Using the Class Workspace. Texas Instruments TI-NSPIRE CAS, TI-Nspire CX, TI-nspire CX CAS, TI-Nspire

Using the Class Workspace

Use this workspace to add and manage classes and students, and to exchange files with students.

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Menu.

Contains tools for working with documents and modifying system settings.

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Workspace Selector

. Click here to choose between the Content,

Class, Documents, Review, and Portfolio workspaces.

Note: Some tasks you perform may prevent you from immediately changing workspaces. If a dialog box awaits a response from you, enter your response and then change workspaces.

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Class Workspace toolbar

. Shows frequently performed tasks. Each of these are explained in more detail in "Using menus and toolbar icons" later in this chapter.

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Class Record

. Document actions are shown here. You can open a document in the Review workspace; save a document to the Portfolio workspace; send, collect, and delete files; and view document properties.

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Class session controls.

Choose a class from a list of available classes.

You can begin, pause, resume, or end a class.

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Classroom area.

Shows the students in your class, which ones are logged in, and the status of file transfers for selected files in the Class

Record. You can view the students by Seating Chart or by Student List.

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Status bar

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Student View.

Lets you display the students in the classroom area in

Seating Chart view or Student List view.

Understanding the status bar

The status bar gives you information about the network status and the student login status.

Network status

Student login status

The network status shows how many TI-Nspire™ CX Wireless Network

Adapters and TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Cradles are currently connected to the system. You can click here to launch the Network Manager window.

The student login status shows how many students are currently logged into class, and how many students are assigned to the current class.

If class is not in session, the student login status shows "Class not started."

Student view lets you view the current classroom in the seating chart view or the seating list view. The seating chart view shows your students as student icons with display names. The student list view shows your students in a table that contains their display names, first name, last name, user name, and student ID.

Adding classes

When you start using the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software, one of the first things you should do is create your classes. Make sure you create a class for each of the class periods you plan to teach with the

TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software.

You can use a mix of TI-Nspire™ CX, TI-Nspire™ CX CAS, TI-Nspire™, and

TI-Nspire™ CAS handhelds in the same class.

Adding a class

1. Use the Workspace selector to select the Class workspace.

2. Click

Class > Add a Class

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The Add Class dialog box opens.

3. Enter a class name.

4. Click

Add Class

.

The new class appears in the Add Class dialog box.

Note: If you want to import students from a list into a class you have created, see the instructions below.

5. Continue adding classes, and click

Finish

when you are done.

Importing students

When you add a class, you can import a list of students into the class. You must import students while you are adding classes, in the Add Class dialog box.

Note: You can always add individual students to any class at any time.

See "Adding students to classes" later in this chapter.

You can import a comma-separated value (CSV) file or a *.txt file. The

CSV or .txt file must have all of these headers in this order:

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First Name

Last Name

User Name

Password

Display Name

Student ID

1. Highlight the class you just created.

2. Click

Import Students

.

The Open dialog box opens.

3. Select the file that contains the students you want to import.

4. Click

Open

.

The Import Status dialog box opens telling you how many students the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software successfully imported.

5. Click

OK

.

Note: If some students did not import successfully, click

View Details

to determine the problem.

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Removing classes

If you have a class you no longer need, you can remove it from the

TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software. When you remove a class, the software removes the class and removes the files on the hard drive that correspond to that class. If you have students who are not part of any other classes, the software removes those students as well.

Note:

You cannot undo the removal of a class.

Removing a class

1. If you have a class session running, end it.

2. From the Class Session list, select the class you want to remove.

3. Click

Class > Remove Class

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The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software asks if you are sure you want to remove the class.

4. Click

Remove

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Adding students to classes

After you create your classes, you need to add students to the classes.

You can add students to an active class session, or you can add students to any class at any time.

If this is your first time using the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software, the classroom area may be empty. The software prompts you to add a class, and to add students to the class. You can click the prompt

in the classroom area to add students, or you can follow the steps below at any time.

Note:

The instructions below explain how to add students after you create a class. You can also add students when you create a class by importing them.

1. Select the class to which you want to add students.

• If class is in session, the student will be added to the current class.

You have the option of adding the student to other classes.

