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TI-84 Plus CE Golden Ratio and TI-84 Plus CE Bright White

As if the TI-84 Plus CE didn’t have enough cool, stylish colors to begin with, there will soon be two new attractive colors available in the 84 Plus CE family, the Golden Ratio and Bright White. The Golden Ratio, is a limited edition, shiny, metallic gold finish, and Bright White is the “sleek” white that its name implies. “For us, it’s about providing the educational tools and resources to help students build a strong foundation in math and science, setting them up for success in the classroom, college, and beyond,” said Peter Balyta, Ph.

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TI-84 Plus Review

Click here to see the TI-84 Plus price on eBay. Long ago and far away (in the year 2010), I did a review of the TI-84 Plus Silver Edition graphing calculator. Things have changed quite a bit during that time for Texas Instruments calculators in general and for the TI-84 Plus platform in specific. Most importantly, TI released a major new upgrade to the TI-84 Plus family, the TI-84 Plus CE, a full color display edition of the calculator designed to bring the TI-84 Plus into the next decade.

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Texas Instruments Twitter Infographic

Use This Code to Share This Image On Your Site <p> <strong>Graphic courtesy of <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com'>Tech Powered Math</a>.</strong> </p> <p> <a href='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/texas-instruments-twitter-infographic'><img src='https://www.techpoweredmath.com/img/ti-infographic.png' alt='Texas Instruments on Twitter' width='900px' border='0' /></a> </p> <p> </textarea><br /> </center> </p> <p> If you liked this post, check out my infographic of the <a href="https://www.techpoweredmath.com/casio-twitter-infographic/">Casio calculators Twitter feed</a>. </p>

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Why You Should Attend a Texas Instruments T3 Webinar

My wife was good enough to pick up extra bed time duty with our kids tonight so I could take in the latest Texas Instruments T3 webinar, Behind Health with TI Technology. As is always the case with these webinars, the content was excellent, incorporating interdisciplinary content from science and statistics. This particular webinar focused on TI’s Stem Behind Health, which I talked about more in a previous post. The content in their latest module focuses on breast cancer.

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An Examination of Graphing Calculator Prices on Amazon

If you’re like me, you’ve noticed that prices on Amazon seem less stable than those in brick and mortar stores. There have been times I’ve visited Amazon for a specific product, noted the price, and when I checked back in two days later, the price had changed significantly. Check again a week later, and it’s different still. Until recently, this was just anecdotal for me. I wasn’t sure if what I thought was true was really true.

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What to do if Windows doesn’t recognize your TI-84 Plus CE

I took the new TI-Connect for a spin tonight, and it is a big improvement over the old version. It’s faster, the UI is much easier to work with, and one could easily program from within it. However, I ran into a speed bump when I got started. My Windows 7 machine wouldn’t recognize my TI-84 Plus CE. I’m not sure if this a fluke, specific to my PC, something to do with the new Connect, or if there is some other explanation.

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Some TI-84 Plus CE Launch Models Will Require Immediate Upgrade

UPDATE (5/7/2015): Texas Instruments has released the new version of their TI-84 Plus CE operating system, version 5.0.1.0012. It can be downloaded from education.ti.com. You’ll also need the new version of TI-Connect. If you run into any problems on the upgrade, TI customer support can help you out at 1-800-TI-CARES. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to read my review of the new TI-84 Plus CE. Prior to that, I wanted to share some of the latest information I’ve received about that model from Dale Philbrick, Director of Professional Development, Content and Systemic Programs for Texas Instruments.

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The Evolving TI-84 Plus Platform

With a platform that’s been around as long as the TI-84, which is in and of itself the evolution of the TI-83 (launched in 1996), we’re bound to see models come and go. On Texas Instruments’ official website, I’ve noticed that certain models related to the TI-84 Plus were no longer featured. It also appears that some are starting to become less plentiful for purchase online. I hadn’t noticed anything about this officially announced, so when I spoke with Dale Philbrick, Director of Professional Development, Content and Systemic Programs for Texas Instruments last week, I asked what he could tell me about that.

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TI-84 Plus CE Week

It’s TI-84 Plus CE week here at Tech Powered Math. I’ve had a couple of weeks to interact with the new TI-84 Plus CE. I also recently had a nice informational chat with Texas Instruments’ reps about some TI-84 Plus CE news and how the TI-84 product line is evolving. All that added up to more than I felt could be covered a single post, so I’ll be handling it in a three part series I’ll be rolling out over the next few days.

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TI-84 Plus CE Announcement Tomorrow

UPDATE: I have posted my TI-84 Plus CE Review It’s been a couple of years since Texas Instruments has announced a significant change to one of their major graphing calculator product lines, the most recent being the addition of color to the TI-84 line with the TI-84 Plus C. Tomorrow morning, TI will officially break their silence on a big update to that same extremely popular line of calculators with a new 84, the TI-84 Plus CE.

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