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T I - N av i g at o r ™ R ef er ence Guide.
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Contents iii Important Information.................. ......................... ........................ ii Getting started with TI-Navigator ......................................... 1 Starting TI-Navigator™ on your computer .............. .........
iv Finding trans ferred files ....................... ......................... ............... 55 Changing the un prompted file location ........... .......................... 55 Viewi n g file properties .............. ......................... ....
v LearningCheck™ Creator .................................................... 157 LearningCheck™ Creator Mai n Window ............................ ...... 157 Creating a new docu ment ....... ......................... ......................... 158 Specifying docu ment properties .
vi Legal Information .............................................................. 267 T exas Instruments Support and Servic e ............. ........... ............. 267 Privacy Policy .......... ....................... ......................... ...
Getting started with TI-Navigator 1 Getting started with TI-Navigator The TI-Navigator™ classr oom l earning system pr ovides the hardwar e and software tools you need to set up a wireless classroom ne twork. The TI-Navigator™ system lets you: • Create and manage c lasses on the class room network.
2 Getting started with TI-Navigator Note: Make sure that the network indica tor at the bottom of the screen indicates that the TI-Navigator™ netw ork is available.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 3 Ê Classroom tab Ë T ools tab Ì Current Class Í Class Recor d Classroom tab In the Classroom tab, you can view th e students in the select ed class and add, remove, or edit students. The Classroom tab has thr ee views, the Seating Chart, Student Li st and Student Portfolio views.
4 Getting started with TI-Navigator Ê Classr oom toolbar . Lets you add, edit, and remove students. Ë Student r oster . 1) Seating Chart view - Shows students listed with display names and student icons. The Seating Chart view lets you ar range your students in the Classr oom tab like they are seat ed in your classroom.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 5 Ê Networked softwar e icons . Icons th at let you launch the TI Computer Applications (Apps) that you can us e with the TI-Navigator™ software, including Class Analysis and Learni ngCheck™ Creator . Y ou must have these Apps installed on your c omputer in order to launch them from the TI-Navigator™ system.
6 Getting started with TI-Navigator Ë Begin/End Cla ss button. Button that lets you begin or end a class session. Class Record The Class Record contains both the curre nt and hist orical activity for the selected class. Below you can see an example of the Class Record with its main parts labeled.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 7 TI-Navigator computer tools The TI-Navigator™ classroo m learning system contai ns tools that you can use to interact with your students fro m your computer . Some of the t ools are part of the TI-N avigator™ system, while other tools are optional .
8 Getting started with TI-Navigator 2. If the tool you want to launch is inactive, begin the class session. 3. Cli ck the icon of the tool you want to launch.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 9 3. Enter a user name. 4. Enter a password. 5. Select or deselect the preference for the teacher icon to appear in the classroom view .
10 Getting started with TI-Navigator 3. Click Reset . The TI-Navigator™ software clears the current pa ssword. 4. Enter a new password. 5. Click OK .
Getting started with TI-Navigator 11 T o change the user name of your teacher account 1. Make sure yo u are not logged in to the TI-Navi gator™ network on your calculator . 2. Click T ools > T eacher Pr eferences or click T eacher Prefer ences . The T eache r Preference s dial og box opens.
12 Getting started with TI-Navigator Logging in to TI-Navigato r on your calculator The TI-Navigator™ classro om lear ning system uses both your computer and your students ’ calculators . Y our computer and you r students’ calculators communic ate through th e TI-Navigator™ network.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 13 5. Enter yo ur user name and passwor d. Note: TI-73 Explorer™ users, press -t to type text characters. 6. Select OK . The TI-Navigator™ Home screen opens. From the TI -Navigator™ Home screen, you can use the TI-Navigator™ act ivities, network apps, quick po ll tool, and trans fer capabil ities.
14 Getting started with TI-Navigator 2. Select NavNet from the list of applications. The NavNet screen opens. Note: If you at tempt to log i n to a class using a c alculator ot her than the type of calculator that is being used for the class, you will receive an error message.
Getting started with TI-Navigator 15 The TI-Navigator calc ulator home screen In the TI-Navigator™ classroom learni ng system, the home screen on the calculator pr ovides the tools your stu dents need to int eract with you using the TI-Navig ator™ network.
16 Getting started with TI-Navigator The TI-Navigator calculator tools Activity Center – Lets you and your students pa rticipate in the activities that you send during the Acti vity Center tool’ s se ssions.
Managing cla sses 17 Managing class es The TI-Navigator™ classro om lear ning system typi cally includes one or more classes. In order to use the TI-Navigator™ system, you need to create and use clas ses for each cla ss pe riod t hat you tea ch. This s ection contains the information you need to create an d effecti v ely manage your classes.
18 Managi ng classes 6. (Optional) Import st udents into the class: a) Click the class. b) Click Import Students . The Open dialog b o x opens. c) Select the file that contai ns the students you want to import. Note: The file can be a CSV file or comma/ta b delimited text file.
Managing cla sses 19 The details of the import open in the Import Status dialog box. f) Click OK . Note: For more inform ation on importing stud ent data from a file, see the TI-Navigator™ software to ur “Importing St udents.pdf” on your installati on CD.
20 Managi ng classes Beginning and end ing class sessions A class session is the pe riod when the TI-Navigat or™ classr oom learning system is active for a specific class. While a class session is running, you can perform TI-Navig ator™ communic atio ns functions with the selected class.
Managing cla sses 21 2. In the menu, click View > Cl assroom > Student List . -or- In the Classroom tab, click View > Student List . The Classroom tab changes the class view to Student List. T o change the class view to Seating Chart 1. Click the Classroom tab.
22 Managi ng classes 2. In the menu, click Vi ew > Classroom > Seating Char t . -or- In the Classroom t ab, click View > Seatin g Chart . The Classroom tab changes the class view to Seating Chart. T o change the class view to Student Portfolio 1.
Managing cla sses 23 2. In the menu, click View > Classr oom > Student Portfolio . -or- In the Classroom tab, click View > Student Portfolio . The Classroom tab changes the cl ass view to Student Portfolio. Removing items fr om the Class Recor d The Class Record maintains a list of a ll of the actions you have performed in your class.
24 Managi ng classes The TI-Navigator™ system highlights the selected item in the Class Record. 2. Click Edit > Remove From Reco rd or click Remove Fr om Record . Note: If you are removing an item that is still in progress, the Remove From Record dial og box opens asking if you are sure you want to remove the item.
Managing stu dent accounts 25 Managing student accounts The TI-Navigator™ classro om lear ning system typi cally contains many student accoun ts as sociated with one or more classes. Each of your students must have an a ccount to access the TI-Navigator ™ system on their calculators.
26 Managing student accoun ts -or- If you want to cr eate a password fo r your student, select the blank password entry box and ente r a new password. 7. (Optional) Enter a display name. Note: If you leave the display name blank, the TI-Navigator™ system uses the student’ s first name as the displa y name.
Managing stu dent accounts 27 Checking student log in status The TI-Navigator™ classro om lear ning system lets you view the your students’ login status from the Classr oom tab.
28 Managing student accoun ts 3. Within the Classroom tab, drag ea ch stu dent’ s icon to the location that you want. The TI-Navigator™ software moves the s tudent icon s to the new locations. Note: Do not place one student’ s icon on top of another students’ icon.
Managing stu dent accounts 29 3. Click the column title of the list you want to sort. The TI-Navigator™ system sorts the selected list. 4. If you want to sort the selected information in the opposite order , click the column title again.
30 Managing student accoun ts T o view student information f Double-click the student name to view and change student properties. Sorting information in the portfolio view 1. Click the column title of the list you want to sort. The TI-Navigator™ system sorts the selected list.
Managing stu dent accounts 31 A dialog box displays to co nfi rm that you want to remove the student. 3. Click OK . The student is removed from the portfolio view . Note: Removing the student from th e portfolio view does not remove the student from the class.
