Desmos
On this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome Dan Meyer from Desmos to discuss how we can provide better integration strategies between Technology and Mathematics. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com. TechEducatorPodcast.com Follow us Live on Video: http://www.TeacherCast.tv Leave a Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail Email: feedback@Teachercast.net Twitter: @TechEdShow Hashtag: #TechEducator Hosts Jeff Bradbury - TeacherCast.net - @TeacherCast Sam Patterson - MyPaperlessClassroom.com - @SamPatue Jennifer Judkins - TeachingForward.net - @JennJudkins Josh Gauthier @mrgfactoftheday Alexa Schlechter @AlexaSchlechter About Dan Meyer Twitter: @ddmeyer Blog: http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ 6 years teaching math Mathematical Mindsets: https://www.youcubed.org/mathematical-mindsets/ Desmos, digital textbook / curriculum Desmos Links: www.Desmos.com Tutorials, curriculum, PD for teachers; http://learn.desmos.com/ https://teacher.desmos.com/ About our Desmos: Desmos wants to help every student learn math and love learning math. But “every student” is a lot of students so we create digital math tools and let the Internet take them to anyone who wants them. We built the best-in-class HTML5 Desmos graphing calculator, which millions of students around the world use for free. That calculator catches stellar reviews in app stores and from happy users on Twitter. We also create activities on top of that calculator, helping students use a powerful tool to experience all the curiosity, beauty, and sense that math has to offer. Those activities were used so often by so many teachers around the world that we decided to create an Activity Builder, helping every teacher create digital math activities that equal and exceed the activities we create ourselves. Our user community multiplies every year and that community has requested year’s worth of new features. We sustain that growth through our partnerships with publishers and other math education companies who want to add our technology to their products. Show Topics How do you know you're in a high-functioning technology-using math class? What are the signs? How does Desmos distinguish itself from other math edtech companies? The sea change we're seeing in math edtech away from videos and multiple choice questions, towards eliciting and connecting hand-drawn student work. Suboptimal uses of Tech in the Math Classrooms: Headsets, consuming information, responding to forced multiple choice Devices for use outside of class not being leveraged for connecting; can lead to isolation Examples of ways in which technology can be used effectively in the Math classroom: Collaboration with technology When students type in responses to Desmos online activities, kids will see 3 responses from other students (outside of their class) to remind students there are peers learning the same things Foldables, interactive notebooks, math rap Exploration, can be a great way to help develop vocabulary Desmos works on any platform, web-based, unique in many ways, beyond basic computation, activities focus on having students explain their thinking, feedback where math ties back into a real-world example, grades 6-12 focused Polygraph World of Function: https://teacher.desmos.com/polygraph/custom/560c208c23f5c0020628c3eb Bottleflip: http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/bottleflipping-the-lessons-you-throw-back/ https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/five-new-ways-reach-your-goals-faster-g-suite/ Jo Boaler’s Book https://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Mindsets-Unleashing-Potential-Innovative/dp/0470894520 Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying Educational Podcasting Today or other shows on the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by commenting on iTunes today. 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