Equatio
Equatio
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What is Equatio?
What is Equatio?
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Educators
Students
Equatio is a powerful equation editor that makes it easy to create digital, accessible math. It saves time, lowers stress and eliminates frustration. It makes math and science more accessible and engaging for every student.
Introduction to Equatio
Introduction to Equatio
Check out this short video for an overview of Equatio and its core features and functionality.
Logging In
Logging In
Educators & Students:
The Equatio Chrome Extension has automatically been added to your LEARN Google Chrome profile.
You are automatically logged in to the extension.
Getting Started Tutorials
Getting Started Tutorials
Templates
Templates
Visit this link for Equatio mathspaces, lesson plans, and other templates you can download and use with your students
How Can Equatio Help My Students?
How Can Equatio Help My Students?
For elementary students, Equatio provides a range of tools and resources that can be used to help them develop a strong foundation in mathematical concepts.
For example, Equatio's visual representations, interactive features, and text-to-speech capabilities can be used to help students understand mathematical concepts in a concrete and tangible way.
For high school students, Equatio can be used to support more advanced mathematical concepts such as algebra, geometry, and calculus. Equatio provides a range of tools that can be used to help students understand and solve more complex mathematical problems.
For example, Equatio's tools for creating and submitting work in various formats can be used to help students demonstrate their understanding of mathematical concepts in ways that are comfortable and meaningful to them.
Equatio can be used to support math learning for students at all levels, from elementary to high school, by providing a range of tools and resources that can be used to help students understand and demonstrate their understanding of mathematical concepts in ways that are comfortable and meaningful to them.
Introducing your students to Equatio
Introducing your students to Equatio
Here are two handy videos that you can share with your students to show them what to expect from Equatio.
Equatio Overview
Equatio Overview
We all learn and understand maths in different ways. Equatio creates accessible and engaging learning experiences by giving students choice in what tools to use. Students can create mathematical equations, formulas and more on their computers or Chromebook.
If you’re ready to get Equatio up and running in your classroom, this video covers everything your students need to know to get started.
Equatio Mathspace Tour
Equatio Mathspace Tour
Equatio mathspace acts like a digital whiteboard that students can use to explore new math questions and problems, or draw shapes and diagrams. Using drawings to explain difficult math concepts is a great way to help students get to grips with concepts and demonstrate their understanding.
This video walks through how students can use Equatio Mathspace in their everyday life to make maths and STEM topics more accessible, easy and fun.
Overview of Equatio's Top Tools
Overview of Equatio's Top Tools
Let's get started with Equatio's top four tools: Whiteboard, Equation Editor, Handwriting Recognition and Speech Input.
For each feature listed below, you will find a video and some tips for usage.
Equation Editor
Equation Editor
At its core, Equatio is a really powerful equation editor, so this is the primary functionality of Equatio. It helps students create digital, accessible. Prediction is a huge time-saver as many of your frequently used expressions and formulas are already built in.
Modern keyboards weren’t designed for math/mathematical notation. Equatio’s built-in toolbar makes creating equations less frustrating and more fun for everyone.
Equatio generates alt text on every insert, allowing those students who use screen reader technology to participate in general education math/maths & STEM classrooms.
Using the Equation Editor
Using Prediction
Tips for usage:
Equatio prediction can be turned on or off for certain subject areas?
Click on the blue Equatio menu on the lower left side of the toolbar. Select ‘Options.’ Choose ‘Math Options’.
This window will display the options to turn Prediction on or off in the following areas: Math, Chemistry, or Prediction.
Creating a textbox for equation instructions
Equatio is great for writing out your word problems. You can use the Equatio text editor to write words, and use the math editor to type out your math. This way the text and math will appear on the same line and all of it will be accessible to screen reader users.
Watch this video to learn more
Using keyboard shortcuts
There are also several keyboard shortcuts available in the editor.
Watch this video to learn more.
