@MathButler

Dad, Husband, Math Teacher @Desmos @DesmosClassroom Fellow he/him ❤ Volleyball and Crochet @jedbutler@mathstodon.xyz

 Murrieta CA
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Joined May 2012
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Jedidiah retweeted
Desmos@Desmos8 Oct 2024
Step 1: Plot your data in a table Step 2: Click on the ‘add regression’ icon ✅ Done! → Learn more about ✨new table regressions✨ in our help center: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art… → Keep up with What's New🎉 at Desmos: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art…
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Jedidiah retweeted
Desmos@Desmos25 Apr 2024
🚨Recursion🔁 is now LIVE in Desmos!🚨 Now go tell a friend to tell a friend to tell a friend to… → Explore this graph: desmos.com/calculator/xgdvqd… → Learn more about recursion syntax and see more examples: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art…
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Jedidiah retweeted
Desmos@Desmos17 Nov 2023
The Desmos Global Math Art Contest is here! Have a graph that you’re proud of? We’d love to see it. Submissions open December 1st. Learn more at blog.desmos.com.
Image. The Desmos Global Math Art Contest is here!

ALT Image. The Desmos Global Math Art Contest is here!

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"I wish I was a math person"
Frame 1: Person labeled "anyone" saying "I wish I was a math person" to a genie. Frame 2: Genie says "It is done." Frame 3: "Anyone" said "Nothing's changed." Frame 4: Genie says "Correct."

ALT Frame 1: Person labeled "anyone" saying "I wish I was a math person" to a genie. Frame 2: Genie says "It is done." Frame 3: "Anyone" said "Nothing's changed." Frame 4: Genie says "Correct."

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Let the kids build some intuition before you “teach” them anything. Pretty please. #ElemMathChat
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New post: Simplify? What is the goal? When is it appropriate? How much is too much? blog.mathed.page/2023/08/10/… #mtbos #iteachmath #mathed

Simplify?

We ask students to simplify expressions in various arenas: fractions, order of operations, radicals, and no doubt other topics I’m not recalling right now. What is the purpose of this? When is it a…

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.@Fractiontalks #fractiontalks Hundreds of options where that came from.
Michaela Epstein@MathsCirclesOz19 May 2023
A neat puzzle- 1. Shade any 2 sections 2. What fraction of the square is shaded? 3. What other fractions are possible? Impossible? This puzzle kicked off discussions at an online Maths Teacher Circles session.
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Students rarely spend time with regards to the relationship of numbers, and general truths about them being odd/even. Strengthening this early on supports future precision/interest in arithmetic.
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I made a new escape room in Desmos! Desmos Escape 2: The Museum Play it here: student.desmos.com/join/tq5t… You don't have to log in, but if you do it saves your progress in case you want to come back to it.
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And if you haven't played the first one, here it is again: student.desmos.com/join/m9jv… Keep an eye out for some fun call backs in the second.
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Jedidiah retweeted
Dan Meyer@ddmeyer11 May 2023
🌴 Okay I paid the fee and played with Khan Academy's AI chatbot Khanmigo. I also watched Sal Khan's recent TED talk. I think it's the most impressive use of AI in schooling that I have seen to date and also ... danmeyer.substack.com/p/ai-c…
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Jedidiah retweeted
Desmos@Desmos12 May 2023
🥳The next generation of the Desmos Geometry Tool is here! The new (beta) version is now connected with the power & depth of our Graphing Calculator. You can read all about why we built this new, dynamic tool on our blog: blog.desmos.com/articles/geo… #DesmosGeometryBeta
Branding Image: The next generation of Desmos Geometry in here! Now in Beta. Desmos Studio PBC

ALT Branding Image: The next generation of Desmos Geometry in here! Now in Beta. Desmos Studio PBC

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Desmos 幾何学ツールが進化... !!!?? なんだこれは...!! desmos.com/geometry-beta
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Hey @Scholastic we need to talk… I need you to be brave. Love, Kelly Yang
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Replying to @robertkaplinsky
Thinking is what we do when we don’t know what to do.
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The entire math edu world would be a lot less annoying if people could remember that the following things are different: * remembering facts * memorizing the steps of an algorithm * being able to solve a problem in one specific way 1st and 3rd are essential, 2nd is usually bad.
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Physical math manipulatives should be available for students during assessments, including standardized assessments! #mtbos
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Polypad Puzzles, Activities, and Lesson Plans (mathigon.org/tasks) with @desmosclassroom are loading ... @MathigonOrg #mtbos #iteachmath #mathchat #mathclass
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Jedidiah retweeted
Desmos@Desmos15 Nov 2022
Turn your equations and graphs into art and prizes! The Desmos Global Math Art Contest is BACK with some exciting changes. Entries are due by January 15, 2023. Learn more at blog.desmos.com/articles/art…
The Global Art Contest is back!

ALT The Global Art Contest is back!

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Just think of all the wondering our students would naturally do if we hadn't made it "cost" so much (academically, socially, etc.)
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