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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
905-890-0708 x24533
