Texas Instruments NAVNSCRK302L1 User Manual

TI-Navigator™Reference Guide

4 Getting started with TI-NavigatorÊ Classroom toolbar. Lets you add, edit, and remove students.Ë Student roster. 1) Seating Chart view - Shows studen

94 Running interactive activitiesCreating and adding activity dataIn the Activity Center tool, you can manually create and add the basic types of acti

Running interactive activities 953. Select the type of list(s) you want to create.Note: A data set is a group of lists that are the same length with t

96 Running interactive activities2. In the Data Entry field, click the entry space of the list’s column and enter the new list data.3. If the list is

Running interactive activities 972. If necessary, create a new list for the points. 3. In the Data Entry field, click the entry space of the first col

98 Running interactive activities2. In the Y= Entry field, enter the equation.Note: Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase letters for functio

Running interactive activities 993. In the X= Entry field, type the equation.Note: Use uppercase letters for variables, lowercase letters for function

100 Running interactive activitiesNote: The class’s points may change if you create the list before your classmates have all contributed their points

Running interactive activities 1014. If necessary, scroll to see more of the X and Y values.To populate the What if table1. Click the Equation tab.The

102 Running interactive activities4. In the X column of the What if table, enter the X value.5. Press Enter.For each selected equation, the correspond

Running interactive activities 103Contributing equations (student instruction)After you configure and start the Contribute Equations activity, your st

Getting started with TI-Navigator 5Ê Networked software icons. Icons that let you launch the TI Computer Applications (Apps) that you can use with the

104 Running interactive activities4. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 3.The Activity Center tool replaces you

Running interactive activities 1052. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit.3. Select Mark.A point appears on your cal

106 Running interactive activities2. Use the arrow keys to move your cursor to the point you want to submit.3. Select Mark.A point appears on your cal

Running interactive activities 1076. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 4.The Activity Center tool replaces you

108 Running interactive activities4. (Optional) If you have a resubmit option, select New and repeat steps 2 - 3.The Activity Center tool replaces you

Running interactive activities 109The Contribute Forms activity screen opens on your calculator.Note: The contents of the Contribute Forms activity sc

110 Running interactive activities Student Point of View: The following instructions are from the student’s point of view.To contribute number lines1.

Running interactive activities 111Your number line data appears in the Activity Center tool on your teacher’s computer.Note: The appearance of the num

112 Running interactive activitiesThe Contribute Number Lines activity screen opens on your calculator. 2. Depending on the shape that displays, selec

Running interactive activities 113• Selecting plots• Turning plots on and off• Plotting equations (student instruction)• Plotting the class’s points (

6 Getting started with TI-NavigatorË Begin/End Class button. Button that lets you begin or end a class session.Class RecordThe Class Record contains b

114 Running interactive activities3. From the drop-down list, select the data set you want to use to create plots.4. Next to the plot symbol that you

Running interactive activities 1152. From the Data Set drop-down list, select the data set containing the plots you want.3. Click Next or Previous

116 Running interactive activities2. Select the plot you want to turn on or off. 3. Select or clear the On check box.If you select the On check box, t

Running interactive activities 1172. Enter your equation(s). 3. Select Plot.A graph of your equation(s) opens.Plotting the class’s points (student ins

118 Running interactive activitiesYour calculator collects the points contributed to your teacher and displays them in a graph. Your points are solid,

Running interactive activities 119The Choose Plot screen opens.4. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the plot you want.5. Select Draw.A graph of the se

120 Running interactive activitiesEditing activity dataAfter you collect or create data in the Activity Center tool, you may want to change it. You ca

Running interactive activities 1213. Make the necessary changes.4. Press Enter.The Activity Center tool updates the equation. If you are in the Graph

122 Running interactive activities2. Click the list’s name.The entire list is selected.3. Click File > Save > Save Selected Lists.The Select Sav

Running interactive activities 123Loading listsYou can load list activity data into the Activity Center tool from the TI list files you have on your c

Getting started with TI-Navigator 7TI-Navigator computer toolsThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system contains tools that you can use to interact

124 Running interactive activities• Deleting all activity data at onceDeleting pointsThe Activity Center tool displays points in data sets. To delete

Running interactive activities 125To delete list data1. Click the List tab or the List - Graph tab.The selected tab opens.2. Click the list data row y

