David Poras
davidporas.bsky.social
David Poras
@davidporas.bsky.social
Exciting Polypad update!

Educators can now create and assign an @amplifyeducation.bsky.social activity directly from a saved Polypad.

Learn more at polypad.amplify.com/p#help-whats-new
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Interested in learning more about the FREE Polypad Virtual Manipulatives from @amplifyeducation.bsky.social? Sign up for the next Polypad webinar on Nov 5th at 7 PM ET. Even if you can’t make it, sign up to receive a link to the recording. tinyurl.com/5fb4m48z
October 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Heading to NCTM? Win prizes, mingle with math teachers, and maybe even bring home the new trivia champ title at the annual Amplify Arcade and Trivia Night on Oct. 16, 2025!

Sign up at go.info.amplify.com/fy25_amplify...

@amplifyeducation.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The 2025 Polypad Art and Music Contest has launched! We invite students from around the world to submit their best creations by June 13, 2025. Additionally, for the first time ever, we’re inviting educators to join the fun! Learn more at polypad.amplify.com/contest
April 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Check out the new Multi-Input Function Machine on Polypad!

Try it out at: polypad.amplify.com/p#functions

Learn more at: youtu.be/JXALi1hpQcE
March 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
For high school, in Buffon's Needle, students approximate Pi using a fun (but inefficient) method. Join the activity here: student.desmos.com/join/ny934f
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
For 6-8 students, in Circle Relationships, students will explore different relationships of parts of a circle: radius and diameter, diameter and circumference, and radius and area. Students will create many different circles and plot the relationship. Join here: student.desmos.com/join/v64g28
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
For K-5 students, in Drumming with Angles, students experience a full circle as one bar of music and each quadrant as a beat. They'll investigate different sectors, compose beats of their own, and solve a variety of rhythmic challenges. Join the challenge here: student.desmos.com/join/ramtgr
March 2, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Learn about the math behind neural networks 🧠. Then, train your own neural network to classify sketches & share them with the class!

Join the challenge here: student.desmos.com/activitybuil...
February 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The Desmos Classroom February Monthly Challenges are live!

In "Shape the Beat," students create music using only the internal angles of different triangles and quadrilaterals. What rhythms can YOU make?

Join the fun with students and teachers nationwide: student.desmos.com/activitybuil...
February 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Check out the new enhanced search experience in Desmos Classroom - one of the most highly requested updates!

Now you can:
✅ Filter by grade, author & language
✅ See results in tabs: All, Activities, Collections
✅ Use the collapse icon for better viewing & search refinement
January 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm excited to share with you the first Desmos Classroom Monthly Challenge!

For January, we invite students to learn about Kolam, a traditional art form from India, and create their own designs. Share this link with students to have them join the global challenge.

student.desmos.com/join/evfqxc
January 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy New Year!

Play around with Prime Factor Circles from @mathforlove.bsky.social at polypad.amplify.com/p#primes
January 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Check out the new Hand Tile on Polypad! It's in the Additional Tools section in the Numbers category.

Learn more about this new tile in this video: youtu.be/Xa7OF-TLC9s

@mathigon.bsky.social @polypad.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 7:24 PM