Even more ways & places for digital math for Windows and O365 users
28th October 2020 -We recently made some changes under the hood in the EquatIO Menu, so now there's even more ways and places users on Windows and O365 can use EquatIO to make math digital, including a new unified login, full toolbar support for Word Online and an integration with Microsoft Powerpoint. Read on to find out more...
Continue Reading8 EquatIO Activities to Celebrate Halloween in your Math Class
27th October 2020 -At Texthelp, we love Halloween. After all, it gives you the opportunity to take things that are normally scary (spiders, ghosts, clowns) and turn them into something fun. After all, who doesn’t love a good costume party?!
Continue Reading10 ways neurodivergent thinking can help us adapt to an unusual world
16th October 2020 -We are all adjusting our lives in these unprecedented times, and you cannot help but think: are we in a movie where a superhero comes in and saves the world?
Continue ReadingWe’ve partnered with Lexxic to help you support neurodiversity and inclusion at work
16th October 2020 -We’re pleased to announce our recent partnership with Lexxic, an occupational psychology consultancy that specializes in neurodiversity in the workplace. Together, we’re on a mission to help organizations empower neurodivergent employees and make the workplace more inclusive for everyone!
Continue ReadingHow to make sure the future of blended working is bright for neurodivergent employees
16th October 2020 -The Covid-19 pandemic has shifted everyone’s focus on what the future of the workplace will look like. With social distancing measures in place, and restrictions on the number of people allowed in areas at one time, the future of modern workplaces could be a focus on blended working.
Continue ReadingIntroducing Rapid Reviewer - a quick way to score mathspaces
14th October 2020 -About six months ago, I was doing a demo for some potential customers, and I had just wrapped up my presentation showing how the workflow between teacher and student works inside EquatIO mathspace. On opening the floor to questions I was asked, “do you have to open each individual mathspace to score and provide feedback? I can’t imagine having to grade 120 assignments.” My last teaching role was teaching Algebra to middle school aged students and I saw anywhere from 115-130 students every day, so shortly after the call I remember thinking, we can defintely do better to speed this process up!
I shared the feedback with our team of developers, pointing out that the workflow was very labor intensive. So we set to work on improving the process. So now, I am excited to introduce you to our new Rapid Reviewer...
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