CMU and T3™ Professional Development
Online Course Overview
MTH 595AN
T3™-Geometry Using CabriTM Jr. and the TI-84 Plus
Who should take this course: Teachers of geometry and secondary mathematics teachers in grades 7-12 who want to integrate CabriJr technology in their classes. This course does not teach geometry content.
TI educational technology used: TI-83 Plus or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable, TI-GRAPH LINK 83 or TI Connect™ software
Note: The TI technologies are not included in the cost of the
course.
Objective: This course introduces ways of incorporating graphing
technology into your geometry lessons to enrich instruction and extend
your students' comprehension. Essential geometry topics such as
Intersecting Lines, Angles and Transversals, Translations, Reflections,
Rotations, Dilations, Transformations, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Area
Relationships, Chords, Secants, and Tangents, and Circles.
Focus: The primary focus of this course is to learn to use the TI-83 and
TI-84 family of graphing calculators and Cabri Jr. to enhance the
teaching and learning of geometry. This course contains 27 learning
modules written by experienced teachers. Each module has 2-4 lessons as
well as tips and hints on integrating the graphing calculator into your
lessons plans. These 27 modules cover geometry principals, theorems,
properties, and phenomena using the Cabri Jr. App for the TI-83/84 Plus
graphing calculators. Each lesson contains constructions and
explorations. You will follow the instructions in each lesson on your TI
graphing calculator. Possible lesson extensions are included throughout.
Self checks are included with each lesson.
Computer Requirements:
- Internet Explorer(tm) or Firefox recommended
- Adobe Flash 8 Player or later (download from
www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/
alternates/#fp) - A recent version of Java (download from
http://www.java.com:80/en/download/manual.jsp )
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