126 Running interactive activitiesThe tab opens displaying lists of the points.To view points under the List - Graph tab1. Collect or create the neces

Running interactive activities 127Viewing listsYou can view lists under the List tab or the List - Graph tab.To view lists under the List tab1. Collec

128 Running interactive activitiesThe tab opens displaying the graph and the current equations.3. Click the button.The Frequency Plot window opens.4

Running interactive activities 1296. You can customize the range of the frequency plot by adjusting the Begin and End values.7. You can customize the

130 Running interactive activitiesShowing and hiding activity dataWhen you discuss activity data, you can hide or show the data at any time. This sect

Running interactive activities 131Showing and hiding graphs of equationsThe equations you create or collect have corresponding graphs under the List -

132 Running interactive activities2. Click the equation’s name.3. Click Edit > Hide or click Hide.The Activity Center tool dims and italicizes the

Running interactive activities 1332. Click the hidden point you want to show. The coordinates of the hidden points are dimmed and italic.Note: To sele

8 Getting started with TI-Navigator2. If the tool you want to launch is inactive, begin the class session. 3. Click the icon of the tool you want to l

134 Running interactive activities2. Click the point you want to hide.Note: To select multiple points, press and hold the Ctrl key and click the point

Running interactive activities 135To highlight graphed equations1. Click the Graph tab, List - Graph tab, or Graph - Equation tab.The selected tab ope

136 Running interactive activities• Sorting points by X or Y valuesSorting data by display namesIf you need to locate the data submitted by a particul

Running interactive activities 137Sorting lists by valuesThe Activity Center tool displays lists as columns of data under the List tab and the List -

138 Running interactive activities3. If you want to sort the X values in the opposite order, click the name of the X values list again.To sort points

Polling students 139Polling studentsThe Quick Poll tool in the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you “poll” your students. A poll is a surv

140 Polling studentsË Poll controls. Controls that let you start, pause, and stop polls, as well as send poll results to your students.Ì Poll data tab

Polling students 141Ê Graph. The graphical representation of the poll responses you receive from your students.Poll Details tabÊ Display name column.

142 Polling studentsPolling your studentsThe Quick Poll tool lets you poll your class from the TI-Navigator™ software learning system. There are a var

Polling students 1432. Select a question type from the drop-down list.3. Enter your question.4. Click Poll > Start Poll or click Start Poll .Your s

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 th

144 Polling studentsTo pa us e pol lsf Click Poll > Pause Poll or click Pause Poll .Resuming paused pollsAfter you pause a poll, you can resume th

Polling students 145To respond to open choice polls1. If the poll says “Mark your answer,” wait for your teacher to ask you the poll question.2. Enter

146 Polling studentsSending poll results to studentsAfter you receive the results of your poll from your students, you may want to discuss the results

Polling students 147bar chart.Note: You can also view poll results graphically when you use your calculator to send polls. A graphical representation

148 Polling studentsSorting poll dataThe poll data that the Quick Poll tool collects includes the students’ display names, poll responses, and time of

Polling students 1492. Click History.A drop-down list of previous polls opens.3. Click the poll you want to view.The selected poll opens in the Quick

150 Polling students

Capturing calculator screens 151Capturing calculator screensThe Screen Capture tool in the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you capture an

152 Capturing calculator screens• To capture all of your students’ calculator screens, click Class .• To capture the calculator screens of individual

Capturing calculator screens 153Saving captured screensYou can save the individual screens you capture from your students onto your computer, or you c

10 Getting started with TI-Navigator3. Click Reset.The TI-Navigator™ software clears the current password.4. Enter a new password.5. Click OK.

154 Capturing calculator screensThe TI-Navigator™ software saves the image as a TI picture file (.8xi).Refreshing captured screensAfter you capture sc

Capturing calculator screens 155To show or hide display namesf Select or clear the Show Student Names check box.If you selected the Show Student Names

156 Capturing calculator screens

LearningCheck™ Creator 157LearningCheck™ CreatorUse LearningCheck™ Creator to create classroom assignments, self-check opportunities or exams. You can

158 LearningCheck™ CreatorChanging the preview panel viewYou can view items in the default outline mode, which displays only item titles, or you can v

LearningCheck™ Creator 159Specifying document propertiesDocument properties allow you to store data with your documents that can be used to specify ce

