Desmos Activity Teaching Strategies

This video tutorial introduces the Desmos snapshots tool, designed to help teachers effectively use student responses during class discussions. It outlines strategies for planning, monitoring, selecting, and sequencing student work to facilitate productive discussions. The video emphasizes the importance of setting goals, anticipating student responses, and using the tool to draw connections and generalizations in mathematics.

What is the primary purpose of the Desmos Snapshots Tool?

• To provide entertainment during class

• To grade student assignments automatically

• To create quizzes for students

• To facilitate productive mathematics discussions

What should teachers consider before using a Desmos activity?

• The goals for student understanding

• The color scheme of the activity

• The length of the class period

• The number of students in the class

How can teachers monitor student progress during a Desmos activity?

• By using the teacher dashboard

• By timing each student's response

• By observing students' facial expressions

• By asking students to submit written reports

What is the function of the camera icon in the teacher dashboard?

• To record a video of the lesson

• To take a photo of the class

• To start a video call with students

• To capture a snapshot of a student response

What is the advantage of using the student screen view?

• It offers a distraction-free environment for students

• It allows teachers to see all student responses at once

• It enables easy snapshotting of expressions from multiple screens

• It provides a detailed analysis of student performance

How can teachers organize student responses in the snapshots tab?

• By grouping responses by color

• By arranging responses by student names

• By sorting responses alphabetically

• By creating collections based on screen numbers

What is the goal of displaying student work during class discussions?

• To help students make connections using their own thinking

• To fill time during the lesson

• To entertain students

• To showcase the teacher's favorite students

What should teachers do once students finish screen three?

• Display the collection and ask students to describe their thinking

• Move on to the next lesson

• Give students a break

• Collect all student devices

What is the purpose of asking about a 20x20 prompt?

• To pave the way toward generalization

• To confuse students

• To test students' memory

• To introduce a new topic

What should teachers ask when displaying four expressions on screen seven?

• Which expression is the easiest to solve?

• Which expression is the most colorful?

• Which of these are equivalent?

• Which expression is the longest?