• If class is not in session, use the Class Session controls to select the class to which you want to add the student.

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2. Click

Class > Add Student

or click

Add Student

The Add Student dialog box opens.

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3. Enter the student’s first name and last name.

4. Enter a user name.

Note:

The user name you choose must be unique. It cannot exist in the current class or any other class.

5. If you want your student to create their own password, select

Student Chooses

.

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If you want to create a password for your student, select the blank password entry box and enter a new password.

6. (Optional) Enter a display name.

Note:

If you leave the display name blank, the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software uses the student’s first name as the display name.

7. (Optional) Enter a student ID.

8. (Optional) Assign the student to other classes: a) Click

Assign Classes

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The Assign Classes dialog box opens.

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b) Select the check boxes of the student’s classes.

c) Clear the check boxes of the classes to which the student does not belong.

d) Click

OK

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9. If you need to add another student, click

Add Next Student

and repeat steps 3 - 8.

10. Click

Finish

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Removing students from classes

As necessary, you can remove students from your classes. When you remove students, the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software only removes them from the selected class. If the students are in other classes, they remain in those classes until you remove them.

Notes:

• You cannot remove students who are logged in to the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ network.

• You cannot undo the removal of students.

• You can access many of the student account items by right-clicking the student icon in the classroom area and choosing an action from the menu.

To remove a student from a class, follow these steps.

1. Click the student you want to remove.

2. Click

Class > Remove Student,

or click

Remove Student

.

The software asks if you are sure you want to remove the student.

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3. Click

Yes

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The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software removes the student.

Beginning and ending a class session

A class session is the period when the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software is active for a specific class. While a class session is running, you can perform communication functions with the selected class. You cannot use TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software to interact with your class until you begin a class session, and you cannot begin another class until you end the current one.

Beginning a class session

1. Click

Class > Select Class

, or click the Classroom Session list.

A list of available classes displays.

2. Select the class you want to begin.

3. Click

Begin Class

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Pausing a class session

There are times you may want to pause a class. Pausing a class suspends all activity on the student’s handhelds, and they receive a message telling them class is paused. When you resume class, the message clears and the students are able to use their handhelds. The students remain logged in when you pause a class.

` To pause a class in session, click

Pause Class

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` To resume the class, click

Resume Class.

Ending a class session

When class is over, or before you start another class, you need to end the current class session. Ending a class stops all file communication between your computer or handheld and the students’ handhelds. When you end a class, the students receive a message on their handhelds saying class is ended, and the students are automtically logged off.

` To end a current class session, click

End Class

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Changing the student view

In the classroom area, you can view the students in the selected class in either the Student List view or the Seating Chart view. The Student List view shows your students in a table that contains their display names, first name, last name, user name, and student ID. The Seating Chart view shows your students as student icons with display names. You can change the class view at any time.

Changing the class view to Student List

` Click

View > Student List

or click in the status bar.

The view changes to Student List.

Changing the class view to Seating Chart

` Click

View > Seating Chart

or click in the status bar.

The view changes to Seating Chart view.

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Arranging the seating chart

Initially, the classroom area arranges the students in the Seating Chart view in the order that you added them. However, you can rearrange the students so that they have the same seating arrangement in the classroom area as they do in your actual classroom. You can rearrange the seating chart at any time.

Arranging students in the seating chart

1. Select the class from the Class Session list.

2. Click

View > Seating Chart

.

The classroom area displays your class in the Seating Chart view.

3. Within the classroom area, drag each student’s icon to the location that you want.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software moves the student icons to the new locations.

The software rememebers the student positions the next time you start the same class.

Note:

Do not place one student’s icon on top of another students’ icon. If you do this, you will only be able to see one of the student’s icons.

Checking student login status

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software lets you view the students’ login status from the Seating Chart view. The color of the icon by your students’ display names indicates their login status as well as the class status:

Icon Class status

Class session not started.

Student status

N/A

Color

Grey

Class session started.

Light blue

Class session started.

Student not logged in.

Student logged in.

Dark blue

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Sorting student information

The Student List view in the classroom area shows the information for students in the selected class. It includes your students’ display names, first names, last names, user names, and student IDs. In the Student List view, you can sort your students’ information by each of these categories.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software sorts the information alphabetically from A-Z or Z-A and numerically from 1-9 or 9-1. You can sort student information at any time.