32 Managing student accoun ts 2. Click Change next to the Student Portfoli o File Location text field, and navigate to the directory where you want to store the Student Portfolio files.
Managing stu dent accounts 33 6. Click OK . 7. The ne xt time your studen ts log in , instruct t hem to enter passwords of their ch oosing. T o reset student passwor ds for individual students 1. Select a class of t he student wh ose password you want to reset.
34 Managing student accoun ts 5. Click Reset . 6. If you want the student to creat e his or her own password, select Student Chooses . -or- If you want to cr eate a specific pa ssword for the st udent, select the blank password en try box and enter a new password.
Managing stu dent accounts 35 3. Cli ck the student you wa nt to edit. 4. Click Class > Edit Student or click Edit S tudent . The Student Properties dial og box opens. 5. Click Assign Classes . The Assign Classes di alog box opens. 6. Select the chec k boxes of the student’ s classes.
36 Managing student accoun ts 9. In the Student Properties dialog b ox, click OK . Changing student n ames and identifiers After you add your students, you may find that you need to change one of their names or ident ifiers.
Managing stu dent accounts 37 5. Click the field of the name or identifier you want to chang e. 6. Make the necessary changes . 7. Repea t steps 5 and 6 for any other names or identifiers you want to change.
38 Managing student accoun ts 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 th em from one class to another . Copying students saves you the time of enteri ng all of their inf ormation again.
Managing stu dent accounts 39 The Classroom tab opens. Note: The content s of the Classroom tab vary depending on the selected class and view . 3. Click the student yo u wa nt to remove. 4. Click C lass > Remove Student or click Remove Studen t . The TI-Navigator™ softwa re asks if you are sure you want to remove the student.
40 Managing student accoun ts.
Exchanging fil es with students 41 Exchanging file s with students The TI-Navigator™ classroom lear ning system lets you exchange information with the students in your classes. From the TI-Navigator™ system, you can send files to your students and co llect files from your students, as well as delete files from your students’ calculator s.
42 Ex changing file s with students 2. Click File > Properties . The Properties dialog box opens. 3. Click the TI File Properties tab . The TI File Propert ies tab opens. 4. At the bottom of the di alog box, click the area of calculator memory where you want the TI-Navigator™ software to send the file.
Exchanging fil es with students 43 The Select file(s) to send dialog box opens. Note: The default file filter is set accor ding to the class type (TI-7 3 or TI-83). Only appropriate file types will be sent. 3. Navigate to the file you want to send and click it.
44 Ex changing file s with students • T o send the file t o an individu al student, click Students and then click the student. Note: If you had any students select ed in the Classroom tab, the TI-Navigator™ software already has the m selected.
Exchanging fil es with students 45 5. Navigate to the file type you wa nt to send and press Enter . The Send V ar Selec tion screen opens. Note: The Send V ar Selection screen varies de pending on the option you choose and th e files on your calculator .
46 Ex changing file s with students After your students log in to the TI-Navigator™ network, they can receive the file from their transfer sc reen. O nce they receive th e file, they can open it on their calculators. Sending files (student instruction) Y o ur students may send files to you both during and outside of a collection .
Exchanging fil es with students 47 3. Select 2: SEND TO TEACHER . The Send V ar screen opens. Note: The list of valid items to transfer varies by device type. 4. Navigate to the file type you wa nt to send and press Enter . The Send V ar Selec tion screen opens.
48 Ex changing file s with students Collecting files Y o u can collect cal culator-compatible files (such as lists, matrices, and EDC files) from your students’ calculat ors to your computer . Y ou can have a forced or unforced fi le collec tion. When you collect files unforced, students must s end the files from th eir transfers screen .
Exchanging fil es with students 49 a) Click CUSTOM . The options for custom files open. b) Enter the file name. c) From the drop-down list, select the file type.
50 Ex changing file s with students 9. Navigate to the collect fo lder you want and clic k it. 10. Click Finish . If you force collected the file, th e TI-Navigator™ classroom le arning system collects the files fro m the select ed students’ c alculators to your computer .
Exchanging fil es with students 51 2. Select 3: TRANSFERS . The T ransfers sc reen opens. 3. Select 1: AUTO SEND/RECV . The TI-Navigator™ classro om learning system sear ches for sent files and then downloads them to your calculator . Deleting files from calculators When necessary , you can delete file s fr om yo ur student s’ calcul ators.
52 Ex changing file s with students 3. 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 d elete a c ustom file not in the dial og box: a) Click CUSTOM . The options for custom files open.
Exchanging fil es with students 53 5. Select the studen t(s) whose files you want to del ete: • T o delete the file from the whole class’ s calc ulators, click Class . • T o delete the file from an indi vidual st udent’ s cal culator , cli ck Students and then click the s tudent.
54 Ex changing file s with students T o check the status of file transfers 1. Click the Classroom tab. The Classroom tab opens. Note: The content s of the Classroom tab vary depending on the selected class and view . 2. In the Class Re cord, c lick the file whose status you want to check.
Exchanging fil es with students 55 T o cancel file transfers 1. In the Class Record, c lick the file whose transfe r you want to cancel. 2. Click Edit > Remove From Class Record or click Remove From Class Record . The TI-Navigator™ software asks if you’re sure you want to remove the action.
56 Ex changing file s with students The Class Properties dialog box opens. 4. Click Change . The Select Director y dialog box opens. 5. Navigate to the location you want as the defaul t. 6. Click Select Directory . The Select Directory window closes. 7.
Exchanging fil es with students 57 The Properties dialog box opens di splaying the file’ s properties..
58 Ex changing file s with students.
Running inte ract ive activities 59 Running interactive activities The Activity Center tool in the TI -Navigator™ classroom l earning sy stem lets you run interactive activities with yo ur students. Wi th the Activity Center tool, yo u can teach your students abou t lists, graphs, and equations.
60 Running in tera ctive activities Activity Center window Ê Activity controls . Controls that let you co nfigure, start, pause, and stop your activities. Ë Quick Poll laun cher . A button that lets you la unch the Quick Poll tool from the Activity Center tool.
Running inte ract ive activities 61 List tab Ê Create new list button . A button that opens t he Create New Lists dialog box where you can create new lists. Ë Data entry fields . Fields where you can enter list or point data for the data set. Use the and buttons to enter fractions.
62 Running in tera ctive activities List - Graph tab Ê Create new list button . A button that opens t he Create New Lists dialog box where you can create new lists. Ë Freque ncy Plots button . Click this butto n to display a frequen cy plot for a selected data set.
Running inte ract ive activities 63 Graph tab Ê Graph controls . Controls that let you se t the gr aph window pr operties, including axes, axis labels, grid li nes, point selection, pan and zoom. Ë Graph window pa nning control . Control that lets you pan the graph window .
64 Running in tera ctive activities Graph - Equation tab Ê Graph contr o ls . Controls that let you set the graph window properties, including axes, axis labels, grid lines, point selection, pan and zoom. Ë Graph window pa nning control . Control that lets you pan the graph window .
Running inte ract ive activities 65 Equation tab Ê Equation entry field . Field where you can enter new equations. Use the and buttons to enter fractions. Ë T able of val u es . T able where you can find the Y values of selected equati ons. Ì Equa tion gallery .
66 Running in tera ctive activities Number Line Activity window (for the TI-73 Explorer™ Family) Ê Guide . Click and drag to move the guide to highlight selected points on the nu mber line. If you hold the Ctrl key while dragging the guide, it will snap to the endpoint s of the selected vectors.
Running inte ract ive activities 67 Visual Fractions Activity wind ow (F or the TI-73 Explor er™ Family) Ê Visual represe ntation of student r esponses. Use the scrollbar to display responses that do not fit on the screen. Ë Student input table . Numeric values of stud ent responses.
