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What is Desmos?
What is Desmos?
Desmos is a free suite of math software tools including:
Fun fact! Eli Luberoff, the founder and CEO of Desmos, is from Amherst! His bio on the Desmos site says:
For as long Eli Luberoff can remember, he's been an informal tutor helping friends and family with homework. Back in his hometown of Amherst, Mass, he remembers occasionally doing his brother's math homework in elementary school in return for a ride to KFC. His motivation (aside from food) has always been a love for teaching. He started tutoring professionally in high school, and has been a volunteer/peer/professional tutor ever since.
How to Use Desmos
How to Use Desmos
Accessibility Features (Video)
Accessibility Features (Video)
An overview of accessibility features built into Desmos, watch this short (3 mins) video and then explore the accessibility features in greater detail here.
Watch this recording of a presentation that Tiffany Thibodeau gave on 16 April 2020 (50 mins) or review the notes here.
How to provide written feedback to students directly in their screens. Watch the short video above (0:45) or check out additional tutorials on written feedback here.
Desmos Tutorials
Desmos Tutorials
Self-paced tutorials on Desmos learning tools. If you're new to Desmos activities, start by reviewing how to use them here!
Sign up for upcoming webinars or watch previously recorded webinars on a number of topics, from using Desmos to assess learning to specific tools & strategies.
Watch the short video above to learn more about teacher.desmos.com, a collection of curated classroom activities created by teachers and free to use.
From Desmos about this page: This is a crowd sourced bank of activities. While you will find more quantity of activities than teacher.desmos.com, you will need to assess the quality of each activity yourself. It is free to share, and free to use/remix under the licensing of Desmos activities. Please give attribution in appropriate ways.
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