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  • Page 1 TI-Navigator™ Reference Guide...
  • Page 2: Important Information

    Important Information Texas Instruments makes no warranty, either express or implied, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, regarding any programs or book materials and makes such materials available solely on an "as-is" basis. In no event shall Texas Instruments be liable to anyone for special, collateral, incidental, or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the purchase or use of these materials, and the sole and...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TI-Navigator computer tools... 7 Creating and managing your teacher account... 8 Using calculator screen options... 11 Logging in to TI-Navigator on your calculator ... 12 Logging in to TI-Navigator (student instruction) ... 13 The TI-Navigator calculator home screen ... 15 TI-Navigator calculator tools ...
  • Page 4 Finding transferred files ... 55 Changing the unprompted file location ... 55 Viewing file properties... 56 7 Running interactive activities ... 59 Introduction to the Activity Center tool ... 59 Configuring activities ... 68 Changing the graph window settings... 79 Saving and loading activity settings ...
  • Page 5 10 LearningCheck™ Creator ...159 LearningCheck™ Creator Main Window ... 160 Creating a new document ... 162 Specifying document properties ... 162 Adding questions ... 165 Adding specific question types... 166 Creating a question with a pull-down blank... 171 Editing Presentation Sequence... 175 Adding questions from the Item Bank...
  • Page 6 15 Legal Information ... 273 Texas Instruments Support and Service ... 273 TI-Navigator™ 3.x License Agreement 274 TI LearningCheck 3.x License Agreement... 286 Privacy Policy ... 294...
  • Page 7: Getting Started With Ti-Navigator

    This section provides basic information about TI-Navigator, including information on both the computer software and the calculator software. Starting TI-Navigator™ on your computer You can start the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system from your computer’s start menu. To start TI-Navigator on your computer Click Start >...
  • Page 8: The Ti-Navigator Computer Home Screen

    The TI-Navigator computer home screen The TI-Navigator computer home screen provides the tools and options you need to run TI-Navigator. Below you can see an example of the TI-Navigator computer home screen with its main parts labeled. Following the TI-Navigator computer home screen, you can find detailed explanations of each labeled part.
  • Page 9 Below you can see an example of the Classroom tab with its main parts labeled. The example below shows the Classroom tab in Student List view. Note: Getting started with TI-Navigator Ê Ë...
  • Page 10 Student List view. Tools tab The Tools tab contains three main sections, including The Activity Center and Networked Software, Tasks, and Utilities. Each section contains icons that link to a particular tool in the TI-Navigator software. Ì Getting started with TI-Navigator...
  • Page 11 TI-Navigator. Ë Activity Center icon Navigator tool you can use to create and run interactive activities with your class. Ì . Icons that launch task tools in the TI-Navigator software,...
  • Page 12 Class Record. You can remove a single action or multiple actions. (See “Removing items from the Class Record” on page 23.) Í Î Ï Ð . A folder that contains the files . Button that lets you remove selected Getting started with TI-Navigator...
  • Page 13: Ti-Navigator Computer Tools

    Some of the tools are part of TI-Navigator, while other tools are optional. This section describes different tools you can use in TI-Navigator, as well as how to launch them. The TI-Navigator computer tools Activity Center –...
  • Page 14: Creating And Managing Your Teacher Account

    TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system. Your teacher account lets you log in to the TI-Navigator network from your calculator. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator on your calculator” on page 12.) After you create your teacher account, you can later change your password or your user name.
  • Page 15 Click To change the password of your teacher account Make sure you are not logged in to the TI-Navigator network on your calculator. Click Tools > Teacher Preferences The Teacher Preferences dialog box opens.
  • Page 16 Click Reset TI-Navigator clears the current password. Enter a new password. Click Getting started with TI-Navigator...
  • Page 17: Using Calculator Screen Options

    To change the user name of your teacher account Make sure you are not logged in to the TI-Navigator network on your calculator. Click Tools > Teacher Preferences The Teacher Preferences dialog box opens. Enter a new user name. Click Using calculator screen options The TI-Navigator™...
  • Page 18: Logging In To Ti-Navigator On Your Calculator

    Your computer and your students’ calculators communicate through the TI-Navigator network. You do not have to log in to the TI-Navigator network on your computer to communicate with your students. However, if you plan to participate from your calculator during the TI-Navigator class session, then you must also log in to the TI-Navigator network from your calculator.
  • Page 19: Logging In To Ti-Navigator (Student Instruction)

    Below you can find instructions you can use to tell your students how to log in to the TI-Navigator network. Before your students log in •...
  • Page 20 If you do not know your user name or password, ask your Note: teacher. Select The TI-Navigator Home screen opens. From the TI-Navigator Home screen, you can use the TI-Navigator activities, network apps, and transfer capabilities. Getting started with TI-Navigator...
  • Page 21: The Ti-Navigator Calculator Home Screen

    The TI-Navigator calculator home screen In the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system, the home screen on the calculator provides the tools your students need to interact with you using the TI-Navigator network. You can also use the TI-Navigator calculator home screen to interact with your students. Below you can see an example of the TI-Navigator calculator home screen with its main parts labeled.
  • Page 22 If you have not already done so, begin the class session. (See “Beginning and ending class sessions” on page 20.) Log in to your calculator. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator on your calculator” on page 12.) Press the number of the calculator tool you want to launch.
  • Page 23: Managing Classes

    When you start using the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system, one of the first things you should do is create your classes. Make sure you create a class for each of the class periods you plan to teach with TI- Navigator.
  • Page 24 The file can be a CSV file or comma/tab delimited text Note: file. Click Open The Import Status dialog box opens telling you how many students TI-Navigator successfully imported. (Optional) If some students did not import successfully, click View Details to determine the problem. Managing classes...
  • Page 25: Selecting A Class

    You can create many classes in the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system. To view or start a class, you must select it from a list of the classes in the Current Class section of the TI-Navigator computer home screen. To select a class If you have a class session running, end it.
  • Page 26: Beginning And Ending Class Sessions

    While a class session is running, you can perform TI-Navigator’s communications functions with the selected class. You cannot use TI-Navigator to interact with your class until you begin a class session, and you cannot begin another class in TI-Navigator until you end the current one.
  • Page 27 In the menu, click -or- In the Classroom tab, click The Classroom tab changes the class view to Student List. To change the class view to Seating Chart Click the Classroom The Classroom tab opens. The contents of the Classroom tab vary depending on the Note: selected class and view.
  • Page 28 In the menu, click -or- In the Classroom tab, click The Classroom tab changes the class view to Seating Chart. To change the class view to Student Portfolio Click the Classroom The Classroom tab opens. The contents of the Classroom tab vary depending on the Note: selected class and view.
  • Page 29: Removing Items From The Class Record

    Class Record at any time. To remove items from the Class Record In the Class Record, click the item you want to remove. TI-Navigator highlights the selected item in the Class Record. Managing classes View > Classroom > Student Portfolio...
  • Page 30: Removing Classes

    Click Removing classes If you have a class you no longer need, you can remove it from the TI- Navigator™ classroom learning system. When you remove a class, TI- Navigator removes the class from the software and removes the file on the hard drive that correspond to that class.
  • Page 31: Managing Student Accounts

    The TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system typically contains many student accounts associated with one or more classes. Each of your students must have an account to access TI-Navigator on their calculators. This section contains information on creating and managing your students’ accounts.
  • Page 32 If you want to create a password for your student, select the blank password entry box and enter a new password. (Optional) Enter a display name. If you leave the display name blank, TI-Navigator uses the Note: student’s first name as the display name.
  • Page 33: Checking Student Login Status

    Your students can also have an App exited status that is not indicated in the TI-Navigator window. The App exited status occurs when students exit the NavNet App on their calculators but are still logged in to the TI- Navigator network. While students are in an App exited state, they can only receive forced actions and respond to screen shot requests.
  • Page 34: Sorting Student Information

    Within the Classroom tab, drag each student’s icon to the location that you want. The TI-Navigator software moves the student icons to the new locations. Do not place one student’s icon on top of another students’ Note: icon. If you do this, you will only be able to see one of the student’s icons.
  • Page 35: Using The Student Portfolio View

    Click the column title of the list you want to sort. TI-Navigator sorts the selected list. If you want to sort the selected information in the opposite order, click the column title again. Using the Student Portfolio view The Student Portfolio view in the Classroom tab displays a list of students in the selected class with the scores they have received for each assignment included in the Student Portfolio.
  • Page 36 Sorting information in the portfolio view Click the column title of the list you want to sort. TI-Navigator sorts the selected list. If you want to sort the selected information in the opposite order, click the column title again.
  • Page 37 A dialog box displays to confirm that you want to remove the student. Click The student is removed from the portfolio view. Note: Removing the student from the portfolio view does not remove the student from the class. To view assignment details Click the assignment name and right-click to open and view the .caf file.
  • Page 38: Resetting Student Passwords

    Resetting student passwords The TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system maintains the privacy of your students’ passwords. Because of this, you cannot retrieve passwords for your students if they forget them. However, if necessary you can reset your students’...
  • Page 39 Click The next time your students log in, instruct them to enter passwords of their choosing. To reset student passwords for individual students Select a class of the student whose password you want to reset. (See “Selecting a class” on page 19.) If you have a class session running, you must end it to select Note: the class.
  • Page 40: Changing The Classes Of A Student

