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Markdown & LaTeX Station
Write teaching notes and explanations in Markdown, embed exact KaTeX maths, and preview the finished page live — then take it to the board, into a question, or out as a file you own.
AI can draft. You decide what the class sees.
What Markdown & LaTeX is
Markdown is a simple way to write structured teaching text — headings, lists, tables, and emphasis — without wrestling a full word processor. On TeachForge, that writing sits alongside real mathematical notation through KaTeX: inline maths with $…$ and display maths with $$…$$.
That matters in teaching because explanations and formulae belong together. You can draft a lesson plan, a worked example, or a revision sheet where the language stays readable and the maths stays exact — then preview the finished page as you write.
Why teachers use Markdown & LaTeX
Lesson plans that stay clear
Objectives, steps, and tables in one editable document you can reopen and refine.
Maths notes with proper notation
Inline and display equations that look like STEM teaching expects — not screenshot paste-ups.
Lab reports and write-ups
Aim, method, and results with KaTeX and clean Markdown tables in the same file.
Revision sheets that travel
Topic summaries with key equations you can export, print, or send to the board.
On TeachForge, Markdown & LaTeX is a Workshop Station — built to move from draft to live teaching without leaving the platform.
Inside the Markdown & LaTeX Station
Like the rest of the Workshop, you get a familiar working space: write on one side, see the finished page on the other.
- Markdown editor with a toolbar, word and equation stats, and snippet support
- Live HTML preview with outline navigation, heading anchors, and scroll sync between editor and preview
- Equation Library — sixty-plus named LaTeX equations with KaTeX preview, ready to insert
- Templates for common teaching documents so you are not starting from a blank page
- GFM tables and code fences, plus Mermaid fences when a small diagram belongs in the same note
- Copy HTML, print, share, embed, and one-click send to the Whiteboard
How a note becomes a page
Start from a template, write Markdown, or insert an equation
Pick the path that matches how you like to work.
The preview renders as you type
KaTeX handles the maths; Markdown handles the structure — with LaTeX error cues when something needs fixing.
Export, save, or send it live
Take it to the board, into a question, or out as a file you own.
One document. Many lesson versions.
This Station is document-first rather than slider-driven. Reuse comes from templates, the Equation Library, and saving the Markdown itself — so tomorrow’s lesson starts from today’s solid draft, not from scratch.
Templates as starting instruments
Open a lesson plan, lab report, or revision sheet shape, then rewrite the content for your class.
Equations you can drop in
Pull a named formula from the library instead of retyping every symbol.
Save and reopen anywhere
Keep the Markdown on your device or in My Creations, then compile the same page again later.
Stay close to assessment
Carry clear explanations and exact notation into Quest Ladder prompts and follow-ups.
Prefer writing everything by hand? The editor stays empty until you fill it. Templates and the Equation Library are there when you want speed without losing control.
Ready-made documents to start from
Open a template and reshape it for your lesson:
| Area | What you can open |
|---|---|
| Teaching text | Lesson Plan; Revision Notes |
| STEM writing | Math Notes; Chemistry Notes; Lab Report |
| Equation Library | Sixty-plus named LaTeX equations with live KaTeX preview |
AI help, your way
Need a first draft? Use AI as an assistant — then review, edit, and approve before anything reaches learners.
Copy the prompt
Generate a ready-made prompt and paste it into the chat tool you already use.
Use your own GPU
Connect a local model endpoint in your settings and run generation on hardware you control.
Use your own API key
Add your provider key in settings, choose the model, and generate with your own account.
AI can be wrong. That is exactly why a teacher stays in the loop.
Take the document where teaching happens
- Whiteboard — put it on the live board and adjust it in front of the class
- Quest Ladder — drop it into questions and explanations
- Virtual Lab — reuse it inside interactive lab work
- Community — share what you built, and build on what other educators shared