Whiteboard
Whiteboard
This dynamic tool allows you to draw shapes, arrows, lines, freehand annotations, text entries, and even embed YouTube videos directly onto the whiteboard. The embedded YouTube videos are perfect for integrating tutorials and supplementary materials right into your lessons.
There are many features to like about this whiteboard tool. Let’s start with the customizations. Each shape can be altered to your liking, including color, background, stroke width, stroke style, sloppiness, opacity, and more. You may also notice that right clicking on an item on the whiteboard provides additional flexibility in terms of shape placement, snapping to other objects, removal of the grid paper, alt text, and more.
And that's not all! We’ve included all the shapes you love from Equatio Mathspace, right inside the whiteboard. This means you can access all the math manipulatives from Mathspace right from within the Equatio toolbar.
Handwriting Recognition
Handwriting Recognition
Handwriting recognition enables students and teachers to do math in the way that is most natural to them–writing it down.
Although it is nice to have a touch screen to use handwriting, it is not necessary. You can use your mouse!
Handwriting recognition is pretty accurate. You do not have to have great handwriting in order to use this powerful tool.
Equatio’s handwriting tool enables students to work how they prefer when inputting in a digital format. Students therefore do not need to change their normal way of working, which could reduce anxiety and stress.
Tips for Usage:
Above it states that the Handwriting Recognition is ‘pretty’ accurate. In some cases, depending on the quality of the writing, it can interpret math symbols, numbers, and letters inaccurately. If this happens, simply move over to the right side box and make your corrections using the keyboard, before inserting your math.
Did you know you can scribble out your annotations? Write something down in the freehand box, then with your stylus or mouse, scribble out the item created thoroughly. The item should erase and you will be ready to draw again the item previously created.
Speech Input
Speech Input
Equatio’s speech input tool helps students who can’t or prefer not to use a keyboard, insert math and science expressions verbally.
Students can hear math read aloud to them and use “speech to math,” benefitting all students, especially those with learning difficulties, visual impairments, or language barriers.
Tips for Usage:
Not all math will be able to be created using your voice. Speech to math is great for writing your basic math and making equations.
For a complete list of all things in Speech Input, click on this link.
Handwriting Recognition
Handwriting Recognition
Handwriting recognition enables students and teachers to do math in the way that is most natural to them–writing it down.
Although it is nice to have a touch screen to use handwriting, it is not necessary. You can use your mouse!
Handwriting recognition is pretty accurate. You do not have to have great handwriting in order to use this powerful tool.
Equatio’s handwriting tool enables students to work how they prefer when inputting in a digital format. Students therefore do not need to change their normal way of working, which could reduce anxiety and stress.
Tips for Usage:
Above it states that the Handwriting Recognition is ‘pretty’ accurate. In some cases, depending on the quality of the writing, it can interpret math symbols, numbers, and letters inaccurately. If this happens, simply move over to the right side box and make your corrections using the keyboard, before inserting your math.
Did you know you can scribble out your annotations? Write something down in the freehand box, then with your stylus or mouse, scribble out the item created thoroughly. The item should erase and you will be ready to draw again the item previously created.
Speech Input
Speech Input
Equatio’s speech input tool helps students who can’t or prefer not to use a keyboard, insert math and science expressions verbally.
Students can hear math read aloud to them and use “speech to math,” benefitting all students, especially those with learning difficulties, visual impairments, or language barriers.
Tips for Usage:
Not all math will be able to be created using your voice. Speech to math is great for writing your basic math and making equations.
For a complete list of all things in Speech Input, click on this link.
Speech Input
Speech Input
Equatio’s speech input tool helps students who can’t or prefer not to use a keyboard, insert math and science expressions verbally.
Students can hear math read aloud to them and use “speech to math,” benefitting all students, especially those with learning difficulties, visual impairments, or language barriers.
Tips for Usage:
Not all math will be able to be created using your voice. Speech to math is great for writing your basic math and making equations.
For a complete list of all things in Speech Input, click on this link.
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