    Changing the classes of a student Occasionally your students may move to a different class, or they may take more than one of your classes. The TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you change your students’ classes when necessary. You cannot change the classes of students who are logged in to Note: the TI-Navigator network.
  • Page 41 The Classroom tab opens. The contents of the Classroom tab vary depending on the Note: selected class and view. Click the student you want to edit. Click Class > Edit Student The Student Properties dialog box opens. Click Assign Classes The Assign Classes dialog box opens.
  • Page 42: Changing Student Names And Identifiers

    Changing student names and identifiers After you add your students, you may find that you need to change one of their names or identifiers. In the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system, there are five different names and identifiers associated with your students, including: •...
  • Page 43: Moving A Student To Another Class

    Click or click Edit > Cut TI-Navigator removes the student from the class and places his or her student account information on the Clipboard. From the Current Class drop-down list, select the class where you want to move the student.
  • Page 44: Copying A Student To Another Class

    When you have students in more than one of your classes, you may find it convenient to simply copy them from one class to another. Copying students saves you the time of entering all of their information again. You cannot copy students who are logged in to the TI-Navigator Note: network.
  • Page 45 Click the student you want to remove. Click Class > Remove Student The TI-Navigator software asks if you are sure you want to remove the student. Click The TI-Navigator software removes the student. Managing student accounts tab.
  • Page 46 Managing student accounts...
  • Page 47: Exchanging Files With Students

    For example, if you collected a file from a calculator’s RAM, when you send the file the TI-Navigator software will send it to RAM. However, if you send the file from your computer, then you can select where the TI-Navigator software sends the file by changing the file’s settings in Windows.
  • Page 48 TI File Properties The TI File Properties tab opens. At the bottom of the dialog box, click the area of calculator memory where you want the TI-Navigator software to send the file. Click To send files from your computer If you have not already done so, begin the class session. (See “Beginning and ending class sessions”...
  • Page 49 The Select file(s) to send dialog box opens. The default file filter is set according to the class type (TI-73 or Note: TI-83). Only appropriate file types will be sent. Navigate to the file you want to send and click it.
  • Page 50 • To send the file to an individual student, click then click the student. If you had any students selected in the Classroom tab, the TI- Note: Navigator software already has them selected. If you want your students’ calculators to receive the file immediately,...
  • Page 51 Repeat step 6 for each file you want to send. Select Send The Transfers Complete screen opens after the TI-Navigator software sends the file(s) to the calculators of all of the students in your class. Exchanging files with students Enter...
  • Page 52: Sending Files (Student Instruction)

    Student Point of View: point of view. To send files during collections If you have not already done so, log in to the TI-Navigator network. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator (student instruction)” on page 13.) Select 3: TRANSFERS The Transfers screen opens.
  • Page 53 Select 3: TRANSFERS The Transfers screen opens. Select 2: SEND TO TEACHER The Send Var screen opens. Note: The list of valid items to transfer varies by device type. Navigate to the file type you want to send and press The Send Var Selection screen opens.
  • Page 54: Collecting Files

    The TI-Navigator software sends the file(s) to your teacher’s computer and notifies you when the transfer is complete. Collecting files You can collect calculator-compatible files (such as lists, matrices, and EDC files) from your students’ calculators to your computer. You can have a forced or unforced file collection.
  • Page 55 • To collect the file from an individual student, click and then click the student. If you had any students selected in the Classroom tab, the TI- Note: Navigator software already has them selected. If you want to force collect the file, select students now If you want to remove the file from the students’...
  • Page 56: Receiving Files (Student Instruction)

    Navigate to the collect folder you want and click it. 10. Click Finish If you force collected the file, the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system collects the files from the selected students’ calculators to your computer. If you collect the file unforced, students can send you the file from the transfer screen after they log in to their calculators.
  • Page 57: Deleting Files From Calculators

    To receive files If you have not already done so, log in to the TI-Navigator network. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator (student instruction)” on page 13.) The TI-Navigator Home screen opens. Select 3: TRANSFERS The Transfers screen opens. Select 1: AUTO SEND/RECV The TI-Navigator™...
  • Page 58 If you want to delete file already listed in the dialog box, navigate to the file you want to collect and click it. -or- If you want delete a custom file not in the dialog box: Click CUSTOM The options for custom files open. Enter the file name.
  • Page 59: Checking The Status Of File Transfers

    • To delete the file from an individual student’s calculator, click Students If you had any students selected in the Classroom tab, the TI- Note: Navigator software already has them selected. If you want to force delete the file, click...
  • Page 60: Canceling File Transfers

    Canceling file transfers If you change your mind about a file transfer, you can cancel the transfer in the Class Record. Canceling file transfers stops the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system from transferring more files. Any files TI- Navigator transfers before you cancel remain on the students’...
  • Page 61: Finding Transferred Files

    In the Class Record, click the file whose transfer you want to cancel. Click Edit > Remove From Class Record Record TI-Navigator asks if you’re sure you want to remove the action. Click Remove TI-Navigator stops the file transfer and removes the file from the Class Record list.
  • Page 62: Viewing File Properties

    Select Directory The Select Directory window closes. In the Class Properties dialog box, click TI-Navigator changes the location where it saves unprompted files to the one you have selected. Viewing file properties Each file that you send or collect has a set of properties that you can view.
  • Page 63 Click Edit > Record Item Properties The Properties dialog box opens displaying the file’s properties. Exchanging files with students or click Record Item Properties...
  • Page 64 Exchanging files with students...
  • Page 65: Running Interactive Activities

    Running interactive activities The Activity Center tool in the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you run interactive activities with your students. With the Activity Center tool, you can teach your students about lists, graphs, and equations. You and your students can create and exchange activity data such as lists, plots, and equations.
  • Page 66 Activity Center window Ê Í Ê . Controls that let you configure, start, pause, and Activity controls stop your activities. Ë Quick Poll launcher from the Activity Center tool. Ì . Controls that let you alter the Activity Center tool Window controls window.
  • Page 67 List tab Ê Ë Ì Ê Create new list button dialog box where you can create new lists. Ë . Fields where you can enter list or point data for the Data entry fields data set. Use the Ì . Table that shows data sets of lists or points. Data set table Running interactive activities .
  • Page 68 List - Graph tab Ê Ê Í Î Ï Ð Ê Create new list button dialog box where you can create new lists. Ê Frequency Plots button for a selected data set. Ë . Controls that let you set the graph window properties, Graph controls including axes, axis labels, grid lines, point selection, pan and zoom.
  • Page 69 Graph tab Ê Ë Ê . Controls that let you set the graph window properties, Graph controls including axes, axis labels, grid lines, point selection, pan and zoom. Ë . Control that lets you pan the graph Graph window panning control window.
  • Page 70 Graph - Equation tab Ê Ê . Controls that let you set the graph window properties, Graph controls including axes, axis labels, grid lines, point selection, pan and zoom. Ë Graph window panning control window. There are four controls in the Graph - Equation tab that let you pan the graph window up, down, right, and left.
  • Page 71 Equation tab Ê Ì Í Ê Equation entry field buttons to enter fractions. Ë . Table where you can find the Y values of selected Table of values equations. Ì . The list of equations, shown with their color and the Equation gallery display name of their creator.
  • Page 72 Numberline Activity window (for the TI-73 Explorer™ Family) Ê Ë Ì Í Ê . Click and drag to move the guide to highlight selected points Guide on the number line. If you hold the Ctrl key while dragging the guide, it will snap to the endpoints of the selected vectors.
  • Page 73 Visual Fractions Activity window (For the TI-73 Explorer™ Family) Ê Ì Ê Visual representation of student responses. display responses that do not fit on the screen. Ë Student input table change the display of the table to be decimal, fraction or percentage.
  • Page 74: Configuring Activities

    The Activity Center tool window opens. Closing the Activity Center tool You can close the Activity Center tool from its window. To close the Activity Center tool Click File > Close Configuring activities The Activity Center tool lets students contribute three kinds of mathematical data, including points, equations, and lists.
  • Page 75 The Configure Calculators for Activity dialog box opens. Select or enter the number of equations you want each of your students to send. Note: The maximum number of equations is limited to four for TI-73 classes. Select or clear the box.
  • Page 76 Select or clear the check box. : If you select this option, when you start the activity the Note Activity Center tool sends the current foreground image of your graph screen to your students’ calculators as a background image. Select the equations with which you want your students to start. If you selected Equations Below, enter the equations in the provided area.
  • Page 77 Select or enter the number of points you want each of your students to submit. Select or enter the name for the X list. Select or enter the name for the Y list. Select or clear the If you select this option, students can view the coordinate Note: points of their cursor at the bottom of their calculator screens.
  • Page 78 Select or clear the check box. : If you select this option, when you start the activity the Note Activity Center tool sends the current foreground image of your graph screen to your students’ calculators as a background image. 10. Select Step size The Step size must be greater than zero, but less than or equal Note: to .25 of the window range.
  • Page 79 • The contents of the Configure Calculators for Activity dialog box vary depending on which main settings you select (Choose from Data Sets or Choose from independent lists). (Optional) Click Create New Lists “Creating lists” on page 97.) Select Choose from Data Sets From the data set drop-down list, select the data set where you want to add the collected data.
  • Page 80 Select the Selecting this option makes the plot available for Note: viewing on your students’ calculators. If you want to configure another plot, repeat steps b - c. Click If you do not configure the plot here, then your students Note: cannot view the plot on their calculators.
  • Page 81 Select Choose from independent lists Select the number of lists you want your students to submit. From the drop-down lists, select the lists where you want to add the collected data. Select or clear the If you select this option, students can view their data plotted Note: as sequences on their calculators.
  • Page 82 Click Configure The Configure Calculators for Activity dialog box opens. From the drop-down list, select the number of pages (data sets) each student will contribute. From the drop-down list, select the number of inputs per page. Default values are suggested for Input and Destination list names. To change the default values, click inside the text field and enter the input names and destination list names for the form.
  • Page 83 The Configure Calculators for Activity dialog box opens. Enter the expression or value that will display on student calculators in the Prompt field. Use the dropdown to select the number of marks that students will be allowed to submit (maximum of four). Check whether or not students will be allowed to resubmit marks.
  • Page 84 Enter the text for the prompt that will display on student calculators (up to 20 characters). Select the shape for student input. Possible values include: – Shaded Circle – Shaded Rectangle – Shaded Square – Shaded Triangle – Shaded Hexagon –...
  • Page 85: Changing The Graph Window Settings