68 Running in tera ctive activities Closing the Activity Center tool Y o u can close the Acti vity Ce nter tool from its window . T o close the Activity Center tool f Click File > Close or click Close .
Running inte ract ive activities 69 T o configure equation options 1. If you have an activity running, stop it. 2. From t he Contribute drop-down list, select Equations . 3. Click Configure . The Configure Calculators for Activity dialog bo x opens. 4.
70 Running in tera ctive activities 9. If you selected Equa tions Below , enter the equations in the provided area. 10. Click OK . Note: If you want your students to have specif ic graph wi ndow settin gs, you should also set up the graph wi ndow settings before you start the activity .
Running inte ract ive activities 71 4. Select or e nter the number of po ints you want each of your students to submit . 5. Select or enter the name for the X list. 6. Select or enter the name for the Y list. 7. Select or clear the Display coordina tes chec k box.
72 Running in tera ctive activities 9. Select or clear the Send current gr aph contents as backgr ound check box. Note : If you select this o ption, wh en you start the a ctivity the Activity Center tool sends the cu rrent foreground image of your graph screen t o your students’ ca lculators as a background image.
Running inte ract ive activities 73 4. (Optional) Click Crea te New Lists and create ne w lists. 5. Select Choose from Data Sets . 6. From the data set drop-down list, select the data set where you want to add the collected da ta. 7. (Optional) Configure the plots: a) Click Configur e Plots .
74 Running in tera ctive activities d) If you want to config ure another plo t, repeat steps b - c. e) Click OK . Note: If you do not conf igure the plot here, then your stu dents cannot view the plot on their calculat ors. 8. Select or clear the Let stu dents resubmit lists check box.
Running inte ract ive activities 75 4. Select Choose from inde pendent lists . 5. Select t he number of lists yo u want your st udents to su bmit. 6. From th e drop-down lis ts, select the lists where you want t o add the collected dat a. 7. Select or clear the L et students view sequ ence plots check box.
76 Running in tera ctive activities The Configure Calculators for Activity dialog bo x opens. 4. From the drop-down list, select the number of pages (data sets) each student will contr ibute. 5. From the drop-down list, select the numbe r of inputs per page.
Running inte ract ive activities 77 4. Enter the e xpression or value that wi ll display o n student ca lculators in the Prompt fi eld. 5. Use the dr opdown to se lect the number of ma rks that students will be allowed to submi t (maximum of four). 6.
78 Running in tera ctive activities 4. Enter the te xt for the prompt tha t will displ ay on stude nt calculat ors (up to 20 characters). 5. Select the shape for student in put.
Running inte ract ive activities 79 7. If you ha ve chosen a Divid ed Re ctangle, enter a value for height (1-12). 8. If you ha ve chosen a Divid ed Circle, ente r a value for numbe r of wedges (max 24). 9. Check whether or not to allow students to resu bmit estimates.
80 Running in tera ctive activities 2. Click the X Scale box and enter a new setting. 3. Press the tab key to move to the Y Sc ale box and enter a new setting. 4. Click OK . The Activity Ce nter tool app lies th e new X and Y scale settings to the graph.
Running inte ract ive activities 81 2. Click the X Min box and en ter a new X minimum setting. 3. Press the tab key to move to the X Max box and enter a new X maximum setting. 4. Press the tab key to move to the Y Min box and enter a new Y minimum setting.
82 Running in tera ctive activities 2. Select or clear the Axes check box. 3. Click OK . If you selected the Axes che ck box, the Activity Center tool turns the axes on. If you cleared the Axes check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axes off. T o turn the grid on or off 1.
Running inte ract ive activities 83 If you selected the Grid check box, the Activity Center tool turns the grid on. If you clea red the Grid check box, the Activity Center tool turns the grid off. T o turn coordinates on or off 1. Click Edit > Edit Wi ndow Settings or click Edit Wi ndow Settings .
84 Running in tera ctive activities 2. Select or clear the Ax is Labels check box. 3. Click OK . If you selected the Ax is Labels check box, the Activity Center tool turns the axis labels on. If you cleared the Axi s Labels chec k box, the Activity Ce nter tool turns the axis labels off.
Running inte ract ive activities 85 2. Click the X Label box and enter a name for the X a xis label. 3. Click the Y Label box and enter a name for the Y a xis label.
86 Running in tera ctive activities Making the grid of the graph window square (Zoom Square) As on the calculato r , when the graph window is set to the default, the grid appear s rectan gular . The Activit y Center tool lets you make the grid of the graph win dow square.
Running inte ract ive activities 87 T o pan right 1. Click the List - Graph tab, Graph tab, or Graph - Equation tab . The selected tab opens. 2. Click Pan Right . 3. Repea t step 2 until you reac h the graph window posi tion you want. T o pan left 1. Click the List - Graph tab, Graph tab, or Graph - Equation tab .
88 Running in tera ctive activities 3. In the Pen Color color palette, click th e color you want. 4. Click OK . T o change the graphing pen width 1. Click the Graph - Equation tab or the Equation tab. The selected tab opens. 2. In the equation gallery , click th e white/colored box next to the graphed equation’ s name.
Running inte ract ive activities 89 Note: The Activity Center tool auto matically assigns the shapes and colors. T o individualize students’ cursors f Click View > Individualize Student Cu rsors . Adding and removing backgr ound images for the graph window The Activity Center tool lets yo u ad d a background image to the graph window .
90 Running in tera ctive activities Saving and loading activity settings Once you set up your activities and change the g raph window sett ings to suit your needs, you may want to save these settings. After you save the activity settings, you can then load them into the Acti vity Cente r tool.
Running inte ract ive activities 91 T o load activity settings 1. Click File > Load > Load Activity Settings . The Load Settings dialog bo x opens. 2. Navigate to the file you want to load and click it . 3. Click Open . The Activity Center tool lo ads the act ivity settings.
92 Running in tera ctive activities Starting an activity Starting an activity involves two step s. First, you must sta rt the activity in the Activity Center tool to make it available for your students. Once you start the activity in the Activity Center tool, your students can then join in the activity from their calculat ors.
Running inte ract ive activities 93 T o pause an activity f Click File > Pause Activity or click P ause Activity . The activity pauses. Stud ents receive the message “Activity Paused” on their calculators and cannot use the activity on their calculators.
94 Running in tera ctive activities Cre ating and adding activity data In the Activity Center tool, you ca n manually cre ate and add the ba sic types of activity data that your st udents can con tribute.
Running inte ract ive activities 95 3. Select the type of list (s) you want to create. Note: A data set is a group of lists th at are the same length with the elements in each list corre lated so that you can plot them. An independent list can be any le ngth and its eleme nts are not correlated to any other defined lists.
96 Running in tera ctive activities 2. In the Data Entry field, click the entry spac e of the list’ s column and enter the new list data. 3. If the list is part of a da ta set, repeat step 2 fo r each list column. Note: For lists that are part of a dat a set, all lists must have the same dimensions.
Running inte ract ive activities 97 2. If necessary , create a new list for the points. 3. In the Data Entry fiel d, click the entry space of the first column and enter an X value. 4. In the Data Entry fiel d, click the entry space of the se cond colu mn and enter a Y value.
98 Running in tera ctive activities 2. In the Y= Entry fiel d, enter the equation. Note: Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase lett ers for functions, an d do no t enter any spaces. 3. Click Enter . The equation appears in the equati on gallery .
Running inte ract ive activities 99 3. In the X= Entry fiel d, type the equation. Note: Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase letters for functions, and do no t enter any spaces. 4. Click Enter . The equation appears in the equati on gallery .
100 Running i ntera ctive activities Note: The class’ s points may change if you create the list before your classma tes have all con tributed their points or if your te acher gives the class the option of resu bmitti ng points. Y ou ca n update the list of class points b y select ing Get .
