Classroom Activities with Desmos

This session will explore classroom activities provided by Desmos (https://teacher.desmos.com). These activities utilize technology tools to allow students to experience problem solving and math modeling in an engaging environment. We will provide an overview of the activities, demonstrate how you could use these in your classroom, and talk about our experience using them with students.

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Desmos Calculator
www.desmos.com

Desmos Help
http://learn.desmos.com

Desmos YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/desmosinc

Desmos Teacher Activities
https://teacher.desmos.com/

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#1: Marbleslides: Lines
https://teacher.desmos.com/marbleslides-lines

Video of middle schoolers using Marbleslides.
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/marbleslides-madness/

#2: Function Carnival
https://teacher.desmos.com/carnival

#3: Polygraph
https://teacher.desmos.com/polygraph/

#4: Tile Pile
https://teacher.desmos.com/tilepile

#5: Estimating a Line of Fit
http://bit.ly/1X49l68

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Conference:
SDCTM
Huron, South Dakota
February 2016

Presenters:
Kevin Smith
Instructor of Math Education
Dakota State University
Twitter: @KevinSmithSD

Eric Ruppelt
Secondary Math Ed Student
Dakota State University