    If you have chosen a Divided Rectangle, enter a value for height (1- 12). If you have chosen a Divided Circle, enter a value for number of wedges (max 12). Check whether or not to allow students to resubmit estimates. 10.
  • Page 86 Click the X Scale box and enter a new setting. Press the tab key to move to the Y Scale box and enter a new setting. Click The Activity Center tool applies the new X and Y scale settings to the graph.
  • Page 87 Click the X Min box and enter a new X minimum setting. Press the tab key to move to the X Max box and enter a new X maximum setting. Press the tab key to move to the Y Min box and enter a new Y minimum setting.
  • Page 88 Select or clear the Click If you selected the Axes check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axes on. If you cleared the Axes check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axes off. To turn the grid on or off Click Edit >...
  • Page 89 If you selected the Grid check box, the Activity Center tool turns the grid on. If you cleared the Grid check box, the Activity Center tool turns the grid off. To turn coordinates on or off Click Edit > Edit Window Settings The Window Settings dialog box opens.
  • Page 90 Select or clear the Click If you selected the Axis Labels check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axis labels on. If you cleared the Axis Labels check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axis labels off. Creating axis labels By default, the X and Y axes in your graph window do not have labels.
  • Page 91 Click the X Label Click the Y Label Click The labels appear on the graph window. Zooming in and out on the graph window On the graph window in the Activity Center tool, you can zoom in, zoom out, or set the zoom to the standard window range. You can also zoom to fit data plots (Zoom Stat) or to make the grid Note: appear square (Zoom Square).
  • Page 92 To zoom to fit data sets Click View > Zoom Stat Making the grid of the graph window square (Zoom Square) As on the calculator, when the graph window is set to the default, the grid appears rectangular. The Activity Center tool lets you make the grid of the graph window square.
  • Page 93 Click Pan Down Repeat step 2 until you reach the graph window position you want. To pan right Click the List - Graph The selected tab opens. Click Pan Right Repeat step 2 until you reach the graph window position you want. To pan left Click the List - Graph...
  • Page 94 In the equation gallery, click the white/colored box next to the graphed equation’s name. The Graphing Pen Attributes dialog box opens. In the Pen Color color palette, click the color you want. Click To change the graphing pen width Click the Graph - Equation The selected tab opens.
  • Page 95 File > Load > Load Background Image The Load Background Image dialog box opens. Navigate to the image file you want to add and click it. You can select GIF, PNG, BMP, JPEG, and TI (*.83i, *.89i, *.9xi, Note: *.v2i) image files.
  • Page 96: Saving And Loading Activity Settings

    Saving and loading activity settings Once you set up your activities and change the graph window settings to suit your needs, you may want to save these settings. After you save the activity settings, you can then load them into the Activity Center tool. Saving and later loading your activity settings can save you time when you use activities with your class.
  • Page 97: Starting And Managing Activities

    The Activity Center tool loads the activity settings. Note: The maximum number of equations that a student can contribute is limited to four for TI-73 classes. If you save activity settings from a TI-83 classroom with Contribute Equations set to more than four equations, and then load those saved settings into a TI-73 class, you will receive the alert below.
  • Page 98 If you have not already done so, log in to your calculator. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator (student instruction)” on page 13.) On the TI-Navigator™ Home screen, select If your teacher has already started the activity, then the Activity Center tool opens on your calculator.
  • Page 99 Pausing an activity You may want to temporarily pause an activity during a lesson to provide instruction or discuss the activity with your students. Pausing your activity temporarily stops the activity on your students’ calculators, letting you get your students’ attention. To pause an activity Click File >...
  • Page 100: Creating And Adding Activity Data

    Entering fractions in Activity Center they do on the TI-73 Explorer. key is pressed between the unit and the fraction. The key is pressed between the numerator and the denominator.
  • Page 101 Select the type of list(s) you want to create. A data set is a group of lists that are the same length with the Note: elements in each list correlated so that you can plot them. An independent list can be any length and its elements are not correlated to any other defined lists.
  • Page 102 In the Data Entry field, click the entry space of the list’s column and enter the new list data. If the list is part of a data set, repeat step 2 for each list column. For lists that are part of a data set, all lists must have the same Note: dimensions.
  • Page 103 If necessary, create a new list for the points. (See “Creating lists” on page 94.) In the Data Entry field, click the entry space of the first column and enter an X value. In the Data Entry field, click the entry space of the second column and enter a Y value.
  • Page 104 The selected tab opens. In the Y= Entry field, enter the equation. Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase letters for Note: functions, and do not enter any spaces. Click Enter The equation appears in the equation gallery. If you are under the Graph - Equation tab, the Activity Center tool also plots the graph of the equation.
  • Page 105 In the X= Entry field, type the equation. Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase letters for Note: functions, and do not enter any spaces. Click Enter The equation appears in the equation gallery. The Activity Center tool plots the graph for the equation. Creating lists of class points (student instruction) After your students send in their points, you may want to discuss the submitted points with your class.
  • Page 106 Your calculator collects the points submitted to the activity by you and your classmates and displays them in a list. The Activity Center tool marks your points with asterisks. The class’s points may change if you create the list before your Note: classmates have all contributed their points or if your teacher gives the class the option of resubmitting points.
  • Page 107 From the Table of Values drop-down lists, select the equation(s) whose values you want to list. In the Table of Values, the Y values for each of these equations appear in the rows of the corresponding X values. If necessary, scroll to see more of the X and Y values. To populate the What if table Click the Equation...
  • Page 108: Contributing Activity Data (Student Instruction)

    In the Table of Values, the Y values for each of the selected equations appear in the rows of the corresponding X value. The selected equations appear in the corresponding columns of the What if table. In the X column of the What if table, enter the X value. Press Enter For each selected equation, the corresponding Y value appears in the...
  • Page 109 Although this section provides instructions for your students, you Note: can also use these instructions yourself to send activity data to your computer from your calculator during an activity. The Activity Center tool visually distinguishes your teacher contributions by their color. Contributing equations (student instruction) After you configure and start the Contribute Equations activity, your students can join the Contribute Equations activity on their calculators...
  • Page 110 (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select steps 2 - 3. The Activity Center tool replaces your previous equations with the new ones. Contributing points (student instruction) After you configure and start the Contribute Points activity, your students can join the Contribute Points activity on their calculators and contribute the requested points.
  • Page 111 Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit. Select Mark A point appears on your calculator’s screen. At the same time, the point appears in the Activity Center tool on your teacher’s computer. The appearance of the points in the Activity Center tool varies Note: depending on which tab your teacher has selected.
  • Page 112 The Activity Center tool replaces your previous points with the new ones. To contribute points all at once Join the activity from your calculator. (See “Starting an activity” on page 95.) The Contribute Equations activity screen opens on your calculator. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit.
  • Page 113 (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select steps 2 - 4. The Activity Center tool replaces your previous points with the new ones. Contributing lists (student instruction) After you start the Contribute Lists activity, your students can join the Contribute Lists activity on their calculators and contribute the requested lists.
  • Page 114 The Contribute Lists activity screen opens on your calculator. The contents of the Contribute Lists activity screen vary Note: depending on how your teacher has configured the activity. Enter your list data. There may already be data in the lists sent down from your Note: teacher or pulled from data already on your calculator.
  • Page 115 Contributing forms (student instruction) After you start the Contribute Forms activity, your students can join the Contribute Forms activity on their calculators and contribute the requested lists. You can use this section to instruct your students on how to contribute the lists from their calculators. Student Point of View: student’s point of view.
  • Page 116 Contributing number lines (student instruction) After you start the Contribute Number Lines activity, your students can join the Contribute Number Lines activity on their calculators and contribute the requested number lines. You can use this section to instruct your students on how to contribute the number lines from their calculators.
  • Page 117 Select again to draw additional lines to solve the equation. Mark Select to enter the solution for an equation. Select to change the window and number line settings, if Zoom necessary. Select to accept the changes. When you have completed your inputs, Select Your number line data appears in the Activity Center tool on your teacher’s computer.
  • Page 118 The Activity Center tool replaces your previous number lines with the new ones. Contributing visual fractions (student instruction) After you start the Contribute Visual Fractions activity, your students can join the Contribute Number Lines activity on their calculators and contribute the requested number lines. You can use this section to instruct your students on how to contribute the number lines from their calculators.
  • Page 119: Plotting Activity Data