Sorting student information

1. Select the class that contains the student information you want to sort.

Note:

If you have a class session running, you must end it to select the class.

2. In the menu, click

View > Student List

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3. Click the column title of the list you want to sort.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software sorts the selected list.

4. If you want to sort the selected information in the opposite order, click the column title again.

Changing the classes assigned to a student

Occasionally your students may move to a different class, or they may take more than one of your classes. The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software lets you change your students’ classes when necessary.

Note:

You cannot change the classes of students who are logged in to the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network.

Changing a student’s class

1. Select a class to which the student belongs.

2. Click the student you want to edit.

3. Click

Class > Edit Student, or click

Edit Student

The Student Properties dialog box opens.

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4. Click

Assign Classes

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The Assign Classes dialog box opens.

5. Select the check boxes of the student’s classes.

6. Clear the check boxes of the classes to which the student does not belong.

7. Click

OK

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8. In the Student Properties dialog box, click

OK

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Changing student names and identifiers

After you add your students, you may find that you need to change one of their names or identifiers. In the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software, there are five different names and identifiers associated with your students, including:

• First name

• Last name

• User name

• Display name

• Student ID

This section covers how to change any of these types of names and identifiers.

Note:

You cannot change the account information of students who are logged in to the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network.

Note: You can access many of the student account items by right-clicking the student and choosing an action from the menu.

Changing a student’s names or identifiers

1. Select a class to which the student belongs.

Note:

If you have a class session running, you must end it to select the class.

2. Click the student you want to edit.

3. Click

Class > Edit Student, or click

Edit Student

The Student Properties dialog box opens.

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4. Click the field of the name or identifier you want to change.

5. Make the necessary changes.

6. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for any other names or identifiers you want to change.

7. Click

OK

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Moving students to another class

If any of your students move to a different class, you can move them within the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software as well.

Note:

You cannot move students who are logged in to the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ network.

Note: You can access many of the student account items by right-clicking the student and choosing an action from the menu.

Moving a student to another class

1. Select a class to which the student belongs.

Note:

If you have a class session running, you must end it to move the student.

2. Click the student you want to move.

3. Click

Edit > Cut

or click

Cut

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The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software removes the student from the class and places his or her student account information on the

Clipboard.

4. From the Class Session list, select the class where you want to move the student.

5. Click

Edit > Paste

or click

Paste

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TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software moves the student to the selected class.

Copying students to another class

When you have students in more than one of your classes, you may find it convenient to simply copy them from one class to another. Copying students saves you the time of entering all of their information again.

Note:

You cannot copy students who are logged in to the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ network.

Note: You can access many of the student account items by right-clicking the student and choosing an action from the menu.

Copying a student to another class

1. Select a class to which the student belongs.

Note:

If you have a class session running, you must end it to select the class.

2. Click the student you want to copy.

3. Click

Edit > Copy

or click

Copy

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The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software copies the student onto the clipboard.

4. From the Current Class drop-down list, select the class to which you want to copy the student.

5. Click

Edit > Paste

or click

Paste

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The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software copies the student to the selected class.

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Exploring the Class Record

From the Class Record, you can open a document in the Review workspace; save a document to the Portfolio workspace; send, collect, and delete files; and view document properties.

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File action. The icons indicate the status of a file as follows.

Sent to class.

Collected from class.

Saved to portfolio.

Redistributed to class.

Quick Poll.

Unprompted.

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Deleted from student’s handheld.

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File name. The names of files and folders used in this class.

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Status. The progress of an action. For example, "23 of 25" indicates that 23 out of 25 students have received a file.

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Menu options. Click for quick access to certain menu items. This icon gives you the same options as a right-click.

Sending files to a class

You can send folders and TI-Nspire™ document files (.tns),

LearningCheck™ files (.edc) and CABRI™ files (.fig) to your whole class, members of the class currently logged in, or to individual students. Class must be in session for you to send files.

When you send a file to the whole class, all students currently logged in will receive the file immediately. Students not logged in will receive the file when they log in.

Note: File types .edc and .fig are converted to .tns files when they are sent to the class.

