What's the difference between textivate and TaskMagic?
I get asked this quite a lot, by people who already have / have used TaskMagic.
("What's TaskMagic?", you ask... See this.)
| TaskMagic3 | Textivate | |
| Web-based? | No | Yes |
| Works on...: | Windows | Everything |
| Mobile? | No | Yes |
| Mac? | No | Yes |
| Linux? | No | Yes |
| Android? | No | Yes |
| iOS (iPad / iPhone)? | No | Yes |
| Windows? | Yes | Yes |
| Requires installation? | Yes | No |
| Requires internet connection? | No | Yes |
| Prints worksheets? | Yes | Yes |
| Worksheet definition / quality: | Good | Variable |
| Text to speech? (TTS) | No | Yes |
| Embed video along with activities? | No | Yes |
| Big picture along with activities? | No | Yes |
| Audio along with activities? | Depends | Yes |
| Parallel text along with activities? | No | Yes |
| Translation via parallel text? | No | Yes |
| Dictation via audio file? | Yes | Yes |
| Find the French / Spanish etc...? | Yes | Yes |
| Activities based on a text? | Yes | Yes |
| Activities based on a dialogue? | Yes | Yes |
| Activities based on matching text items? (Text Match) | Yes | Yes |
| Activities based on matching images with text? (Pic Match) | Yes | Yes |
| Activities based on matching audio with text? | Yes | Yes (TTS) |
| Pic-Sound? | Yes | No |
| Grid Match? | Yes | No |
| Matching activities combining text, images and sound? | No | Yes |
| Text activities and Match activities in the same resource? | No | Yes |
| Multiple choice quiz? | Yes | Yes |
| Reading comprehension? | Yes | Yes |
| Maximum number of gap-fill formats per text? | 5 | 2 |
| Teacher can determine which activities are available for a resource? | Yes | Yes |
| Teacher-defined activity sequences? | No | Yes |
| Submit homework / classwork scores? | No | Yes |
| Gradebook of student sequence scores? | No | Yes |
| Individual / team scoreboard competitions? | No | Yes |
| Sharing resources? | Yes (files) | Yes (URLs) |
| Embed activities? | No | Yes |
| Link to specific activity? | Yes | Yes |
| Define parameters for activities via link? | No | Yes |
| Switch matching items within a resource? | No | Yes |
| Perpetual licence? | Yes | No |
| Annual subscription? | Yes (new) | Yes |
"What about the price?" I hear you say... Well:
Hope this helps. I appreciate it will mean very little unless you're reasonably familiar with one of the two.
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