    Plotting activity data You can plot sets of points in the Activity Center tool window and your students can plot points on their calculators. This section covers different plotting options and features for both the Activity Center tool window and your students’ calculators, including: •...
  • Page 120 You can also configure plots when you configure the Contribute Note: Lists activity for data sets. (See “Configuring list options for activities” on page 75.) To configure plots Click the List - Graph The List - Graph tab opens. Click Configure Plots The Plot Options dialog box opens.
  • Page 121 If there are other configured plots you do not want to use, clear their corresponding Click The configured plot appears in the graph. Selecting plots If you create multiple plots for your activity data, you can switch from one plot to the another. To select plots Click the List - Graph...
  • Page 122 Turning plots on and off When you discuss the graph with your class, you may want to turn certain plots on or off. You can turn the plots on or off under the List - Graph tab. Any changes you make to the plots are reflected under all of the tabs with graphs.
  • Page 123 To plot equations Join the activity on your calculator. (See “Starting an activity” on page 95.) The Contribute Equations activity screen opens. The contents of the Contribute Equations activity screen vary Note: depending on how your teacher has configured the activity. Enter your equation(s).
  • Page 124 Enter your points. (See “Contributing points (student instruction)” on page 107.) In the Contribute Points activity screen, select Your calculator collects the points contributed to your teacher and displays them in a graph. Your points are solid, while the points contributed by the rest of the class have clear centers.
  • Page 125 The contents of the Contribute Lists activity screen vary Note: depending on how your teacher has configured the activity. Enter your lists. (See “Contributing points (student instruction)” on page 107.) Select Plot The Choose Plot screen opens. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the plot you want. Select Draw A graph of the selected plot opens.
  • Page 126: Editing Activity Data

    Enter your lists. (See “Contributing points (student instruction)” on page 107.) Select Plot A sequence plot of your lists opens. The contents of the sequence plot vary depending on the data Note: you entered. Editing activity data After you collect or create data in the Activity Center tool, you may want to change it.
  • Page 127: Saving And Loading Activity Data

    You can load these saved list files and any other list files you have on your computer into the Activity Center tool. This section covers: • Saving lists • Loading lists You can also use saved activity data with other TI software. Note: Running interactive activities tab or the Equation tab.
  • Page 128 The Activity Center tool stores both list data and point data in lists. You can save this data as TI list files on your computer. When you save point data, you cannot save the X-values and Y-values together as data sets.
  • Page 129 Save Loading lists You can load list activity data into the Activity Center tool from the TI list files you have on your computer. Loading lists is especially helpful if you want your students to start with existing lists in the Contribute Lists activity.
  • Page 130: Deleting Activity Data

    Navigate to the list file you want to load and click it. Click Load The Activity Center tool loads the list data. (Optional) Click the data. Deleting activity data After you collect or create data in the Activity Center tool, you may decide you no longer want it.
  • Page 131 The selected tab opens. Click the name of the equation. Click Edit > Delete The Activity Center tool asks if you are sure you want to delete the selection. Click The Activity Center tool deletes the equation. Deleting list data The Activity Center tool stores lists in either data sets or independent lists.
  • Page 132: Viewing Activity Data

    Viewing activity data The Activity Center tool has a number of tabs you can open to view different types of data. This section provides information on viewing all of the different types of data, including: • Viewing points • Viewing equations •...
  • Page 133 The tab opens displaying a graph of the points and a list of the current equations. If the points do not appear, you may need to configure the Note: plot or turn on the plot. (See “Configuring plots” on page 116.) or (See “Turning plots on and off”...
  • Page 134: Viewing Frequency Plots

    The tab opens displaying the graph and the current lists. To view graphs under the Graph tab Collect or create the necessary data. Click the tab. Graph The tab opens displaying only the graph. To view graphs under the Graph - Equation tab Collect or create the necessary data.
  • Page 135 A frequency plot for the list displays. You can customize the range of the frequency plot by adjusting the Begin and End values. You can customize the display of the frequency plot by specifying a value for the interval. Use the the fractional value.
  • Page 136: Showing And Hiding Activity Data

    Showing and hiding activity data When you discuss activity data, you can hide or show the data at any time. This section covers information on showing and hiding data in the Activity Center tool’s window, including: • Showing and hiding teacher input •...
  • Page 137 If you had your teacher input hidden, the Activity Center tool shows the teacher input in the table. If you had your teacher input showing, the Activity Center tool replaces the teacher input with the word “Hidden.” Showing and hiding student names You may not want your students name to be visible with the data they submit.
  • Page 138 Click the equation’s name. Click Edit > Show The graph for the selected equation appears in the window. To hide equation graphs Click the Graph - Equation The Graph - Equation tab opens. Click the equation’s name. or click Show tab.
  • Page 139 Click or click Edit > Hide The Activity Center tool dims and italicizes the equation. Click a blank portion of the Equation Gallery to deselect the equation. The equation’s graph no longer appears in the window. Showing and hiding points in the graph The points you collect or create appear both in data sets and in the graph.
  • Page 140: Highlighting Activity Data

    Click Edit > Show The point appears in the graph. To hide points in the graph Click the List - Graph The List - Graph tab opens. Click the point you want to hide. To select multiple points, press and hold the Ctrl key and click Note: the points you wish to select.
  • Page 141 • Highlighting graphed points Highlighting graphed equations You can highlight any equation in the Activity Center tool. When you highlight a graphed equation under one tab, the Activity Center tool highlights the graphed equation under the other tabs containing graphs. To highlight graphed equations Click the tab,...
  • Page 142: Sorting Activity Data

    Sorting activity data You can sort the activity data to make it easier to find. This section covers the different ways you can sort activity data in the Activity Center tool, including: • Sorting data by display names • Sorting lists by values •...
  • Page 143 Sorting lists by values The Activity Center tool displays lists as columns of data under the List tab and the List - Graph tab. You can sort list data numerically from least to greatest or from greatest to least. To sort lists by values Click the tab or the List...
  • Page 144 Sorting points by X or Y values The Activity Center tool displays points within data sets under the List tab and the List - Graph tab. The data sets are made up of columns containing the X and Y values of the points. For each axis value, you can sort the data numerically from least to greatest or from greatest to least.
  • Page 145 Running interactive activities...
  • Page 146 Running interactive activities...
  • Page 147: Polling Students

    The Quick Poll tool window and tabs The Quick Poll tool window contains several sets of controls and two tabs that you can use to run and view polls in the TI-Navigator™ software learning system. Below you can find the: •...
  • Page 148 Ë . Controls that let you start, pause, and stop polls, as well Poll controls as send poll results to your students. Ì . Tabs that let you view poll results in either a list or a Poll data tabs graph.
  • Page 149: Opening The Quick Poll Tool

    Opening the Quick Poll tool You can open the Quick Poll tool from the home screen of the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system. To open the Quick Poll tool If you have not already done so, begin the class session. (See “Beginning and ending class sessions”...
  • Page 150: Polling Your Students

    Polling your students The Quick Poll tool lets you poll your class from the TI-Navigator™ software learning system. There are a variety of polling question types you can send, including: • Agree/Disagree • Yes/No • True/False • Right/Wrong • Always/Sometimes/Never •...
  • Page 151: Stopping Polls

    (student instruction)” on page 146.) To poll students from your calculator If you have not already done so, log in to your calculator. (See “Logging in to TI-Navigator on your calculator” on page 12.) Select Quick Poll The Select Format screen opens.
  • Page 152: Resuming Paused Polls

    To pause polls Click Poll > Pause Poll Resuming paused polls After you pause a poll, you can resume the poll again at any time. You can only resume a paused poll from your computer. Note: To resume paused polls Click Poll >...
  • Page 153 Enter your response. If you need to enter text using a TI-83, press ƒ to enter Note: one letter or y ƒ to enter only letters. If you are using a TI-73, press y t. Select Send Your calculator sends your poll response to your teacher and returns you to the last screen you used.
  • Page 154: Sending Poll Results To Students

    Sending poll results to students After you receive the results of your poll from your students, you may want to discuss the results with your class. You can send the poll results to your class to help with your discussion. You cannot send open response poll results.
  • Page 155 The Poll Summary tab opens displaying the poll results in a bar chart. You can also view poll results graphically when you use Note: your calculator to send polls. A graphical representation of the poll results opens automatically on your calculator after you use it to send polls to your students.
  • Page 156: Sorting Poll Data

    Sorting poll data The poll data that the Quick Poll tool collects includes the students’ display names, poll responses, and time of submission. You can sort the poll data by each of these categories. To sort poll data Click View > Poll Details The Poll Details tab opens.
  • Page 157: Closing The Quick Poll Tool

    To view previous polls If a poll is in process, stop the poll. (See “Stopping polls” on page 145.) Click History A drop-down list of previous polls opens. Click the poll you want to view. The selected poll opens in the Quick Poll tool’s window. To save previous polls If a poll is in process, stop the poll.
  • Page 158 Polling students...
  • Page 159: Capturing Calculator Screens