160 LearningCheck™ Creator2. Type a name for the document in the Document Title box. This name will display in the calculator's Assignment List.3

LearningCheck™ Creator 1615. If you want to include an image, click Browse in the Image area, and navigate to the location of the image file. Double-c

162 LearningCheck™ CreatorAdding a question1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item drop-down button.2. Click to select the type of question you

LearningCheck™ Creator 1635. Type a title for the question in the Title box. (If you do not designate a title, the default title is Item.)If you do no

Getting started with TI-Navigator 11To change the user name of your teacher account1. Make sure you are not logged in to the TI-Navigator™ network on

164 LearningCheck™ Creator5. Type the question in Text box.6. In the Response area, click Browse, navigate to the image and Insert it into the templat

LearningCheck™ Creator 165Adding a new custom choices question1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Custom Choices.2. T

166 LearningCheck™ Creator12. In the List of Possible Responses, click the button at the left of the correct response. If this question has more than

LearningCheck™ Creator 167d) Type the question leaving out the answer—don't type a blank.e) Click the place you wish to put the blank and then cl

168 LearningCheck™ CreatorTolerance and Range are very similar, but your choice between these two fields will probably be based on which one is easier

LearningCheck™ Creator 169The text you selected for the blank appears in the List of Possible Responses.3. To add additional responses to the pull-dow

170 LearningCheck™ CreatorAdding a new open response question1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Open Response.2. Typ

LearningCheck™ Creator 171Adding a new sequencing question1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Sequencing.2. Type the

172 LearningCheck™ Creator10. Click Generate Presentation Sequence. The responses appear in random order in the Presentation Sequence box.11. To chang

LearningCheck™ Creator 173To add a new standard choices question to a section1. In the Preview pane, click the Insert Item dropdown, and select Stan

12 Getting started with TI-NavigatorLogging in to TI-Navigator on your calculatorThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system uses both your computer a

174 LearningCheck™ Creator2. Type the topic of the question in the Topic field. 3. Type any keywords that relate to the question in the Keyword field.

LearningCheck™ Creator 1752. Use the Topic and Keywords dropdown menus to select terms to use to search for the question you want to find.3. If you kn

176 LearningCheck™ CreatorAdding Selected Items to Assessment1. Scroll through the list of questions to locate the one you wish to add to your documen

LearningCheck™ Creator 177Saving a documentTo save a new document1. Click File > Save or click .2. If you haven’t entered a title for the document

178 LearningCheck™ CreatorAdding special characters to textThe TI Character Map allows you to insert symbols, punctuation, math symbols, special langu

LearningCheck™ Creator 1797. Click Insert to place the character into the text, or click Copy to copy the character to the clipboard, and then paste t

180 LearningCheck™ Creator2. Type the topic or keyword in the dropdown field, or use the dropdown menu to select an existing topic or keyword. Note: T

LearningCheck™ Creator 181• Using Undo and Redo• Printing a reportOpening existing documentsThe LearningCheck™ Creator lets you open one or more .EDC

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

LearningCheck™ Creator 1831. Click File > Save As or click .2. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the location where you want to save the docu

Getting started with TI-Navigator 135. Enter your user name and password.Note: TI-73 Explorer™ users, press -t to type text characters.6. Select OK.Th

184 LearningCheck™ CreatorTo copy a question, section, or image1. Click the question, section, or image.2. Click Edit > Copy or click .To select m

LearningCheck™ Creator 185To move a section1. In the Navigation pane, click the section to be moved.To move more than one section at a time, Shift + c

186 LearningCheck™ CreatorRenaming a section or a questionYou may create documents using the default section and question titles (Section 1 or Item 1)

LearningCheck™ Creator 187Creating a new folderYou can use Save As to create a new folder (and save a document into it at the same time).To create a n

188 LearningCheck™ CreatorUsing Undo and RedoIf you have worked with other Windows® programs, you are probably familiar with the Undo and Redo command

LearningCheck™ Creator 189Preview paper version of assignment1. Click File > Print or click .2. Select the type of report you want to preview.3. C

190 LearningCheck™ CreatorWorking with ImagesThis section describes basic procedures you will use to insert and edit images in a document. • Image too

LearningCheck™ Creator 191Adding an image to a questionThe LearningCheck™ Creator supports the following graphic image formats:• Portable Network Grap

