Equator Physics Software


	Q: How can I take advantage of Equator's problem sequencing to do animated presentation? A: Here is the way - somewhat edited - an experienced teacher told us animations can be made. "I use Equator to prepare presentations of example problems. I use a Mac, and if it is a simple problem, I just use a screen capture program to take a snapshot of the whole problem. (I usually use the program Grab that comes with OS X.) "If there are more steps I will create a video of the procedure using Snap Z Pro X. I play the videos with sound file narration. I pause the videos during the presentation and interact with the students if I think I need to." "In the video I use the note option to write out the question. (I make the font size a little larger). I have also used Equator to make tests. Again I use the note option for each question and have one problem per screen." "Right now I am only using the videos during class. I have thought of putting them on the school intranet so students would have access to them. (When I record video in Snap Z Pro I can change file settings to get smaller files, but file size is not important when I just use it for presentations.)" Back to FAQ page