Texas Instruments Voyage 200 Manual

5/8/03 © 2003 Texas Instruments
TI-89/TI-92 Plus/Voyage™ 200
LearningCheck™ App
Getting Started
Starting the App
Navigating through an Assignment
How To…
Complete Assignments Check Answers
Create Response Forms Pause the App
Use Response Forms View Results
More Information
Accessing Online Help Error Messages
Customer Support
TI

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Important Information
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Graphing product applications (Apps) are licensed. See the terms
of the license agreement for this product.
The instructions in this guidebook refer to this Flash App only. For
help using the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200, refer to the
comprehensive guidebook for your handheld device at
education.ti.com/guides.
Microsoft, Windows, Apple, and Macintosh are trademarks of their respective owners.

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What is the LearningCheck App?
The LearningCheck™ App for the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus /
Voyage™ 200 lets you:
•view assignments, including text and images.
•create and use electronic response forms.
•record answers to assignments on your handheld device.
Educators can also use the LearningCheck App to assess student
work; students can use the LearningCheck App for
self-assessment.
The LearningCheck App can be used with the TI-Navigator™
classroom network (version 1.0 or higher).

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Operating System (OS) Requirement
The LearningCheck™ App runs only on Advanced Mathematics
Software version 2.09 or higher. The version number is on the
ABOUTscreen. To display the ABOUTscreen, pressƒ3:About
from the Apps desktop or press ƒA:About from the calculator
Home screen.
Get a free upgrade from education.ti.com/softwareupdates.

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Distri uting Assignments to a Handheld
Device
•Use the most current version of TI Connect™ software and a
TI-GRAPH LINK™ cable to distribute assignments from a
computer to a handheld device.
•Use a TI-GRAPH LINK unit-to-unit cable to distribute
assignments from one handheld device to another.
•Use the TI-Navigator™ classroom network (version 1.0 or
higher) to simultaneously distribute assignments to all devices
that are connected to the wireless hubs.

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Installing the LearningCheck App
Detailed Flash App installation instructions are available from
education.ti.com/guides.
You will need:
•ATI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT with the version 2.09
or later of the Advanced Mathematics Software Operating
System. Download a free copy from
education.ti.com/softwareupdates.
•Acomputer using either Microsoft®Windows®or Apple®
Macintosh®operating system software.
•ATI-GRAPH LINK™ cable that connects the
TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT and a computer. The
cable is available for purchase from retail stores, online
retailers, and instructional dealers. You may also purchase the
cable from the TI Online Store at education.ti.com/buy.
•TI Connect™ software, which is compatible with most current
TI graphing products.
—or —
TI-GRAPH LINK software for either the TI-89 or TI-92 Plus. All
connectivity software is available free from
education.ti.com/softwareupdates.

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Starting and Quitting the App
The instructions in this guidebook refer to this Flash App only. For
help using the TI-89 / TI-92 Plus / Voyage™ 200 PLT, refer to the
comprehensive guidebook for your handheld device at
education.ti.com/guides.
Starting the App
•If the Apps desktop is turned on, highlight LearningCheck,and
press ¸.
•If the Apps desktop is turned off, press ¹ O,highlight
LearningCheck,and press ¸.
The Assignment List screen is displayed, which displays the titles
of assignments that are currently installed on the handheld device.
Note If a low memory message appears, consider archiving or deleting
some Apps or App variables (AppVars).
Quitting the App
Press 2Kfrom any screen.

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Accessing Online Help
The LearningCheck™ App has built-in help for each type of
question. With a question or response form item displayed, press
2ˆ(TI-89) or ˆHelp to display help for the type of item that is
displayed.

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Completing an Assignment
Overview
When you start the LearningCheck™ App, the Assignment List
screen displays the titles of the assignments that are currently
installed on the handheld device.
After you select an assignment and enter your user information, the
Item List displays the title of each item. You select an item in the
list, and then navigate through the assignment, answering
questions or reading explanatory items, as required by the
instructions.
Title of the selected assignment
Assignment titles
are listed in
alphabetical order
Assignment title
Explanatory
items—
instructions, for
example—are not
numbered.
Questions are
numbered
sequentially.
Title of the selected item

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An answer file is automatically created for each assignment and is
associated with your username. Your responses to items in the
assignment are stored in this application variable (AppVar) file.
The AppVar name is the same as the assignment AppVar name,
except that it begins with the letter U.
Example: Your assignment, Real Numbers and Operations, has the
file name REALNUM.8xk. The answer file name is
UREALNUM.8xk.
Opening and Navigating through an Assignment
1. Start the LearningCheck™ App. The Assignment List screen
displays the titles of the assignments that are currently
installed on the handheld device.
Tip Press „Info on the Assignment List screen to display informat
ion
about the assignment, such as the folder name where the variable
is stored, the file name (*.asmt), number of items, and any other
information that the assignment creator supplied.

