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The Math App

The Math App

Note on using the Context Menu for Copy/Modify/Paste

  • The examples show the use of the Context Menu for edits. 

  • While typing the terms can occasionally seem faster, we use the Equation Context Menu:

    • ​Used here for demonstration reasons.

    • For Time Savings gained using that method. This menu usage enables Intelligent Notes to make accurate and useful suggestions. 

Editor Examples

LiveShare for students and teachers:

  • File Grab-Bar buttons with LiveShare and RaisedHand features. (here)

  • LiveShare feature with teacher sharing with multiple students. (here)

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Context Menu:

  • Opening the Context Menu. (here)

  • Context Menu Modification Options. (here)

  • Font Color Options and Row insertion. (here)

  • Alternate Paste Options with Calculator. (here)

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Sidebar and Header buttons:

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Duplicate Row and other features: ​

  • Distributive property. (here)

  • Ctrl-D  Duplicate Row and Remove Red Lines (here)

  • Create and paste Intelligent Notes . (here)

  • Group rows in to collapsible Sections. (here)

  • Change Font color. (here)

  • Use font colors and one-click copy/paste on complex solutions. (here)

  • Error free factoring. (here)

  • Use [ X/Y ] to create and use identity fraction. (here)

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Specialty Keyboards:

  • Ensure Accuracy with specialty soft keyboards and integrated calculator. (here)

  • Using integrated Calculator. (here)

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Drawings:

  • Create and Label drawings with simple copy/paste. (here)

  • Drawing shapes and Graphing Calculator. (here)

On this Page

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Colors:

  • Gray is not shared, Editable

  • Blue is currently shared, Read-only

  • Green is currently shared, Editable

Buttons

  • [ Prev Page ] will open the previous page in the file.

  • [ New Page ] creates a page at the end of the file.

  • [ Delete Page ] deletes current page.

  • [ Duplicate Page ]  creates a copy of the current page and puts it at the end. 

  • [ Hand ] turns orange to signal the teacher/tutor that help is needed.

    • Teachers can monitor the entire class, in-person and remote, and assist where needed. ​

    • Provides a private method for students to ask questions they may not wish to ask publicly.

    • Provides for students to work at different speeds and still get timely help when needed. 

  • [ Edit Request ] will set this account as the current editor. It doesn't fail. ​

    • Only one account is allowed to edit a file at a time. ​

  • [ Live Share ] will share this file/page with the accounts listed in the Register Page.

    • The Register Page setup is shown here.​

  • [ Next Page ] will open the next page in the file.

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File Grab-Bar

 Equation Context Menu

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  • Live Share can also be used for teaching.

  • This video shows one teacher and 3 students but other options are available. 

    • The number of students can be very large​.

    • The Students can be located in classroom or remote, or both. 

    • The in classroom could also directed onto a large screen for the whole class. 

  • Other benefits of this method

    • The solution can include much more detailed annotations for explanation than is typically done on a whiteboard. 

    • The solution can be included with the homework files, so students have instant access to the class lecture. 

  • This example shows the Share contact's list includes the students with which we're sharing.

  • It shows the shared file automatically shows up when shared. 

  • This example does NOT use 3rd party sharing apps like Zoom or GoToMeeting. 

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Live Share Teaching

  • The Context Menu opens with selected terms which can then be modified, colorized and pasted.​

  • For these opening methods, the cursor/pointer must be over the desired terms. Or the terms already selected.

    • Right-Click.​

    • Ctrl-M  (Cmd-M) for devices with a keyboard. 

    • [ Menu Button ] (top-right) of button bar.

    • Virtual Mouse (for touch devices)​

 

  • 4 types of Context Menus​

    • Equation Menu for rows/sides​.

    • Selection Menu is the same with one field.

    • Comment Menu.

    • Drawing Menu for adding shapes.

Equation Context Menu

Modification Options:​​

Row 1:

  • [ Plus ]  insert a Plus sign on left side of Selection.

  • [ Minus ] insert a Minus sign on left side of Selection.

  • [ (...) ]     wrap Selection in Parenthesis.

  • [ 1/X ]    create a fraction with one over the Selection.

  • [ X/Y ]   create an Identity Fraction from the 2 sides of the Selection.  Subsequent click flips the fraction.

  • [ Sqrt ]  wrap Selection inside Square-root symbol.

  • [ Sq ]      raise the Selection to the power of 2.

  • [ Plus ]   insert a Plus sign to right side of Selection.

Row 2:​

  • [ [...] ]       wrap Selection in Square Brackets.

  • [ {...} ]      wrap Selection in Braces.

  • [ Plus/Minus ]  Insert the plus/minus symbol on left side of Selection.

  • [ X/[] ] create a fraction with Selection over an Empty Box. Subsequent click will flip the fraction to put Empty Box in numerator.

  • [ (-[]) ]    Negate and wrap Selection in Parenthesis.

  • [ Copy note/color ] Include the Row Note and any color in the Selection.

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Color selection:

  • [ Green ] The Math App typically uses Green to mark the answer. Simple Right-click and clicking this button marks the selection to Answer. 

  • [ Highlight ] Highlights selection yellow.

  • [ Font Red ]         Changes font color to Red.

  • [ Font Green ]    Changes font color to Green.

  • [ Font Orange ] Changes font color to Orange.

  • [ Font Blue ]       Changes font color to Blue.

  • [ Font Default ] Changes font color to Black.

