Using the Blackboard and Using the Blackboard and WebCT Equation EditorWebCT Equation Editor

Bob MathewsBob MathewsDirector of TrainingDirector of TrainingDesign Science, Inc.Design Science, Inc.

System Requirements• WebEQ equation editor included in:

• Blackboard 5.5 and later• WebCT 3.7 CE and later

System Requirements• WebEQ equation editor included in:

• Blackboard 5.5 and later• Available in

• Content Authoring• Virtual Classroom/Collaboration Tool• Assessments & Surveys

• WebCT 3.7 CE and later• Available in

• Content Module• Discussions• Mail• Assessment questions (not answer choices)

Also called the “Math and

Science Notation Tool”

Also called the “Math and

Science Notation Tool”

System Requirements• WebEQ equation editor included in:

• Blackboard 5.5 and later• WebCT 3.7 CE and later

• Mac users need to be running OS 10.3.5 and above with Safari or Netscape, and Java 1.4.

Using the Editor• Log in to your course & go to CP

(Blackboard) or content (WebCT).• I’ll use Blackboard for this session.• We’ll add a question to an exam…

Using the Editor (cont.)

• Point and click, or keyboard shortcuts• The palettes

Layout templatesAccent paletteFence paletteTrigonometry paletteCalculus paletteMatrix paletteArrow paletteOperator paletteRelation paletteSet theory paletteLogic paletteGreek letters palette

Using the Editor (cont.)

• Point and click, or keyboard shortcuts• The palettes• Keyboard shortcuts

• Program shortcuts• ctrl-c copy• ctrl-v paste• ctrl-x cut• ctrl-z undo

Using the Editor (cont.)

• Point and click, or keyboard shortcuts• The palettes• Keyboard shortcuts

• Template shortcuts• ctrl-r insert <mrow>• ctrl-f or ctrl-/ insert <mfrac>• ctrl-b or ctrl-_ insert <msub>• ctrl-p or ctrl-^ insert <msup>• ctrl-Q insert <msqrt>• ctrl-R insert <mroot>• ctrl-P insert parenthesized

expression

<mrow>• Generic layout element in MathML• Some specific uses for WebEQ:

• Control stretching of parentheses:

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<mrow>• Generic layout element in MathML• Some specific uses in WebEQ:

• Control stretching of parentheses.• Eliminate ambiguity.

• WebEQ’s templates automatically include one

<mrow><mstyle>Don’t use!

<mtext>Add text to formulas.

<mrow>• Generic layout element in MathML• Some specific uses for WebEQ:

• Control stretching of parentheses.• Eliminate ambiguity.

• Using templates in the Editor automatically adds an <mrow>.

• You can also add it manually.

ing it up…

• In both Bb & WebCT, you can use the Equation Editor pretty much any place you need a formula or equation.

• Can be used with IE and Gecko, but works better with IE on Windows and Safari on the Mac.

• Palette-based + keyboard shortcuts.• Importance of the <mrow> element.