Digital Tool Project

Abby Harvish
 Desmos
https://www.desmos.com/

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 About Desmos

- Both an App and a

Website
- Many different tools to
use for math
- Free to use for teachers
and students

For test practice: Locked version of calculators listed above and can practice
for assessments coming up for class
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 Benefits For
Those Who Use
Desmos

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 Opportunities for Students
- Able to use whenever (even if you don’t have an account)
- Can create own graphs, geometric shapes, etc., Desmos also has examples for you to
view
- If you want to save projects, create an account and save work for later usage
- Calculators that come in handy
- Even though curriculum available is made for Math 6-9th grade, you can still freely
make you own things
- Accessibility:
- Screen Reader - Read and Write in Braille - Translation in different languages

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Text-to-Speech Voice

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 Personal Use:
Challenge: Struggles with correctly placing in equations without seeing errors

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 Opportunities for Teachers
- You create a free account and can create classrooms for your students
- Many different activities available given from Desmos
- Track/Look at progress students are making

Desmos’ Math Curriculum (is extra)

- Offers Math 6-8 and Algebra
- Both technology and paper activities
- Available in English and Spanish

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Preview of Curriculum:

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 Demo of
Curriculum: Turtle
Race!
https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5d6ea5655db3ca0a50e11450?r=w.ph&c
ollections=5f8a43dd06b0d9a8bd84c3d0%2C5f8a441e06b0d9a8bd84c3d3#preview/366fc
834-888c-43aa-9634-3a3fd54eb19a
Teacher WorkBook and Showing
Options for Activity:

https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/teacherguide/5ddbf9ae009c
d90bcdeaadd7?collections=featured-collections%2C5da6476150c0c36
a0caf8ffb
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Free Activities:

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 How This
Reflects My
Identity

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 It Reflects My Professional
-
Identity
Discovering many uses for technology:
By…
- With the evolution of technology, it is good to learn about new tools
that can benefit learning
- Using the tool for current use and future use for future students
- Finding a tool that has ways of accessibility, for all students to be able to
learn
- Relates to Butler COE’s Shared Commitment of “Embody Inclusive and
Responsive Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring”

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Thank
you!
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 Sources:
- https://www.desmos.com/
- https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/teacherguide/5d
dbf9ae009cd90bcdeaadd7?collections=featured-collection
s%2C5da6476150c0c36a0caf8ffb

- https://www.desmos.com/curriculum?r=w.hd
- https://teacher.desmos.com/?r=w.hd
- https://www.desmos.com/accessibility
- https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/5d6ea5
655db3ca0a50e11450?r=w.ph&collections=5f8a43dd06b0
d9a8bd84c3d0%2C5f8a441e06b0d9a8bd84c3d3#preview/
366fc834-888c-43aa-9634-3a3fd54eb19a

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 Special thanks to all the people who
made and released these awesome
resources for free:

Credits • Presentation template by SlidesCarnival

• Photographs by Pexels

Happy designing!

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