192 LearningCheck™ CreatorOther image file types may work in some instances, but are not supported. When you browse for files (step 3 below), only sup

LearningCheck™ Creator 1934. Click the image area of the question into which you want to paste the image.5. Click Edit > Paste or click .6. If ne

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14 Getting started with TI-Navigator2. Select NavNet from the list of applications.The NavNet screen opens.Note: If you attempt to log in to a class u

194 LearningCheck™ CreatorTo add a point to an image1. Open the question, section, or document that contains the image.The image opens in the Image ar

LearningCheck™ Creator 195To delete a single point on an image1. On the image toolbar, click .2. On the image, click the point that you want to delet

196 LearningCheck™ CreatorSending a LearningCheck Creator item as a Quick PollYou can send a LearningCheck Creator question to your class as a Quick P

LearningCheck™ Creator 1973. Click the Poll Summary tab to see student responses.You can save this poll, and view the results just as you would any Qu

198 LearningCheck™ Creator2. Use the PC keyboard and your mouse to simulate viewing the document on the device.• To select from a list or menu, press

LearningCheck™ Creator 199Checking AppVar sizeYou can check the size of the application variable (AppVar) that will be created from the document befor

200 LearningCheck™ Creator5. Select whether the document should be sent to the RAM or archive memory of the device, and select the document type.6. Cl

LearningCheck™ Creator 2013. Select the document type.4. Select Randomize Question Order if you want students in the class to receive the questions in

202 LearningCheck™ CreatorThe TI-Navigator™ software handles the class type discrepancy by saving two versions of the students’ answer on the computer

LearningCheck™ Creator 203There was an Internal Error with Appvar conversion. LearningCheck Creator was unable to convert the document to an Appvar.

Getting started with TI-Navigator 15The TI-Navigator calculator home screenIn the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system, the home screen on the calc

204 LearningCheck™ CreatorCannot send to device because TI Connect™ application is not installed. Please reinstall TI Connect™. – You selected Send to

LearningCheck™ Creator 205To save all of your documents to your desktop, set your user profile to show the Desktop as the Working Directory: 4. Open y

206 LearningCheck™ CreatorQ: (TI-73 Explorer™ calculator) Can I use TI-Navigator™ without the Access Points and Hubs?A: You can use the system with a

The Class Analysis Tool 207The Class Analysis ToolUse the Class Analysis tool to:• Review and analyze student answers for a selected TI-Navigator™ ass

208 The Class Analysis ToolChoosing the assignmentNormally, the student answers that you add will need to match a specific assignment. You can choose

The Class Analysis Tool 209Collecting student answers from the networkIf your classroom is equipped with the TI-Navigator™ network, you can add the st

210 The Class Analysis ToolNote: The dialog box might be too narrow to show the assignment’s location. If you need to see more information, you can ma

The Class Analysis Tool 211Note: Before requiring students to log in, you should have a plan for assigning user names, and students must have the LogI

212 The Class Analysis Tool2. Click Stop Transfers to stop and discard all transfers that have not completed.-or-Click Wait to complete any transfers

The Class Analysis Tool 213– Have the students whose answers were collected disconnect their calculators from the network. You can then collect the an

16 Getting started with TI-NavigatorThe TI-Navigator calculator toolsActivity Center – Lets you and your students participate in the activities that y

214 The Class Analysis Tool1. Click File > Save or click .• If you have already saved the data as a file, Class Analysis saves your latest changes

The Class Analysis Tool 2152. To proceed, click Yes.The Open dialog box opens.3. If necessary, click the Look In list and navigate to the folder conta

216 The Class Analysis ToolViewing the analysisAfter choosing an assignment and adding the students’ answers, you can view a class summary, a student-

The Class Analysis Tool 2172. Drag the boundary left or right.To quickly show answer details for a specific studentf Double-click the student button

218 The Class Analysis ToolTo show or hide specific columnsYou can show or hide the Student Response, Correct Response, Student Answer, Correct Answer

The Class Analysis Tool 2192. In the Select Item drop-down list, click the name of the item you want to view.To show or hide specific columnsOn the It

220 The Class Analysis ToolTo show or hide the assignment itemf Click the up arrow and down arrow near the bottom of the analysis window.-or-Drag the

