An EAST Project
By: Racheal Brady and Melinda Johns
Instructed by: Mrs. Whitmore and Mrs. Phillips
The purpose of our East Project is to demonstrate how to use a
graphing calculator for the problems that are presented in
Intermediate Algebra.
Our project will benefit the school in the way that there will be a
graphing calculator demonstration online so students can use
them anytime that they are needed.
We decided to have a graphing calculator demonstration after
speaking to a few students and Mrs. Whitmore pointing out that
there was a need for one.
The skills that we are planning to develop are using a graphing
calculator, and the Camtasia Studio 5, Power Point, Microsoft
Word, Microsoft Publisher and communication skills.
Our project began by researching the kinds of
problems that we were going to use for the
calculator demonstration. Then we learned how
to enter the problems into the calculator
properly. After learning how to enter them we
used the Texas Instruments Flash Debugger to
enter the problems into the computer and
captured a video of how to correctly work the
problem.
After speaking with a few students and Mrs.
Whitmore pointing out that there is a need for a
tutorial for a graphing calculator, we decided to
make this tutorial.
It will benefit the student body in the way that
will be a graphing calculator tutorial online
anytime that a student will need it.
We meet the course content objectives by
providing graphing calculator tutorial for
Intermediate Algebra.
Our processes included researching the kind of
problems that we wanted to include in the
project. Then we both learned how to enter the
problems into the calculator. We used Microsoft
Word to record the steps necessary to input the
problems into the calculator. Then we used
Camtasia Studio 5 and the TI Flash Debugger to
enter the problems into the computer.
After the problems were entered into the
computer we used the Camtasia Studio 5 to
prepare the video for the internet.
We also used Microsoft Publisher to make business
cards to be handed out to the student body and a
flyer that could be hung in the hallways.
Feb. 21, 2008- Initial Presentation
March 14,2008- Information gathered for
problems
April 23,2008- Problems input into the Flash
Debugger
April 25, 2008- Check with fellow students for
ease of use.
May 1, 2008 East Project Presentation
Melinda Johns- Interview instructors to identify
common problems when trying to use graphing
calculators, hand outs to make students aware of the
project.
Racheal Brady-PowerPoint outline, research to come
up with problems.
We will both share time inputting the problems in
the computer and capturing them in the computer
memory after we identify the problems that we will
be using.
Graphing Calculator
Microsoft Publisher
Microsoft Office
Texas Instruments Flash Debugger
Camtasia Studio 5 to capture the steps needed
when solving problems..
Students at NWACC
Mrs. Whitmore’s Intermediate Algebra Class
Communication skills
Time Budgeting
Computer Software
Depending upon others in a group
Graphing calculator skills
The expected outcome of our program is to have a
functioning tutorial of how to use a graphing
calculator.
Knowledge of how to use these programs:
Microsoft Programs
• Word
• Power Point
• Publisher
TI Flash Debugger
Camtasia Studio 5
Communication skills
Mrs. Whitmore
Mrs. Phillips
Beginning & Intermediate Algebra
By: Julie Miller and Molly O’Neill
Published by McGraw Hill in 2006
http://www.prenhall.comPublished
Flyer that can be hung in the hallway to
inform students about the graphing
calculator tutorial.
Graphing Calculator Link