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2. Move the cursor to an assignment and press ¸.The
Student Identification dialog box is displayed.
3. Type your username and then press Íto display the Item
List for the assignment.
Note •The username can be 3 – 32 characters long, and can contain
letters, numbers, and spaces.
•Entering a username is like writing your name on your
assignment. Be sure to remember your username so that you
can return to your assignment later, if necessary.
4. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the first item that you
want to view, and then press ¸.

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5. Answer the question or read the explanatory item. See the
following section for detailed instructions on how to answer
various types of questions.
Tip You may skip a question by pressing †Next and return to it later,
if necessary.
6. Use the following keys to continue navigating through the
assignment.
•To display the next item, press †Next.
•To check your answer, press ‡ŸAns.This option is only
available if the answer was supplied for the item when the
assignment file was created. The check answer option is
not available on response forms.
•To display the previous item, press …Prev.
•To return to the Item List, press „Esc or .
•To get help on how to navigate within a question, press
2ˆ(TI-89) or ˆ.
•To pause the application, press ƒ1:Pause App.
When you have reached the end of the assignment, the Item List is
displayed.

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Setting the Item List Screen Format
You can set the format for each assignment so that each question
is marked indicating one of the following:
•The question has been answered
•The question has been answered either correctly or incorrectly
or could not be electronically evaluated
1. From the Item List, press ‡Format.The FORMATS dialog box
is displayed, showing the current format.
Tip You can also press ¥Í(TI-89) or ¹F.
2. To select a different format, press Bto display the drop-down
list, press Cor Dto highlight the option, and then press ¸
to select it.

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3. Press ¸again to save your changes. The Item List is
displayed in the new format.
Questions 1, 5, 6, 7:
answered incorrectly or
not answered.
Questions 3, 4:
answered correctly.
Question 2: cannot be
electronically evaluated.
Questions 1, 2:
not answered.
Questions 3 – 7:
answered.
The introduction in
this example has
been displayed.

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Answering Multiple-Choice Questions
Response choices for multiple-choice questions are either
displayed in a list following the question or on an image. Some
multiple-choice questions allow you to select only one response
option; others allow you to select more than one.
Option buttons indicate that you
can only select one response
option.
Check boxes indicate that you can
select more than one response
option.

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•Press any arrow key to move the cursor to a response option,
and then press ¸to select it.
•To deselect a response option, move the cursor to the selected
response, and then press ¸.
Tip If only one response choice is allowed, you can simply select
another response option to change your answer; you do not have
to deselect the current response choice.
Answering Fill-in-the-Blan Questions
Some fill-in-the-blank questions require you to type an answer.
Others require you to choose an answer from a drop-down list of
choices.
1. If necessary, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the
blank that you want to complete.
Aboxed blank
shows where the
cursor is.

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2. Press ¸to select the blank. A blinking cursor appears at
the beginning of the selected blank.
Tip Press Nto deselect the blank.
3. Type your answer or select an answer from the drop-down list.
Tip Press ‘to clear the answer field.
Text or numeric answer required:
Selection from the drop-down list required:
Type your answer in the blank with the blinking
cursor.
Select your answer from the list of answer
choices.

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4. Press Cor Dto move the cursor to another blank.
Answering Open Response Questions
Open response questions are followed by a large field in which you
type your answer. The length of your answer is limited only by the
amount of available memory on the handheld device.
When the characters you type reach the end of a line, they wrap to
the next line. As you reach the bottom of the field, previous lines
scroll off the top of the field.
You may use all of the standard editing features of your handheld
device, such as copy, cut, and paste. For more information about
editing text, see the guidebook that came with your device or the
Text Editor module at education.ti.com.
•Press ¸to select the answer field, and then type your
answer.
•Press Nwhile the cursor is in the answer field to return to
the question text.
•In either the question text or the answer field, you can use the
following keys to navigate.

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-Press ¹Cto move the cursor to the top of the page of
the question or the top of the answer field.
-Press 2Cto move the cursor up one screen.
-Press ¤Cto move the cursor up one line.
Inserting Symbols and Commands
Symbols and commands that are available on the handheld device
can be inserted in any field that accepts text entries. You insert
them into the field the same way you would insert them on the
handheld device’s home screen. Some examples include the
following.
Since there is no limit to
the length of the
question, you may have
to scroll to display the
answer field.
When you select the
answer field, the entire field
is displayed. Part of the
question may scroll off the
screen.

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•Symbols that are functions or second functions of the handheld
device’s keys (for example, ^ and p)
•Commands that are accessed from the MATH menu (for
example, exact( and angle()
•Characters from the CHAR menu (2 ¿)and the
commands and symbols in the CATALOG (½(TI-89) or
2 ½)
Sequencing Items in a List
Some questions require you to arrange a list of items so they are in
the correct order or rank.
1. Use Cand Dto move the arrow to an item.