The Class Analysis Tool 221Viewing a slide show of the analysisAfter choosing an assignment and adding the students’ answers, you can display an analy

222 The Class Analysis Tool2. Click the First, Prev, Next, and Last buttons at the top of the slide show window to view the slides, or click the down-

The Class Analysis Tool 2232. Check the current settings and, if necessary, click to change them.3. Click the Printer button if you want to select a d

Managing classes 17Managing classesThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system typically includes one or more classes. In order to use the TI-Navigato

224 The Class Analysis Tool2. Click the type of report (for example, Class Summary).3. Click any additional items that you want in the report.4. Click

The Class Analysis Tool 2251. Click File > Print Report or click .The Report Options dialog box opens.2. If necessary, click Class Summary.3. If y

226 The Class Analysis ToolPrinting a student-by-student reportThe student performance report is the printed equivalent of the Student view. You can c

The Class Analysis Tool 2275. Type your name as the Teacher, and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”).6. Click Print to print t

228 The Class Analysis Tool3. If you don’t want to include the text and images of each assignment item, click to clear Include Item Data.4. To include

The Class Analysis Tool 2295. Type your name as the Teacher, and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”).6. Click Print to print t

230 The Class Analysis Tool5. Type your name as the Teacher, and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”).6. Click Print.Printing t

The Class Analysis Tool 2313. Type your name as the Teacher, and type the name of the Class (such as “1st period Chemistry”).4. Click Print to print t

232 The Class Analysis Tool3. If you don’t want to include the text and images of the assignment items, click to clear Include Item Data.4. Type your

The Class Analysis Tool 233Modifying analysis dataClass Analysis lets you modify certain information by typing replacement text. The items that you ca

18 Managing classes6. (Optional) Import students into the class:a) Click the class.b) Click Import Students.The Open dialog box opens.c) Select the fi

234 The Class Analysis Tool2. If the item scores are hidden, click View > Class summary > Show Item Scores.3. In the Maximum Score row, double-c

The Class Analysis Tool 235Note: When changing an item’s correct response, you must make sure the new correct response makes sense. The software does

236 The Class Analysis ToolExample 3: To allow responses between 5.0 and 7.5, including 5.0 but not 7.5, type [5.0,7.5).Requiring exact case in a text

The Class Analysis Tool 2374. Click Yes to remove the selected student.If you have the Student tab displayed1. Click the current Student to display th

238 The Class Analysis ToolIf you have the Student tab displayed1. Click the current Student to display the list of students, and then click the stude

The Class Analysis Tool 239Cutting, copying, and pasting dataYou can cut, copy, and paste text from any of the editable items within Class Analysis (S

240 The Class Analysis Tool4. Click Edit > Cut or click .The student’s answers are removed from the data and are now available for pasting.5. Clic

The Class Analysis Tool 2412. If necessary, navigate to the folder where you want to save the analysis.3. Type a name for the file, and then click Sav

242 The Class Analysis ToolDevice ID – The unique identifier of the specific calculator from which answers were collected (available in the Class Summ

Installing Apps and OS files 243Installing Apps and OS filesThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system provides an App and OS Transfer tool that you

Managing classes 19The details of the import open in the Import Status dialog box.f) Click OK.Note: For more information on importing student data fro

244 Installing Apps and OS filesAdding files to the transfer listYou must add TI Graphing Calculator Software Applications (Apps) and Operating System

Installing Apps and OS files 2453. Click Remove Selected.Selecting and unselecting files to sendOnce you add files to the transfer list, they remain t

246 Installing Apps and OS filesInstalling Apps or OS filesYou can use the App and OS Transfer tool to install TI Graphing Calculator Software Applica

Troubleshooting 247TroubleshootingThis section contains information to help you quickly solve any problems you may encounter while using the TI-Naviga

248 TroubleshootingWhy is the point I hid still showing up?You have the point selected (highlighted). You must deselect the point to hide it.In the Li

Troubleshooting 249The App Transfer toolWhat Apps do I need to install on my students’ calculators in order to use them with the TI-Navigator™ system?

