MyScript Calculator by Vision Objects converts handwriting into mathmatical symbols and numbers. A few trials with this app reveals that it does a really good job at recognizing a variety of symbols, even what may be considered sloppy handwriting. Drawing a line through a symbol or digit that you don't want will remove it right away.
At the heart of this app is its need to balance the equation. Therefore, anything a user does to the left of the equal sign will be balanced to the right (and vice versa). When it expects another number, it provides a light gray question mark that the user can write directly over.
This calculator can be used in the classroom in conjuction with counters/manipulatives to demonstrate mathematical concepts. One student remarked that she liked it because it gave her the answer, but it was evident that her conceptual understanding of how and why multiplication works was increasing.
MyScript Calculator can do some pretty advanced mathematics, but I rate it a must-have for the basics that it does: recognizing handwriting and balancing equations.
not the best video, but I was teaching and filming at the same time! Thanks for understanding. :)
