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In this post: Software Changes | Battery Life | TI-84 Plus vs. TI-84 Plus CE TI-84 Plus CE on the ACT/SAT What Is the TI-84 Plus CE? The TI-84 CE Plus is the latest in a long line of TI-84 calculators, but with a better color screen, battery life, software, and a more compact size. It is the most widely adopted, widely trusted calculator by teachers in American classrooms. In this TI-84 Plus CE Review, I’ll explain why it made my list of the best graphing calculators for students.

Texas Instruments Announces TI-Nspire CX II

By Tech Powered Dad in calculator reviews

March 7, 2019

UPDATE: I have posted my TI-Nspire CX II review. Eight years… That’s how long it’s been since Texas Instruments announced the TI-Nspire CX graphing calculator, their first color graphing calculator. Since then, the platform has gotten a wide variety of software updates for the the TI-Nspire CX and CX CAS models that have continued to keep it at the top of the list of the best graphing calculators on the market.

Second Annual TI Codes Contest

By Tech Powered Dad in code

February 20, 2019

Texas Instruments has just launched their second annual “TI Codes” contest to coincide with National Engineers Week. For STEM teachers, regardless of whether you are a math, science, or computer science teacher, this is a great opportunity to get kids involved in writing code in a fun contest. This year’s theme–food! TI is asking students to create a food product which could mean a new code driven cooking utensil, storage solution, nutrition idea, etc.

Springboard vs. Udacity

By Tech Powered Dad in careers

February 18, 2019

Please note that some links on this site are affiliate links, meaning a percentage of your purchase will support my work at Tech Powered Math at no additional cost to you. Thanks for your support! TLDR: Udacity’s ultra competitive pricing and tight curriculum will make it the choice for the masses, but Springboard offers a concierge level of coaching that will appeal for those that don’t want to be thrown in the deep end without a guide.

24 Questions to Ask Your Child's Math Teacher at Parent Teacher Conferences

By Tech Powered Dad in education

October 29, 2018

At a lot of schools, the first quarter has been coming to an end, and parent-teacher conference season is happening. Sometimes parents struggle to come up with a list of questions to ask their child’s math teacher. Now that I’m on the parent side of things, I have to go through this exercise as well. As a teacher, parent-teacher conferences ranged from the very mundane to an intensely emotional, personal experience.

The Best Tech Podcasts

By Tech Powered Dad in coding

October 8, 2018

Everyone knows that tech careers evolve fast. You’ve got to stay up to date on the latest news and trends, and there are numerous ways to do that including forums, blogs, and Reddit. However, if you are like me, you like to listen to podcasts. Your commute or your morning jog can be a godsend when it comes to catching up on the latest piece of technology, language release, or company acquisitions.

The Best AP Class to Take

By Tech Powered Dad in ap testing

September 27, 2018

More schools are looking to add Advanced Placement classes, and I applaud the effort. AP classes have a common, challenging curriculum that is similar to what is offered at most top universities. Furthermore, at the end of the year, students and their future colleges get feedback about whether the program offered by their high school was up to par, and whether they learned the material at a college level via the AP test.

Talking Education with Mayim Bialik of “The Big Bang Theory”

By Tech Powered Dad in featured

September 15, 2018

The final season of the long running and widely popular sitcom, The Big Bang Theory kicks off in a little over a week on September 24, exactly 11 years after it originally debuted on CBS. This got me thinking about one of the more interesting opportunities I’ve had with this blog, a chance to interview TBBT star Mayim Bialik. At that time, I was still working as a high school math teacher, the blog was a little over a year old, and as happens from time to time, I got an email from Texas Instruments PR team.

Springboard Data Science Review

By Tech Powered Dad in careers

September 6, 2018

In this post: One on One Mentoring Springboard Cybersecurity Review Springboard UX Design Review Do Springboard Students Get Jobs? Is Springboard Worth the Money? TLDR Data Science Career Track Review For a little over a year, I’ve worked a couple of hours a week in my evenings with a young company called Springboard, and I’ve become a really big evangelist of the program. The company’s ambition is to help people find new careers in tech fields like data science, digital marketing, and UX design without the full investment of time and money that an additional degree carries.

Top 5 Programming Languages for Kids

By Tech Powered Dad in code

August 8, 2018

In This Post: Best Language for Young Children Best Language for Platforms They Already Know Best Language for Building Web Apps Best Language for Building Mobile Apps Easiest Language to Get Stuff Done So you’ve got a child, and you want to encourage their love of computers by getting them started in a programming language, but you don’t know which one to start with. Or maybe you are the “kid” reading this, a middle school kid, a college kid (or just a kid at heart), knowing that you are interested in learning to write code, but feeling overwhelmed by the choice of languages.

TI-84 Plus CE Review

Texas Instruments Announces TI-Nspire CX II

Second Annual TI Codes Contest

Springboard vs. Udacity

24 Questions to Ask Your Child's Math Teacher at Parent Teacher Conferences

The Best Tech Podcasts

The Best AP Class to Take

Talking Education with Mayim Bialik of “The Big Bang Theory”

Springboard Data Science Review

Top 5 Programming Languages for Kids

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