250 TroubleshootingWhat is the difference between sending a file forced and unforced?Sending a file unforced means that the students must select Auto

Troubleshooting 251The Quick Poll toolWhat types of poll questions can I send?You can send any of the following types of poll questions:• Agree/Disagr

252 TroubleshootingWhen I send polls from my calculator, why can’t I find the open response question type?You cannot find the open response question t

Troubleshooting 253Can I retrieve my students’ account passwords in the TI-Navigator™ system if they forget them?No. Once you enter your students’ pas

20 Managing classesBeginning and ending class sessionsA class session is the period when the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system is active for a s

254 TroubleshootingThe TI-Navigator™ networkWhy do I get a “Cannot start a class session” error?The TI-Navigator™ system cannot locate the appropriate

Troubleshooting 255How many characters can I use in my teacher account user name?You can use 3 to 12 letters and/or numbers.Can I retrieve my password

256 TroubleshootingWindows Vista® operating system minimum requirements• Windows Vista® Ultimate, Home Premium, Business, or Pro editions installed• 1

Troubleshooting 257Computer error messagesError message Possible causes or solutionsTI-Navigator Network UnavailableThe TI-Navigator™ system cannot lo

258 TroubleshootingCalculator error messagesInvalid User Name In the Add Student dialog box, you either did not enter a user name or you did not meet

Troubleshooting 259Could not login The user name or password you entered is not correct. Make sure you are using the correct user name and password an

260 Troubleshooting

Glossary 261GlossaryThis section provides reference material that you may find helpful while using the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system. In it,

262 Glossaryconfigurations – The options for collecting data (lists, points, and equations) that control the way students can contribute the data.coor

Glossary 263shows the Network Available icon if the network hardware is connected and powered on and the Network Unavailable icon if it is not.Sea

Managing classes 212. In the menu, click View > Classroom > Student List.-or-In the Classroom tab, click View > Student List.The Classroom ta

264 Glossaryunforced collect – A collect action that does not interrupt your students’ work. In an unforced collect, students can transfer the file fr

Glossary 265String .8xsTableSetup .8xt .73tUserZoomWin .8xzWindowRange .8xw .73wType TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus extensionTI-73 Explorer™ extension

266 Glossary

Legal Information 267Legal InformationThis section contains important legal notices about this product. In it, you can find important information, ser

268 Legal InformationPrivacy PolicyPurchasers of the TI-Navigator™ system are asked to register with Texas Instruments. Your registration information

Index269Aaccount, teacher 8activitiesconfiguring 68configuring equation options for 68configuring form options for 75configuring list options for 72co

270collecting from the network 209excluding a student’s answers 237mismatched question numbers 211moving to another analysis 239App Transferclosing 24

271changing view 20copying students to 38creating 17frequently-asked questions 249moving students to 37removing 24removing students from 38selecting 1

272Ddataadding to lists 95deleting all at once 125sorting 220sorting by display names 136data sets, zooming to fit 85deletinga question 185a section 1

273changing settings in Windows 41collecting 48finding 55receiving (students) 50sending 41sending from calculators 44sending from computers 42viewing

22 Managing classes2. In the menu, click View > Classroom > Seating Chart.-or-In the Classroom tab, click View > Seating Chart.The Classroom

274installing Apps 246instructing studentscontributing equations 103contributing forms 108contributing lists 107contributing number lines 109contribut

275showing 130navigation pane 157networkfrequently-asked questions 254logging in to (students) 13logging in to (teachers) 12new folder 187number lines

276printinganswer key for the assignment 231class summary report 224item analysis by response 229item-by-item report 227student-by-student report 226t

277Screen Capture, frequently-asked questions 252screenshotscapturing 151frequently-asked questions 252saving 153showing display names with 154seating

278adding to classes 25arranging in seating chart 27changing classes 34changing cursors of 88changing names 36checking login status 27contributing for

279coordinates 83graph window attributes 81grids 82plots 115turning onaxes 81axis labels 83coordinates 83graph window attributes 81grids 82plots 115Uu

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Managing classes 232. In the menu, click View > Classroom > Student Portfolio.-or-In the Classroom tab, click View > Student Portfolio.The Cl

ContentsiiiImportant Information... iiGetting started with TI-Navigator ...