Running inte ractiv e activities 101 4. If necessary , scroll to see more of the X and Y values. T o populate the What if table 1. Click the Equa tion tab. The Equation tab opens. 2. If nec essary , create additi onal equation (s). 3. From the T able of Values drop-down lists, select the equa tion(s) whose values you want to list.
102 Running i ntera ctive activities 4. In the X column of the What if table, enter the X value. 5. Press Enter . For each selected equation, the co rresponding Y value appears in the column below it.
Running inte ractiv e activities 103 Contributing equations (student instruction) After you configure and start the Co ntribute Equations activi ty , your students can join the Con tribute Equations activity on their calculators and contribute the requested equati ons.
104 Running i ntera ctive activities 4. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 3. The Activity Center tool replaces your previous equations with the new ones.
Running inte ractiv e activities 105 2. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit. 3. Select Mark . A point appears on your calcu lator ’ s screen. At the same time, the point appears in the Acti vity Center tool on your teacher’ s computer .
106 Running i ntera ctive activities 2. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit. 3. Select Mark . A point appears on your calculator’ s screen. 4. Repea t steps 2 - 3 for each poin t your teacher has as ked you to submit.
Running inte ractiv e activities 107 6. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 4. The Activity Center tool replaces your previous points with th e new ones.
108 Running i ntera ctive activities 4. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 3. The Activity Center tool replaces your previous lists with the new ones.
Running inte ractiv e activities 109 The Contribute Forms activity sc reen opens on your calc ulator . Note: The contents of the Contribute Forms activity screen vary depending on how your teacher ha s configured th e activity . 2. Enter your form data.
110 Running i ntera ctive activities Student Point of V iew: The following in structions are from the student’ s poin t of view . T o contribute number lines 1. Join the activity from your calculator . The Cont ribute Number Lin es activity scre en opens on your calculator .
Running inte ractiv e activities 111 Y o ur number line data ap pears in the Activit y Center tool on your teacher’ s computer . Note: The appeara nce of the number lines in the Activity Ce nter tool varies depending on the settin gs yo ur teacher h as chosen.
112 Running i ntera ctive activities The Cont ribute Number Lin es activity scre en opens on your calculator . 2. Depending on the shape that displa ys, select Row and Col or use th e up and down arrow keys to shade the shape as instructe d. 3. When you have completed your input, select Send .
Running inte ractiv e activities 113 • Selecting plots • T u rning plots on and off • Plotting equa tions ( student instruction) • Plotting the class’ s points (student instruction) • Plot.
114 Running i ntera ctive activities 3. From the drop-down list, select the dat a set you want to use to create plots. 4. Next to the plot symbol t hat you want, select the lists for your X and Y values. 5. If there are othe r configured plots you do not want to use, clear their corres ponding On check boxes.
Running inte ractiv e activities 115 2. From the Dat a Set drop-down list, select the data set containing the plots you want. 3. Click Next or Pr ev ious until you find the plot you want. The plot appears in the graph. Note: The plot does not appear in the graph if it is turn ed off.
116 Running i ntera ctive activities 2. Select the plot you want to turn on or off. 3. Select or clear the On check box. If you select the On che ck box, the Activity Center to ol displays the plot in th e graph. If you clear the On check box, the Activity Center tool remove s the plot from the grap h.
Running inte ractiv e activities 117 2. Enter your equation(s ). 3. Select Plot . A graph of your eq uation(s) opens. Plotting the class’ s points (student instruction) After your students contri bute their points, you ma y want to discuss the submitted points wi th your class.
118 Running i ntera ctive activities Y o ur calculat or collects t he points contr ibuted to your teacher and displays the m in a gr aph. Y our points are solid, while the points contributed by the rest of the class have clear cent ers.
Running inte ractiv e activities 119 The Choose Plot screen opens. 4. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the plot you want. 5. Select Draw . A graph of the selected pl ot opens. Note: The contents of the graph va ry depending on the data you entered. T o plot independent lists 1.
120 Running i ntera ctive activities Editing activity data After you collect or create data in th e Activity Center tool, you may want to change it. Y ou can edit the data as necessary .
Running inte ractiv e activities 121 3. Make the necessary changes . 4. Press Enter . The Activity Center tool updates the equation. If you are in the Graph - Equation tab, the graph fo r the equation changes as well. Editing lists After you create or receive lists from your class, you may want to edit them.
122 Running i ntera ctive activities 2. Click the list’ s na me. The entire list is selected. 3. Click File > Save > Sa ve Selected Lists . The Select Save Data dial og box opens. 4. Select the list you want to save. 5. Click Next . The Select Save Fold er dialog box opens.
Running inte ractiv e activities 123 Loading li sts Y ou can load li st activity data into th e Activity Center to ol from t he TI list files you have on your computer . Loa din g lists is especially helpful if you want your students to st art with existing lists in the Contribute Lists activity .
124 Running i ntera ctive activities • Deleting all activity data at once Deleting points The Activity Center tool di splays points in data se ts. T o delete points, you must delete them from their data sets under the List tab or the List - Graph tab.
Running inte ractiv e activities 125 T o delete list data 1. Click the List tab or the List - Graph tab. The selected tab opens. 2. Click the list data row you want to delete. 3. Click Edit > Delete . The Activity Center tool asks if yo u are sure you want to delete the selection.
126 Running i ntera ctive activities The tab opens displaying lists of the points. T o view points under the List - Graph tab 1. Collect or create the necessary data. 2. Click the List - G raph tab. The tab opens displaying a list and a graph of the points.
Running inte ractiv e activities 127 Viewing lists Y o u can view lists under the List tab or the List - Graph tab. T o view lists under the List tab 1. Collect or create the necessary data. 2. Click the List tab. The tab opens displaying the current lists.
128 Running i ntera ctive activities The tab opens displaying the graph and the current equations. 3. Click the button. The Frequency Plot window opens. 4. Select the Data Set you want to view from the dropdown menu. 5. Select the list you want to vi ew from the dropdown men u.
Running inte ractiv e activities 129 6. Y ou ca n customize the range of the frequen cy plot by adjus ting the Begin and End val ues. 7. Y ou ca n customize the display of the frequ ency plot by specif ying a value for the interval. Use th e and buttons to create the fractional value.
130 Running i ntera ctive activities Showing and hiding a ctivity data When you discuss activity data, you can hide or show the data at any time. This section covers information on showing and hiding .
Running inte ractiv e activities 131 Showing and hiding graphs of equations The equations you create or collect have correspondin g graphs under the List - Graph tab, Graph tab, and Grap h - Equation tab. When you discuss the equation graphs with your cla ss, you may want to hide or show particular e quation gr aphs.
132 Running i ntera ctive activities 2. Click the equation’ s nam e. 3. Click Edit > Hide or clic k Hide . The Activity Center tool dims and italicizes the equation. 4. Click a blank portion of the Eq uation Gall ery to dese lect the equation. The equation’ s graph no longer appears in th e window .
Running inte ractiv e activities 133 2. Click the hidden point you want to sho w . The coordinates of the hidden points are dimmed and italic. Note: T o select multiple points, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the points you wish to select. Y ou can also click an d drag the cursor to select a ll the points in a regi on.
134 Running i ntera ctive activities 2. Cli ck the point you want to hide. Note: T o select multiple points, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the points you wish to select. Y ou can also click an d drag the cursor to select all the points in a regi o n.
Running inte ractiv e activities 135 T o highlight graphed equations 1. Click the Graph ta b, List - Grap h tab, or Graph - Equa tion tab. The selected tab opens. 2. Click the equation that you wa nt to highlig ht. Highlighting graphed points Y ou can highlight any point that the Activity Center tool’ s graph displays.
136 Running i ntera ctive activities • Sorting points by X or Y values Sorting data by display names If you need to locate the data subm itted by a particular student, you can sort your students’ work alphabet ically by th ei r display names. T o sort data by display names 1.