1. Click

Tools > Send to class

or click

Send to class

The Select file(s) to send dialog box opens.

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2. Click the

Files

tab to choose files, or click the

Folders

tab to choose folders.

Note: You can send only files or folders, not a combination of files and folders. When you send folders to the students’ handhelds, only the .tns files will transfer.

3. To choose the files or folders you want to send, do one of the following:

• Navigate to the file or folder you want to send and click it. To select multiple files or folders, press and hold the Ctrl key

(Macintosh®: “) while clicking each file name.

• Type the name of the file or folder in the

File name

or

Folder name

box. Folder names may use alphanumeric characters. You can enter slashes ( / and \ ), but double slashes ( // and \\ ) and some special characters (? | : * " " < > | ) are not allowed.

Note:

You can also drag and drop files from a file browser window onto the Class Record to send files.

4. Click

Next

.

The Select individual(s) dialog box opens.

5. Select the student(s) to whom you want to send the file:

• To send the file to the whole class, click

Class

. To send the file only to class members who are currently logged in, check the

Logged in only

checkbox.

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• To send the file to an individual student, click

Individuals

then click the student.

and

Note:

If you had any students selected in the classroom area, the software already has them selected.

• Use the

Send to handheld folder

drop-down list to toggle between the class folder or the top level folder on the handheld.

6. Click

Finish

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The file transfer appears in the Class Record.

Collecting files from students

You can collect handheld-compatible files (such as .tns files) from your students’ handhelds to your computer. Class must be in session for you to collect files. If any students are not logged in, the files you collect are automatically transferred when they log in.

You can collect selected files from the Class Record, or you can collect recent files that have been sent to the class from the Transfer Tool by using the

Tools

menu or icon. When you collect files from the menu or icon, you have the option of deleting the collected files from your students’ handhelds.

Collecting files from the Class Record

1. From the Class Record, choose the file or files that have been sent to class.

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2. Click on any of the highlighted files and choose

Collect from

Class

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The file transfer appears in the Class Record.

Collecting files from the menu or icon

1. Click

Tools > Collect from Class

or click

Collect from Class

The Select file(s) to collect dialog box opens.

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2. To choose the files or folders you want to collect, do one of the following:

• Click

Recent Files

and navigate to the file you want to collect and click it. To select multiple files or folders, press and hold the Ctrl key (Macintosh®:

“) while clicking each file name.

• Click

Enter Filename

and type the name of the file in the

File name

box and then click

Add

.

3. Click

Next

.

The Select individual(s) dialog box opens.

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4. Select the student(s) from whom you want to collect the file:

• To collect the file from the whole class, click

Class

. To collect the file only from class members who are currently logged in, check the

Logged in only

checkbox.

• To collect the file from an individual student, click

Individuals

and then click the student.

Note:

If you had any students selected in the classroom area, the software already has them selected.

5. If you want to remove the file from the students’ handhelds after you collect it, select

Delete from handheld after collecting

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6. Click

Finish

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The collected file appears in the Class Record.

Managing Unprompted actions

When a student logged into a class session sends you a file outside of a collection, an Unprompted action is created.

These files, which are stored in a database, display in the Class Record until they are removed.

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Reviewing and opening Unprompted actions

Unprompted actions are named "Unprompted" followed by the month and date. Each class session contains all .tns files sent from students in one Unprompted folder.

The latest Unprompted action appears at the top of the Class Record for the most recent files sent by a student during a class session. During the next class session, more recent Unprompted actions appear in the Class

Record above the previous action.

To open the Unprompted action:

1. Double-click the action or right-click and choose

Record Item

Properties

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The Unprompted dialog opens. By default, no items in the

Unprompted action are selected.

2. From the Unprompted dialog, you can view one or more items, save the items to Portfolio, remove the items, export the items to another file location, or do nothing.

Viewing items in an Unprompted action

1. From the Unprompted dialog, click on the checkbox to the left of the item(s) you want to view.

Note:

You can also click on the View icon beside an item to quickly access the item.

2. Click

View

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The items open as read-only files.

