Texas Instruments NAVNSCRK302L1

Running interactive activities 89

Note: The Activity Center tool automatically assigns the shapes and

colors.

To individualize students’ cursors

fClick View > Individualize Student Cursors.

Adding and removing background images for the graph

window

The Activity Center tool lets you add a background image to the graph

window. If you decide you do not want the background image, you can

remove it at any time.

To add a background image to the graph window

1. Click File > Load > Load Background Image.

The Load Background Image dialog box opens.

2. Navigate to the image file you want to add and click it.

Note: You can select GIF, PNG, BMP, JPEG, and TI (*.83i, *.89i, *.9xi,

*.v2i) image files.

3. Click Load.

The selected image appears in the Activity Center tool’s graph.

Removing a background image from the graph window

fClick File > Remove Background Image.

Contents

Main Important Information Contents Getting started with TI-Navigator.........................................1 Managing classes..................................................................17 Managing student accounts.................................................25 Exchanging files with students ...........................................41 Running interactive activities............................................. 59 Polling students..................................................................139 Capturing calculator screens............................................. 151 LearningCheck Creator....................................................157 The Class Analysis Tool.......................................................207 Installing Apps and OS files ...............................................243 Troubleshooting..................................................................247 Glossary...............................................................................261 Page Getting started with TI-Navigator Starting TI-Navigator on your computer To start TI-Navigator on your computer f Click The TI-Navigator computer home screen Classroom tab Tools tab Current Class Class Record TI-Navigator computer tools The TI-Navigator computer tools To launch TI-Navigator computer tools Creating and managing your teacher account To create your teacher account To change the password of your teacher account Page To change the user name of your teacher account Using calculator screen options Logging in to TI-Navigator on your calculator Before you log in To log in to the TI-Navigator network Logging in to TI-Navigator (student instruction) Before your students log in To log in to the TI-Navigator network Page The TI-Navigator calculator home screen TI-Navigator calculator tools Page Managing classes Creating classes To create classes Page Selecting a class To select a class Beginning and ending class sessions To begin class sessions To end class sessions fClick File > End Class or click End Class . Changing the class view To change class view to Student List To change the class view to Seating Chart To change the class view to Student Portfolio Removing items from the Class Record To remove items from the Class Record Removing classes To remove classes Managing student accounts Adding students to classes To add students to classes Page Checking student login status Arranging the seating chart To arrange students in the seating chart Sorting student information To sort student information Using the Student Portfolio view To view the Student Portfolio Page Page Resetting student passwords To reset passwords for all students in a class To reset student passwords for individual students Changing the classes of a student To change a students classes Page Changing student names and identifiers To change a students names or identifiers Moving a student to another class To move a student Copying a student to another class To copy a student Removing a student from a class To remove a student from a class Page Page Exchanging files with students Sending files To change file settings in Windows To send files from your computer Page To send files from your calculator Page Sending files (student instruction) To send files during collections To send files outside of collections Page Collecting files To collect files Page Receiving files (student instruction) To receive files Deleting files from calculators To delete files from calculators Page Checking the status of file transfers To check the status of file transfers Canceling file transfers To cancel file transfers Finding transferred files To find transferred files Changing the unprompted file location To change the unprompted file location Viewing file properties To view file properties in TI-Navigator Page Page Running interactive activities Introduction to the Activity Center tool The Activity Center tool window and tabs Activity Center window List tab List - Graph tab Graph tab Graph - Equation tab Equation tab Page Page Configuring activities To configure equation options Configuring point options for activities To configure point options Page Configuring list options for activities To configure list options for data sets Page To configure list options for independent lists Configuring form options for activities Configuring number line options for activities Configuring visual fraction options for activities Page Changing the graph window settings Changing the graph window scale To change the graph window scale Changing the X and Y graph window ranges To change X and Y graph window ranges Turning graph window attributes on and off To turn the axes on or off To turn the grid on or off To turn coordinates on or off To turn the axis labels on or off Creating axis labels To create axis labels Page Page To pan right To pan left Pan mode Changing the graphing pen color and width for equations To change the graphing pen color To change the graphing pen width Changing the appearance of students cursors Page Saving and loading activity settings Saving activity settings To save activity settings Loading activity settings Starting and managing activities Starting an activity To start activities in the Activity Center tool To instruct students on joining activities Pausing an activity Page Creating and adding activity data Entering fractions in Activity Center Creating lists To create lists Adding data to existing lists To add data to existing lists Creating points To create points Entering fractions in lists Creating Y= and X= equations To create Y= equations To create X= equations Creating lists of class points (student instruction) To create lists of class points Creating tables of values for an equation To populate the Table of Values To populate the What if table Contributing activity data (student instruction) Contributing equations (student instruction) To contribute equations Contributing points (student instruction) To contribute points one at a time To contribute points all at once Page Contributing lists (student instruction) To contribute lists Contributing forms (student instruction) To contribute forms Contributing number lines (student instruction) To contribute number lines Contributing visual fractions (student instruction) To contribute Visual Fractions Plotting activity data Configuring plots To configure plots Selecting plots To select plots Turning plots on and off To turn plots on or off Plotting equations (student instruction) To plot equations Plotting the classs points (student instruction) To plot the classs points Plotting lists (student instruction) To plot lists in data sets To plot independent lists Editing activity data Editing points To edit