    Capturing calculator screens In the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system, you can use the Screen Capture tool to capture and view your students’ calculator screens. You can capture the calculator screens of individual students or of all the students in your class.
  • Page 160: Viewing Captured Screens

    To capture the calculator screens of individual students, click Students Click The TI-Navigator software captures the selected students’ screens and displays them in the Screen Capture tool window. Viewing Captured Screens Once you’ve captured screens, you can rearrange their order and zoom the view.
  • Page 161: Saving Captured Screens

    TI-Navigator saves the image as a .jpg file. To save individual screens Once you save a captured screen, you can then use it with TI-Navigator. In TI-Navigator, you can load the image into Activity Center as a background file or send the image to your students’ calculators.
  • Page 162: Refreshing Captured Screens

    Enter a file name. Click Save TI-Navigator saves the image as a TI picture file (.8xi). Refreshing captured screens After you capture screens from your students, you can refresh them in the Screen Capture tool’s window. When you refresh screens, the Screen Capture tool captures the latest screens from your students’...
  • Page 163: Showing And Hiding Display Names

    Showing and hiding display names When you capture screens with the Screen Capture tool, you have to option of showing or hiding your students’ display names with their captured screens. By default, the Screen Capture tool hides your students’ display Note: names.
  • Page 164 Capturing calculator screens...
  • Page 165: Learningcheckâ„¢ Creator

    PC for evaluation and grading. You can use the LearningCheck™ Creator or TI Connect™ to transfer LearningCheck files from a PC to a TI handheld device. The LearningCheck™ App on the device then tracks student answers and displays results for the document.
  • Page 166: Learningcheckâ„¢ Creator Main Window

    LearningCheck™ Creator Main Window The LearningCheck™ Creator window consists of two areas: the Preview panel and Content area. Preview Panel – ldisplays outline or thumbnail images of sections and questions; allows you to select a question type and create new questions. Content Area –...
  • Page 167 LearningCheck™ Creator...
  • Page 168: Creating A New Document

    Creating a new document When you launch LearningCheck™ Creator, a blank document opens, with the first section open in the Content area. You can add questions to this document and save it to create a new document. If you are working in a document, and want to create a new one (if, for instance you want to copy questions from the open document to a new one) do the following: Click File >...
  • Page 169 To change document properties In the Preview panel, click The document properties page displays. Type a name for the document in the Document Title box. This name will display in the calculator's Assignment List. Select a document type (Examination or Self-check) from the document type dropdown.
  • Page 170 You can give the same title to more than one section. You can rename the sections later if you prefer. If you want to include a section description, type it in the Text area. If you want to include an image, click Browse in the Image area, and navigate to the location of the image file.
  • Page 171: Adding Questions

    Adding questions You can include several types of questions in LearningCheck Creator documents. To see the specifics of each question type, refer to the following: • Adding a new choices on image question • Adding a new custom choices question •...
  • Page 172: Adding Specific Question Types

    Type a title for the question in the Title box. (If you do not designate a title, the default title is Item.) If you do not name questions, they are numbered sequentially in the document. You can rename the questions later if you prefer. Type the question text and complete the other fields as required.
  • Page 173 Type a title for the question in the Title box. Type the question in Text box. In the Response area, click Browse, navigate to the image and Insert it into the template. The image appears in the Image area of the dialog box. To add points to the image, click on the image toolbar, and move the cursor to the point on the image.
  • Page 174 Adding a new custom choices question In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Custom Choices. Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The Topic and Keyword information is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for finding questions.
  • Page 175 12. In the List of Possible Responses, click the button at the left of the correct response. If this question has more than one correct response, click the Allow Multiple Responses checkbox, and then click the correct answers. Adding a new fill in the blank question In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Fill in the Blank .
  • Page 176 Type the question leaving out the answer—don't type a blank. Click the place you wish to put the blank and then click Create Blank. Type the answer in the Response Text box. The LearningCheck™ Creator places the answer in the Question Text box with a frame around it and displays the text in the List of Possible Responses.
  • Page 177: Creating A Question With A Pull-Down Blank

    Tolerance and Range are very similar, but your choice between these two fields will probably be based on which one is easier to specify. For example, if the question is "The value of pi is __" you might specify 3.14159265 as the correct answer with a Tolerance of .01. If the response to your question is a range of integers, then using Range (25 to 27, for example) might be easier.
  • Page 178 The text you selected for the blank appears in the List of Possible Responses. To add additional responses to the pull-down list, click New, and then type the response in the next box. Note: To delete a response click In the List of Possible Responses, click the button at the left of the correct response.
  • Page 179 Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The Topic and Keyword information is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for finding questions. You must enter text in these fields for the question to be searchable in the item bank.
  • Page 180 Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The Topic and Keyword information is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for finding questions. You must enter text in these fields for the question to be searchable in the item bank.
  • Page 181: Editing Presentation Sequence

    11. To change the presentation sequence, click the response you wish to move and then click list. Editing Presentation Sequence When creating a sequencing question, you must click Generate Presentation Sequence to copy the answers from the Correct Sequence box into the Presentation Sequence box. After the presentation sequence is generated: •...
  • Page 182 Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The Topic and Keyword information is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for finding questions. You must enter text in these fields for the question to be searchable in the item bank.
  • Page 183 Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The Topic and Keyword information is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for finding questions. You must enter text in these fields for the question to be searchable in the item bank.
  • Page 184: Adding Questions From The Item Bank

    Adding questions from the Item Bank The Item Bank stores questions from the LearningCheck documents you create, so you can re-use them. The Item Bank builds a list of topics and keywords based on the topics and keywords you assign to questions when you create them.
  • Page 185 Check the box next to only items with images to add that to the search criteria. Click to select whether the search should return items if some criteria are met, or only if all criteria are met. Click Search. The Item Bank returns a list of the items which meet the conditions you specified.
  • Page 186 To close the Item Bank Click File > Close Item Bank or click The Item Bank closes. If more than one Item Bank is open, the Item Bank that is in front closes. LearningCheck™ Creator...
  • Page 187: Saving A Document

    Saving a document To save a new document Click File > Save or click If you haven’t entered a title for the document, LearningCheck™ Creator prompts you to enter a title. (This title will display in the handheld device's Assignment List.) If you do not want to see this dialog box each time you save an unnamed document, click Do not show this again.
  • Page 188 When you edit a document from a zipped file (.TIP, .TIG, .ZIP), you cannot save the changes in the zipped file. You must save the document to a different location. (See “Editing a document in a zipped file” on page 191.) LearningCheck™...
  • Page 189: Adding Special Characters To Text

    Adding special characters to text The TI Character Map allows you to insert symbols, punctuation, math symbols, special language characters, or TI-specific characters into text. You can add special characters to LearningCheck™ Creator questions, Class Analysis cells, and Transfer List application variable (AppVar) names.
  • Page 190 Click Insert to place the character into the text, or click Copy to copy the character to the clipboard, and then paste the character into the text. You can also select several characters and insert or copy them all at the same time.
  • Page 191: Adding Topics And Keywords

    Adding topics and keywords Topics and Keywords are used to search for questions or documents on a specific topic. You may add topics and keywords to any question or item. When you add a topic or keyword to a question, that keyword is also added to the List of Topics and Keywords for the section that includes the question and the document that includes the question.
  • Page 192 • Editing a document in a zipped file • Checking spelling for the document • Cutting, copying, and pasting questions • Moving a section or a question • Deleting a section or a question • Renaming a section or a question •...
  • Page 193 The document(s) opens. You can also open any document created by LearningCheck™ Creator (an .EDC file) by double-clicking on the file icon. Adding a new question To add a new question (or item) to a section Click to highlight the section name. Insert the new question using one of the methods described below: •...
  • Page 194 Click Open. The zipped file opens. You can see the documents in the zipped file. Click the document name. Click Open. The document opens ready for editing in LearningCheck™ Creator. You can also select and open images from the zipped file. To save a document from a zipped file When you edit a document from a zipped file, you cannot save the changes in the zipped file.
  • Page 195 Cutting, copying, and pasting questions or sections fIf you are accustomed to cutting, copying, and pasting in Windows you will find the cut, copy, and paste functions in the LearningCheck™ Creator familiar. You can cut, copy, or paste a question, a section, or an image.
  • Page 196 To copy text from Microsoft® Word into a LearningCheck™ Creator question In the Microsoft® Word document, select the text that you want to copy. Click Edit > Copy or click Go to the LearningCheck™ Creator. Open the question to which you want to paste text. Click to place the cursor in the text box.
  • Page 197 Drag the question left into the Navigation pane to place it in the new section. A positioning line shows where the question will appear. Questions that are moved will automatically renumber themselves. Deleting a section or a question To delete a section In the Navigation pane, select the section to be deleted.
  • Page 198 Saving with a new name You can copy a document by saving it with a new name. To save the current document with a new name Click File > Save As or click the same as Save As.) In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the folder to which you want to save the document and type a new name for that file.
  • Page 199: Printing A Report

    Click A folder named New Folder is created. To rename the folder, click to select it and then click it again. Type a new name for the folder and click Open. LearningCheck™ Creator suggests a filename for the document that is the same as the document name (if you entered one).
  • Page 200 Select the type of report you want to print. Click Print. Preview paper version of assignment Click File > Print or click Select the type of report you want to preview. Click Print Preview to see how the report will look. Click to print the report.
  • Page 201: Working With Images