Removing individual items from an Unprompted action

The Class Record displays items in Unprompted actions until you remove the Unprompted action. Even if you have exported or saved items, its

Unprompted action continues to display until you remove it. To remove items from an Unprompted action:

1. From the Class Record, double-click on the Unprompted action to open it.

2. From the Unprompted dialog, click on the checkbox to the left of the item(s) you want to remove.

3. Click

Remove

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Removing an entire Unprompted action

You can remove an Unprompted action from the Class Record. This removes all items contained within the Unprompted action, as well as removing the Unprompted action from the Class Record.

1. From the Class Record, click on the Unprompted action to highlight it.

2. Click

Remove from Class Record

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Exporting Unprompted action items

You can export items from the database to the file system. To export items from an Unprompted action:

1. From the Class Record, double-click on the Unprompted action to open it.

2. Select the files you want to export.

3. Click

Export

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A file browser opens.

4. Select the location for the export.

5. Click

Select Folder

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Saving files to a Portfolio record

You can save collected, unprompted, and Quick Poll files to a Portfolio record.

1. From the Class Record, select the files.

2. Click and select

Save selected to Portfolio

.

The

Save to Portfolio

dialog opens.

3. Select to save the files to a new Portfolio column or add them to an existing Portfolio column.

• To add the files to a new Portfolio column, click Add as new

portfolio column and type the name for the new portfolio column.

• To save the files to an existing Portfolio column, click

Add to existing portfolio column

and select the column name you want from the drop-down list.

4. Click

Save

.

Note:

The files you have saved in Portfolio display in the Class Record until you remove them using the Remove command.

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Deleting files from handhelds

When necessary, you can delete files from your students’ handhelds. You can delete files that were sent to the class, collected from the class, or sent from the Transfer Tool. Class must be in session for you to delete files from the students’ handhelds.

1. Click

Tools > Delete from class

or click

Delete from class

.

The Select file(s) to delete dialog box opens.

2. To choose the files you want to delete, do one of the following:

• Click

Recent Files

and navigate to the file you want to delete and click it. To select multiple files or folders, press and hold the Ctrl key (Macintosh®:

“) while clicking each file name.

• Click

Enter Filename

and type the name of the file in the

File name

box and then click

Add

.

3. Click

Next

.

The Select individual(s) dialog box opens.

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4. Select the student(s) whose files you want to delete.

• To delete the file from the whole class’s handhelds, click

Class

. To delete the file only from class members who are currently logged in, check the

Logged in only

checkbox.

• To delete the file from an individual student’s handheld, click

Individuals

and then click the student.

Note:

If you had any students selected in the classroom area, the software already has them selected.

5. Click

Finish

.

The file deletion appears in the Class Record.

Checking the status of file transfers

When you are sending or collecting files, you may want to check to see which of your students have received or sent their files.

1. In the Class Record, click the file whose status you want to check.

In the classroom area, the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software indicates the status of your students as follows:

• A green background indicates that students have sent/received the file.

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• A yellow background indicates that a student received the collect or delete action, but they do not have the file on their handheld.

• A red background indicates that students have not yet sent/received/deleted the file.

Note:

You can also see the file transfer status in the file’s Properties dialog box.

Canceling file transfers

If you change your mind about a file transfer, you can cancel the transfer in the Class Record. Canceling file transfers stops the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software from transferring more files. Any files that transfer before you cancel remain on the students’ handhelds.

1. In the Class Record, click the file whose transfer you want to cancel.

2. Click

Tools > Delete from Class

.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software asks if you’re sure you want to remove the action.

3. Click

Delete

.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software stops the file transfer and removes the file from the Class Record list.

Deleting items from the Class Record

The Class Record maintains a list of all of the actions you have performed in your class. Items remain in this list until you delete the items or you delete the class. You can remove items from the Class Record at any time.

Note: If you remove a collected file list from the Class Record without first saving it to Porfolio, the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software deletes those students’ files.

1. In the Class Record, click the item you want to delete.

2. Click

Remove from Class Record

.

Note:

If you are deleting an item that is still in progress, the softwre asks if you are sure you want to delete the item. Click

Delete

.

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Viewing file properties

Each file that you send or collect has a set of properties that you can view. These properties include the file’s name, size, date sent, and status.

You can view the file properties at any time.

