Desmos Features and Activities Overview

The webinar introduces participants to Desmos activities, focusing on the Turtle Crossing and Scaling Machine activities. It explains how to use the teacher dashboard, assign activities, and engage students. The session includes a Q&A and concludes with closing remarks.

What is the main purpose of the initial activity in the webinar?

• To gather feedback on Desmos

• To introduce participants to Desmos

• To evaluate participants' teaching methods

• To test participants' math skills

In the turtle journey activity, what are participants asked to do?

• Create a story about a turtle's journey

• Evaluate the effectiveness of Desmos

• Solve math problems using Desmos

• Design a new Desmos activity

What is the focus of the scaled copies activity?

• Learning advanced graphing techniques

• Exploring new Desmos features

• Creating complex mathematical models

• Understanding the concept of scaled copies

What tool is used in the card sort activity to determine scaled copies?

• A graphing calculator

• A computer simulation

• A set of cards

• A mathematical formula

What is a key characteristic of a scaled copy discussed in the activity?

• It changes shape

• It maintains the same angles

• It has a different color

• It is always larger

What is the primary purpose of the anonymize feature in Desmos?

• To display student names

• To speed up the activity

• To ensure student privacy

• To hide the teacher's screen

How does the pacing feature benefit classroom activities?

• It hides student responses

• It lets teachers control the flow of screens

• It speeds up the activity for all students

• It allows students to skip screens

What does the student tab in Desmos allow teachers to do?

• View the activity from a student's perspective

• Edit student responses

• Access the teacher's dashboard

• Send messages to students

What is the function of the 'sync to me' feature?

• It allows students to work independently

• It syncs the teacher's screen with the students'

• It pauses the activity for all students

• It directs all students to a specific screen

How can teachers assign activities to different groups of students in Desmos?

• By hiding screens

• By creating smaller classes or using session codes

• By using the anonymize feature

• By using the sync to me feature