My Take
Easy to pick up, lots of scope to improve lessons (i.e. self marking, more interaction, use of card sorts and graphing calculators) but overall its fantastic if you put the effort in. Spend time over the summer trying things out and try it in the classroom!
How I Use It
I use this instead of a powerpoint when teaching live now. During the pandemic I taught using this online, and students would log in and complete work with me helping those who struggled. On the whole it was a time-consuming process to create good interactive resources but you can copy slides from other places. Now with some students online and all of them with access to ipads in lessons, they do starters/intro work with me and then complete exercises on the software.
More community reviews for Desmos
LUNJIE Z.
May 2, 2022
Very useful for mathematical formulas, and for visualizing them.
Very useful for mathematical formulas, and for visualizing them.
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Kevin Z.
May 2, 2022
Highly customizable and quick to use
Since this teaching tool is completely online, it's very accessible to students and all setup required is just going to the website. Rather than downloading a calculator so that I can display visuals of certain equations, I can put them up with ease. The tool is fast and streamlined but does take a bit of getting use to, to utilize it at its full potential. However, its still a great tool and worth it to learn as an educator, and to teach to students.
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Sejal S.
May 1, 2022
Great visual to teach math concepts
I believe that this tool makes it easier to show a visual perspective for mathematical concepts and how different types of equations look on the graph. I liked that it is an easy software to learn and utilize. It is also accessible for anyone to use and does not cost extra money, so students can use it as support when learning and completing classwork.
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