Texas Instruments TI-Nspire Manual

TI-Nspire™ Navigator™

Teacher Software

Guidebook

This guidebook applies to TI-Nspire™ software version 3.0. To obtain the

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Contents

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Important Information................................................................... ii

Setting up the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software ...1

Unpacking the boxes...................................................................... 2

Charging the cradles ...................................................................... 5

Installing the handheld software .................................................. 6

Setting up your TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network

the first time ............................................................................. 8

Connecting the handhelds to the wireless adapters.................. 14

Connecting the handhelds to the cradles................................... 16

Storing the wireless adapters and cradles .................................. 18

Checking the status of wireless adapters and cradles................ 18

Creating and managing your teacher account........................... 20

Logging in to the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ system

from the handheld ................................................................. 24

Getting started with the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™

Teacher Software ............................................................27

Exploring the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher software.......... 29

Exploring workspaces................................................................... 31

Changing language...................................................................... 31

Using help ..................................................................................... 32

Using the Content Workspace..............................................35

Exploring the Resources pane ..................................................... 37

Exploring the Content pane ........................................................ 38

Working with Links ...................................................................... 41

Using Web Content ...................................................................... 44

Working with connected handhelds........................................... 48

Working with lesson bundles ...................................................... 53

Sending files to a class ................................................................. 61

Understanding the rules of content transfer ............................. 62

Using menus and toolbar icons ................................................... 63

Using the Transfer Tool .........................................................73

Transfer Tool interface ................................................................. 73

Opening the Transfer Tool........................................................... 75

Adding files or folders to the Transfer List ................................. 76

Removing files or folders from the Transfer List ........................ 77

Editing the destination folder ..................................................... 78

Deleting all handheld files and folders....................................... 79

Starting a transfer ........................................................................ 80

Stopping file transfers..................................................................81

Closing the Transfer Tool..............................................................81

Using the Documents Workspace ........................................ 83

Using the Documents Toolbox..................................................... 84

Using the workspace ....................................................................92

Viewing and changing document settings .................................94

Sending files to a class.................................................................. 98

Sending files to a handheld .........................................................99

Working with Lesson Bundles....................................................100

Updating the handheld OS ........................................................105

Using menus and toolbar icons..................................................106

Working with TI-Nspire™ documents ............................... 119

About documents .......................................................................119

Managing TI-Nspire™ documents .............................................120

Using Content Explorer to locate files.......................................122

Saving a document to a connected handheld ..........................124

Working with multiple documents............................................127

Working with applications.........................................................128

Selecting and moving pages with the Page Sorter...................132

Working with problems and pages ...........................................134

Using Utilities in documents ......................................................136

Using colors in documents .........................................................140

Using Screen Capture .................................................................141

Printing documents ....................................................................143

Viewing document properties and copyright information......144

Capturing Screens .............................................................. 147

Accessing Screen Capture...........................................................147

Using Capture Class ....................................................................148

Setting Teacher Preferences for Capture Class ......................... 152

Setting view options in Capture Class .......................................153

Comparing selected screens.......................................................157

Using Make Presenter.................................................................157

Saving screens when using Capture Class .................................158

Printing captured screens...........................................................159

Using Capture Page ....................................................................160

Using Capture Selected Handheld.............................................161

Viewing captured screens ..........................................................162

Saving captured pages and handheld screens..........................165

Copying and pasting a screen....................................................166

Working with Images .........................................................169

TI-Nspire™ applications that can accept images...................... 169

Image types available................................................................. 171

Inserting the image.................................................................... 171

Working with images................................................................. 174

Technical considerations ............................................................ 176

Working with PublishView™ documents ..........................177

Software requirements .............................................................. 177

Creating a new PublishView™ document ................................ 178

Saving PublishView™ documents.............................................. 183

Exploring the Documents workspace........................................ 184

Working with PublishView™ objects ........................................ 188

Working with TI-Nspire™ applications ..................................... 194

Working with problems ............................................................. 198

Organizing PublishView™ sheets.............................................. 200

Adding text to a PublishView™ document .............................. 205

Using hyperlinks in PublishView™ documents......................... 207

Working with images................................................................. 212

Working with video files............................................................ 214

Converting documents............................................................... 216

Printing PublishView™ documents ........................................... 219

Embedding documents in web pages ...............................221

Using embedded web pages ..................................................... 221

Viewing embedded web pages................................................. 221

Using TI-Nspire™ HTML Inline Frames ...................................... 222

Using dynamically-generated iframes....................................... 225

Using the TI-Nspire™ Document Player.................................... 226

Exporting to a web page ........................................................... 226