Running inte ractiv e activities 137 Sorting lists by values The Activity Center tool displays li sts as columns of data unde r the List tab and the List - Graph tab. Y ou can sort list data numerically from lea st to greatest or from greatest to least.
138 Running i ntera ctive activities 3. If you want to sort the X values in the oppo site order , cli ck the name of the X values list again. T o sort points by their Y values 1. Click the List tab or the List - Graph tab. The selected tab opens. 2. Click the name of the Y values list.
Polling students 139 Polling students The Quick Poll tool in the TI-Navigat or™ classroom learning system let s you “poll” your students. A poll is a s urvey you send to your student s that they immediately receive on their ca lculators. After your students receive the poll, they can then send their responses back to your computer .
140 Polling stu dents Ë Poll controls . Controls t hat let you start, pa use, and stop polls, as well as send poll results t o your students. Ì Poll data tabs . T abs that let you view poll results in either a list or a graph. Í Data controls . Controls that l e t you show/hide d i splay names in Poll Listing and view previous poll results.
Polling students 141 Ê Graph . The graphical representation of the poll respon ses you receive from your students. Poll Details tab Ê Display name col umn . Column contai ning the displa y names for the students who respond to the poll. By defaul t, the Quick Poll tool hides the display names.
142 Polling stu dents Polling your stude nts The Quick Poll tool lets you poll yo ur class from the TI-Navigator™ software learning system. Ther e are a variety of polling question typ es you can s .
Polling students 143 2. Select a question type from the drop -down list. 3. Enter your question. 4. Click Poll > Start Poll or click Start Poll . Y o ur students rec eive the poll on their calculators. 5. Instruct your students to respond to the poll.
144 Polling stu dents To p a u s e p o l l s f Click Poll > Pause Poll or click Pause Poll . Resuming pa used polls After you pause a poll, you can resume the poll again at any time. Note: Y ou can only resu me a paused poll fro m your computer . T o resume paused polls f Click Poll > Resume Pol l or click Resum e Poll .
Polling students 145 T o respond to open choice polls 1. If the poll s ays “Mark your answer ,” wait for your teacher to ask you the poll question. 2. Enter your response. Note: If you need to enter te xt using a TI-8 3, press ƒ to enter one letter or y ƒ to enter only letters.
146 Polling stu dents 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 cla ss. Y o u can send the po ll re sults to your class to help wi th your discussion. Note: Y ou cannot send open response poll results.
Polling students 147 bar chart. Note: Y ou can also view poll results graphically when you use your calculator to send polls. A graphical representation of the poll results opens automatica lly on y our calculator after you use it to send polls to your students.
148 Polling stu dents Sorting poll data The poll data that the Quick Poll tool collects includ es the students’ display names, poll responses, and ti me of submissi on. Y ou can sort the poll data by each o f these categories . T o sort poll data 1.
Polling students 149 2. Click History . A drop-down list of previous polls opens. 3. Click the poll you want to view . The selected poll opens in th e Quic k Poll tool’s window . T o save previ ous polls 1. If a poll is in proc ess, stop the poll. 2.
150 Polling stu dents.
Capturing calcul ator screens 151 Capturing calculator screens The Scre en Capture tool in the TI-N avigator™ classroom learning syste m lets you capture and view yo ur students’ calculator sc reens. This sec tion contains the information yo u need to know to use th e Screen Capture tool in your classroom.
152 Capturing calculator screens • T o c apture all of your st udents’ c alculator s creens, c lick Class . • T o c apture the calculat or screens of indivi dual studen ts, click Students and then click the s tudent.
Capturing calcul ator screens 153 Saving captur ed screens Y o u can save the individual screens you capture from your students onto your computer , or you can save a snapshot of the entire class. T o save a Class Snapshot 1. Select Save Class Snaps hot from the file menu.
154 Capturing calculator screens The TI-Navigator™ software saves the im age as a TI picture f ile (.8xi). Refr eshing captured scr eens After you capture screens from your students, you can refresh them in the Screen Ca pture tool’s window .
Capturing calcul ator screens 155 T o show or hide display names f Select or clear the Sho w Student Names check box. If you selected the Show Student Names chec k box, the Screen Capture tool shows the student s’ display names under their captured screens.
156 Capturing calculator screens.
LearningCheck™ Creator 157 LearningCheck™ Creator Use LearningCheck™ Creat or to create classroom as signments, self-check opportunities or exams. Y ou can create revi ew questions or pr actice tests that provide feedback on correct and incorrect answers to allow students to test their own knowle dge.
158 LearningCheck™ Creator Changing the preview pa nel view Y o u can view items in the default ou tline mode, which displays only i tem titles, or you can view the item deta il, which includes a thumbnail of th e question and answer . f T o switch to the detail view , select View > Item Detai l .
LearningCheck™ Creator 159 Specifying do cument properties Document properties allow you to st ore data with your documents that can be used to specify cer tain properties for use on the device. Document properties can also be used as search criteria when searching for questions relating to particular topi cs or keywords.
160 LearningCheck™ Creator 2. T ype a name for the document in the Document T itle box. This name will display in the calculator's Assignment List.
LearningCheck™ Creator 161 5. If you want to include an image , click Browse in the Image area, and navigate to the location of t he im age file. Double-click the image file name. The image appears in the Image area of the dial og box. Y ou can e dit the image using the toolbar below .
162 LearningCheck™ Creator Adding a question 1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item drop-dow n button. 2. Cli ck to select the type of question yo u want to add. The content panel for the new question displays. 3. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field.
LearningCheck™ Creator 163 5. T ype a title for the que stion in the Title box. (If you do not designate a title, the default title is Item.) If you do not na me questions , they are numbered sequentially in the document. Y o u can rename the quest ions later if you prefer .
164 LearningCheck™ Creator 5. T ype the question in Te x t box. 6. In the Re sponse area, clic k Browse , navigate to the image and Insert it into the template. The image appears in the Image area of the dialog box. 7. T o add points to the image, click on the ima ge toolbar , and move the cursor to the point on the im age.
LearningCheck™ Creator 165 Adding a new custom choices question 1. In the Preview pane, click the In sert Item dropdown, and select Custom Choices . 2. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field. 3. T ype any keywords tha t rela te to the question in the Keyword field.
166 LearningCheck™ Creator 12. In the List of Possible Responses, click the button at the left of the correct response. If this questi on has more than one correct response, click the Allow Multiple Responses c heckbox, and then click the correct answers.
LearningCheck™ Creator 167 d) T ype the question lea ving out the answe r—don't type a blank. e) Click the place you wish to put the bl ank and then click Create Blank .
168 LearningCheck™ Creator To l e r a n c e and Range are very similar , but your choice between these two fields will proba bly be based on whic h one is easier to spe cify . For example, if the question is "The value of pi is __" you might specify 3.
LearningCheck™ Creator 169 The text you selected for the blan k appears in the List of Possible Responses. 3. T o add additional responses to the pull-down list, click New , and then type the response in the next box. Note: T o delete a response click at the left of the res ponse.
170 LearningCheck™ Creator Adding a new open response question 1. In the Preview pane, click the In sert Item dropdown, and select Open Response . 2. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field. 3. T ype any keywords that rela te to the question in the Keyword field.
LearningCheck™ Creator 171 Adding a new sequencing question 1. In the Preview pane, click the In sert Item dropdown, and select Sequencing . 2. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field. 3. T ype any keywords tha t rela te to the question in the Keyword field.
172 LearningCheck™ Creator 10. Click Generate P resentation Sequence . The respons es appear in random order in the Presentation Sequ ence box. 11. T o change t he presentation sequen ce, click t he respon se you wish to move and then click or to move the response up or down the list.
LearningCheck™ Creator 173 T o add a new standard choices question to a section 1. In the Preview pane, click the In sert Item dropdown, and select Standard Choices . 2. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field. 3. T ype any keywords tha t rela te to the question in the Keyword field.
