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Getting Started

 * Find your class or class/chapter on the left side of the page & click. If you don't see it, scroll down to MORE!
 * Specific directions for your class and homework assignments, projects, calculator files will all be on the class page.
 * Some classes (like Algebra 2 & PreCalculus) will have multiple pages for different chapters as we cover them.

Calculator Information:
We are using the TI-Inspire CAS CX in all math classes except General Math. The calculator can be purchased at the school office or it can be rented from the school. One book I would recommend for any academic math student is the TI Inspire for Dummies (and this link will take you to Amazon where it can be purchased. I am not endorsing any particular seller of the book, but it helps to see the cover and you can view pages from it at Amazon. The book is easy for students to understand and it is well written and covers all the important points, especially those for the science classes. When students receive their calculator from the office they need to bring it to me and have the serial number recorded. **Also, there is a CD inside the packaging that some students have inadvertently thrown away that they will need to install on their home computer to do assignments.** Calculators that are rented must be returned with all the materials included in the original packaging. == Make sure your calculator is charged and do not lose your charger!! Always make sure the software is up-to-date by plugging it into the USB port of your home computer, open the software on the computer and check to see if it needs to be updated. In the past, calculators that did not have the current software version refused to charge fully. ==

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can be learned by watching this video:

General Postings about the Site:
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Schedule for After-School help:
If you would like one-on-one help please check the calendar below to see if I am available. If I will not be in my classroom on a particular afternoon, there will be no appointment slots available. Evidently, the calendar has been changed so that you cannot "sign up" for an appointment with me anymore. If that changes I will let you know.

Downloading Files and .tns files to the calculator:
You MUST install the TI-Inspire software that is on the CD that came with your calculator to do this! Once you install the software, download the .tns files by clicking on them. By default, Windows will put the files in your Downloads folder when you select SAVE FILE from the pop-up window. If you open the downloads file folder on your hard drive and copy the .tns files to a new folder on your hard drive, like MY DOCUMENTS, you need to remember where you put it! Then you can double click on the file from the Windows Explorer window and it will open in the Inspire software. At this point you can click FILE-SAVE TO HANDHELD and the file will be transferred to the calculator (if it is plugged into the computer).There is a getting started book that came with the calculator... read it!!

Calculator Software Installation Problems?
If you have already installed the software that came with your calculator on your computer and you need to install it on another computer, you must get a new license number that will allow your CD to work. You need to call TI to do this, and so that you have all the information you need when you call, print out the following form, fill it in, and then call the number on the form: