Introduction to the 2.0 Nspire CAS Handheld

Mathematics Subject Council

St Marcellinus S.S.May 11, 2010

At the T3 conference in Atlanta in March, Texas Instruments introduced a new Nspire handheld and the 2.0 operating system

The new handheld has many improvements ...

What’s New on the Handheld Overview: New keypad configuration Trackpad replaces the Navpad with more areas on the

screen you can click New Home Screen New Scratchpad option to quickly perform a calculation or

make a graph without having to add a page to your document More options for managing documents (folders can have

multiple levels) Graphs and Geometry are now separate applications

Screen

Navigation Keypad

Keypad

Navigation Keypad

Nav Pad

Click ButtonKeypad

Trackpad allows quicker cursor

movementClick Button

Keypad

You can now click here

Escape

Tab

Control Backspace

Shift

Home

Menu

Escape

Tab

Control Backspace

Shift

Home

menu

Keypad

Punctuation

Relational Keys

Space Key

Punctuation

Relational

Keys

Space Key

Alpha keys

Alpha keys

New Home Screen

Important Short-cut Keys

Ctrl-Z or Ctrl-Esc Undo

Ctrl-Y or Shift-Esc Redo

Ctrl-X Cut

Ctrl-C Copy

Ctrl-V Paste

Ctrl-S Save or Save As

Ctrl-0 Scratchpad

Remember, unlike a computer, you do not hold the CTRL key down. You simply press and release control then press the short-cut key.

Keypad Changes: Summary Navigation keys have been improved Alpha keys are separate Fewer Function keys by combining similar

functions into pop-up palettes (i.e trig, punctuation, math constants)

Templates like fractions and others are easily accessible from pop-up template palettes

Shortcut keys are the same as previous OS versions.

Changes to the Teacher Edition Software

Version 2.0 of the software is a free upgrade for previously licensed versions

Overview: Can use colour to distinguish graphs Integrated computer link software Emulator can show either keypad Menus for applications align with handheld menus and use

icons to describe them Multiple documents can be open and displayed in the emulator Interfaces directly with Connect to Class and Navigator Most recent version is 2.0.1.60

Nspire CAS TE v2.0

These summer institutes provide teachers with hands-on opportunities to learn how to effectively use TI-Nspire in their classroom. There are two institutes for you to choose from:

Getting Started with TI-Nspire CAS•Intended for teachers new to Nspire CAS

Using TI-Nspire CAS in Your Classroom•Intended for teachers with some experience with Nspire CAS

Each course costs $325 US

Each registrant receives:•Nspire CAS handheld•Nspire CAS teacher edition software•Binder of resources•Certificate of completion

Register online at:http://www.tinspire2010.com/

Date: July 13-15, 2010 (8:00 – 3:00)

Location: Cardinal Ambrozic CSS

Address: 10 Castle Oaks CrossingBrampton, ONL6P3A2 (East side of Gore Road south of Castlemore Road)

Contact: Dwight Stead

dwight.stead@dpcdsb.org

905-890-0708 x24533