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Back in March at the T3 conference in Philadelphia, I had a chance to interview Leland Melvin. Melvin is a former football player and former astronaut. Currently, he serves as the NASA Associate Administrator for Education, and he was the keynote speaker that opened up the T3 conference. Melvin was gracious enough to spend a few minutes answering questions for me after he delivered his keynote, speaking about space, NASA, the TI-Nspire, and why he is so passionate about education.

HP Product Manager Talks Prime

By Tech Powered Dad in featured

May 1, 2013

Over the weekend, I submitted a series of interview question to HP about their new multi-touch calculator, the HP Prime. Today, I received a reply from Jason Smith, Product Manager, HP Calculators and Education Solutions. Below, I have shared the entirety of that response. There are several interesting nuggets in Smith’s response, including the exciting news that HP will provide Prime emulator software free to educators. If it appears that I failed to raise some obvious questions, I must point out that Smith politely sidestepped a fair number of my questions, perhaps because not all of the decisions about the Prime have been finalized yet.

New HP Prime Will Blaze Trails

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April 25, 2013

Update: “If you are looking for the latest on the HP Prime, don’t miss my HP Prime review. With Texas Instruments and Casio making virtually all of the calculator news since I started Tech Powered Math in the summer of 2010, it’s sometimes been easy to forget that there is still a third major graphing calculator manufacturer, Hewlett Packard. Rumors started circulating a couple of weeks ago on the other side of the pond that HP has been quietly getting ready to play an ace they had up their sleeve.

TI iPad App Update and NCTM Press Release

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April 17, 2013

It appears that the crew in Dallas is having a busy week. Yesterday, Texas Instruments issued their first update of their new iPad app. The update purports to fix one of the specific problems I experienced during my initial TI-Nspire iPad app review, which was a crash during the use of the camera feature. I have tried to recreate that crash since updating the app, and I haven’t been able to, so it looks like they were successful in fixing the problem.

TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Review

By Tech Powered Dad in calculator reviews

March 18, 2013

Click here to buy the TI-84 Plus C on Amazon! UPDATE: (2/10/16) Since I wrote this review a couple of years ago, Texas Instruments has discontinued the TI-84 Plus C. While it continues to be available at some retail outlets like Amazon, I suggest taking a look at the newer model, the TI-84 Plus CE. You can follow this link to my TI-84 Plus CE Review. With so much of the attention from Texas Instruments on the TI-Nspire line over the last 5 years or so, it was exciting news to learn that the TI-84+ family of calculators was getting a much needed face lift with addition of color.

T3 Stream of Consciousness

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March 15, 2013

In honor of one of my favorite sports bloggers, Robert of alioneye.com, I’m doing a “stream of conciousness” post to wrap up my thoughts on last weekend’s T3 conference. There’s no method or plan to this. I’ve just had a lot of random thoughts about my time in Philadelphia, none of which would make a satisfying post in and of itself. Here goes nothing. –As tough as Philadelphia sports fans can be, I was expecting the locals in Philly to be a little rough around the edges.

Rumor Mill: College Board to Change the Rules of the Game

By Tech Powered Dad in news

March 12, 2013

On the verge of College Board approval? It’s certainly a stretch to call what I do on Tech Powered Math journalism. However, whatever journalistic instincts that have developed in me in nearly three years of writing at Tech Powered Math have taught me that a great place to look for stories at conferences is among the exhibitors. On the exhibit floor, you can find new products, new textbooks, and interesting rumors.

T3 Day 3 Roundup: See You in Vegas

By Tech Powered Dad in news

March 12, 2013

My day 3 roundup has been delayed by travel back home and the news that my basement was rapidly taking on water from the flooding that has hit central Illinois the while I was gone. So as I write this, I’m comfortably in my living room, making the occasional uncomfortable trip down to my basement office to vacuum water out of my office carpet. Such is the glamorous life of an educational technology blogger.

T3 Day 2 Roundup: Mayim, the Marriott, and the Market

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March 10, 2013

My day two here in Philadelphia was jam packed with sessions, so much so that it feels really good to just hunker down in my room long enough to get a post up. The day kicked off with a session from the always entertaining TI-Nspire expert Tom Reardon. TI spokesperson and Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik was active throughout the conference today, and she made a “surprise” appearance at this session to present with Reardon.

Interview with NASA Education Chief Leland Melvin

HP Product Manager Talks Prime

New HP Prime Will Blaze Trails

TI iPad App Update and NCTM Press Release

TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Review

T3 Stream of Consciousness

Top 10 Pi Day 2013 Stories From Around the Web

Rumor Mill: College Board to Change the Rules of the Game

T3 Day 3 Roundup: See You in Vegas

T3 Day 2 Roundup: Mayim, the Marriott, and the Market

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