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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Shelley! That helps a lot. Appreciate it!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Shelley Haven<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 12, 2018 1:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ATHEN <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Anyone testing out EquatIO?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi, Joseph!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve used EquatIO with some students since back when it was g(Math), prior to being acquired by TextHelp. The video you reference is about a year old, and the current version of the product incorporates various new features — take a look
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/">https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For example, EquatIO now has both Mac and Windows versions for insertion of equations and formulae into Word, including use of both math and chemistry prediction. The Chrome extension now works with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms,
and Drawings. Also, the latest version of EquatIO incorporates Desmos Graphing Calculator and a web-based collaborative application called EquatIO Mathspace. Math created with the product can also be read aloud with Read&Write.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On a side note, I understand that TextHelp has moved to an 8-week development cycle for their Read&Write and EquatIO products, meaning that the development team reviews customer inputs for new and improved features, then makes decisions
and provides regular updates every 8 weeks (often minor, occasionally major).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Shelley<o:p></o:p></p>
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Shelley Haven ATP, RET<br>
Assistive Technology Consultant<br>
<a href="http://www.techpotential.net">www.TechPotential.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Apr 12, 2018, at 7:26 AM, Nast, Joseph <<a href="mailto:Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu">Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.65pt;background:#FFF2CC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The demo video<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1mLUgF-gFs"><span style="color:#954F72">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1mLUgF-gFs</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>showcases
features that look promising for a number of reasons, including:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Predictive math & formulae creation</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.65pt;background:#FFF2CC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The above features alone would easily place it on my short list of “Essential AT”. HOWEVER, EquatIO is, in many ways,
still being developed. John McGowan mentions in the video a number of features (e.g. chemistry formulae content, improved “math only” speech recognition) that TextHelp plans to roll out in the near future, but isn’t in the current version.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.65pt;background:#FFF2CC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Furthermore, as a Chrome plugin, EquatIO seems to be limited to integration with Google Sheets\Docs. It remains to be
seen how a student might use it with something like MyMathLab. I’m also curious how accessible EquatIO might be to a keyboard-only user.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:12.65pt;background:#FFF2CC"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thanks!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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