174 LearningCheck™ Creator 2. T ype the topic of the que stion in the T opic field. 3. T ype any keywords that rela te to the question in the Keyword field. Note: The T opic and Keyword infor matio n is used by the Item bank to provide search criteria for find ing que stions.
LearningCheck™ Creator 175 2. Use the T opic and Keywords dropdown menus to select terms to use to search for the que stion you want to find. 3. If you kn ow the type of questio n, click to sele ct it in the Item T ype field.
176 LearningCheck™ Creator Adding Selected Items to Assessment 1. Scroll through the list of question s to locate the one you wish to add to your document. 2. Click Add selected items to assessment . The item(s) is added to your document. T o close the Item Bank f Click File > Close Item Bank or click .
LearningCheck™ Creator 177 Saving a document T o save a new document 1. Click File > Save or click . 2. If yo u haven’t entered a title for the document, LearningCheck™ Creator prompts you to enter a title. (This title will display in the handheld devi ce's Assignment List.
178 LearningCheck™ Creator Adding special characters to text The TI Character Map allows you to insert symbols, pu nctuation, math symbols, special language characters, or TI-spe cific characters into text.
LearningCheck™ Creator 179 7. Click Insert to place the character into the text, or c lick Copy to copy the character to the clipboard, and then pas te the character into the te xt. Y o u can also select seve ral characte rs and insert or copy them all at the same time.
180 LearningCheck™ Creator 2. T ype the topic or keyword in the dropdown field, or use the dropdown men u to select an existing topic or keyword. Note: T o enter multiple keywords, separate them with a comma. 3. When the to pic and keywords h a ve been a dded, click OK .
LearningCheck™ Creator 181 • Using Undo and Re do • Printing a report Opening existing documents The LearningCheck™ Creator lets yo u open one or more .EDC documents. In addition , you can open any .EDC file from Windows ® Explorer by double-clic k ing the filename or ic on.
182 LearningCheck™ Creator • Click the question template icon. 3. Double-click to open the question. 4. Complete the dialog box for the question type you create d. For additional information about specif ic it ems, click the appropriate cross-reference lis ted below .
LearningCheck™ Creator 183 1. Click File > Save As or click . 2. In the Save As dialog box, naviga te to the location where you want to save the document . 3. T ype a new name for the document in the File name box. 4. Click Save . Checking spelling for the document Y o u can check spelling for a question, a section, or an entire document.
184 LearningCheck™ Creator T o copy a question, section, or image 1. Click the question, section, or image. 2. Click Edit > Copy or cl ick . T o se lect mult iple con secutive i tems for c opying, hold Shif t while selecting. T o select mu ltiple items that are not consecutive, hol d Ctrl while selecting.
LearningCheck™ Creator 185 T o move a secti on 1. In the Navigation pane, cl ick the section to be moved. T o move more than one section at a time, Shift + click each section. 2. Drag the section up or down to place it in the new loca tion. A positioning l ine shows wher e the sect ion will appear .
186 LearningCheck™ Creator Renaming a section or a question Y o u may create documents using the default section and question titles ( Section 1 or Item 1 ), but you may find it easie r to organize topics and questions if you assign section and question names tha t describe the topic.
LearningCheck™ Creator 187 Creating a new folder Y ou can use Save A s to create a new f older (and save a document into it at the same time). T o cr eate a new folder 1. Open the document you want to save. 2. Click File > Save As or click . (For a new document, Save works the same as Save As.
188 LearningCheck™ Creator Using Undo and Redo If you have worked wit h other Windows ® pr ograms, you are pr obably familiar with the Undo and Redo co mmands.
LearningCheck™ Creator 189 Preview paper version of assignment 1. Click File > Print or cli ck . 2. Select the type of report you wa nt to preview . 3. Click Print Preview to see how the report will look. 4. Click to print the report. or Click Close to return to the Re port Options w indow .
190 LearningCheck™ Creator W orking with Images This section de scribes basic pr ocedures yo u will use to inser t and edit images in a docum ent. • Imag e toolbar • Adding an image to a questio.
LearningCheck™ Creator 191 Adding an image to a question The LearningCheck™ Creator su pports the following graphic image formats: • Portable Network Graphics (.PNG) • Windows bitmaps (.B MP) except compressed bitmaps • Joint Photography Experts Group images (.
192 LearningCheck™ Creator Other image file types may wor k in some instances, but are not supported. When you browse for fil es (step 3 below), on ly supported image types a ppear .
LearningCheck™ Creator 193 4. Click the image area of the questi on into which you want to paste the image. 5. Click Edit > Paste or click . 6. If nec essary , click the image posi tion icon to indicate whether the image should be below the text or above the text.
194 LearningCheck™ Creator T o add a point to an image 1. Open the question, section, or document tha t contains the image. The image opens in the Imag e area of the dialog box. 2. On the image toolbar , click an d then click the location of the point on the imag e.
LearningCheck™ Creator 195 T o delete a single point on an image 1. On the image toolbar , click . 2. On the image, click the poin t tha t you want to delete. T o delete a single label on an ima ge 1. On the image toolbar , click . 2. On the image, click the label that you want to delete.
196 LearningCheck™ Creator Sending a LearningCheck Cr eator item as a Quick Poll Y o u can send a Learning Check Creator quest ion to your class as a Quick Poll. The TI-Navigator™ network must be available, and the class must be started. 1. Open the question you want to send as a Quick Poll.
LearningCheck™ Creator 197 3. Click the Poll Summar y tab to see student responses. Y ou can save this poll, and view the results just as you would any Quick Poll it em. For more informat ion about Quick Po ll items, see The Quick Poll tool window and tabs.
198 LearningCheck™ Creator 2. Use the PC keyboard and your mouse to simulate viewing the document on the device. • T o select from a list or menu, press or to highlight the option you wan t, then cl ick ENTER . • T o see the rest of a question or response that is too lar ge for the screen, press or to scroll through the text.
LearningCheck™ Creator 199 Checking AppV ar size Y o u can check the size of the applicat ion variable (A ppV ar) that will be created from the document before you send it to a TI calculator or classroom network. T o check AppV ar size 1. Click T ools>AppV ar Size or click .
200 LearningCheck™ Creator 5. Select whether the document should be sent to the RAM or archive memory of the device, a nd select the document type. 6. Click Send . 7. The Select TI Device di alog opens, showing a list of the ports and the devices that are connected.
LearningCheck™ Creator 201 3. Select the docume nt type. 4. Select Randomize Question Order if you want students in the class to receive the questions in a different order from one another .
202 LearningCheck™ Creator The TI-Navigator™ softw are handle s the class type discr epancy by saving two versions of the stude nts’ answer on the computer . One will have a .73v exten sion (which can be returned to a device) and one will ha ve a .
LearningCheck™ Creator 203 There w as an Inter nal Erro r with Appvar conversion. LearningCheck Creator was unable to convert the document to an Appvar . – Click OK to close the message box. Save the docume nt and exit LearningCheck™ Creator . Then re-open LCC and try again.
204 LearningCheck™ Creator Cannot send to device because TI Connect™ application is not installed. Please reinstall TI Connect™. – Yo u s e l e c t e d Send to Device , but TI Connect™ was not installed or was incorrectly installed. Click OK to close the m essage box.
LearningCheck™ Creator 205 T o save all of your documents to your desktop, set you r user profile to show the Desktop as t he W o rking Directory: 4. Open your user profile and go to the General tab. 5. In the Working Directory sectio n, clic k beside the Document Directory field.
206 LearningCheck™ Creator Q: (TI-73 Explor er™ calculator) Can I use TI-Navigator™ without the Access Points and Hubs? A: Y ou can use the system with a calc ula tor connected to t he computer through the USB Silver Edit ion cable. This is great for trying out lessons when you are lesso n planning wi thout having th e network set up .