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Row insertion types:

  • [ Cmt Above ]  Insert a comment row above Selection.  (closes the menu)

  • [ Cmt Below ]  Insert a comment row below Selection.   (closes the menu)

  • [ Eq Above ]     Insert an equation row above Selection. (closes the menu)

  • [ Eq Below ]      Insert an equation row below Selection. (closes the menu)

  • [ Drawing ]        Insert a drawing row below Selection.     (closes the menu)

  • [ Insert into Cmt ] Removes the row label and notes and formats for a comment.

  • [ Del Row(s) ]   Delete the Selected row.                                (closes the menu)

  • [ Esc  - Close ] Close this menu. [Escape key] also works.

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These are simple modifiers
and Row insertion.

Calculator options row:

  • Calculate the result if terms are Numeric.

  • [10^x] will change the result to exponential mode.

  • [.00]  will increase or decrease the significant figures. 

Alternate Paste behaviors:

  • [ Locate Cursor ] enables the use of arrow keys to position the cursor for the insertion.

    • Touch Devices: Arrow keys are on the left side bar help for placement as location with finger touch is difficult.​

  • [ ->2x ]         will change the Selection's in place.

  • [ ->2x-del ]  will change the Selection's in place and read-line the selection.

  • [ Swap Sides ] Swap the sides of an equation row. Note that > or < are NOT considered during this swap. (closes the menu)

  • [ Do It (Enter) ] With [ Locate Cursor ] set, clicking here or <Enter> will paste at the cursor. (closes the menu). 

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Calculator options row:

  • [ Group ] the selected rows into a section that can be collapsed/expanded. 

  • [ Hide/Show ]  all Note Shapes

  • [ Note Shapes ]  Insert a Note Shape from dropdown menu.

  • [ Delete ] Note Shapes.

  • [ Clear ]  Row colors. 

  • [ Row color ]  Opens row color menu. 

  • [ Cell color ]  Opens cell color menu. 

  • [ Font color ]  Opens font color menu . 

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Touch device cursor control: 

  • [ Mouse ] opens a virtual mouse for pixel accurate placement, using finger (or mouse) control.

  • Shift-Arrow is the most common method for selection.  [ Shift-Lock ] and [ Arrows ]  (with home/end) on the editor's left sidebar provide accurate and simple selection on Touch devices.

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  • The Distributive Property is shown using the Context Menu and canceling terms with red-lines. 

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  • The Duplicate Row feature, also shown, uses Ctrl_D to copy the equation and removing the red-lined terms.

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  • Selection is done using several methods that are common to standard editors. 

  • The Math App has several ways to make this easier. These also open the Context Menu:

    • Right-Click a cell selects the side.

    • Right-Click the Equal's cell selects the row.

    • Right-Click a comment selects the comment.

  • Shift-Arrow is the most common method:

    • [ Shift-Lock ] and [ Arrows ] on the editor's left sidebar provide it's use on Touch devices.

  • Cursor Drag-Select works but can be difficult with small terms especially on touch devices.

    • A virtual [ Mouse ] helps with cursor placement to provide pixel accurate placement. 

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  • The units are red-lined using Shift-Arrow-Delete and Ctrl-D to copy the equation/row and removes the red-lined terms.

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  • The Integrated Calculator feature is demonstrated here by selecting the numerical terms and Ctrl-R to calculate the terms, red-line the selected terms and insert the Result.

  • The Intelligent Notes feature demonstrated here, generates comment suggestions based on previous operations.

 

  • Mathematics often requires use of existing terms to modify an equation. Right-Click selection works for editing but knowing where terms are from is critical for learning.​​

  • The Row-Note comment fields on rows B2 and B3 are hidden and the arrows that terminate in those notes are hidden when the [>] button is clicked. 

 

  • The Group-Hide feature demonstrated here hides rows that have been grouped using the Section Group feature. The [ Label B- ] is clicked to hide the B-Section.

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  • Right-Click Select is used on the equality cell to select the whole row.

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  • The [X/Y] and [( )] buttons used to create an identity term that is pasted into the equation and used to convert miles to feet and then from feet to meters. 

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  • Shift-Arrow-Delete will then be used to red-line the canceled units and Ctrl-D to drop them.

  • Specialty Soft Keyboards, like the Chemistry Keyboard used here, ensures accuracy by inserting complex values directly from the periodic table.

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  • Shift-Arrow is used to red-line canceled units and Ctrl-D to drop them.

 

  • The Integrated Calculator feature is demonstrated here by selecting the numerical terms and Ctrl-R to calculate the terms, red-line the selected terms and insert the Result.

  • Right-Click Select and Touch Paste are used to label the sides of a right triangle directly from equations in the problem statement, after it is inserted using the Drawing Menu and clicking the [ Rt-triangle ] shape button. 

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  • Right-Click Select and Touch Paste are also used to copy the Pythagorean theorem equation and square-root both sides at the same time with a simple click of the [sq-root] button.

Editor Header: 

  • [ Esc... ] buttons provide the expected function as the short-cuts normally used on physical keyboard.

  • [ Deg/Rad ] button sets Degrees or Radians for trigonometry calculations.

  • [ Copy ] same as [ Ctrl-C ] 

  • [ Paste ] same as [ Ctrl-V ] 

  • [ Zoom ] in or out, same as [ Ctrl+- ]

  • [ Menu ] opens the Context Menu, same as Right-Click.

  • [ PopUp ] hide/show pop-up tool tips.

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  • Right-Click a drawing to open the Drawing Context Menu. 

  • Select the desired shape and touch the drawing to place the shape.

  • Resize the shape using the top-left Cursor which resizes around the center point. 

  • Relocate the shape using the center cursor.

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