Comments on: Free New Desmos Activity: Transformation Golf

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Diigo Links (Weekly) | Another EducatorAl Blog — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 07:50:58 +0000

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By: Robert Kaplinsky

Robert Kaplinsky — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 16:39:12 +0000

My favorite part about this activity is that it addresses a misconception that I didn’t know I had until about a year ago: I did’t realize that transformations affect the entire plane, just just an object on the plane. The way that this new activity makes this visually palpable is a great step forward. Thanks.

By: Chris Bolognese

Chris Bolognese — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:24:59 +0000

Can’t wait to try this with my students today.

By: JeeYeun Kim

JeeYeun Kim — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:43:54 +0000

I like how Desmos is taking so many things into consideration when developing an interactive activity: teachers’ interviews, research into current tools, etc. That way, they can figure out what the teachers and students really need and will use once it’s out in the world. Teaching transformations in a classroom could be dry because it involves not-so-intuitive notations that many are unfamiliar with. This activity will definitely make this unit more engaging and enjoyable.
My favorite part about this applet is that it has delayed feedback. It is important that the teacher provide students with opportunities to evaluate and critique their own or one another’s conjectures, which is often ignored in applets without delayed feedback. I am definitely going to utilize this when I get to teach transformations and I’m sure my students will enjoy it.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:23:02 +0000

This is fun! I love Reflect, it’s like the knight on a chess board. Essential for Challenge #9

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 21:44:48 +0000

In reply to Alec. Ha ha — stay tuned.

By: Alec

Alec — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:05:34 +0000

Love the activity and would really like to see how you did this in Desmos. Why are you being stingy with the editing rights! Sharing is caring…

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Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:44:41 +0000

[…] of Desmos…hot off the presses is Transformation Golf: Rigid Motion. Dan Meyer writes on his blog here that this activity represents a year’s worth of […]