Raising State Test Scores Using the

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Raising State Test Scores Using the TI
StudyCards Applications
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Why TI Study cards?

• Portable - students prefer small gadgets
• No note cards
• Reminds students of a game - most of our students
  are familiar with hand-held games
• Once set up they are easy to create and put in
  EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT style format

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Software Requirements

• TI study card creator
• Allows loading of programs and study cards from a
  desktop to the calculator
• Free download from
• http//education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/p
  roductDetail/us_studycards_creator_software.html
• TI Connect
• Allows computer to communicate with the
  calculator via USB link
• Free download from
• http//education.ti.com/educationportal/downloadce
  nter/SoftwareDetail.do?websiteUStabId1appId18
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• Program to manipulate bitmap graphics
• We use
• Paint (under Windows Accessories)
• Also, useful for partially creating images are
• Mathtype
• Geogabra

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Limitations

• Size of the screen is 3 inches by 1.75 inches.
• Useful resolution is 32 dpi or 96 pixels by 56
  pixels.
• The actual screen size is 3 inches by 2 inches,
  but the bottom line is taken up by the calculator
  toolbar.
• Not many pixels need to be created in your
  graphics

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Limitations

• Image sometimes needs to be retouched.
• Hinting is normally automatic BUT not with low
  resolution screens. http//www.microsoft.com/typog
  raphy/TrueTypeHintingIntro.mspx

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Limitations

• In some cases it might be easier to just place
  the graphic under the document camera, and pose
  the questions in the stack.

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ACT Stacks Already Available

• Those on www.education.ti.com
• Those soon to be posted on
• http//www2.research.uky.edu/pimser/p12mso/Welcome
  /Welcome.aspx

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Your Resource Files
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Examples
TI - Study Card graphic
USA Today November 1, 2005
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Examples
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Downloads

• Download Study Card Creator
• Go to either http//education.ti.com/educationport
  al/sites/US/productDetail/us_studycards_creator_so
  ftware.html or navigate from www.education.ti.com
• Downloads
• Math and Science Computer Software, under
  Computer Softwaretowards the bottom of the page
• Study Cards Creator Software under Apps Converter
  and Creator Software
• Then StudyCards English
• Follow the directions from there

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Downloads, Continued

• Download TI Connect
• Follow the same directions as the download for
  Study Card Creator steps a c.
• Go to TI Connect Software for Windows.
• TI Connect for Windows English
• Follow the directions from there.

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Downloads, Continued

• Download MathType
• http//www.dessci.com/en/
• MathType Windows
• Download 30 day Trial
• Follow directions from there
• This is an optional download, as Equation
  Editor can be used in lieu of MathType

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Creating a Sample Card, Continued

• Open Study Card Creator by double clicking on the
  icon on your desktop. If you dont have an icon
  on the desktop, go to start, All Programs, TI
  Tools, and TI Study Cards Creator.
• Open Paint by going to start, All Programs,
  Accessories, Paint.
• Everything you need is now loaded and open !

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Creating a Sample Card, Continued

• Use the drop-down to choose multiple choice in
  Creator.
• Name the Stackfor example, you might have a
  stack for linear functions, or solving 1-variable
  equations.
• You can fill in the other information at the top
  as you want.
• Name the study cardI call mine, linear functions
  1, 2, 3, and so on.
• Type your question/instructions on the front of
  the card.
• Fill in Number of Choices (at the bottom of the
  page) with 5 since there are that many options on
  the ACT.
• Fill in The correct answer is with 1 for A or
  F, 2 for B or G, 3 for C or H, 4 for D or J, and
  5 for E or K.
• Go to Edit, New Card to add another card to the
  stackrepeat the steps 9 11.
• If youre ready for a new stack go to New and
  click on stack. Then repeat steps 7 13.

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Creating a Sample Card, Continued

• Besides multiple choice, there are other types of
  questions you can create. The different types
  are on page 12 of your Guide Book.
• For some practice with Self-Check, follow the
  directions starting on page 6 of your Guide Book.
  
• The questions, their answers, and the title
  thereof are all on page 8.

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Save all of your stacks you plan to later
transfer to the calculator for student use

• Click on File, Save As
• Pull the folder you wish to hold this stack
• Then name the file
• Click on Save

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Inserting Graphics from a saved file

• In Paint, go to View, Zoom Larger.
• Go to Image, Attributes, change width to 96,
  height to 56, with the pixels as the unit.
• For an Example, go to File, Open Study Card File
  (CD) and select Test Graph2.
• Edit Test Graph 2, then copy (Ctrl C)
• Now go back to your card and Edit paste (Ctrl V)

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Inserting Graphics from MathType

1. Go to MathType and create the formula, or problem
   you intend to use. Save it to a location where
   you can remember.
2. In Paint, go to View, Zoom Larger.
3. Go to Image, Attributes, change width to 96,
   height to 56, with the pixels as the unit.
4. Go to Edit, Paste from, and pull up the file you
   just created.

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Inserting Graphics from TI Smartview

1. Create a graph or table using Smartview
2. Go to Edit, Copy (Ctrl C).
3. In Paint, go to View, Zoom Larger.
4. Go to Image, Attributes, change width to 96,
   height to 56, with the pixels as the unit.
5. Go to Edit Paste (Ctrl V).

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Using Charts/Graphs from USA Today

• Go to www.usatoday.com
• Go to the very bottom of this page and click on
  education. Its a very small icon in the next to
  last line of text on the page.
• On the left, go down to Complete Lesson Library
• Go down to Stat Rat
• Then fish around for an applicable graph or chart
• On the Stat Rat page you can also go to USA
• Today Math Lessons

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Clip Art can also be added
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Transferring stacks from the computer to the
calculator

• Connect the two using the USB cable
• Turn on the calculator
• From Study Card Creator, go to Action, Send to
  Device
• These instructions are on page 31 of the Guide
  Book

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Transferring stacks from the TI Website to the
calculator

1. Connect the computer and calculator using the USB
   cable
2. Turn on the calculator
3. Go to www.education.ti.com on your computer
4. Downloads
5. Study Card Stacks
6. Download Study Card Stacks
7. Scroll down to Study Card Stacks for TI-73 or
   TI-83 Plus Family/TI-84 Plus Family (whichever
   applies)
8. Click on the stack you want

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Lets Create

• Go to www.act.org and look at some sample math
  questions to get a feel for how they are
  structured
• Using resources you brought, or from www.act.org
  , create a stack of cards specific to something
  youre currently teaching, or will be teaching in
  the next month

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Sending Stacks Using Calculator-to-Calculator
Transfer

• Follow the directions on page 29 of the Guide Book