Using TI-Navigator ™ to Teach and Assess Middle School Math

Lisa M Suarez-Caraballo

www.LisaSuarez.net

Lisa@Lisa Suarez.netLuis 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

TI-NavigatorComponents 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 selectNavNet

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 www.cbs.com/numb3rs or from the TI website

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 - 8E - 5R - O -

1815

Numb3rs Activity – Contributing the Data in Activity Center

H 8

E 5

R 18

O 15

X 24

U 21

H 8

E 5

Select NEXT to put in the next ordered pair.

HERO - XUHE

TI Website

Education.TI.com TI Navigator Activities Exchange

Sample Activities 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.

Thank You for Coming!