points Editing equations To edit equations Saving and loading activity data Saving lists To save lists Page Loading lists To lo ad l is ts Deleting activity data Deleting points To delete points Deleting equations To delete equations Deleting list data Viewing activity data Viewing points To view points under the List tab To view points under the List - Graph tab To view points under the Graph tab To view points under the Graph - Equation tab Viewing equations To view equations under the Graph - Equation tab Viewing Frequency Plots Page Page Showing and hiding activity data Showing and hiding graphs of equations To show equation graphs To hide equation graphs Showing and hiding points in the graph To show points in the graph To hide points in the graph Highlighting activity data Highlighting graphed equations To highlight graphed equations Highlighting graphed points To highlight graphed points Sorting activity data Sorting data by display names To sort data by display names Sorting lists by values To sort lists by values Sorting points by X or Y values To sort points by their X values To sort points by their Y values Polling students The Quick Poll tool window and tabs The Quick Poll tool window Poll Prompt tab Poll Summary tab Poll Details tab Opening the Quick Poll tool To open the Quick Poll tool Polling your students To poll students from your computer To poll students from your calculator Stopping polls Pausing polls To pa us e po lls fClick Poll > Pause Poll or click Pause Poll . Resuming paused polls To resume paused polls fClick Poll > Resume Poll or click Resume Poll . Responding to polls (student instruction) To respond to multiple choice polls To respond to open choice polls Sending poll results to students To send poll results to students Saving polls Viewing poll results Page Sorting poll data Showing and hiding display names Viewing previous polls Closing the Quick Poll tool Page Capturing calculator screens Capturing calculator screens To capture calculator screens Viewing Captured Screens To rearrange captured screens fClick to see a larger view of the screens, or to make the view smaller. Saving captured screens To save individual screens Refreshing captured screens Showing and hiding display names Page Page LearningCheck Creator LearningCheck Creator Main Window Creating a new document Specifying document properties To change document properties Adding a new section To add a new section to the document Adding questions Adding a question Adding specific question types Adding a new choices on image question To add a new choices on image question to a section Page Adding a new custom choices question Adding a new fill in the blank question Creating a question with a numeric blank Creating a question with a pull-down blank Page Adding a new open response question Adding a new sequencing question Editing Presentation Sequence Adding a new standard choices question To add a new standard choices question to a section Adding a new text and image item To add a new text and image item to a section Adding questions from the Item Bank To locate a question in the Item Bank Concept Only Page Saving a document To save a new document To save an existing document fClick File > Save or click . Related Topics Adding special characters to text To insert a character Adding topics and keywords To add topics or keywords to a question Working with documents Opening existing documents To open an existing document Adding a new question To add a new question (or item) to a section Editing a question To edit an existing question Editing a document in a zipped file To open a document in a zipped file To save a document from a zipped file Checking spelling for the document To check spelling from the main window To check spelling with a question open Cutting, copying, and pasting questions or sections To cut a question, section or image Page Page Page Creating a new folder To create a new folder Printing a Report Page Working with Images Image toolbar Adding an image to a question To insert an image To copy and paste an image Scaling and cropping an image To scale and/or crop an image Adding a point or label To add a point to an image Changing a point label To edit a point label To erase a point label Deleting a point or label Page Sending a LearningCheck Creator item as a Quick Poll Previewing a document To preview a document Sending documents to calculators Checking AppVar size To check AppVar size Sending a LearningCheck document to a calculator To send a document to a calculator Sending a document to a classroom network To send a document to a classroom network Notes and tips for TI-73 Explorer users Troubleshooting LearningCheck Creator Error Messages Documents and images: Communication: Page Page Page The Class Analysis Tool Getting started Creating a new class analysis fClick File > New or click . A new Class Analysis window opens. Choosing the assignment Page If you know the location of the assignments .edc file on your system If you recently used TransferList to send the assignment to the class If you know the assignments AppVar name Collecting the answers Interrupting file transfers What to do if you have not collected all the students answers Adding student answers from answer files Saving the current analysis Opening a saved analysis Page Page Page Page Page Page Viewing a slide show of the analysis To set slide show options To view the slide show To close the slide show Printing analysis reports Setting page options for printed reports Page Printing a class summary report Page Printing a student-by-student report Printing an item-by-item report Page Printing an item analysis by response Printing the current assignment Printing an answer key for the assignment Working with analysis data Modifying analysis data Changing a student name Changing a students score for an item Changing the maximum score possible for an item Changing the correct response for an item Allowing variations in a correct response Allowing alternate responses Specifying the tolerance of a numeric response Specifying a range of numeric values Requiring exact case in a text response Combining variations Removing a student entry If you have the Class Summary or Item tab displayed Page If you have the Student tab displayed Excluding selected assignment items Removing the assignment Cutting, copying, and pasting data To cut text to the Clipboard To copy text to the Clipboard To paste text from the Clipboard To move a students answers to another class analysis Exporting scores as comma-separated values File types used in Class Analysis Glossary of terms used in Class Analysis Page Installing Apps and OS files Opening the App and OS Transfer tool To open the App and OS Transfer tool Adding files to the transfer list To add files to the transfer list To select files to be deleted Selecting and unselecting files to send Removing files from the transfer list Installing Apps or OS files To install files Closing the App and OS Transfer tool To close the App and OS Transfer tool fClick File > Close or click Close. Troubleshooting Frequently-asked questions Page Page Page Page Page Page Page System requirements Windows Vista operating system minimum requirements Other requirements Error messages Computer error messages Calculator error messages Page Page Glossary Term s Page Page File types Page Page Legal Information Texas Instruments Support and Service For general information For technical support For TI-Navigator technical questions For product (hardware) service Privacy Policy Index A B C Page D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S Page T U V W X Y