<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi, Joseph!<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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 at TextHelp’s EquatIO webpage:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/" class="">https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/equatio/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">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).</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hope this helps,</div><div class=""> Shelley</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">
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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Apr 12, 2018, at 7:26 AM, Nast, Joseph <<a href="mailto:Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu" class="">Joseph.M.Nast@lonestar.edu</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 242, 204);"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The demo video<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class=""><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1mLUgF-gFs" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1mLUgF-gFs</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">showcases features that look promising for a number of reasons, including:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 24pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Predictive math & formulae creation<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 24pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Math-to-speech (via R&W plugin)<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 24pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Math-to-LaTex editor<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 24pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Handwriting-to-math recognition<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 24pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><span class="">-<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman';" class=""> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Speech-to-Math creation<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">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.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">If anyone has done any testing or had a chance to get this into the hands of students, I’d love to know what feedback\first impressions you might have.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 24.533334732055664px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Thanks!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 16.866666793823242px;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.600000381469727px; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" class="">Joseph M. 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