    Working with Images This section describes basic procedures you will use to insert and edit images in a document. • Image toolbar • Adding an image to a question • Scaling and cropping an image • Adding a point or label •...
  • Page 202 Joint Photography Experts Group images (.JPEG) • CompuServe graphics (.GIF) • TI-83, TI-83 Plus, and TI-83 Plus Silver Edition images (.83i, .8xi, .PIC) • TI-84 Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition images (.83i, .8xi, .PIC) • TI-89 Family, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage™ 200 images (.89i, .92i, .9xi, v2i)
  • Page 203 Other image file types may work in some instances, but are not supported. When you browse for files (step 3 below), only supported image types appear. You can add an image into any of the LearningCheck™ Creator templates by either inserting the image file or by copying and pasting the image from another document.
  • Page 204 To preview the image for the intended device, select the Device Type from the pulldown list (General, TI-83 Plus Family, TI-84 Plus Family, TI-89 Family, TI-92 Plus, or Voyage™ 200). Scaling and cropping apply only to the image sent to the device.
  • Page 205 Adding a point or label You can add points to an image and label the points. The point tool lets you create points on any image. However, for a choices on image question, use the correct and incorrect point tools. To add a point to an image Open the question, section, or document that contains the image.
  • Page 206 Deleting a point or label You can delete a single point or label from an image or delete all the points and labels at once. To delete a single point on an image On the image toolbar, click On the image, click the point that you want to delete. To delete a single label on an image On the image toolbar, click On the image, click the label that you want to delete.
  • Page 207 Sending a LearningCheck Creator item as a Quick Poll You can send a LearningCheck Creator question to your class as a Quick Poll. The TI-Navigator network must be available, and the class must be started. Open the question you want to send as a Quick Poll.
  • Page 208 Click the tab to see student responses. Poll Summary You can save this poll, and view the results just as you would any Quick Poll item. For more information about Quick Poll items, see The Quick Poll tool window and tabs. LearningCheck™...
  • Page 209: Previewing A Document

    You can use the LearningCheck™ Creator preview to see how a question, section, or document will look on a TI handheld device. The Preview window display will look and behave like the TI handheld device that you select. You should save your document before previewing.
  • Page 210: Sending Documents To Calculators

    Sending a document to a classroom network Checking AppVar size You can check the size of the application variable (AppVar) that will be created from the document before you send it to a TI calculator or classroom network. To check AppVar size Click Tools>AppVar Size or click...
  • Page 211 Select whether the document should be sent to the RAM or archive memory of the device, and select the document type. Click Send. The Select TI Device dialog opens, showing a list of the ports and the devices that are connected. Select the device you want and click OK.
  • Page 212: Sending A Document To A Classroom Network

    Warning: Do not disconnect a TI Connectivity cable during a transfer. Sending a document to a classroom network To send the document to a classroom network, your computer must be connected to the classroom network. To send a document to a classroom network In the LearningCheck™...
  • Page 213: Troubleshooting Learningcheck Creator

    Troubleshooting LearningCheck Creator This section provides problem-solving information for the TI LearningCheck™ Creator. • Error messages • Troubleshooting • Frequently-asked questions • System requirements Error Messages During the normal operation of the LearningCheck™ Creator software, you may receive an information or error message. Some of the software error messages and their possible remedies are given in this section.
  • Page 214 TI-Navigator™ <or TI Connect™> is not properly installed. Please reinstall the application. – You selected Send to Class, but TI-Navigator™ (or TI Connect™) was incorrectly installed. Click OK to close the message box. Reinstall TI-Navigator™ (or TI Connect™). Troubleshooting Problem: I am running Windows LearningCheck™...
  • Page 215 Desktop, and then click Select. All documents created with this profile will be saved as icons on your desktop. Frequently-Asked Questions Q: Is the LearningCheck™ Creator replacing the StudyCards™ Creator? A: No. TI will continue to support StudyCards. LearningCheck™ Creator beside the Document...
  • Page 216 Q: Can I convert a StudyCards question set into a LearningCheck document? A: You cannot directly convert a StudyCards™ Creator question set into a LearningCheck™ Creator document, but you can use Copy and Paste to copy the questions and answers into a LearningCheck™ Creator document.
  • Page 217: The Class Analysis Tool

    Use the Class Analysis tool to: • Review and analyze student answers for a selected TI-Navigator™ assignment. If you are using the TI-Navigator™ network, you can collect the answers electronically from the whole class. • View a class summary, a student-by-student analysis, or an item-by- item analysis.
  • Page 218 Choosing the assignment Normally, the student answers that you add will need to match a specific assignment. You can choose the assignment first or add the answers first, as you prefer. Class Analysis checks all collected answers to ensure that they match the assignment.
  • Page 219 Collecting student answers from the network If your classroom is equipped with the TI-Navigator™ network, you can add the students’ answers directly through Class Analysis. Before you begin • Ensure that the students have completed the assignment. • Ensure that the calculators are connected to the network.
  • Page 220 . For example, for an assignment stored on the , type UHOMEWOR Device Directory if you want TI-Navigator™ to where the assignment if you if you want to The Class Analysis Tool...
  • Page 221: Interrupting File Transfers

    Class Analysis will not match those shown on the calculators. This situation occurs only when all of the following are true: • All of the calculators are TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Silver Edition devices. • You specified the assignment’s AppVar name rather than the name of the .edc assignment file.
  • Page 222 Click Stop Transfers completed. -or- Click to complete any transfers already in progress but prevent Wait new transfers from starting. Completed transfers are shown in green; incomplete transfers are shown in red. When you have finished viewing the results, click Transfer Status window.
  • Page 223 You can then collect the answers from the other students. Adding student answers from answer files You may have used TI-Navigator™ to collect students’ answers as .usf files before opening Class Analysis. You can add those answers to the analysis anytime.
  • Page 224: Opening A Saved Analysis

    Click or click File > Save • If you have already saved the data as a file, Class Analysis saves your latest changes. • If you have not yet saved the data, the Save As dialog box opens. If necessary, navigate to the folder where you want to save the analysis.
  • Page 225 To proceed, click The Open dialog box opens. If necessary, click the containing the .caf file. Click the file name, and then click The Class Analysis Tool list and navigate to the folder Look In Open...
  • Page 226 Viewing the analysis After choosing an assignment and adding the students’ answers, you can view a class summary, a student-by-student analysis, an item-by-item analysis, or a slide show. While viewing the data, you can show or hide specific columns, resize a column by dragging its boundaries, and sort the data (by student names or highest scores, for example).
  • Page 227 Drag the boundary left or right. To quickly show answer details for a specific student Double-click the student The Student tab is displayed with data for the selected student. Viewing the analysis student-by-student After choosing an assignment and adding the students’ answers, you can view the analysis for a specific student.
  • Page 228 To show or hide specific columns You can show or hide the Student Response, Correct Response, Student Answer, Correct Answer, Score, or Maximum Score. Click View > Student it between visible and hidden. To change the width of a column At the top of the column, point to the boundary that you want to move.
  • Page 229 In the Select Item want to view. To show or hide specific columns On the Item tab, you can show or hide any of the columns labeled Student, Student Response, or Student Answer. Click View > Items that column between visible and hidden. To change the width of a column At the top of the column, point to the boundary that you want to move.
  • Page 230 To show or hide the assignment item Click the up arrow and down arrow near the bottom of the analysis window. -or- Drag the horizontal boundary that separates the analysis data from the assignment item. Sorting analysis data By default, Class Analysis sorts the analysis data by student names in ascending order.
  • Page 231: Viewing A Slide Show Of The Analysis

