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Mary Bourassa
@marybourassa.bsky.social
High school math teacher - she/her. Desmos Fellow. #ThinkingClassroom. #MTBoS. Also, mom to four, foodie, dog person.
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Just a reminder to all maths teachers and people who do maths related things that the #MathsToday hashtag is great for sharing what you've been up to 😊 If you pin the feed to your homepage you can also follow what other people are doing in their classrooms. All welcome!

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September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Carl Sagan explains how the ancient Greeks knew the Earth was round and calculated its circumference over 2,000 years ago.
July 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Words cannot express the shock and sorrow we feel hearing that Shelli Temple, @druinok.bsky.social
has passed. Shelli was a connector, a builder, and a believer in the power of community. 🧡 #MTBoS #iteachmath
July 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Did someone say folders?! 📂 👀

You now have more options when saving and sharing. 🎉 Access all your saved graphs across tools in a refreshed view. Share your graphs with more control. Quickly switch between tools. And did we mention folders?

🗒️ Learn more: help.desmos.com/hc/en-us/art...
June 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
@jennalaib.bsky.social Is this slow reveal worthy?
1000km is 1000km but sometimes 1000km can look very different on a map...
June 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My school's Relay for Life event was yesterday. We raised an amazing $146,888.00! The students showed spirit, determination, and community and made us all so proud.
May 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm a little worried that the whole "hell freezing over" thing might be happening today.
May 24, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Back to basics hoodie with @natbanting.bsky.social at #OAME2025
May 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
@gfletchy.bsky.social Nat's a big fan of you.
May 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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🔑🚪It’s time to escape! Check out the newest Desmos escape room!

To play yourself: student.desmos.com/join/3jjxj9
(no need to log in but it will save your progress if you do)

Here’s the teacher link to run it with a class:
teacher.desmos.com/activitybuil...

Have fun!
May 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Check this out @amcsquared.bsky.social!
Wait!

#bloomscrolling is a thing?!?
Resilience is this bulb of purple iris. Over 30 years ago my MIL gave me all kinds of plants for our red clay yard. I planted yellow and purple irises beside the house, some bloomed for a while, then just stopped. Some years one cluster at the corner now blooms.
#Bloomscrolling 🌱
April 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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If you've used any of the resources I have freely shared over the years, perhaps you'd consider making a donation to my Relay for Life fundraising campaign?

I made a #WODB especially for the occasion!

support.cancer.ca/site/TR/Rela...
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
If you've used any of the resources I have freely shared over the years, perhaps you'd consider making a donation to my Relay for Life fundraising campaign?

I made a #WODB especially for the occasion!

support.cancer.ca/site/TR/Rela...
April 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
#MathsToday We continued working on box plots today. This set of box plots representing number of siblings in two classes always makes them scratch their heads. Where's the median for the red box plot?
April 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
#MathsToday Students have been working on their circle geometry art. Created with compass and straight edge.
April 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Lily turns 3 today! She is such an amazing pup! #DogsOfMTBoS
April 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
@fawnnguyen.bsky.social I hope you are having a lovely day :)
April 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Hello friends! I am helping to organize my school's Relay for Life event which will be held on May 30. If anyone is able to donate, I would be so grateful. All money raised goes to the Canadian Cancer Society. support.cancer.ca/site/TR/Rela...
Donate to my fundraiser
Support me at Relay For Life! Please consider donating to my fundraiser -- every little bit counts.
support.cancer.ca
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Hello friends! I am helping to organize my school's Relay for Life event which will be held on May 30. If anyone is able to donate, I would be so grateful. All money raised goes to the Canadian Cancer Society. support.cancer.ca/site/TR/Rela...
Donate to my fundraiser
Support me at Relay For Life! Please consider donating to my fundraiser -- every little bit counts.
support.cancer.ca
April 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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So...what's your point?

Customize your points and text labels with new shapes and outline settings. Check out an example graph here: www.desmos.com/calculator/a...
#mathsky #iteachmath #desmos
March 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Hey @Desmos friends…does anyone have a nice collection of one screen puzzles for students to play in the midst of an activity? Elementary student level appreciated. TIA
March 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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🚨 You can put “-ai” after any Google search you do, which removes all AI-generated results. 🚨
January 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
January 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#MathsToday
Looking at the effect of changing the height or radius of a cylinder in #MTH1W
January 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#MathsToday
Introducing solving a linear system in #MTH1W today.
December 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM