From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sankalp Subject: Re: How do teachers use org-mode Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2012 06:32:30 +0530 Message-ID: References: <4F2AC538.9000309@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=bcaec51d284c45148804b804df02 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:33032) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rt7YF-0006Se-L9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:00 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rt7YE-0000wM-3f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:55 -0500 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:36353) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Rt7YD-0000wG-Vg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:02:54 -0500 Received: by vbip1 with SMTP id p1so2678177vbi.0 for ; Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:02:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: brian powell Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --bcaec51d284c45148804b804df02 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Brian, On 2 February 2012 23:24, brian powell wrote: > * Dear Venkatesh Choppella: Thanks for the notes on teaching OrgMode etc.: > While reviewing your class notes and emails to your class about OrgMode and > TeX/LaTeX I came across your suggestion to students to play with: > > http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html > > ** Detexify can be useful; but, this may give your students more > traction/uses: > > http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html > ^^ This is awesome! :D > > ---which not only suggests an equivalent TeX/LaTeX; it provides a MathML > suggestion as well. > > *** Disclaimer: I have no relations to visionobjects.com that I know of > (but the example site looks free to play with at least). > > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Scott Randby wrote: > >> I use org-mode to keep track of grades and all other information I >> collect on students. I make great use of tables, table formulas, tags, >> headlines, and lists. I can compute a grade in milliseconds. Entering >> data is a snap. Since everything is plain text, I can add comments with >> ease and use git to keep track of everything. >> >> Scott Randby >> >> On 01/31/2012 11:10 PM, Venkatesh Choppella wrote: >> > Dear Org-mode users: >> > >> > I am using org-mode this semester to host my course notes. For me >> > > ... > We'll relay this to the class, and to the instructors too, while we're at it. Thanks a lot, -- Sankalp (Teaching Assistant for Dr.Choppella's IT Workshop course) --bcaec51d284c45148804b804df02 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Dear Br= ian,

On 2 February 2012 23:24, brian powell <briangpowellms@gmail.com><= /span> wrote:
* Dear Venkatesh Choppella:=A0Thanks for the= notes on teaching OrgMode etc.: While reviewing your class notes and email= s to your class about OrgMode and TeX/LaTeX I came across your suggestion t= o students to play with:


** Detexify can be useful; but, this may give your students more trac= tion/uses:


^^ This is awesome! :D
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---which not only suggests an equivalent TeX/LaTeX; it = provides a MathML suggestion as well.

*** Disclaimer: I have no relations to=A0visionobjects.com that I know = of (but the example site looks free to play with at least).

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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Scott Randby <srandby@gmail.com> wrote:
I use org-mode to keep track of grades and all other information I
collect on students. I make great use of tables, table formulas, tags,
headlines, and lists. I can compute a grade in milliseconds. Entering
data is a snap. Since everything is plain text, I can add comments with
ease and use git to keep track of everything.

Scott Randby

On 01/31/2012 11:10 PM, Venkatesh Choppella wrote:
> Dear Org-mode users:
>
> I am using =A0org-mode this semester =A0to host my course notes. =A0 F= or me

...=A0

We'll relay this to the class, and to the instru= ctors too, while we're at it.

Thanks a lot,

--
Sankalp=
(Teaching Assistant for Dr.Choppella's IT Workshop course)
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