1. Select the file in the Class Record.

2. Right-click the file in Class Record and select

Record Item Properties

.

The Properties dialog box opens displaying the file’s properties.

Resetting student passwords

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software maintains the privacy of your students’ passwords. Because of this, you cannot retrieve passwords for your students if they forget them. However, if necessary you can reset your students’ passwords. You can reset passwords for all of the students in a class or for individual students.

Note:

You cannot reset the passwords of students who are currently logged in to the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network.

Resetting passwords for all students in a class

1. Select the students’ class.

2. Click

Class > Reset Student Password(s)

.

The Confirm Reset Passwords dialog box opens.

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3. Click

OK

.

4. The next time your students log in, instruct them to enter passwords of their choosing.

Resetting passwords for individual students

1. Click the student you want to edit.

2. Click

Class > Edit Student,

or click

Edit Student

right-click the student and choose

Edit Student

from the menu.

The Student Properties dialog box opens.

3. Click the

Reset

button next to

Password

.

4. If you want the student to create his or her own password, select

Student Chooses

.

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If you want to create a specific password for the student, select the blank password entry box and enter a new password.

5. Click

OK

.

The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher Software resets the student’s password.

6. The next time the student logs in:

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• If you selected Student Chooses, instruct the student to enter a password of his or her choosing.

• If you created a password for the student, tell the student the new password.

Using menus and toolbar icons

The menu items for the Class workspace are listed in the following table, as well as the corresponding toolbar icon and keyboard shortcut.

Toolbar icon

File

Menu option and what you can do Keyboard shortcut

Open in Review Workspace

- Opens a selected Quick Poll or collected file in the Review workspace.

Save Selected to Portfolio

- Saves a selected Quick Poll or collected file in the Portfolio workspace.

Collect Selected from Class

- Collects a sent or redistributed file selected in the Class Record from all students in class. Class must be in session.

Redistribute Selected to Class

- Sends a previously collected file to all students in the class. Class must be in session.

Send Missing

- Sends files or lesson bundles to students currently logged in, and did not receive the file last time it was sent to the class.

Collect Missing

- Collects files from students currently logged in, and did not send the file last time it was collected from the class.

Settings

8 Opens a dialog box that lets you change language and set or change your teacher preferences.

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do Keyboard shortcut

Change Language

8 Select a different language.

Teacher Preferences

8 Set and manage your teacher account preferences. See Setting up the

TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software for more information on teacher preferences.

Exit

- Closes all applications, with a prompt to save the current document.

Windows®:

Alt + F4

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Q

Edit

Cut

- Cut selected information. Cut copies the content to the computer’s clipboard.

Copy

information.

Paste

- Copies the selected

- Inserts content, either cut or copied, at a chosen location.

Windows®:

Ctrl + X

Macintosh®:

“

+ X

Windows®:

Ctrl + C

Macintosh®:

ì“ + C

Windows®:

Ctrl + V

Macintosh®:

ì“ + V

Remove from Class Record

- Removes a selected item from the Class Record.

View

Seating Chart

- Changes the view in the classroom area to Seating Chart view.

Student List

- Changes the view in the classroom area to Student List view.

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Toolbar icon

Tools

Menu option and what you can do Keyboard shortcut

Send to Class

- Opens a tool that allows you to send files or folders to the class. Class must be in session.

Collect from Class

- Opens a tool that allows you to collect files that have previously been sent to the class. Class must be in session.

Delete from Class

- Opens a tool that allows you to collect files that have previously been sent to or collected from the class. Class must be in session.

Windows®:

Ctrl + Shift + S

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Shift + S

Windows®:

Ctrl + Shift + C

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Shift + C

Windows®:

Ctrl + Shift + D

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Shift + D

Delete All

- Opens a tool that allows you to delete all folders and files at once for the entire class or for selected students. Class must be in session.

Quick Poll

- Opens a tool that allows you to send a quick poll to students with connected handhelds.

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + Q

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + Q

Live Presenter

- Opens a tool that lets you display your handheld screen or a student’s handheld screen, and record their actions. See Live Presenter for more information.

