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Math equations in RISE
What are your recommendations for creating accessible math equations in RISE content? We need these to be accessible to students using screenreaders. Can we input MathJax/ML etc into RISE? Or is the only option to add each equation as an image with alt text description or maybe create a Word document with these equations, both of which are very time consuming. Please advise as we'd like to continue building in RISE, but need to ensure that these are accessible for users.
Hello everyone, 🎉
I’m happy to let you know we released a new update for Rise 360. This update adds the following feature:
- Build math equations using LaTeX syntax and revise them by adding color and alt text.
There’s nothing to install for web apps. New features and fixes are immediately available, though you might need to publish your Rise 360 course again.
Let me know if you have any questions about this update or the new feature.
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The lack of math equation implementation in Rise 360 is, literally, the ONLY reason I won't subscribe to articulate 360. To display equations as images is very limiting and takes away the responsive nature of Rise courses. I'm begging you to let me give you my money by implementing this feature.
This feature is necessary and we often go to other tools for any courses with even basic math.
An equation editor would be amazing!
This is definitely a feature that is needed. Accessibility is so important, and STEM subjects need this functionality to make their courses accessible for all learners when using tools like Rise!
Please add an equation editor!! This thread has been ongoing for 3 years
Hi Neil,
You can use an Embed block (Multimedia > Embed) to insert a Math equation from a third-party source.
In the below screenshot, I used Google Docs' Equation editor to create the function and use the Share functionality from Google to grab the link. I then inserted this link in a simple <iframe> code using the following syntax:
<iframe src="link here"></iframe>
This works for Microsoft Word online. I haven't explored other third-party Math equation editors but as long as they have a share functionality, it should work.
This solution is viable for an isolated equation in a main block, but what if you want to have an equation appear in a process block, or an interactive figure?! What we need is an in-line equation editor that is available everywhere that text can appear. Perhaps an addition to the Quick Insert options would be a way forward? It wouldn't allow equations to appear on the same line as text, but it would certainly be an advance on what's (not) available at the moment!
Hi Christopher,
This is an interesting solution but it's utmost hard to maintain a course if your equations are in a different location than your course.
It would work for occasionally displaying graphs but it wouldn't work for a full course on a scientific topic where you need to display online equations and formulas.
Can someone try to add a desmos graph to a rise course for me ? I don't have access to the solution right now.
<iframe src="https://www.desmos.com/calculator/fuxgkfw7eu?embed" width="500" height="500" style="border: 1px solid #ccc" frameborder=0></iframe>
Kind regards
An equation editor is a must have for our team. Even when building in Storyline, certain symbols cause the program to crash and we have to resort to using images of the equations with alt text.
If we could simply build equations in Rise, we wouldn't have to search for and use complicated workarounds.I too would love to see a math equation editor, but I have had some success with using symbols that can be copied and pasted as text into Rise. Here is the link: https://coolsymbol.com/ It's not perfect, but it is free and provides a wide range of math equation symbols. I also use this site to paste arrows and other icons as part of the student instructions. Below is a screenshot of some of their math symbols.
I hope this helps!
We need this as well!
This needs to be added ASAP. One of the main things holding Rise back is the lack of a good math equation solution.
