Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Why and How to use TI Navigator?

You already use the TI Nspires every day without using Navigator... so why take the extra step? 


The Navigator software transforms your Nspires from a sophisticated calculator to a dynamic device that you can use to communicate with your students in real time, get instant feedback and simultaneously view all of your students' screens.

A few of the best features:

  • Quick poll - send a poll to your students anytime. No advance planning needed. 

    • (Examples: Warm-up problem, check for understanding, "What's your favorite soft drink?")
  • Navigator Activities - Send your students a hands-on learning lab. Peruse dozens of TEKS aligned Navigator activities here. 
  • Screen Capture - Instantly see all of your students' screens
  • Student presenter - Choose one of your students to demonstrate calculations for the whole class. (Hint: You can also choose YOURSELF as the "student" presenter.)

So how do I do this?

Four minutes on Atomic Learning is all it takes. Click here for video tutorials on setting up your classes, sending polls and using screen capture.

Open Navigator by clicking this icon on your desktop.


Sample Class Rosters 

Dummy Class - Use this "dummy class" roster if you would like to use the same generic set of logins for every class. For example, your students will login as "A," "B," "C," and so on. This is a great option for classes with frequent transfers (Ex. AEC).

Example Class - Use this example roster as a model of how to create individual logins for each of your students. This option allows you to collect data from each of your students throughout the year.

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