The Desmos calculator tools can be made available to students during the Desmos assessment process in Mastery Connect. They can be activated by a district administrator or assessment facilitator in both formative and benchmark assessments. District administrators and assessment facilitators can manage Desmos calculator settings at the formative assessment and tracker levels.
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Direct your students to log into student.masteryconnect.com. Next, they will enter the test ID number [1] and their student ID number [2], which will open their assessment.
Note: Students may also be able to access the assessment in their student portal.
Your students can now begin their assessment, where they can view the tools and accommodations toolbar [1]. You can expand the toolbar by clicking the Expand Menu icon [2]. The Desmos calculators and the default calculator will display at the bottom of the toolbar [3].
Students can use the Desmos calculators if they have been enabled for their assessment. To open a Desmos calculator, click the Desmos Calculator toolbar option [1]. One of three Desmos basic calculator options will be available: Scientific [2], Four Function [3], or Graphing [4]. If your district has a paid state calculator subscription, your state calculator will also be available here.
You can move a Desmos calculator by clicking the calculator header and dragging it to another area of the browser window [5]. Students can enter their math problems in the calculator input bar [6].