24 Managing classesThe TI-Navigator™ system highlights the selected item in the Class Record.2. Click Edit > Remove From Record or click Remove Fro

Managing student accounts 25Managing student accountsThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system typically contains many student accounts associated w

26 Managing student accounts-or-If you want to create a password for your student, select the blank password entry box and enter a new password.7. (Op

Managing student accounts 27Checking student login statusThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you view the your students’ login status fro

28 Managing student accounts3. Within the Classroom tab, drag each student’s icon to the location that you want.The TI-Navigator™ software moves the s

Managing student accounts 293. Click the column title of the list you want to sort.The TI-Navigator™ system sorts the selected list.4. If you want to

30 Managing student accountsTo view student informationf Double-click the student name to view and change student properties.Sorting information in th

Managing student accounts 31A dialog box displays to confirm that you want to remove the student.3. Click OK.The student is removed from the portfolio

32 Managing student accounts2. Click Change next to the Student Portfolio File Location text field, and navigate to the directory where you want to st

Managing student accounts 336. Click OK.7. The next time your students log in, instruct them to enter passwords of their choosing.To reset student pas

ivFinding transferred files ...55Changing the unprompted file location ...

34 Managing student accounts5. Click Reset.6. If you want the student to create his or her own password, select Student Chooses.-or-If you want to cre

Managing student accounts 353. Click the student you want to edit.4. Click Class > Edit Student or click Edit Student .The Student Properties dialo

36 Managing student accounts9. In the Student Properties dialog box, click OK.Changing student names and identifiersAfter you add your students, you m

Managing student accounts 375. Click the field of the name or identifier you want to change.6. Make the necessary changes.7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for

38 Managing student accountsCopying a student to another classWhen you have students in more than one of your classes, you may find it convenient to s

Managing student accounts 39The Classroom tab opens.Note: The contents of the Classroom tab vary depending on the selected class and view.3. Click the

40 Managing student accounts

Exchanging files with students 41Exchanging files with studentsThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you exchange information with the stud

42 Exchanging files with students2. Click File > Properties.The Properties dialog box opens.3. Click the TI File Properties tab.The TI File Propert

Exchanging files with students 43The Select file(s) to send dialog box opens.Note: The default file filter is set according to the class type (TI-73 o

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44 Exchanging files with students• To send the file to an individual student, click Students and then click the student.Note: If you had any students

Exchanging files with students 455. Navigate to the file type you want to send and press Enter.The Send Var Selection screen opens.Note: The Send Var

46 Exchanging files with studentsAfter your students log in to the TI-Navigator™ network, they can receive the file from their transfer screen. Once t

Exchanging files with students 473. Select 2: SEND TO TEACHER.The Send Var screen opens.Note: The list of valid items to transfer varies by device typ

48 Exchanging files with studentsCollecting filesYou can collect calculator-compatible files (such as lists, matrices, and EDC files) from your studen

Exchanging files with students 49a) Click CUSTOM.The options for custom files open.b) Enter the file name.c) From the drop-down list, select the file

50 Exchanging files with students9. Navigate to the collect folder you want and click it.10. Click Finish.If you force collected the file, the TI-Navi

Exchanging files with students 512. Select 3: TRANSFERS.The Transfers screen opens.3. Select 1: AUTO SEND/RECV.The TI-Navigator™ classroom learning sy

52 Exchanging files with students3. If you want to delete file already listed in the dialog box, navigate to the file you want to collect and click it

Exchanging files with students 535. Select the student(s) whose files you want to delete:• To delete the file from the whole class’s calculators, clic

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54 Exchanging files with studentsTo check the status of file transfers1. Click the Classroom tab.The Classroom tab opens.Note: The contents of the Cla

Exchanging files with students 55To cancel file transfers1. In the Class Record, click the file whose transfer you want to cancel.2. Click Edit > R

56 Exchanging files with studentsThe Class Properties dialog box opens.4. Click Change.The Select Directory dialog box opens.5. Navigate to the locati

Exchanging files with students 57The Properties dialog box opens displaying the file’s properties.

