Why Stop with Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft Word? Type Math in PDFs Too!
31st July 2018 -Math teachers have a lot of worksheets that they’ve compiled over the years. Most are probably handouts that they photocopy year-over-year. Some may have been scanned and converted into PDFs, delivered digitally to students for them to print out or handwrite responses to on a separate piece of paper.
But what if I told you the days of faded photocopies and static PDFs with loose paper responses are a thing of the past? That’s right, you can now type math directly within PDFs thanks to the latest integration between EquatIO for Google and OrbitNote.
Continue ReadingWhat is workplace productivity and how can it be measured?
25th July 2018 -When we talk about workplace productivity, we are referring largely to how much work is accomplished in a particular work environment, over a particular period of time.
When a business is fully operational and functioning at capacity, productivity should, in theory, be maximized. But that’s not always the case...
Continue ReadingHome for good: how can housing providers boost long-term staff retention?
25th July 2018 -Digital transformation is one of the biggest challenges facing housing organisations today. As well as ensuring that tenants aren’t left behind in the digital age, providers must make the workplace a welcoming environment for housing staff.
Continue ReadingEquatIO Mobile: Digital Math in the Palm of your Hand
17th July 2018 -In past blog posts, we’ve discussed the value of technology in math & STEM classrooms. Most notably, technology supports multiple means of representation and expression, it encourages group collaboration, and it provides students with rapid sharing and teacher feedback.
Despite these benefits, I’m sure we can all think of instances where more traditional forms of education still come in handy. For example, there may be some problems that students prefer to solve on a scratch piece of paper. Or, maybe as a teacher, you still find the whiteboard to be the easiest way to present your math or STEM lesson to the entire class.
We want to help you and your students merge these two forms of learning together so that you can experience the benefits of technology no matter what form the math comes in. That’s why we created EquatIO Mobile.
Continue ReadingKeeping grammar and spelling polished in the workplace
12th June 2018 -When you’re under pressure, the risk of making mistakes rises quickly. The cost of those errors can be relatively trivial – like mixing up meeting dates, or unintentionally causing offence to colleagues with a hastily-worded email that gets misread.
Continue ReadingSupporting EAL pupils with technology
12th June 2018 -English as an additional language learners are an increasingly significant part of our classrooms. So too, of course, is technology.
The question then is how do we marry the two and ensure we deliver effective practice with technology? How do we select tools and develop strategies for EAL pupils?
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