Screen Capture

8 Opens a tool that lets you capture the screens of the entire class of connected handhelds.

Capture Class

- Captures the screens of selected student handhelds or the entire class in the active class session. The captured images are located in the Class

Capture tool.

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do

Capture Page

- Captures the active page of the current document. The captured image is located in the

TI-Nspire™ Screen Capture tool.

Keyboard shortcut

Windows®:

Ctrl + J

Macintosh®:

ì“ + J

Capture Selected Handheld

-

Captures the screen of a selected student or teacher handheld. The captured image is located in the

TI-Nspire™ Screen Capture tool.

Transfer Tool

- Opens a tool that allows you to send files to multiple students at once.

Windows®:

Ctrl + T

Macintosh®:

ì“ + T

Network Manager

- Opens a tool that lets you check the status of wireless adapters and cradles, and lets you add or remove wireless adapters, cradles, and access points from the classroom system.

Class

Select Class

8 Displays a list of available classes for you to select.

Begin/End Class

- Begins a class sesion.

If a class session is currently running, ends the class session.

Pause/Resume Class

- Pauses a class session. If a class session is paused, resumes the class session.

Add a Class

- Lets you add a new class.

Class must not be in session.

Import Class Data

- Lets you import class data from previous classes. Class must not be in session.

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do

Remove Class

- Lets you remove a selected class and all class data from the software. Class must not be in session.

Add Student

- Lets you add a new student to available classes. Class must not be in session.

Edit Student

- Opens the Student

Properties box on a selected student so you can edit their name, password, and ID, and assign them to additional classes.

Remove Student

- Removes a selected student from all classes. Class must not be in session.

Reset Student Passwords

- Resets the passwords for all selected students who are not logged in.

Student Name Format

8 Allows you to choose how student names are displayed, either by Last Name, First

Name; User Name; Display Name;

Student ID; or hidden.

Window

Keyboard shortcut

Reset Workspace Layout

- Returns your workspace to its original layout.

Content Workspace

- Opens the

Content Workspace in the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software. Use this workspace to manage content from your computer, links to websites, connected handhelds, or Texas

Instruments web content

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + 1

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + 1

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do

Class Workspace

- Opens the Class

Workspace in the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software. Use this workspace to manage classes and students, use the class record panel, exchange files with students, and monitor documents.

Documents Workspace

- Opens the

Documents Workspace in the

TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Teacher

Software. Use this workspace to author documents and demonstrate mathematical concepts.

Review Workspace

- Opens the

Review Workspace in the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software. Use this workspace to review or document a

Quck Poll, manage student responses, and organize data.

Portfolio Workspace

- Opens the

Portfolio Workspace in the TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ Teacher Software. Use this workspace to save, store, review, and manage class assignments from students.

Page Capture Window

- Opens the

TI-Nspire™ Screen Capture tool, where you can view page captures and selected handheld screen captures.

Keyboard shortcut

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + 2

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + 2

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + 3

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + 3

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + 4

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + 4

Windows®:

Ctrl + Alt + 5

Macintosh®:

ì“ + Alt + 5

Help

TI-Nspire™ Help

- Provides help information for this software.

Activate

... your trial copy of the software. This option is available only if you use a trial version of the software.

F1

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do

Manage Subscription

8

Purchase Now

- Purchase the software.

Reminder Settings

- Renew your license or change your reminder settings, if your software is already activated.

Register

- When connected to the

Internet, opens a page where you can register your product.

Download Latest Guidebook

- When connected to the Internet, opens a page where you can download the latest product guidebooks.

Visit education.ti.com

- When connected to the Internet, opens the

Texas Instruments Education

Technology site.

Visit Activities Exchange

- When connected to the Internet, opens the

Activities Exchange site.

Explore Online Troubleshooting

-

When connected to the Internet, opens the online troubleshooting site.

Run TI-Nspire Diagnostics

- Run diagnostics and send a report to TI support.

Check for Software Updates

- Locates software updates.

Check for Handheld OS Update

- Is active when a handheld is selected.

About

- Displays TI-Nspire™

Navigator™ product information.

Keyboard shortcut

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Toolbar icon

Menu option and what you can do

Welcome Screen

- Opens the

Welcome Screen, which gives you quick links to content.

Keyboard shortcut

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