TI-Nspire™ CX II/CX II CAS | Calculators | Texas Instruments
...ning for math and science Responsive learning Interact with math, observe cause/effect, and see how it all connects. Modern touchpad Computer-like navigation with an on-screen cursor. Math plus science Compatible with sensors and probes for real-time data collection. Save docum...https://education.ti.com/en/products/calculators/graphing-calculators/ti-nspire-cx-ii-cx-ii-cas
Symmetry with Pattern Blocks
Students learn to use pattern blocks to build a design that has a line of symmetry. They use the calculator to determine the value of half the design. They predict and then find the value of the entire design.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/symmetry-with-pattern-blocks
Vernier - Freezing and Melting of Water
In this lesson, students will use the temperature sensor to determine the freezing and melting points of water.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/vernier--freezing-and-melting-of-water
Why am I Charged?
In this lesson, students will use a simulation to understand from a macroscopic view, what actually occurs microscopically when a metal and a nonmetal react.https://education.ti.com/en/activity/detail/why-am-i-charged
TI-Nspire™ Handheld USB Driver for Microsoft Windows® XP
If you have a PC with Microsoft Windows XP you may need to manually install a TI USB driver in order to recharge TI-Nspire handhelds using a USB connection to your computer. This applies to the TI-Nspire handhelds with Touchpad and TI-Nspire CX handhelds that use a TI-Nspire Rechargeable Battery....https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/4E6E5E89023C49D08471E65D1137E50E/nspire-usb-drivers
SMILE Mathematics App for the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Families
The NEW SMILE App contains five games that reinforce skills from the number & operations, geometry, and measurement standards.The NEW SMILE App contains five games that reinforce skills from the number & operations, geometry, and measurement standards. The games are a part of the SMILE Mathematics computer software suite developed by SMILE Mathematics of London, England. Games included in the SMILE App: ...https://education.ti.com/en/software/details/en/F07C3ACB433F4110957AAD800DF9DA5E/83smilemathematics
Customize Your Calc Contest Rules
... Education Technology division (“TI”), with a place of business at 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75243, and with a website at http://education.ti.com. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest will begin on August 3, 2021, at 9:01 am Central Time (“CT”) and will end at 11:59 am CT on September 15, 2021 (t...https://education.ti.com/en/promotion/customize-your-calc/rules
Customized Virtual Learning | Texas Instruments
... It’s easy to make your virtual learning experience both flexible and cost-effective. To help get you started, here are examples of recommended topics you can choose based on our most popular requests. Get personalized learning that’s affordable and tailored to fit your content n...https://education.ti.com/en/educators/district-school-leader-resources/custom-virtual-learning
Welcome to TI Product Registration
Welcome to TI Product Registration global website Texas Instruments (TI) provides a one-year limited warranty against defective materials and construction. It is not necessary to register your product ...https://education.ti.com/en/product-resources/product-registration
Using Python to Squeeze the Fun Back Into Math
... sqrt(disc))/(2*a) elif disc == 0: r1 = -b/(2*a) r2 = r1 else r1 = complex(-b, sqrt(disc))/(2*a) r2 = complex(-b, -sqrt(disc))/(2*a) See? That was easy! You just integrated coding into math. A...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/usingpython-84plusce
Straight-A Student Won’t Allow COVID-19 To Take Her Dreams
This Valentine’s Day, we want to celebrate a straight-A student whose love of learning is inspiring everyone around her. Jasmine Calderon, 17, is an exceptional senior at Pahokee High School in Florida who continues to excel despite her entire household coming down with COVID-19 over the summer...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/spreadmathlove
Tips for Teachers in the time of COVID-19
...but is certainly exacerbated by the pandemic: teaching students with unfinished learning from previous grades. Some key principles can help make this complicated situation more manageable. But before we think about teaching and learning math, some foundational ideas should come first. I’ll echo...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/covidteachertips
Meet the Texas Calculus Teacher Who Won the Spread the Math Love Contest and a Trip to MIT
...o, where he is majoring in business and biomedical engineering. Tristan took AP® Calculus with Meyer and scored a 5 on the exam. He then went on to become Meyer’s teaching assistant. Tristan said he learned about the contest from a geometry teacher at the high school, and he immediately knew he w...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/sanantoniosurprise
TI’s Response to COVID-19: We Are Here for You
... have been thrust into a new reality: virtual learning. For many teachers, it has been a crash course in preparing and delivering online instruction. Complicating matters, schools and districts vary wildly in their ability to deliver educational services. Now that we have a better understanding ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/coronavirusresponse
Why It’s Good to Make Mistakes in Math Class
...students lack the mathematical understanding needed to solve problems and, as a result, make conceptual errors even with the help of a calculator for computations. I find it helpful to let students explore their calculators without giving them any instructions on how to use it. Most students can...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/commoncalculatormistakes
Coding Like a Girl (Scout), and Loving It!
...same interest and confidence in math and science, so when an opportunity to partner with Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) came to my attention combining all of these things, I threw my heart and head into this project to make it happen. It is such a joyful event when different aspects of m...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/girlscouts_codingbadge
How To Celebrate National Chemistry Week With Students | TI
...ollect data on the chemical phenomena helps them to “see” how these particles interact and react while making learning fun and teaching them how to become scientists. In 2015, I attended the T³™ International Conference in Philadelphia. At this conference, I was first introduced to TI technol...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/celebrate-chemistry-week-with-students
The Heartbeat of STEM
..., transport and homeostasis, but it also allows students to build electrical circuits and write a simple program to control the model. Students become familiar with coding by using the easily accessible menu-based system within TI calculators. These activities are available using multiple pla...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/heartstem
Finding Fibonacci — Six Examples | Texas Instruments
...y be pretty surprised where else he lurks. Photo courtesy of Fibonacci.com. What is the Fibonacci sequence? Most math types are familiar with “the sequence.” And if you ask someone walking down the street if they know of the Fibonacci sequence, they might say that they have he...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/finding-fibonacci-six-examples
Fireworks, Flags and the Fourth of July
...graphing calculator. You will find the fireworks activity in the "Turtle Graphics" section, and you will need the Turtle module on your calculator or computer software. The code that generates one star polygon is: n is an odd number between 5 and 11. The is the number of vertices on t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/julyfourth
Jingle Bells, Falling Snow and Python Lists | Texas Instruments
... with 0. Initializing a list As seen in the above example, a list can be initialized by stating its elements inside the brackets and separated by commas. We can use the list( ) method to create a list: myListA = list( range(10) ) produces the list [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] cha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-lists
Have You Heard About a Mixed Six Task? | Texas Instruments
...ts to share to get you started! Here is my first Mixed Six. Example: Mixed Six activity I gave it to my students a few weeks later to complete, and they immediately started making suggestions of other topics. I was a little overwhelmed at first. I sent out an email to several othe...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/mixed-six-task
Real-World Applications of Chemistry
What do Chemistry Cat, toilet bowl cleaner and contact lens cleaning solution have in common? They’re all ways to take the abstract subject of chemistry and make it come alive and make sense for high school students. Throughout my career, I have strived to make this subject applicable to the rea...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/october/real-world-app-chemistry
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...ance their learning? It depends. I challenge myself and other teachers to ask themselves this question when considering how to use that precious wall space in their classroom. However, how can we do this without being dull? How can we imprint our tools and lessons into our students’ brains in a ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
...ble platforms, and discover why using modules can be more fun, or can certainly at least save you time. Modules give us a powerful way to reuse common code These custom “support” files are easily shared among my many Python programs and can be shared with others. When developing a Python ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun