the learning system gradebook
"MyStudyMate" lets students create projects that are available to only themselves and the instructor. Can be monitored and graded.
Importing & Exporting
Items can be imported from other StudyMate projects and other applications, such as Respondus 4
Content can be imported directly from Word docs
Content can be imported directly from text files
Multiple choice questions can be copied directly to the learning system's native assessment tool
Language Support
Multiple languages can be selected for the learning activities (English, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, French, & German)
Multiple languages are available throughout the entire application (English, Spanish, Dutch, Finnish, French, & German)
Piloting & Licensing
Free Pilot or Trial	3-month, campus-wide pilot	30-day trial, for individual users