The Class Analysis T ool 207 The Class Analysis T ool Use the Class Ana lysis tool to: • Review and analyze st udent answers for a selected TI-Navigator™ assignment. If you are using the TI-Na vigator™ networ k, you can collect the answers electronically from t he whole class.
208 The Class An alysis T ool Choosing the assignmen t Normally , the stude nt answers that you add will need to match a specific assignment. Y ou can choose the assignme nt first or add the answers first , as you prefer . Class Analysis checks all collected answers to ensure that they match the assignment.
The Class Analysis T ool 209 Collecting student answers fr om the network If your cla ssroom is eq uipped with the TI-Navigator™ network, you can add the students’ answers dire ctly through Class Analysis. Before you begin • Ensure that the students have completed the ass ignment.
210 The Class An alysis T ool Note: The dialog box might be too na rrow to show the assignment’s location. I f you need to see more inf ormation, you can make the dialog box wider by dr agging its left or right edge. If you know the location of the assignment’ s .
The Class Analysis T ool 211 Note: Before requiring students to log in, you sh ould have a plan for assigning user n ames, and studen ts must have the LogIn calculator software application (App) install e d on the calcula tors. For det ails, refer to the user gu ide for the LogIn App.
212 The Class An alysis T ool 2. Click Stop T ransfers to stop and discard al l transfers that have not completed. -or- Click Wa i t to complete any transfers already in progr ess but prevent new tran sfers from star ting. Completed transfers are shown in green; incomplete transfers are shown in red.
The Class Analysis T ool 213 – Have the students whose answe rs were collected disconne ct their calculators from the networ k. Y ou can then collect the answers from the other students. Adding student answers from a nswer files Y o u may have used the TI-Navigator™ system to col lect students’ answers as .
214 The Class An alysis T ool 1. Click File > Save or click . • If you have alre ady saved the data as a file, Class A nalysis saves your latest changes. • If you have not yet saved the data , the Save As dialog box opens. 2. If necessary , navigate to the fo lder where you want to save the analysis.
The Class Analysis T ool 215 2. T o proceed, cl ick Ye s . The Open dialog box opens. 3. If nec essary , click the Look In list and navigate to the folder containing the .
216 The Class An alysis T ool Viewing the analysis After choosing an assignment and addi ng the students’ answers, you can view a class summary , a student-by-student analysis, an item-by-item analysis , or a s lide sho w .
The Class Analysis T ool 217 2. Drag the boundary left or right. T o quickly show answer details for a specific student f Double-click the student button for th e student.
218 The Class An alysis T ool T o show or hide specific columns Y o u can show or hide t he Student Response, Correct Respon se, Student Answer , Correct Answer , Score, or Maximum Score. f Click View > Student , and click a column heading to alte rnate it between visible and hidden.
The Class Analysis T ool 219 2. In the Select Item drop-down list, click th e na me of the item you want to view . T o show or hide specific columns On the It em tab, you can sh ow or hide any of the columns labeled Student, Student Response, or Student An swer .
220 The Class An alysis T ool T o show or hide the assignment item f Click the up arrow and down arrow near the bottom of the analysis window . -or- Drag the horizontal boundary that se parates the analysis data from the assignment item. Sorting analysis data By default, Class Analysis sorts the analysis data by student names in ascending order .
The Class Analysis T ool 221 Viewing a slide show of the analysis After choosing an assignment and addi ng the students’ answers, you can display an analysis of the results as a slide show designed for class viewing. The slid e show shows only class performance; it does not show the names or answers of individual stud ents.
222 The Class An alysis T ool 2. Click the First , Prev , Next , and Last buttons at the top of the slide show window to view the slides, or click the down-arrow and s elect a slide from the list. T o close the slide show 1. Click Stop () . The slide show window closes.
The Class Analysis T ool 223 2. Check the current settings and, if necessary , click to change them. 3. Click the Printer button if you want to s elect a different printer or change printer properties. Previewi ng a report 1. Click File > Print Report or click .
224 The Class An alysis T ool 2. Click the type of report (for example, Class Summary ). 3. Click any additional items th at you want in the report. 4. Click Print Previe w . When the preview window opens, you can right-c lic k the report to display a naviga tion menu, or yo u can use the following ke ys to view the pages.
The Class Analysis T ool 225 1. Click File > Print Report or click . The Report Opti ons dialog box open s. 2. If nec essary , click Class Summary . 3. If you don’t want to include the scores for individual assignment items, click to clear Include Item Da ta .
226 The Class An alysis T ool Printing a student-by-student report The student performance report is the printed equivalent of the Student view . Y ou can choose whether or not to include the question text and images, and you ca n choose whethe r to include all stu dents or only selected students in the report.
The Class Analysis T ool 227 5. T ype your name as the T eacher , and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”). 6. Click Print to print the stude nt-by-stude nt report. Printing an item-by-item r eport The Item Analysis by Student report is the printed equivalent of the Item view .
228 The Class An alysis T ool 3. If you don’t want to inc lude the text and images of eac h assignment item, click to c lear Include Item Data . 4. T o include selected assignment items instead of all items, click Select Items , click each item name to clear or select it, and then click OK .
The Class Analysis T ool 229 5. T ype your name as the T eacher , and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”). 6. Click Print to print the item-by-item report. Printing an item analysis by r esponse The Item Analysis by Re sponse report is the printed equi valent of the Slide Show .
230 The Class An alysis T ool 5. T ype your name as the T eacher , and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”). 6. Click Print . Printing the current assignment Y o u can print a report that includes the text and images of all the assignment items.
The Class Analysis T ool 231 3. T ype your name as the T eacher , and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”). 4. Click Print to print the assi gnment. Printing an answer key for the assignment 1. Click File > Print Report or click .
232 The Class An alysis T ool 3. If you don’t want to include the text and images of the assignment items, click to clear Include Ite m Data . 4. T ype your name as the T eacher , and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”). 5.
The Class Analysis T ool 233 Modifying analysis data Class Analysi s lets you mo dify certain informat ion by typing rep lacement text. The items that you can modify (Student, Score, Maximum Score, and Correct Response) are shown in the an alysis with a different background color than the other ite ms.
234 The Class An alysis T ool 2. If the item scor es are hidden, click View > Class summary > Show Item Scores . 3. In the Maximum Scor e row , double-click the item score. 4. T ype the replacement score , and press Enter . T o cancel, press Esc .
The Class Analysis T ool 235 Note: When changi ng an item’ s co rrect response, you must make sure the new correct response makes sense. The soft ware does not check, for example, to see if the new response is appropriate for the type of question. Allowing alternate responses 1.
236 The Class An alysis T ool Example 3: T o allow respons es betwee n 5.0 an d 7.5, incl uding 5.0 b ut not 7.5, type [5.0,7.5) . Requiring exact case in a text response 1. Hold down the Ctrl key and type an equals symbol (“ = “), or click in the Special Characters palette.
The Class Analysis T ool 237 4. Click Ye s t o remove the selected student. If you have the Student tab displayed 1. Click the current Student to display th e list of students, and then click the student you want to remove. 2. Click Edit > Remove Student .
238 The Class An alysis T ool If you have the Student tab displayed 1. Click the current Student to display th e list of students, and then click the student whose answers you want to exclude. 2. Click to s elect the Exclude Student from Analy sis check box beneath the stude nt’ s name.
The Class Analysis T ool 239 Cutting, copying, and pasting data Y o u can cut, copy , and paste text fro m any of the editable items within Class Analysis (Student, Score, Maxi mum Score, and Correct Response). T o cut text to the Clipboard 1. Double-click the item.
240 The Class An alysis T ool 4. Click Edit > Cut or clic k . The student’ s answers are removed from the dat a and are now available for pasting. 5. Click to s tart a new , empty class analysis. 6. Click File > Open or click , and select the analysis file in to which you are moving the student.
