Let TI Help You With the New Science Olympiad Detector Building Event
This is the breadboard. It functions as an output platform for students to read collected data with red, blue and green LEDs. Science Olympiad, a national science/STEM competition organization, just added a new high school event called Detector Building. In the 35-year history of Science Oly...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/detectorbuilding
Nothing Says “I Love You” Like an Absolute Value Graph ❤ by @TICalculators
This Valentine’s Day, spread your love of math to your students by giving them a chance to create their own crafty cards in class. We enlisted the help of algebra teacher and Instagram sensation, Rory Yakubov (@iteachalgebra), to help you graph your little hearts out. Your students are going to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/create-math-valentines
Designing Your Classroom With Purpose
...r me because I can tap back into my creative brain after it’s been sitting on standby for a couple of months. Add educational visuals to complement your curriculum. As I prepare for a new year, the first thing that always pops into my mind is my classroom: the setup, the layout, th...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/classroomdesign
Texas Instruments Virtual Booth | NSTA Engage 2021
...t access to tons of free science simulations and data-collection lessons by signing up to start your FREE 90-day trial version of the TI-Nspire™ CX Premium Teacher Software. Sign up STEM with students We help teachers encourage middle and high school students to explore...https://education.ti.com/en/events/nctm-atlanta
Fall in Love with Polar Graphs: Top 4 Ways to Turn Heads with the TI-84 Plus
.... Now, you will want to either press 0 or arrow down to ZoomFIT, either way works. Desire a bigger spiral? Try changing θmax to a bigger number. 2: Embrace those Butterflies Falling in love usually comes with butterflies? So, why not learn how to graph the butterfly curve: To do so, press the...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/polargraphlove
Oklahoma Students Make Their Mark Learning to Program with Rover
John Honeycutt, the only science teacher at Keota High School in rural Oklahoma started the semester determined to develop his students’ leadership skills. He assigned the junior class a special project where they would work in pairs on a “proof of concept” that they would later demonstrate to t...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/february/seeroverdraw
Robotics for the 21st Century | Texas Instruments
...ng, writing and ’rithmetic”). How about adding another “R” to that list? Robotics! Robots (and smart machines) are all around us. In our homes (robot vacuum cleaners and smart thermostats), on the roads (cars with lane assist and smart backup cameras), in warehouses and factories, and even in hos...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/roboticsweek2022
Python Modules Have More Fun | Texas Instruments
Since Python programming was first released to the world on the TI-84 Plus CE Python and the TI-Nspire™ CX II graphing calculators about a year ago, I think it’s time to dig a little deeper into the power of modular programming on these remarkable platforms, and discover why using modules...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2022/python-modules-have-more-fun
Making Math Connections Visually: Five Free Activities to Use in Your Algebra Class
Every student encounters algebraic concepts in their mathematics career. As teachers, it can sometimes be hard to help students grasp concepts they find abstract in nature. Technology can help by demonstrating those concepts in a new and intriguing way. By involving dynamic visualization and int...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/june/visualizingalgebra
Which TI Calculator for the SAT® and Why?
...re™ CX CAS graphing calculator TI-Nspire™ CX II CAS graphing calculator Notice that super-powerful CAS (which stands for Computer Algebra System) calculators are allowed. In addition to finding numeric answers, a CAS calculator provides algebraic answers in simplest form and can perform c...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/which-ti-calc-sat
Get Out and #SpreadMathLove
...ckable, and receive updates on its whereabouts for years to come. Once the trackables start making their way into geocaches, you can start hunting them down! Using the map on the promotion landing page, you can find where the nearest TI math buddy token is located. Then go out and find it, log i...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/geocaching
Tips for Surviving the First Week Back at School
...ties and learning styles. Being able to address a student by name and by using the correct pronunciation is an easy way to show that you care about them. Play the name game by having each student pick a positive adjective that begins with the same sound as the first letter of their first name. It...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/first_week_tips
Survey Says: Kids Like Math!
