Desmos Activities and Features Overview

The webinar introduces participants to Desmos activities, providing instructions for engaging in a Desmos activity as a student and exploring the teacher dashboard features. The presenter, Heather Russo, explains how to find and assign activities, and offers resources for further learning. The session concludes with a Q&A segment.

What is the main purpose of the webinar hosted by Heather Russo?

• To introduce new Desmos features

• To explore Desmos activities and their classroom applications

• To discuss the history of Desmos

• To provide technical support for Desmos users

In the Turtle Crossing activity, what are participants encouraged to do?

• Read a textbook chapter

• Sketch graphs and observe outcomes

• Watch a video tutorial

• Complete a written test

What is the purpose of the scaling machines activity?

• To learn about graphing calculators

• To understand scaled copies and their characteristics

• To explore historical mathematicians

• To practice algebraic equations

Which feature of the teacher dashboard helps maintain student anonymity?

• Pacing

• Anonymize

• Pause

• Highlight

How does the pacing feature benefit classroom activities?

• It records student attendance

• It allows students to skip activities

• It helps keep the class together and facilitates discussions

• It provides answers to students

What does a dash symbol indicate in a Desmos activity?

• The screen contains incorrect responses.

• The screen has a warning symbol.

• The screen is for reading or watching only.

• The screen needs human interpretation.

Which tab on the Desmos dashboard allows teachers to view student responses?

• Snapshot Tab

• Summary Tab

• Teacher Tab

• Student Tab

What is the purpose of the snapshot tool in Desmos?

• To highlight and save student responses for discussion.

• To assign activities to different classes.

• To provide a preview of upcoming activities.

• To pause student screens during activities.

Where should teachers go to find and assign Desmos activities?

• student.desmos.com

• teacher.desmos.com

• help.desmos.com

• dashboard.desmos.com

What is a recommended way to organize Desmos activities for future use?

• By creating a new account for each activity.

• By emailing them to students.

• By saving them to a collection.

• By printing them out and filing them.