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For those of you following us on Twitter, you know we love hearing stories of your students using Desmos. And when we actually get to see this in action, whoa that’s a treat!

Last week, several teachers who recently added Desmos to their teaching toolbox tweeted snapshots of just this.

First up is Allison Morris, aka @amorris426:

Next, Devin Shoening, from Council Bluffs, Iowa (aka @dschoening):

And finally, Rebecka Peterson, aka @rebeckamozdeh, a math teacher from Oklahoma who created a trigonometry lesson with Desmos:

We’ll be sharing more photos as they come in. If you have any you’d like to share, tweet them to @Desmos, post them on our Facebook wall, or shoot us an email.

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Interested in using Desmos with your classroom? Teachers - set up a free web demo with us for you and your colleagues and receive some awesome perks. Learn about Desmos from its creators, revamp your lesson plans, and see how our calculator makes teaching math more fun and engaging. Send us an email to get this set up!

Hi mathlings! It’s been over a year since we launched at TechCrunch Disrupt NYC, where we first unveiled our browser-based education software. Today, our founder & CEO, Eli, sat down with Jordan Crook at Disrupt SF to talk about Desmos, the calculator, and what’s ahead. Check out the full video below:

When we first started focusing on building a web based calculator, we planned on modeling the software on the current hardware out there, since it was what people were familiar with. For example, we thought we’d only show about 10 equations at a time (why would you ever need more than that?). We were quickly convinced otherwise. After Desmos power user Shaunak graphed the Aston Martin logo with 100 expressions, we realized that the potential for creating mathematical art was astonishing. We decided to let go of any preconceived notions of how a calculator should look and act, and build something completely new.

For the record, the most equations to date in a graph is 480, in a fantastic chess board creation by Eric. Can you beat that? Hint: try a cartoon character - those are among the most intricate and stunning graphs we’ve seen!

In short, we’ve learned, changed, and grown a tremendous amount since our launch last year, and we have our wonderful users to thank for that.

It’s the end of August, so you know what that means…National Trail Mix Day on August 31st! It also happens to be our favorite time of year here at Desmos - Back to School!

To some students, this means a new Spiderman lunchbox or set of limited edition colored pencils. For teachers, it’s time to get the lesson plans in order, finish up the summertime PD, and greet the next group of kids.

To many students, Back to School translates to an exhausting search through the depths of dimly lit basements to find their dusty old graphing calculators. If this fails, it means dropping a chunk of that hard-earned summer cash on a clunky calc.

Students have said it themselves - check out what’s happening on Twitter. Battery issues, money woes, and general panic. (For more, just search “graphing calculator”… people come up with creative ways to express their disdain!)

Yikes. Luckily there’s another way. At Desmos, back to school means one thing - making our calculator your go-to tool for math exploration. In honor of Back to School, we’re on a mission to show teachers, students, and math enthusiasts that there’s something better out there.

Share the math love! Teachers - set up a free web demo with us for you and your colleagues, and receive some awesome perks. Learn about Desmos from its creators, revamp your lesson plans, and get a sweet package of Desmos goodies!

Message us on Facebook, Twitter, or via email to schedule.

Let’s kick off the school year in style.