Customizing an embedded TI-Nspire™ Document Player....... 229

Using Export to generate source code..................................... 233

Exporting to the clipboard ....................................................... 238

Storing and sharing your documents........................................ 239

Launching a dedicated TI-Nspire™ Document Player

window ................................................................................. 242

Using the Class Workspace .................................................245

Adding classes............................................................................. 246

Removing classes ........................................................................ 249

Adding students to classes......................................................... 249

Removing students from classes................................................ 251

Beginning and ending a class session ....................................... 252

Changing the student view ....................................................... 253

Arranging the seating chart.......................................................254

Checking student login status....................................................254

Sorting student information......................................................255

Changing the classes assigned to a student..............................255

Changing student names and identifiers..................................257

Moving students to another class..............................................258

Copying students to another class.............................................259

Exploring the Class Record.........................................................260

Sending files to a class................................................................261

Collecting files from students ....................................................263

Managing Unprompted actions.................................................265

Saving files to a Portfolio record ...............................................267

Deleting files from handhelds ...................................................268

Checking the status of file transfers..........................................269

Canceling file transfers...............................................................270

Deleting items from the Class Record .......................................270

Viewing file properties...............................................................271

Resetting student passwords .....................................................271

Using menus and toolbar icons..................................................273

Using Live Presenter........................................................... 281

Before starting Live Presenter....................................................281

Starting Live Presenter ...............................................................281

Exploring Live Presenter mode ..................................................282

Hiding and showing student names.......................................... 284

Hiding and showing the presenter handheld...........................285

Viewing Keypress History........................................................... 286

Showing the handheld screen only ...........................................288

Recording the live presentation ................................................289

Stopping Live Presenter.............................................................. 290

Using Question in the Teacher Software........................... 291

Understanding the Question Tool Palette ................................291

Understanding the configuration tool......................................292

Using the Teacher Tool Palette .................................................. 293

Adding images to questions ......................................................294

Adding questions........................................................................295

Using Question for Students ............................................. 305

Accessing the Question Toolbar.................................................305

Understanding the Question toolbar........................................305

Navigating in the Question application ....................................306

Types of questions ......................................................................306

Answering questions ..................................................................307

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Polling students ..................................................................315

Opening the Quick Poll tool ...................................................... 316

Sending a Quick Poll .................................................................. 318

Stopping polls............................................................................. 318

Saving polls................................................................................. 319

Viewing poll results.................................................................... 319

Responding to polls (student instruction) ................................ 321

Using the Review Workspace .............................................325

Using the Review toolbox.......................................................... 327

Exploring the Data View pane .................................................. 332

Opening documents for review................................................. 335

Viewing data .............................................................................. 337

Organizing responses................................................................. 339

Hiding and showing responses.................................................. 343

Marking responses as correct or incorrect ................................ 347

Adding teacher data .................................................................. 351

Saving to the Portfolio workspace ............................................ 354

Using menus and toolbar icons ................................................. 355

Using the Portfolio Workspace ..........................................363

Exploring the Assignments pane............................................... 364

Exploring the Workspace views................................................. 365

Saving an item to the Portfolio workspace .............................. 367

Importing an item to Portfolio.................................................. 368

Editing scores.............................................................................. 369

Exporting results......................................................................... 371

Sorting information in Portfolio ............................................... 371

Opening a Portfolio item in another workspace ..................... 372

Opening a Master Document .................................................... 373

Adding a Master Document ...................................................... 373

Redistributing a Portfolio item.................................................. 374

Collecting missing files from students ...................................... 374

Sending missing files to students .............................................. 375

Renaming a Portfolio item ........................................................ 375

Removing files from Portfolio ................................................... 375

Using menus and toolbar icons ................................................. 376

Using the Scratchpad ..........................................................383

Opening and closing the Scratchpad ........................................ 383

Calculating with the Scratchpad ............................................... 384

Inserting items from the Catalog .............................................. 385

Viewing the history .................................................................... 389

Editing Scratchpad expressions ................................................. 390

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Graphing with the Scratchpad...................................................391

Working with variables in the Scratchpad ................................395

Saving the Scratchpad contents.................................................396

Clearing Scratchpad contents ....................................................396

Calculator............................................................................ 397

Getting started with the Calculator application.......................397

Calculator menu..........................................................................398

Entering and evaluating math expressions...............................404

Working with variables ..............................................................411

CAS: Working with measurement units .................................... 412

Creating user-defined functions and programs........................414

Editing Calculator expressions ...................................................418

