Using TI-Navigator ™ to Teach and Assess Middle School Math Lisa M Suarez-Caraballo Suarez.net Luis Munoz Marin School Cleveland, Ohio NCSM 2007 Conference

Agenda What is Navigator? Logging In and Using NavNet APP Quick Poll Activity Center Learning Check Assessments Collecting and Sharing Data

TI-Navigator is a wireless classroom network that enhances communication between the teacher’s classroom computer and TI graphing handhelds (TI-73, TI-83+, TI-84) used by students. TI-Navigator

Components available for free: Learning Check App Learning Check Creator Included in Navigator Purchase Quick Poll Activity Center Class Analysis

Learning Check Make your own electronic assessments students can take on their handhelds Use assessments written by Textbook Publishers Without Navigator you can connect students’ handhelds to your computer with a graph link cable

Activity Center We can contribute points, lines and/or equations With the 73 we can interact with a number line or figures Today we’re going to explore adding integers with a number line

Allows you to wirelessly “collect” the assessment from the student’s handhelds Instantly assesses the quiz (multiple choice and extended response) Allows for anonymous feedback and discussion Class Analysis

Important Keys to Know Before We Begin “Soft Keys” When there is a choice on the screen select it by pressing the key that is most underneath it From this screen if you want to QUIT you would press  This Information is on Your Handout

Press  and select NavNet

Use the information on your card to log in

Entering Text To access the text editor press  and use the arrow keys and  to type. Once you finish highlight Done and press 

You’re HOME! 1:Activity Center is where we will graph, collect and look at our data 2:Network APPS is where we will find Learn Check and take assessments

But First… Quick Poll  Let’s learn a little about each other  We can also quickly check for understanding, review previous lessons or homework

Numb3rs Activities available for FREE for each episode from or from the TI websitewww.cbs.com/numb3rs Now in Spanish Teachers can sign up to receive notification of new activities in upcoming episodes We’re going to look at an activity from season 1 - Sabotage

Numb3rs Activity – Shift Cipher Coding Example HERO: H - 8 E - 5 R - O

Numb3rs Activity – Contributing the Data in Activity Center H8 E5 R18 O15 X24 U21 H8 E5 Select NEXT to put in the next ordered pair. HERO - XUHE

TI Website Education.TI.com TI Navigator Activities Exchange  Sample Activities Sample Activities  Explorations Books Explorations Books Professional Development Funding Resources and Support

Walk the Line – Using the CBR One person will walk a straight line using the CBR and then we will use TI-Navigator to send the data to all and analyze it.

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