58 Exchanging files with students

Running interactive activities 59Running interactive activitiesThe Activity Center tool in the TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system lets you run in

60 Running interactive activitiesActivity Center window Ê Activity controls. Controls that let you configure, start, pause, and stop your activities.Ë

Running interactive activities 61List tab Ê Create new list button. A button that opens the Create New Lists dialog box where you can create new lists

62 Running interactive activitiesList - Graph tab Ê Create new list button. A button that opens the Create New Lists dialog box where you can create n

Running interactive activities 63Graph tab Ê Graph controls. Controls that let you set the graph window properties, including axes, axis labels, grid

Getting started with TI-Navigator 1Getting started with TI-NavigatorThe TI-Navigator™ classroom learning system provides the hardware and software too

64 Running interactive activitiesGraph - Equation tab Ê Graph controls. Controls that let you set the graph window properties, including axes, axis la

Running interactive activities 65Equation tabÊ Equation entry field. Field where you can enter new equations. Use the and buttons to enter fractions

66 Running interactive activitiesNumber Line Activity window (for the TI-73 Explorer™ Family)Ê Guide. Click and drag to move the guide to highlight se

Running interactive activities 67Visual Fractions Activity window (For the TI-73 Explorer™ Family)Ê Visual representation of student responses. Use th

68 Running interactive activities Closing the Activity Center toolYou can close the Activity Center tool from its window.To close the Activity Center

Running interactive activities 69To configure equation options1. If you have an activity running, stop it. 2. From the Contribute drop-down list, sele

70 Running interactive activities9. If you selected Equations Below, enter the equations in the provided area.10. Click OK.Note: If you want your stud

Running interactive activities 71 4. Select or enter the number of points you want each of your students to submit.5. Select or enter the name for the

72 Running interactive activities9. Select or clear the Send current graph contents as background check box.Note: If you select this option, when you

Running interactive activities 73 4. (Optional) Click Create New Lists and create new lists. 5. Select Choose from Data Sets.6. From the data set drop

2 Getting started with TI-NavigatorNote: Make sure that the network indicator at the bottom of the screen indicates that the TI-Navigator™ network is

74 Running interactive activitiesd) If you want to configure another plot, repeat steps b - c.e) Click OK.Note: If you do not configure the plot here,

Running interactive activities 754. Select Choose from independent lists.5. Select the number of lists you want your students to submit.6. From the dr

76 Running interactive activitiesThe Configure Calculators for Activity dialog box opens. 4. From the drop-down list, select the number of pages (data

Running interactive activities 774. Enter the expression or value that will display on student calculators in the Prompt field.5. Use the dropdown to

78 Running interactive activities4. Enter the text for the prompt that will display on student calculators (up to 20 characters).5. Select the shape f

Running interactive activities 797. If you have chosen a Divided Rectangle, enter a value for height (1-12).8. If you have chosen a Divided Circle, en

80 Running interactive activities2. Click the X Scale box and enter a new setting.3. Press the tab key to move to the Y Scale box and enter a new sett

Running interactive activities 812. Click the X Min box and enter a new X minimum setting.3. Press the tab key to move to the X Max box and enter a ne

82 Running interactive activities2. Select or clear the Axes check box.3. Click OK.If you selected the Axes check box, the Activity Center tool turns

Running interactive activities 83If you selected the Grid check box, the Activity Center tool turns the grid on.If you cleared the Grid check box, the

Getting started with TI-Navigator 3Ê Classroom tabË Tools tabÌ Current ClassÍ Class RecordClassroom tabIn the Classroom tab, you can view the students

84 Running interactive activities2. Select or clear the Axis Labels check box.3. Click OK.If you selected the Axis Labels check box, the Activity Cent

Running interactive activities 852. Click the X Label box and enter a name for the X axis label.3. Click the Y Label box and enter a name for the Y ax

86 Running interactive activitiesMaking the grid of the graph window square (Zoom Square)As on the calculator, when the graph window is set to the def

Running interactive activities 87To pan right 1. Click the List - Graph tab, Graph tab, or Graph - Equation tab.The selected tab opens.2. Click Pan Ri

88 Running interactive activities3. In the Pen Color color palette, click the color you want.4. Click OK.To change the graphing pen width1. Click the

Running interactive activities 89Note: The Activity Center tool automatically assigns the shapes and colors.To individualize students’ cursorsf Click

90 Running interactive activitiesSaving and loading activity settings Once you set up your activities and change the graph window settings to suit you

Running interactive activities 91To load activity settings1. Click File > Load > Load Activity Settings.The Load Settings dialog box opens.2. Na

92 Running interactive activitiesStarting an activityStarting an activity involves two steps. First, you must start the activity in the Activity Cente

Running interactive activities 93To pause an activityf Click File > Pause Activity or click Pause Activity .The activity pauses. Students receive t