    The slide show shows only class performance; it does not show the names or answers of individual students. Note: When you start a slide show, the TI-Navigator™ home screen becomes minimized automatically. This helps you avoid revealing individual student names and scores that might be visible on your computer screen when the slide show closes.
  • Page 232 Click the First Prev show window to view the slides, or click the down-arrow and select a slide from the list. To close the slide show Click Stop The slide show window closes. Click the button for the minimized home screen in the Windows taskbar.
  • Page 233 Check the current settings and, if necessary, click to change them. Click the button if you want to select a different printer or Printer change printer properties. Previewing a report Click File > Print Report The Report Options dialog box opens. The Class Analysis Tool or click...
  • Page 234 Click the type of report (for example, Click any additional items that you want in the report. Click Print Preview When the preview window opens, you can right-click the report to display a navigation menu, or you can use the following keys to view the pages.
  • Page 235 Printing a class summary report The class summary report is the printed equivalent of the Class Summary view. You can choose whether or not to include the scores for individual items, and you can choose whether to include all students or only selected students in the report.
  • Page 236 Click to print the class summary. Print Printing a student-by-student report The student performance report is the printed equivalent of the Student view. You can choose whether or not to include the question text and images, and you can choose whether to include all students or only selected students in the report.
  • Page 237 To include selected students instead of all students, click , click each student name to clear or select it, and then click Students Type your name as the as “1st period Chemistry”). Click to print the student-by-student report. Print Printing an item-by-item report The Item Analysis by Student report is the printed equivalent of the Item view.
  • Page 238 If you don’t want to include the text and images of each assignment item, click to clear To include selected assignment items instead of all items, click , click each item name to clear or select it, and then click Items Include Item Data Select...
  • Page 239 Type your name as the as “1st period Chemistry”). Click to print the item-by-item report. Print Printing an item analysis by response The Item Analysis by Response report is the printed equivalent of the Slide Show. You can choose whether or not to include the question text and images, and you can choose whether to include all assignment items or only selected items in the report.
  • Page 240 To omit the text and images of each assignment item, click to clear Include Item Data To include selected items instead of all items, click at the top of the item list, click each item name to clear or Selected select it, and then click , click Select Items...
  • Page 241 Type your name as the as “1st period Chemistry”). Click Print Printing the current assignment You can print a report that includes the text and images of all the assignment items. Note: This report does not include correct-response information. However, you can print a separate answer key. Click File >...
  • Page 242 Type your name as the as “1st period Chemistry”). Click to print the assignment. Print Printing an answer key for the assignment Click File > Print Report The Report Options dialog box opens. Click Answer Key , and type the name of the Teacher or click to select it.
  • Page 243 If you don’t want to include the text and images of the assignment items, click to clear Type your name as the as “1st period Chemistry”). Click to print the answer key. Print Working with analysis data Class Analysis lets you manage the analysis data in several ways. You can: •...
  • Page 244 Modifying analysis data Class Analysis lets you modify certain information by typing replacement text. The items that you can modify (Student, Score, Maximum Score, and Correct Response) are shown in the analysis with a different background color than the other items. Some of these items are available on more than one tab.
  • Page 245 If the item scores are hidden, click Item Scores In the Maximum Score Type the replacement score, and press The analysis is recalculated for all students, based on the new maximum score. Changing the correct response for an item Example: A multiple-choice question in the assignment erroneously shows the identifier of the correct response as C.
  • Page 246 Note: When changing an item’s correct response, you must make sure the new correct response makes sense. The software does not check, for example, to see if the new response is appropriate for the type of question. Allowing alternate responses Type the first correct response.
  • Page 247 Example 1: To allow “pi” (lowercase only), “π,” and any numeric value from 3.14 inclusive to 3.142 exclusive, insert the Correct Response box. Use the TI Character Map to insert the “π“ symbol. Example 2: To allow “September” (exact case), “Sept.” (exact case), or “9”...
  • Page 248 Click to remove the selected student. If you have the Student tab displayed Click the current Student click the student you want to remove. Click Edit > Remove Student A confirmation prompt appears. Click to remove the selected student. Excluding a selected student’s answers You can temporarily exclude a student’s answers from a class analysis for “what if”...
  • Page 249 If you have the Student tab displayed Click the current Student click the student whose answers you want to exclude. Click to select the beneath the student’s name. The student’s answers are excluded, and the analysis scores are recalculated. When you are ready to include the student’s answers again, clear the check box.
  • Page 250 Cutting, copying, and pasting data You can cut, copy, and paste text from any of the editable items within Class Analysis (Student, Score, Maximum Score, and Correct Response). To cut text to the Clipboard Double-click the item. The item’s text becomes highlighted to show that you can edit it. Drag through the text to select the text you want to cut.
  • Page 251 Click or click Edit > Cut The student’s answers are removed from the data and are now available for pasting. Click to start a new, empty class analysis. Click File > Open you are moving the student. Click anywhere in the analysis data. Click Edit >...
  • Page 252: Glossary Of Terms Used In Class Analysis

    If necessary, navigate to the folder where you want to save the analysis. Type a name for the file, and then click File types used in Class Analysis Class Analysis works with several file types. assignment (.edc) file – A PC file containing the assignment title, the text and images of each item, possible responses, correct-response identification, and all other information for a specific assignment.
  • Page 253 Device ID – The unique identifier of the specific calculator from which answers were collected (available in the Class Summary view only). Maximum Score – The highest number of points that can be earned for an item (available in the Class Summary and Student views only). Score –...
  • Page 254 The Class Analysis Tool...
  • Page 255: Installing Apps And Os Files

    Transfer tool that you can use to install TI Graphing Calculator Software Applications (Apps) on an entire classroom of calculators at once. You can transfer OS files to an entire TI-73 Explorer classroom at once. With the App and OS Transfer tool, you can select calculator Apps and OS files that you have stored on your computer and install them on your students’...
  • Page 256: Adding Files To The Transfer List

    You can add any App or OS file that you have stored on your computer. You can only transfer OS files to TI-73 Explorer devices. (Use TI Connect to transfer OS files to TI-83 and TI-84 devices.) OS files will be transferred first, followed by Apps that are deleted, and the Apps that are being added (largest file size sent first).
  • Page 257: Selecting And Unselecting Files To Send

    Clear the check box of the Removing files from the transfer list If there are TI Graphing Calculator Software Applications (Apps) or OS files in the transfer list that you no longer want to have available for transferring, you can remove the files from the transfer list.
  • Page 258: Installing Apps Or Os Files

    Installing Apps or OS files You can use the App and OS Transfer tool to install TI Graphing Calculator Software Applications (Apps) or OS files to all of your students’ calculators at once. To install files If necessary, add or remove files from the transfer list. (See “Adding files to the transfer list”...
  • Page 259 Installing Apps and OS files...
  • Page 260 Installing Apps and OS files...
  • Page 261: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This section contains information to help you quickly solve any problems you may encounter while using the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system. If you are unable to find an answer to your question here or in the help, visit the TI-Cares KnowledgeBase.
  • Page 262 Why is the point I hid still showing up? You have the point selected (highlighted). You must deselect the point to hide it. In the List - Graph tab, why can’t I see the list or graph of points I created? You haven’t configured the plot of the points.
  • Page 263 The first time you run the App Transfer tool, the transfer list contains all of the applications you need to install on your students calculators to run TI-Navigator. In addition, you can also find the Apps at C:\Program Files\TI Education\TI-Navigator.
  • Page 264 If you collected or acquired the file from a calculator’s RAM, TI- Navigator sends the file to RAM. • If you send the file from a calculator’s archive, TI-Navigator sends the file to the archive. • If you send the file from a calculator’s RAM, TI-Navigator sends the file to RAM.
  • Page 265 The Quick Poll tool What types of poll questions can I send? You can send any of the following types of poll questions: • Agree/Disagree • Yes/No • True/False • Right/Wrong • Always/Sometimes/Never • Multiple Choice • Open Response Is there a length limit for my poll questions? Yes.
  • Page 266 The students may be in an Exit App state. The Exit App state occurs when students exit TI-Navigator on their calculators but are still logged in to the TI-Navigator network. Although students in the Exit App state are logged in, they cannot receive polls, activities, or unforced transfers.
  • Page 267 You can’t edit your students’ information because they are logged in to the TI-Navigator network. Why can’t I delete a student? You cannot delete the student because the student is logged in to the TI- Navigator network. Why can’t I see my students’ passwords? TI-Navigator hides the passwords to protect your students’...
  • Page 268 TI-Navigator network from one calculator? No. During class sessions, only one student per calculator can log in to the TI-Navigator network. In order for another student to log in to the TI- Navigator network from the same calculator, you must end the class session and then restart it.
  • Page 269: System Requirements

    If you forget your password, you can reset your teacher account password. (See “Creating and managing your teacher account” on page 8.) What can I do after I log in to the TI-Navigator network from my calculator? After you log in to the TI-Navigator network from your calculator, you can: •...
  • Page 270: Error Messages

    • The latest operating system (1.90 for the TI-73 Explorer, 1.19 for the TI-83 Family and 2.41 for the TI-84 Family) must be installed on each calculator used with TI-Navigator. These operating systems are included on the CD and are available at education.ti.com/latest.
  • Page 271 Error message There was a problem reading your equation around character Invalid First Name Invalid Last Name Invalid User Name Invalid Password No Classes Selected Troubleshooting Possible causes or solutions In the Activity Center tool, you are not using the appropriate syntax in an equation.
  • Page 272 • (Student point of view only) teacher hasn’t started TI- Navigator on his or her computer. Wait until the teacher starts TI-Navigator and the class, then try again. (Student point of view only) teacher hasn’t started the class in TI-Navigator.
  • Page 273: Glossary

    The Class Record shows the network actions of a class as well as a list of historical actions. class session – A period of time when the TI-Navigator network is available for a particular class. Classroom tab – A component of the TI-Navigator computer home screen.
  • Page 274 – A send action that interrupts your students to send the file to the calculator immediately. list – A set of numeric data. In TI-Navigator, the set of numeric data models the TI list calculator data type. poll – A survey of the class. In a poll, students use the TI-Navigator network to respond to a verbal or written prompt.
  • Page 275 – The progress of a current network action or the final state of an historical action. For example, the status “15 of 20” means that TI- Navigator has transferred 15 out of a possible 20 files. step size – The change in coordinates that occurs when you move your cursor in your graph.
  • Page 276: File Types

    – The name used to identify your students when they log in to the TI-Navigator network from their calculators. Each user name must be unique throughout all of your classes. window settings – The settings that control the display of the visible graph window in the Activity Center tool.
  • Page 277 Type UserZoomWin WindowRange Glossary TI-83 Plus or TI-73 Explorer TI-84 Plus extension extension .8xz .8xw .73w...
  • Page 278 Glossary...
  • Page 279: Legal Information

