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PreTeXt

Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible

6 minute read

The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to app...

Using Doenet Interactives to Facilitate Inquiry

3 minute read

This post describes work of the author funded by National Science Foundation awards #2011807 and #2449139. An essential element of my Team-Based Inquiry L...

Handouts and Worksheets in PreTeXt

6 minute read

We all know that PreTeXt is great for writing textbooks. But did you know that it can also be used to create small, standalone course materials? Perhaps yo...

Updating Your Version of PreTeXt and PreFigure

2 minute read

PreTeXt and PreFigure are under active development - many people are currently improving them, making them easier to use, adding new features, and fixing bug...

Before Class with PreTeXt

4 minute read

As a student, I was frequently guilty of using math textbooks exclusively in order to complete homework problems. If I didn’t immediately know how to comple...

Supporting Active Learning with PreTeXt

2 minute read

While the benifits of using PreTeXt are numerous, one in particular that has been transformative in my own teaching is utilizing the html format of PreTeXt t...

Getting Started with PreTeXt

less than 1 minute read

A quite popular ecosystem for authoring and sharing scholarly documents is PreTeXt. Using PreTeXt guarantees that you can “write once, read anywhere”: once y...

Welcome

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Welcome to MathTech.org! We made this site to keep you updated on all the ongoing developments in technology that support mathematics education and communica...

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PreTeXt,

HTML vs PDF for screen readers

1 minute read

After my last post about writing accessible course materials, someone asked whether the math in the HTML produced by PreTeXT really is any better than what y...

Accessible Course Materials

10 minute read

Update (2025-04-25): Added information about LaTeXML as another alternative for authoring.

PreTeXt for Courses and Slideshows

less than 1 minute read

Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create revealjs slideshows? Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create a course website? I gave a talk toda...

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Runestone

Before Class with PreTeXt

4 minute read

As a student, I was frequently guilty of using math textbooks exclusively in order to complete homework problems. If I didn’t immediately know how to comple...

Welcome

3 minute read

Welcome to MathTech.org! We made this site to keep you updated on all the ongoing developments in technology that support mathematics education and communica...

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Doenet

Using Doenet Interactives to Facilitate Inquiry

3 minute read

This post describes work of the author funded by National Science Foundation awards #2011807 and #2449139. An essential element of my Team-Based Inquiry L...

Welcome

3 minute read

Welcome to MathTech.org! We made this site to keep you updated on all the ongoing developments in technology that support mathematics education and communica...

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accessibility,

HTML vs PDF for screen readers

1 minute read

After my last post about writing accessible course materials, someone asked whether the math in the HTML produced by PreTeXT really is any better than what y...

Accessible Course Materials

10 minute read

Update (2025-04-25): Added information about LaTeXML as another alternative for authoring.

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course-materials,

HTML vs PDF for screen readers

1 minute read

After my last post about writing accessible course materials, someone asked whether the math in the HTML produced by PreTeXT really is any better than what y...

Accessible Course Materials

10 minute read

Update (2025-04-25): Added information about LaTeXML as another alternative for authoring.

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videos

HTML vs PDF for screen readers

1 minute read

After my last post about writing accessible course materials, someone asked whether the math in the HTML produced by PreTeXT really is any better than what y...

Accessible Course Materials

10 minute read

Update (2025-04-25): Added information about LaTeXML as another alternative for authoring.

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Tutorial

Handouts and Worksheets in PreTeXt

6 minute read

We all know that PreTeXt is great for writing textbooks. But did you know that it can also be used to create small, standalone course materials? Perhaps yo...

Updating Your Version of PreTeXt and PreFigure

2 minute read

PreTeXt and PreFigure are under active development - many people are currently improving them, making them easier to use, adding new features, and fixing bug...

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Inquiry

Using Doenet Interactives to Facilitate Inquiry

3 minute read

This post describes work of the author funded by National Science Foundation awards #2011807 and #2449139. An essential element of my Team-Based Inquiry L...

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GitHub

Calling all Guest Posters!

1 minute read

Continuing my series on Getting Started with GitHub, I thought I should point out that you can directly contribute your own guest post to our blog using your...

Getting Started with GitHub

1 minute read

This post is supported by National Science Foundation award #2449139. While anyone in the mathematical sciences should have no trouble engaging in the dev...

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WeBWorK

Welcome

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Welcome to MathTech.org! We made this site to keep you updated on all the ongoing developments in technology that support mathematics education and communica...

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Prose

Welcome

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Welcome to MathTech.org! We made this site to keep you updated on all the ongoing developments in technology that support mathematics education and communica...

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slides,

PreTeXt for Courses and Slideshows

less than 1 minute read

Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create revealjs slideshows? Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create a course website? I gave a talk toda...

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course-materials

PreTeXt for Courses and Slideshows

less than 1 minute read

Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create revealjs slideshows? Did you know that you can use PreTeXt to create a course website? I gave a talk toda...

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Teaching

Before Class with PreTeXt

4 minute read

As a student, I was frequently guilty of using math textbooks exclusively in order to complete homework problems. If I didn’t immediately know how to comple...

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Accessibility

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Training

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PreFigure

Updating Your Version of PreTeXt and PreFigure

2 minute read

PreTeXt and PreFigure are under active development - many people are currently improving them, making them easier to use, adding new features, and fixing bug...

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Features

Handouts and Worksheets in PreTeXt

6 minute read

We all know that PreTeXt is great for writing textbooks. But did you know that it can also be used to create small, standalone course materials? Perhaps yo...

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R

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version-control

Getting Started with GitHub

1 minute read

This post is supported by National Science Foundation award #2449139. While anyone in the mathematical sciences should have no trouble engaging in the dev...

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MathTech

Calling all Guest Posters!

1 minute read

Continuing my series on Getting Started with GitHub, I thought I should point out that you can directly contribute your own guest post to our blog using your...

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Blogging

Calling all Guest Posters!

1 minute read

Continuing my series on Getting Started with GitHub, I thought I should point out that you can directly contribute your own guest post to our blog using your...

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tutorial

Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible

6 minute read

The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to app...

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slides

Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible

6 minute read

The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to app...

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accessibility

Making Partially-Handwritten Slides Accessible

6 minute read

The Problem As instructors work to make digital course materials accessible to individuals who use screen reader technology, a common question is how to app...

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