Financial calculations..................................................................419

Working with the Calculator history .........................................421

Using Variables ................................................................... 425

Linking values on pages .............................................................425

Creating variables.......................................................................425

Using (linking) variables.............................................................431

Naming variables ........................................................................433

Locking and unlocking variables ...............................................435

Graphs & Geometry............................................................ 439

Getting started with Graphs & Geometry .................................439

Graphs & Geometry menu..........................................................440

Using keystroke shortcuts ..........................................................450

Using the context menu.............................................................451

Using the work area ...................................................................452

Graphs & Geometry views..........................................................460

Using the Graphing View ........................................................... 461

Customizing the work area........................................................462

Adjusting variable values with a slider......................................465

Using the Trace tools ..................................................................468

Working with relations ..............................................................470

Using the Plane Geometry View ................................................ 494

Graphing 3D functions ...............................................................533

Using Lists & Spreadsheet.................................................. 541

Getting started with tabular data .............................................541

The menu and work area...........................................................542

Creating and sharing spreadsheet data as lists.........................546

Creating spreadsheet data.........................................................548

Working with cells ......................................................................551

Working with rows and columns of data ................................. 554

Sorting data ................................................................................ 557

Generating columns of data...................................................... 557

Graphing spreadsheet data ....................................................... 561

Exchanging data with other computer software ..................... 564

Capturing data from Graphs & Geometry ................................ 566

Using table data for statistical analysis..................................... 569

Statistics Input Descriptions ....................................................... 570

Statistical calculations ................................................................ 572

Distributions ............................................................................... 576

Confidence Intervals................................................................... 581

Stat Tests ..................................................................................... 583

Working with function tables.................................................... 588

Using Data & Statistics .......................................................591

Data & Statistics menu ............................................................... 592

Getting started with the Data & Statistics application ............ 597

Overview of raw and summary data......................................... 601

Working with numeric plot types.............................................. 602

Working with categorical plot types......................................... 611

Exploring data ............................................................................ 619

Using Window/Zoom tools ........................................................ 628

Graphing Functions .................................................................... 629

Using Graph Trace ...................................................................... 634

Customizing your workspace..................................................... 635

Adjusting variable values with a slider ..................................... 636

Inferential Statistics.................................................................... 640

Using Notes .........................................................................643

Getting started with the Notes application.............................. 643

Using templates.......................................................................... 645

Formatting text in Notes............................................................ 647

Using color in Notes ................................................................... 648

Inserting Images ......................................................................... 649

Inserting math expressions, shapes, or comments ................... 650

Entering math expressions......................................................... 652

Evaluating and approximating math expressions .................... 653

Deactivating math expression boxes......................................... 655

Changing the attributes of math expression boxes ................. 656

Using calculations in Notes ........................................................ 656

Using hints on the handheld ..................................................... 659

Exploring Notes with examples................................................. 659

Libraries...............................................................................665

What is a library?........................................................................ 665

Creating libraries and library objects ........................................666

Private and Public library objects...............................................666

Using library objects ................................................................... 667

Creating shortcuts to library objects .........................................668

Included libraries ........................................................................669

Restoring an included library.....................................................669

Changing the library folder location (computer only) .............670

Programming...................................................................... 673

Overview of the Program Editor................................................673

Program Editor menu.................................................................674

Defining a program or function ................................................677

Viewing a program or function .................................................680

Opening a function or program for editing .............................681

Importing a program from a library..........................................681

Creating a copy of a function or program................................682

Renaming a program or function..............................................682

Changing the library access level............................................... 683

Finding text.................................................................................683

Finding and replacing text.........................................................683

Closing the current function or program..................................684

Running programs and evaluating functions ........................... 684

Getting values into a program...................................................687

Displaying information............................................................... 689

Using local variables ...................................................................690

Differences between functions and programs .........................691

Calling one program from another ...........................................692

Controlling the flow of a function or program........................694

Using If, Lbl, and Goto to control program flow......................694

Using loops to repeat a group of commands ...........................696

Changing mode settings ............................................................700

Debugging programs and handling errors ...............................701

Data Collection and Analysis............................................. 703

Chapter organization .................................................................703

Introduction and navigation...................................................... 704

Using a computer or handheld.................................................. 705

Navigating the screens ...............................................................706

Selecting views............................................................................710

Performing an experiment.........................................................711

Experiment Details...................................................................... 714

Starting a new document or problem.......................................714

Connecting a sensor ...................................................................716

Data collection devices............................................................... 716

Setting and using a collection mode.........................................718

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