Meet TI Teacher of the Month: Fatemia Fuson
...nd help make a real difference. I want to show kids that math isn't as scary as people may think it is, especially if you have someone who can really guide you through the subject. "It’s an amazing feeling when students do understand math, because you know that you were integral to helping the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/teacher-of-the-month
Top Tips for Tackling the SAT® with the TI-84 Plus CE
...l be 1, 2, 3, or 4 digits long, including any decimal point or fraction bar, and the answer won’t be negative. So if your answer does not meet these guidelines, you know it must be wrong and you will have to try again. Use the TI-84 Plus CE to help you work more efficiently, compute more accurat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/sat_tips_ti84
MonTI Hall Problem and Python on a TI Graphing Calculator | TI
...l hard to believe the true probability of winning when switching doors is ⅔. With Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator, students can be guided to create a Python program to run thousands of simulations quickly and can help to convince them that the probability of winning is indeed ⅔...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/montihall-problem-python-ti-graphing-calculator
World-Emoji-Day
...plex and some from people who had way too much time on their hands using ASCII art. As an early user of the TI-80 … something (TI-81, TI-83 and TI-84 graphing calculators), I can remember classmates and — once I started teaching — students usi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/world-emoji-day
3 Math Resources To Give Your Substitute Teacher | TI
...ck graphing exercise for student practice. For a full list of all the available learning modules and lessons, download this Quick Reference Guide. Explore more of Families of Functions 2. Smart Space Smart Space features full-length math lessons, which can be parti...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/sub-day-math-resources
Testing Tips: Using Calculators on Class Assessments
...ecurity. You can reset defaults, RAM or the entire memory, or use “Press-to-Test” to disable programs, certain commands and apps, and block access to user data and files. Full instructions are found at https://education.ti.com/en/resources/calculator-set-up. Electronic Quizzes With the TI-Nspire...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/november/calculators-on-class-assessments
Carving Out Some Halloween Math Fun | Texas Instruments
...TI-84 Plus CE or TI-Nspire™ CX family graphing calculator. Middle school students can use the Draw features to “carve” the pumpkin. For TI-84 Plus CE users, use a program that “draws” the pumpkin, and then use equations or the Draw features to create a jack-o’-lantern. Or have your students creat...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/carving-out-halloween-math-fun
Promposal With Balloons and Buttons | Texas Instruments
...a filled circle at a random position with a random radius (x, y, r) somewhere on the screen. These circles continue to appear on the screen until the user presses [esc]. Simple, eh? But, then what? More on that shortly. Example 2: Yes! Or No? As you can see, this is a fun take on th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/promposals
STEM Solutions for Summer Camps | Texas Instruments – U.S.
...-Basic, and I have now switched to coding in Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator. The TI Codes website walks you, a new or experienced user, through units of the foundations of what the language means, the menu-driven options for coding, and student projects at the end of each unit...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/stem-solutions-for-summer-camps
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...hted in his Office Hours on Facebook Live. Missed the Facebook Live or want to watch it again? The link is included in the blog post. Download a PDF guide that details more of Tom’s tips for using the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator in your math class. 5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Ma...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
My Top Takeaways From T3IC to Encourage, Engage and Empower
...y to engage students, whether learning in person or virtually. On the first conference day, John Staley, Ph.D., unpacked the D.U.E.S (see below) to guide teacher choices while teaching STEM with intentionality. The focus of this session was discussing how we might build an equitable culture whe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/t3ictakeaways
You Can Teach an Old Snake New Tricks: Computer Science on the TI-84 Plus CE Python Graphing Calculator
...es. #3. Generate either a 0 or a 1. #4. Add the number appropriate to either base. #5. Give the user the binary number; request the decimal. #6. Determine if the user is correct. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/pythoncomputerscience
TI 2021 Holiday Holiday Contest Rules | Texas Instruments
...public post that includes the photo and hashtag is an “Entry”, and a person who posts an Entry is an “Entrant”). The Entrant must be the registered user of the social media account used to post the Entry. If you do not have a public Instagram or Twitter account, you can create one by downloadin...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/holiday-contest/rules
2022 TI Codes Contest Rules
...rs, or in any other Contest related materials. TI is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, whether caused by Internet users or by the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, by any technical or human errors which may occur in the proces...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2022-ti-codes-contest-rules
2023 TI Codes Contest Rules
...rs, or in any other Contest related materials. TI is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, whether caused by Internet users or by the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, by any technical or human errors which may occur in the proces...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2023-ti-codes-contest-rules
2024 TI Codes Contest Rules
...rs, or in any other Contest related materials. TI is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, whether caused by Internet users or by the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, by any technical or human errors which may occur in the proces...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/rules/2024-ti-codes-contest-rules
Adding “Class” to Your Python Code | Texas Instruments
...y.py: One more method for the balloon class on the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculator In the promposal demo program with balloons, the user is supposed to pop the balloons using the mouse in the reverse order in which they appeared (it’s not always obvious). To implement the “poppi...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-coding-classes
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
...site. 4. Application of Function Composition Composition of functions can often be challenging for students to fully internalize. This activity will guide students to explore functions and their compositions, and then apply what they’ve learned to an application that will help them create a bett...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Insider Tips for Winning the TI Codes Contest
... smart night light that plays a song when it gets dark. How can you use the TI-Innovator Hub to build your project? Here is the link to an in-depth guide on the TI-Innovator Hub. Motors, Light Sensors and More TI will also provide your team with additional devices that you can use with the T...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/ticodescontest
Going Back to School With Stations
...also be used to form class norms, meaning what behaviors we want to see and what we want students to do in our classrooms. You can use class norms to guide learning and exploring. As students work through station activities, I snap pictures of individuals and partners or groups working well t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...line prompts helps to know the expected parameters for functions. The availability of tool-tips and pick-lists helps to avoid errors by informing the user of the expected ranges. #4: Library of built-in modules Modules are Python’s superpower. Modules allow Python programs to be compact, as we...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...ng and Buzz Aldrin were on approach to Tranquility Base when Armstrong realized they were flying into a field of car-sized boulders. Armstrong calmly guided the Eagle landing module to a safe area, beyond the boulder field, with less than 30 seconds of fuel left in the tank. This was an incredibl...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Solution 19449: Conserving Battery Life on the CBL 2™.
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Solution 23250: Toggling the Discontinuity Detection Setting on the TI-84 Plus Family Graphing Calculator to Show/Hide Asymptotes.
...ontinuity detection", which will detect and remove lines that might not otherwise be drawn through discontinuities or asymptotes. For example, if the user has OS v2.21 installed on the TI-84 Plus family calculator, and graphs the function y = tan(x), the graph will look similar to: Using a TI-84...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/product-usage/23250
Solution 35935: Computing the Average Rate of Change of an expression on the TI-Nspire™ CAS Family Products.
...[catalog]. The syntax is avgRC(Exp, Var[=Value][,Step]). An Average rate of change returns the forward-difference quotient. Expression 1 can be a user-defined function. 1) Press [catalog] and scroll down to avgRC( and key in the following: AvgRC(F(X),X,H) and press [enter]. When value is...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-nspire-family/product-usage/35935