    All other customers: Refer to the leaflet enclosed with this product (hardware) or contact your local Texas Instruments retailer/distributor. Legal Information education.ti.com education.ti.com/support (800) TI-CARES / (800) 842-2737 For U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands only education.ti.com/international education.ti.com/support (972) 917-8324 ti-navigator@ti.com (866) TI-NAVIGATOR / (866) 846-2844...
  • Page 280: Ti-Navigatorâ„¢ 3.X License Agreement

    C/K USB module ?HubMgmt.so module In the event other TI programs are included on the CD(s) and are covered by a separate TI license, the TI-Navigator™ 3.x License shall take precedence over such other license. The software program(s) contained on the CD(s) and any related documentation (collectively referred to as the Program) are licensed, not sold, by Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) and/or any applicable licensors (collectively referred to as Licensor).
  • Page 281 Agreement, you agree to return or destroy the original package and all whole or partial copies of the Program in your possession and so certify in writing to TI. The export and re-export of United States original software and documentation is subject to the Export Administration Act of 1969 as amended.
  • Page 282 The following program files are covered by the GPL. Additional files and licenses follow the GPL. uboot (bootloader) uboot additions & MV Linux kernel additions base-passwd ifupdown netbase modutils GPL follows: GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but chang- ing it is not allowed.
  • Page 283 0. This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copy- right holder saying it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program" means either the Program or any derivative work under copyright law: that is to say, a work con- taining the Program or a portion of it, either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language.
  • Page 284 The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it con- tains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable.
  • Page 285 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author to ask for permission. For software which is copy- righted by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this.
  • Page 286 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into proprietary pro- grams. If your program is a subroutine library, you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library. If this is what you want to do, use the GNU Library Gen- eral Public License instead of this License.
  • Page 287 We call this license the "Lesser" General Public License because it does Less to protect the user's freedom than the ordinary General Public License. It also provides other free software developers Less of an advantage over competing non-free programs. These disadvantages are the reason we use the ordinary General Public License for many libraries.
  • Page 288 (For example, a function in a library to compute square roots has a purpose that is entirely well- defined independent of the application. Therefore, Subsection 2d requires that any application- supplied function or table used by this function must be optional: if the application does not sup- ply it, the square root function must still compute square roots.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.
  • Page 289 a) Accompany the work with the complete corresponding machine-readable source code for the Library including whatever changes were used in the work (which must be distributed under Sec- tions 1 and 2 above); and, if the work is an executable linked with the Library, with the complete machine-readable "work that uses the Library", as object code and/or source code, so that the user can modify the Library and then relink to produce a modified executable containing the mod- ified Library.
  • Page 290 It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system which is implemented by public license practices. Many people have made generous contributions to the wide range of software distributed through that system in reliance on consistent application of that system;...
  • Page 291 You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail. You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or your school, if any, to sign a "copyright disclaimer"...
  • Page 292: Ti Learningcheck 3.X License Agreement

    If you make copies, do not delete the copyright notice, trademark, or protective notices from the copies. 5 Warranty: TI warrants that it has the right to provide the Licensed Materials. TI does not war- rant that the Licensed Materials will be free from errors or will meet your specific require- ments.
  • Page 293 Version 1.1 --------------- 1. Definitions. 1.0.1. "Commercial Use" means distribution or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party. 1.1. "Contributor" means each entity that creates or contributes to the creation of Modifications. 1.2. "Contributor Version" means the combination of the Original Code, prior Modifications used by a Contributor, and the Modifications made by that particular Contributor.
  • Page 294 2.2. Contributor Grant. Subject to third party intellectual property claims, each Contributor hereby grants You a world- wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license (a) under intellectual property rights (other than patent or trademark) Licensable by Con- tributor, to use, reproduce, modify, display, perform, sublicense and distribute the Modifications created by such Contributor (or portions thereof) either on an unmodified basis, with other Modifi- cations, as Covered Code and/or as part of a Larger Work;...
  • Page 295 Contributor represents that, except as disclosed pursuant to Section 3.4(a) above, Contrib- utor believes that Contributor's Modifications are Contributor's original creation(s) and/or Contrib- utor has sufficient rights to grant the rights conveyed by this License. 3.5. Required Notices. You must duplicate the notice in Exhibit A in each file of the Source Code. If it is not possible to put such notice in a particular Source Code file due to its structure, then You must include such notice in a location (such as a relevant directory) where a user would be likely to look for such a notice.
  • Page 296 license differs from this License) and (b) otherwise make it clear that Your version of the license contains terms which differ from the Mozilla Public License and Netscape Public License. (Filling in the name of the Initial Developer, Original Code or Contributor in the notice described in Exhibit A shall not of themselves be deemed to be modifications of 7.
  • Page 297 The Covered Code is a "commercial item," as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101 (Oct. 1995), consisting of "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software docu- mentation," as such terms are used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 (Sept. 1995). Consistent with 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R.
  • Page 298 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for use, reproduction, and distribution as defined by Sections 1 through 9 of this document. "Licensor" shall mean the copyright owner or entity authorized by the copyright owner that is granting the License. "Legal Entity"...
  • Page 299 (d) If the Work includes a "NOTICE" text file as part of its distribution, then any Derivative Works that You distribute must include a readable copy of the attribution notices contained within such NOTICE file, excluding those notices that do not pertain to any part of the Derivative Works, in at least one of the following places: within a NOTICE text file distributed of the Derivative Works;...
  • Page 300: Privacy Policy

    End of BERKELEY SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION LICENSE Privacy Policy Purchasers of the TI-Navigator™ system are asked to register with Texas Instruments. Your registration information may be used to: (1) maintain a record so warranty questions can be substantiated; (2) contact you regarding system upgrades and accessories;...
  • Page 301 We do keep track of the domains from which people visit us, and we analyze this data to assess trends, statistics and customers' needs. (In the case of nonpublic items that require special TI Extranet access via X.509 certificates, viewers should be aware that personally identifying information may be used in connection with TI information security policies).
  • Page 302 Legal Information...
  • Page 303 Index account, teacher 8 activities configuring 68 configuring equation options for configuring list options for 72 configuring point options for 70 getting started 59 joining 92 loading data into 121 loading lists into 123 loading settings 90 managing 91 pausing 93 resuming 93 saving data in 121 saving lists in 122...
  • Page 304 moving to another analysis 244 App Transfer closing 252 frequently-asked questions 257 opening 249 Apps adding to transfer list 250 frequently-asked questions 257 installing 252 removing from transfer list 251 selecting 251 unselecting 251 AppVar files 246 arranging seating chart 27 assignment choosing 212 printing 235...
  • Page 305 removing 24 removing students from 38 selecting 19 classroom sending to 206 Classroom tab changing view 20 parts of 3 Clear Tool 195 clearing activity data 125 Clipboard using to cut, copy, and paste data 244 closing Activity Center 68 App Transfer 252 Quick Poll 151 collecting files 48...
  • Page 306 data sets, zooming to fit 85 deleting a question 191 a section 191 activity data 124 all activity data 125 all points and labels 200 calculator files 51 document 191 equations 124 file 191 lists 125 point label 199 points 124 single label 200 single point 200 device filename...
  • Page 307 viewing properties 56 finding transferred files 55 folder creating 192 forms contributing 109 frequently asked questions 209 frequently-asked questions 255 Activity Center 255 Apps 257 classes 257 file transfers 257 network 262 polls 259 Screen Capture 260 students 260 transfers 257 glossary 246 graph changing pen color 87...
  • Page 308 on sending files 46 plotting class points 117 plotting equations 116 plotting lists 118 sending data 102 internal error with AppVar conversion 207 interrupting file transfers 215 invalid characters 183 item analysis by response printing 233 Item Bank adding questions from 178 closing 178 opening 178 item-by-item analysis...
  • Page 309 opening a saved analysis 218 Activity Center 67 App Transfer 249 Quick Poll 143 opening a document 186 options configuring for activities 70 configuring for equations 69 configuring for list activities 72 for printed reports 226 slide show 225 page options for printed reports 226 palette, special characters 239 panning graph window 86 passwords...
  • Page 310 question adding from an Item Bank 178 adding new 187 checking spellling 188 choices on image 166 copy 189 copying 189 cut 189 cutting 189 deleting 191 editing 187 moving 190 paste 189 pasting 189 renaming 191 standard choices 175 text and image 176 question numbers, mismatched 215 Quick Poll...
  • Page 311 183 special characters, entering 239 Spell Check 188 standard choices question 175 starting activities 91 activities in Activity Center 92 TI-Navigator 1 starting a new class analysis 211 stopping activities 93 polls 145 stopping file transfers 215 student...
  • Page 312 160 terms 267 terms used in class analysis 246 text and image item 176 Text Tool 195 TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 209 time stamps, sorting in Quick Poll TI-Navigator home screen (calculators) 15 home screen (computer) 2 logging in to network (students)
  • Page 313 unprompted file location, changing unselecting Apps to send 251 user name, changing for teacher 11 using calculator screen options 11 Class Record 6 Classroom tab 3 Current Class 5 Tools tab 4 values, sorting lists by 137 variations, allowing in answers 239 view, changing for class 20 viewing activity data 126...

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