Girl Scouts + Texas Instruments = A Winning Equation
...arching Google and Pinterest for programming ideas I can bring back to my troop. In my day job, I consult with schools and districts, mostly in the Midwest, on how to effectively use Texas Instruments (TI) technology to help students achieve in math and science. The girls in my troop really enjoy...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscoutsloanprogram
Choose Your Own Adventure: 5 Projects To Get Students Coding With Python!
... Fig. 11 The message: “Tell everyone it is Computer Science Education week!” Becomes: “Whoo hyhubrqh lw lv Frpsxwhu Vflhqfh Hgxfdwlrqzhh!” Converting messages by can time consuming. How long would it have taken your student to encode the example above? Using Python, student...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/csedweek
Texas Instruments Brings Its Hands-On Coding Workshops to ShadOnline
... of challenging at first, but we were all helping each other so it was easy to go through it,” said Shad Emili Bykovsky, who’s from Cornwall, Prince Edward Island. Although Bykovsky came to the workshops with previous coding experience, she liked how she was able to take on challenges even after ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/shadonline
3 Fun Ways to Create Seating Charts
...f schedule changes. It also helps with small group formations as everyone can see the names on the desks. Students cannot switch seats because the handwriting on the assignments is mine (if corrections are needed, I ask students to let me make them, which also helps me learn their names faster). ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/september/seating_charts
Expanding Knowledge With Financial Literacy | Texas Instruments
...o Make a Personal Budget in 6 Easy Steps.” Once you have a better grasp of your spending and saving habits, you can start considering investments. NerdWallet has an excellent article with tips and strategies for beginners. Start exploring options and plans for making your money grow. Putting off ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/financial_literacy
Students and Teachers Talk TI Codes Contest | Texas Instruments
...parts. Insert “debugging” steps in between these parts. This may seem counterintuitive because when adding debugging stages, you’re not working on hardware that will make it onto the final robot, but it’s still useful. (Brookwood BITES) Do it with friends and have fun with the building an...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/ti-codescontest-qanda
Automatic Showers Bring May Flowers | Texas Instruments
...eme water scarcity. Population growth and climatic shifts are placing additional pressure on agricultural systems, pressure that is tapping a rapidly dwindling groundwater supply. With this in mind, and eager to learn more about the operation of our school’s aquaponic greenhouse, we leveraged the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/smartwater
TI STEM Camps Open Doors for Students | Texas Instruments
...rtual programming and camp experiences. I was happy they were willing to work with me to overcome distance/expense by: Lending me TI calculators/hardware to send to my students across the state for online use that we later returned. The professional expertise of their facilitators that impleme...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/rural-ti-stem-camps-open-doors
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
...ovator™ Hub or its external speaker. Note that both sound.note() and spkr.note() are included here but only one should be active depending on your hardware setup. This function is a little more complicated: It displays the karaoke crawl, highlighting the current lyric in red. Notice ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
5+ Tips for Using the TI-84 Plus in Your Math Class
...d the table at the same time? Press y= and type your equations. In this screenshot below we use Y1= ½X² and Y2= X+1. Press the mode key and about midway through the screen you will see a row that says FULL HORTIZONTAL GRAPH-TABLE. Arrow over to GRAPH-TABLE and press the enter key. Now press the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/january/fiveti84tips
How Else Can We Show This?
...ps us distinguish between them. Students explain their thinking in words and confirm their understanding with the calculator. This also lays the groundwork for some concepts in calculus. ; 2. Absolute Certainty When most students first learn of absolute value, it is an easy idea to grasp — it ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/how-else-can-we-show-this
Summer of STEM: Breaking Board Paradox
...the part of the stick that is hanging off the table, and voila! The stick breaks! But why? What you’ll need: A few paint sticks from a local hardware store. An unfolded piece of newspaper about 3’ x 3’ in area. Butcher paper or thicker wrapping paper will also work. A table, a glove...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/breakingboard
You only get one “first day of school” – use it wisely
... Break it down in writing: From day one, I want all of my students to know their math ability is not fixed. I’ve been inspired by Jo Boaler and Carol Dweck and want my students to know that there is no such thing as a “math person” and “not a math person.” EVERYONE can learn math! Mistakes help o...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/firstday
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
...allenges we still face. The same survey found that 24 percent of kids hate or dislike math and another 30 percent were indifferent to math. I don’t dwell on the negative, instead focusing on what we can do to grow math love. As a parent, longtime educator and the head of TI’s Education Technolo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
A case for handheld graphing calculators
...jority of students don’t have a device to use an online graphing calculator in class.* There are several reasons why. When you add up the costs of hardware, IT infrastructure, bandwidth and device management, the overhead for implementing this type of solution can be overwhelming for many school ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2017/may/why-graphing-calculators-add-up
Calculus + Graphing Calculator = More Teachable Moments
...e illustrates the power of horizontal zooming as a motivation for the language of epsilons and deltas in formal limit definitions. I certainly don’t dwell on the formal definition in an introductory calculus class (and helpful tip — students are not expected to produce formal epsilon-delta proof...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/september/calculascalcs
Using the TI-83 Solver with Science Problems
Using the TI-83 Solver with the Ideal Gas Law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/using-the-ti83-solver-with-science-problems
Blackbody Radiation
This program will produce the blackbody radiation curve for one or two objects when the student inputs the temperature(s) in kelvin. The program will also display on the curve the peak frequency and wavelength when one object is selected.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/blackbody-radiation
Boyle's Law
An inexpensive and effective setup for Boyle's law. The students experiment and perform data analysis to "discover" Boyle's Law.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/boyles-law
TI-Innovator™ System | Texas Instruments Deutschland
...-Nspire™ CX software) Micro-USB port (Power port to connect to external power source) Powered by a MSP-EXP432P401-ET TI LaunchPad™ Board Hardware Red LED Red-Green-Blue (RGB) LED Light brightness sensor Speaker On-board components TI...https://education.ti.com/en/products/micro-controller/ti-innovator/specifications
TI-84 Plus CE Data Collection | CBR™ 2 Motion Sensor | Texas Instruments
...ded TI resource CD with Technical Reference included Size: 8.5 x 3.4 x 1.1 inches (L x W x H) Weight: 8.3 ounces (without batteries) Hardware One-year limited warranty Toll-free help hotline: 1.800.TI.CARES Email help line: ti-cares@ti.com Volume Purcha...https://education.ti.com/en/products/data-collection/ti-84-plus-ce/cbr2-motion-sensor
TI-Nspire™ CX Data Collection | CBR™ 2 Motion Sensor | Texas Instruments
...ded TI resource CD with Technical Reference included Size: 8.5 x 3.4 x 1.1 inches (L x W x H) Weight: 8.3 ounces (without batteries) Hardware One-year limited warranty Toll-free help hotline: 1.800.TI.CARES Email help line: ti-cares@ti.com Volume Purcha...https://education.ti.com/en/products/data-collection/ti-nspire/cbr2-motion-sensor
Computer Science | Professional Learning | Texas Instruments
... adding some game play to the content! If you’ve never coded before, don’t let that stop you — keep reading. Read more Celebrate #CSEdWeek Teaching Students to Code With TI Classroom instruction time is precious. Coding and programming are valuable skills for students. Let me hel...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/computer-science/professional-learning
STEM Exchange | Computer Science and Programming to Foster STEM Interest | October
...ls Crystal Furman Panelist Director, AP® Computer Science, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment The College Board® Edward “Ted” C. McNett Panelist Assistant Supervisor of Career and Technical Education Carroll County Public Schools Details ...https://education.ti.com/en/resources/ti-stem-exchange/october2021-event