What is Equatio?

Equatio software allows you to create mathematical equations, formulas and more directly on any Chrome website.

Although Equatio is often thought of as a math tool, Equatio also incorporates science and math formulas, Periodic Table, Scientific Calculator, Molecular Viewer… and drawing or whiteboarding anything within Docs, Slides, Sheets AND Forms!

Easily add equations, formulas, graphs and more to G Suite for Education apps and Microsoft Word.

Resources

• EquatIO Homepage

• EquatIO Academy

• EquatIO Youtube playlist

• EquatIO Support

• EquatIO Google Site

• Equatio mathspace user guides and learning materials | Texthelp

Equatio Accessibility Overview

• Speech-to-math

• Math-to-speech

• Handwriting recognition

• Predictive math

• Visibility

Resources

• Reading EquatIO Math with Read&Write

• Changing The Font Size In EquatIO

• Chrome Options For EquatIO (Speed vs. Quality)

• Changing The Language In EquatIO (ESOL support)

• Using NVDA Screenreading Software With EquatIO (Visually Impaired support)

Accessing Equatio

• Chrome extensions access

  • City Schools Chrome sign in required

  • Pin extension (now auto installs and pins)

  • Google apps (Docs, Slides, Forms, Sheets, Drawings)

  • Websites

  • Mobile

  • PDFs

• Math space

  • Assignments dashboard

Resources

• EquatIO Homepage

• Youtube EquatIO playlist

Practice Using Equatio

• Click to make a copy of this
  EquatIO Interactive Training Guide

  • Use this interactive activity guide during and after the training.

  • Pause the videos to complete the activities, as need.

Resources

• Texthelp: Getting Started with EquatIO (Google Chrome)

• EquatIO Homepage

• Youtube EquatIO playlist

• EquatIO for Google Quick Reference Guide

• EquatIO for Google Quick Reference Guide - Spanish

• EquatIO mathspace Quick Reference Guide

Whiteboard Tool (new as of 2024!)

Use the Equatio whiteboard tool to seamlessly insert the whiteboard content into Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and more with a single click. This seamless integration ensures that your work remains consistent and accessible across all your documents.

Resources

• Introducing Equatio’s new Whiteboard tool | Texthelp

EquatIO Input: Equation Editor with word prediction

Resources

• EquatIO:  How to use Prediction

• List of all current predictive elements

• Underline your math

More Input Methods:
Handwriting, Speech, Mobile, LaTeX

Resources

• EquatIO:  How to use Handwriting Recognition

• EquatIO:  How to use Speech Input

• What Is LaTeX?

• More methods:

  • Mobile (covered below)

  • EquatIO Screenshot Reader (also covered in Web Integration)

EquatIO Input: Graph Editor

Graphing Capabilities

• Graphs are powered by Desmos

• Can include multiple inputs 

• Graph inserts are fully editable

Resources

• EquatIO:  How to use Graphing

• Does Maryland use Desmos for testing? Yes. Read more here.

STEM Tools & Scientific Formulas

• Periodic Table

• Scientific Calculator 

• Molecular viewer

• Scientific formulas

Teacher-Student Workflow

What are the EquatIO workflow options?

• Google Docs

• Google Slides

• Google Sheets

• Google Drawings

• PDFs

• Mathspace

• Forms

*All workflow options can be managed through Google Classroom.

PDF Integration: Accessing

1. Open a PDF using OrbitNote (formerly PDF Reader).

2. Click on the blue EquatIO icon and the EquatIO PDF toolbar will appear.

3. Use may use both PDF toolbars.

Resources

• Using OrbitNote (from Reaching All Learners session within the Online Learning Hub)

PDF Integration with EquatIO

1. Open the EquatIO extension while in OrbitNote (formerly PDF Reader).

2. Add items from EquatIO and OrbitNote into your PDF.

Resources

• Texthelp: Use EquatIO in PDF Reader (now called OrbitNote)

Forms Integration:
Creating Quiz (Teacher)

• Creating Quiz (teacher)

  1. Insert Math

  2. Enable as quiz

  3. Insert correct responses

  4. Add point value

• Completing Quiz (student)

  1. Must be signed into City Schools Chrome browser

  2. Insert Math

Resources

• G Suite Learning Center:
  Create quizzes in Forms

• EquatIO Forms Quiz Workflow Demo (7:06)

Forms Integration:
Completing Quiz (Student)

• Creating Quiz (teacher)

  1. Insert Math

  2. Enable as quiz

  3. Insert correct responses

  4. Add point value

• Completing Quiz (student)

  1. Must be signed into City Schools Chrome browser

  2. Insert Math

Resources

• G Suite Learning Center:
  Create quizzes in Forms

• EquatIO Forms Quiz Workflow Demo (7:06)

• Sample Form response using Insert Mathspace with Screenshot Reader and Smart Shapes

NEW video coming soon

Website Integration

1. Find any website containing math or formulas to capture.

2. Open EquatIO Extension

3. Use the Screenshot Reader tool to drag and capture something from the website (top-left, then down diagonally).

4. Click triple-dots

5. Click 'Edit with EquatIO'

6. Edit your EquatIO math

7. 'Copy math as' button and choose 'Image' or other option.

8. Go to document to insert math

TextHelp DataDesk

1. Access Data Desk

   • datadesk.texthelp.com

   • Sign in with Google

   • Structured based on your Google Classroom.

2. Control student tool access:

   • Features - Turn off/on student tools

3. Analyze TextHelp Usage Data:

• Teacher Analytics

• Admin Analytics (TextHelp admin only)

Resources

• Texthelp Data Desk video