How many times have you heard someone say they’re not a “math person?” Probably more than you can count. Most of the time, it’s an adult saying this. It’s likely because their math education relied heavily on memorization to learn facts and procedures. Fortunately, that’s no longer true. Te...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/august/studentsurvey
5 Tips for a Healthy, Happy Exam Week | Texas Instruments
... tips in Vakharia’s book “Math Hacks: Cool Tips + Less Stress,” or watch her full takeover on our Instagram Story at @TICalculators. Follow her at @themathguru. It’s here. Exam week. We’ve all been there — you’ve studied hard all year, put in the time, but sometimes it doesn’t feel like enough. ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/december/5-tips-for-a-healthy-happy-exam-week
Going Back to School With Stations
At the middle school and secondary levels, the first day of school typically consists of teachers introducing themselves, going over the syllabus and students completing get-to-know-you activities or ice breakers. I’ll admit, I have also used a similar format until I realized that this doesn’t sh...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/backtoschool_stations
Engage Students With This Real-World Earth Day Activity
...important questions about societal issues like plastic pollution and the environment. You’ll investigate these real-world questions using applied mathematics, unit conversion, geometry and problem-solving. And, by the way, the answer to the first question above is 500 million! Yes, 500,000,000 s...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/earthday
7 Reasons Why Python on the TI-Nspire™ CX II Graphing Calculator Is a Must-Have for Your Classroom
...thon is used in a variety of applications, including artificial intelligence, financial services and data science. #2: TI’s support of coding in STEM Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators have supported coding for nearly two decades with the TI-Basic programming language. Many students ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/7-reasons-why-python-is-a-must
Top 5 Tips for Transitioning to Virtual Teaching
As we enter into this new frontier of virtual teaching and learning, I had the opportunity to connect with Richard Snow, an expert in distance learning and a T³™ National Instructor, for some guidance. Snow was the first educator to use TI graphing calculator emulator software while teaching stu...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/distance-education
Top 10 T³™ Webinars From 2021
The start of a new year is the perfect time for setting new goals and prepping for the next few months of classes. Perhaps your goal is a large, year-long project, or maybe it’s a small, daily habit that you’d like to implement. Either way, one of the best ways to keep yourself motivated is by ha...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2021webinars
How To Use the TI-84 Plus Family of Graphing Calculators To Succeed on the ACT®
...to asking the question. I am going to share two ACT® questions that do precisely that. They challenge you to think differently about solving problems. I am a math teacher (and the test-prep coordinator) at St. Mary’s Episcopal School in Memphis. I enjoy the challenge of preparing students to ...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/digital-act-84
AP® Calculus Resources
AP® Calculus Resources apcalculus website Mathematics lessons for IB® Diploma Programme Applications and Interpretation | Numbers and Algebra Overview *NEW/UPDATED Titl...https://education.ti.com/en/ib/activities
Mission Celebration: Use Math to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
...dents explore Apollo 11’s harrowing story, among others, using their TI-NspireTM CX graphing calculators. In the lunar lander challenge, students attempt to guide the Eagle module to Tranquility Base without running out of fuel. In the first activity, Fuel for the Fire, students connect math a...https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2019/july/missioncelebration
Solution 13014: TI Graphing Calculators that can be Used with the TI-Presenter™.
...edge Base Search Are there any special graphing calculators required for use with the TI-Presenter? The TI-Presenter is compatible with the ViewScreen™ (overhead) versions of the TI-73 Explorer™, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus‚ TI-84 Plus Silver Edition‚...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/13014
Solution 13561: Function Speed Differences in the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.
...-84 Plus family of products Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Search Why does my new TI-84 Plus Silver Edition seem to be significantly slower than my old TI-83 Plus Silver Edition? The TI-83 Plus Silver Edition and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition are almost alike. ...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/general-information/13561
Solution 26990: Version Number Error Using Catalog Help On The TI-84 Plus™ Family.
...do I get a version number error when I try to use the Catalog Help application with the 2.53 or higher version of the TI-84 Plus Family Operating System? If you are receiving an error message when trying to run Catalog Help on your TI-84 Plus Family Calculator, you should install the latest vers...https://education.ti.com/en/customer-support/knowledge-base/ti-83-84-plus-family/troubleshooting-messages-unexpected-results/26990