GeoGebra Review 2024- Make Maths Fun for Everyone!

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Picture this: You are writing the step-by-step solution of a math problem on the whiteboard while explaining each step to your students. You are trying to make the class interesting by inserting jokes during the lecture. You are explaining the solution in detail so that your students understand it. In the end, you have become totally worn out with all the speaking and writing.

You turned around and asked for a review of the lecture from your students. The majority told you that the lecture was complicated or boring. Some will tell you they don't like math and some will say they want you to revise the lecture. This would surely make you devastated as you have put your whole energy into the math lecture. 

This situation means that your students are not performing well because math is not their cup of tea. This thing would make you anxious and worried about their future. 

There is one way to solve this problem. And, this method is using GeoGebra in your classroom. This math software is unique and can greatly help you in engaging your students and make math interesting for them. 

What is GeoGebra?

GeoGebra is a free and open-source math application and software that can help students and teachers in learning math. It enables them to access open and unlimited math resources that are arranged and written by various math educators around the globe. Various developers and math experts keep adding resources and tools to this software, making it an innovative math suit for everyone.

It contains gamification aspects just like Kahoot has. It has augmented reality aspects, animation elements, quizzes, exploration activities, practice activities and various calculators that have different tools. 

It focuses on students in grades 4 to 8 and teaches them calculus, statistics, algebra and geometry in an interactive and fun way. Unlike Rocket Math, it doesn't teach the basics of Math but advanced features of it. You can find free math resources and a calculator suits it that can help students understand various concepts of advanced math in a fun way.

Teachers can integrate it into their LMS or can make their online courses or teaching resources from it. 

Features of GeoGebra

Free Math Resources

You will find various math resources on this software that are free to use and made by different math teachers around the globe. These resources are of different types and present in various categories. It provides resources in Algebra, Geometry, Measurement, Number Sense, Operations and Statistics field. You will find hundreds of resources in these categories.

These resources are either books, PDFs, worksheets, practice questions and exploration activities. It helps students learn, practice and explore different aspects of math in their daily lives. 

You can make your math worksheets or resources on this platform, too, as it has JavaScript and graphs integrated into it. So, you don't need to go into complexities. Moreover, you can edit already present resources to tailor them according to your class objectives.

Moreover, the thumbnails of resources are animated. Practice and exploration activities have interesting animations that give gamification aspects to them. Students can drag and drop on these animations to solve the math practices and activities.

Calculator Suite

You can find various types of calculators on this platform that you can use by paying a small amount to it. Every type of calculator serves different purposes and contains hundreds of tools and resources in them. If you start learning and exploring the calculator tools through the resources, it will take you 15 to 20 hours to understand them. Udemy has even introduced a tutorial course to understand and use GeoGebra calculator tools.

Let's discuss a few types of these tools. You can add different shapes, such as circles, lines and geometric shapes, through the calculator. You can use a compass tool on this platform for your geometry tasks. Ray tool, Vector tool, Angle bisector tool, select objects tool, regular polygon tool, Circular sector, arc tool, Circumcircle sector and many more are present on this platform. There are various types of calculators available:

Graphing Calculator: In this calculator, you will have two screens. The half-screen will be covered with a graph and the other half-screen will contain space for algebraic equations. You can write in latex format over there and a graph of that equation will form on your screen. Or, you can do the opposite. A tool section is available on the upper menu. In it, you can see various tools such as measure, line, circle, slider and many more. You can create a graph through them and it will give you the latex equation of that graph.

CAS Calculator: It is known as a computer and algebra system calculator. You can use it to solve mathematical equations, calculus problems, differentiation, integration, matrices, and many more. You will see a calculator on your screen that you can use to input mathematical expressions and solve them.

Scientific Calculator: It is the same as the handheld calculator that we use daily. You will find a calculator on the screen, and you have to type a simple mathematical expression, and it will give you the answer.

Geometry Calculator: It contains tools and algebra equation format on the half screen and the graph on the next half screen. You can insert different shapes, angles, compasses and other tools on the graph. Or, you can create the graph by inserting any algebraic equation.

3D Calculator: In this calculator, you can see the graphs in 3D formats with various tools to perform different tasks. This augmented reality aspect makes the graph appealing for students.

Probability Calculator: You can use this calculator to analyze distributions. The half screen contains the settings you need to do to analyze and the half screen contains the graph. You can make changes and reflect on them as you want.

Math Practice

You can find a free math practice app on this tool. This will take you through a step-by-step solution to various math problems that can make it easy for you to understand them. After the tutorial, it will ask you to practice extra questions so that you can understand and remember the solution.

This app uses augmented reality and animation aspects to make math practice interesting. It will give you the tutorial in the form of augmented reality or through animations. Then, you have to do the practice by dragging and dropping different numbers and equations in it. This would make the math practice easy and understandable. At the end of your practice, it would throw confetti on the screen that can be amusing and exciting for young learners.

Notes

It has a free notes app, too, that can enable you to add various math equations and lecture notes in diverse ways. You can add images, equations, texts, graphs, web elements, PDF, audio, video, mindmap or any element from GeoGebra in it. Moreover, you can highlight, delete or add text to it as you write and save your lecture notes. You can use a pen, ruler, protector, eraser, and different shapes and colors tools in your notes as you want.

How to Use GeoGebra Software?

You need to open GeoGebra.org on your Chrome to go to the website. Here, you need to sign up to use the tool. On the main interface, you can see calculators and resource options. On the side menu, you will see the apps option.

If you click on the apps option in the side menu, it will take you to various apps of GeoGebra. It contained calculators, notes, resources and practice apps. On the mobile, you have to download your desired app to use it. On the desktop, you can directly start the app by clicking on the start button present under every app.

When you open any application, you will see different tools and interfaces in it. To understand how to use that application, you can download the Geogebra manual from its official resources. That would explain how to use this app without any difficulty.

Technical Features of GeoGebra

Integration with LMS: You can integrate it into any LMS you want such as Google Classroom. In this way, you can use it in your classroom.

Apps for Every Device: You can download its apps on Android, iOS and desktop. You can even use it on the web on your desktop.

Free to Use: You can use its apps and resources for free. For calculators, you have to pay some fees.

GeoGebra Exam Mode: This app can meet the exam regulations requirements in your region as it provides various exam modes for teachers and students. It helps teachers take paper-based exams while restricting access to various online software and websites while students attempt the exam.

Embedding GeoGebra Apps: You can embed various apps or calculators of GeoGebra on your website with ease.

Conclusion 

GeoGebra is an online software that is free to use and contains various tools and features for everyone having a love for math. It can change the scenario of your classroom where you can use multimedia, augmented reality, animation videos, and gamification aspects to teach math. You can use different math resources that could meet the needs of individualized learning needs of pupils. Students can have fun attending the lecture and making notes in its modern note-taking app. So, every math teacher should use this software.

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