The Class Analysis T ool 241 2. If necessary , navigate to the fo lder where you want to save the analysis. 3. T ype a name for the file, and then click Save . File types used in Class Analysis Class Analysis works with several file types. assignment (.
242 The Class An alysis T ool Device ID – The unique identifier of the specific calculator from which answers were collected (available in the Class Summary view only). Maximum Scor e – The highest number of points that can be earned for an item (available in the Clas s Summary a nd Student views only).
Installing A pps and O S files 243 Installing Apps and OS files The TI-Navigator™ classro om lear ning system provides an App and OS T ra nsfer tool that you c an use to install TI Graphing Calc ulator Software Applications (App s) on an entire classroom of calc ulators at once.
244 Installing Apps and OS files Adding files to the transfer list Y ou must add TI Graphing Calculator Software Applications (Apps) and Operating System files (OS) to the tra nsfer list in order to tra nsfer them. Y ou can add any App or OS file that yo u have stored on your computer .
Installing A pps and O S files 245 3. Click R emove Selected . Selecting and unselecting files to send Once you add files to the transfer list , they remain there until you remove them. As a convenienc e, the App and OS T ransfer to ol lets you select a nd unselect file s to send in an y given transfer .
246 Installing Apps and OS files Installing Apps or OS files Y o u can use the App and OS T ransfer tool to install TI Graphing Calculator Sof tware Applicatio ns (Apps) or OS file s to all of your students’ calc ulators at on ce. T o install files 1.
T roubleshooting 247 T roubleshooting This section contains info rmation to help you quickly solve any problems you may encounter while usin g the TI-Navigator™ class room learning system. If you are unable to find an answer to your que stion here or in the help, visit the TI -Cares KnowledgeBase.
248 T roubleshooting Why is the point I hid still showing up? Y ou have the point select ed (highlighted). Y ou 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? Y ou haven’t configured the plot of th e points.
T roubleshooting 249 The App T r ansfer tool What Apps do I need to install on my students’ calculators in order to use them with the TI-Navigator™ system? The Apps you need are algact.8xk or 73k, LearnChk.8xk or 73k, navnet.8xk or 73k, and na vstk.
250 T roubleshooting What is the differ ence between sending a file forced and unforced? Sending a file unforced means that the students must select Auto Send/Recv from the T ransfers menu befo re they can receive the file.
T roubleshooting 251 The Quick Poll tool What types of poll questions can I send? Y ou can send any of the following types of p o ll questions: • Agree/Disagree •Y e s / N o • T rue/False • Right/Wron g • Always/Sometimes/Never • Multi ple Choice • Open Response Is there a length limit for my poll questions? Y es.
252 T roubleshooting When I send polls from my calculator , why can’t I find the open response question type? Y o u cannot find the open response question type because you cann ot send open response q uestion types from your calculat or . The Screen Captur e tool Can I capture scr eens from my own calculator? No.
T roubleshooting 253 Can I retrieve my students’ account passwor ds in the TI-Navigator™ system if they forget them? No. Once you enter your students’ pa sswords, they be come hidden. If your students forget their passwo rds and you do not have their passwords recorded elsewhere, you must r eset their passwords in the TI-Navigator™ system.
254 T roubleshooting The TI-Nav igator™ netw ork Why do I get a “Cannot start a class session” error? The TI-Navigator™ system cannot loc ate the appropriate network hardware (for exampl e, an access poi nt and one or more hubs). Check your hard ware connections.
T roubleshooting 255 How many characters can I use in my teacher account user name? Y o u can use 3 to 12 lette rs and/or number s. Can I retri eve my password if I forget it? No. Y ou cannot retri eve previously ent e red passwords. If you forget your password, you must reset it.
256 T roubleshooting Windows Vista ® operating sy stem minimum requir ements • Windows Vista® U ltimate, Home Pr emium, Business, or Pro edit ions installed • 1.
T roubleshooting 257 Computer error messages Error message Possible causes or solutions TI-Navigator Network Unavailable The TI-Navigator™ system ca nnot locate appropriate network hardware (for example, an access point and one or more hub ). Check your hardware connections.
258 T roubleshooting Calculator error messages Invalid User Name In the Add Student dial og box, you either did not en ter a user name or you did not meet the user name requirements.
T roubleshooting 259 Could not lo gin The user name or password you entered is not correct. Make sure you are using the corr ect user name and password and try again.
260 T roubleshooting.
Glossary 261 Glossar y This section provide s reference ma teri al that you may find helpful while using the TI-Nav igat or™ classroom learning sy stem. In it, you c a n find terminology and file types. Te r m s activity – A term for the kinds of classroom interaction that the Activit y Center tool lets you perform.
262 Glossary configurations – The options for co llecting data (l ists, points, and equations) that control the way students can contri bute the da ta.
Glossary 263 shows the Network Available icon if the network hardware is connected and powered on and the Netw ork Unavailable icon if it is not. Seating Chart – The Classroom view that sh ows a class’ s student s as icons labele d with their displ ay names.
264 Glossary unforced collect – A collect action that do es no t interrupt your students’ work. In an unforced colle ct, students can tran sfer the file from the Auto Send/Recv screen at their convenience for as long as the class session is running.
Glossary 265 String .8xs T ableSe tup .8xt .73t UserZoomWin .8xz WindowRange .8xw .73w Ty p e TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus extension TI-73 Explor er™ extension.
266 Glossary.
Legal Information 267 Legal Information This section contains important legal no tices a bout this pr oduct. In it, you can find important info r mation, service and support information, and the license agreement.
268 Legal Informat ion Privacy Policy Purchasers of the TI-Navigator™ syste m are asked to register with T exas Instruments. Y our registration informati on ma y be used to: (1) maintain a record so.
Index 269 A account, teacher 8 activities configuring 68 configuring equati on options for 68 configuring form options for 75 configuring list options for 72 configuring number li ne options for 76 co.
270 collecting from the network 209 excluding a stude nt’s answers 237 mismatched question numbe r s 211 moving to another analysis 23 9 App Transfer closing 246 frequently-asked questions 249 openi.
271 changing view 20 copying students to 38 creating 17 frequently-asked questions 249 moving students to 37 removing 24 removing students from 38 selecting 19 classroom sending to 200 Classroom tab c.
272 D data adding to l ists 95 deleting all at once 125 sorting 220 sorting by disp lay names 136 data sets, zooming to fit 85 deleting a question 185 a section 185 activity data 123 all activity data.
273 changing sett ings in Windows 41 collecting 48 finding 55 receiving (students) 50 sending 41 sending from calc ulators 44 sending from comp uters 42 viewing properties 56 finding transferred files.
274 installing A pps 246 instructing students contributing equ ations 103 contributing forms 108 contributing lists 107 contributing number lines 109 contributing points 104 contributing visual fracti.
275 showing 130 navigation pane 157 network frequently-asked questions 254 logging in to (students) 13 logging in to (teachers) 12 new folder 187 number lines configuring op tions for 76 Numberline ac.
276 printing answer key for the assignment 231 class summary report 224 item analysis by response 229 item-by-item rep ort 227 student-by-student report 226 the current assignment 230 printing a r epo.
277 Screen Capture, frequently- asked questions 252 screenshots capturing 151 frequently-asked questions 252 saving 153 showing displ a y names with 154 seating chart arranging 27 changing class view .
278 adding to classes 25 arranging in seating chart 27 changing classes 34 changing cur sors of 88 changing names 36 checking lo gin status 27 contributing forms 108 contributing lists 107 contributin.
279 coordinates 83 graph window attributes 81 grids 82 plots 115 turning on axes 81 axis labels 83 coordinates 83 graph window attributes 81 grids 82 plots 115 U unable to pr int 20 2 undo 188 Unicode.
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