GeoGebra 4.4 – from Desktops to Tablets

Abstract

The open source software GeoGebra is rapidly gaining popularity in the teaching and learning of mathematics around the world. Currently, GeoGebra is translated to more than 50 languages, used in 190 countries, and downloaded half a million times each month. In this paper, we offer a brief introduction to the history of the software, introduce its worldwide community, outline new features of the latest version GeoGebra 4.2, and share future software development plans, in particular about the upcoming release of the first GeoGebra Apps for tablet computers.

Keywords

• dynamic mathematics software
• mathematics education
• GeoGebra