TI-73 Explorer™

Harkers Island Elementary School invested in new graphing calculators for 3rd through 8th grades.  We will be using the TI-73 Explorer calculator to enrich our math lessons.  These are advanced graphing calculators that have many additional capabilities.

If you would like to know more about the TI-73 Explorer,  you can visit the Texas Instruments website listed below.

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/sites/US/productDetail/us_ti73.html        

All students will have access to these calculators while in the classroom, but they cannot take them home!  However, you can use a virtual calculator at home on the computer!  To install a virtual version of this calculator on your home computer, please follow these basic steps...

Download Your Very Own Virtual Calculator!

1. Go To The Following Website: http://education.ti.com/educationportal/downloadcenter/SoftwareDetail.do?website=US&appId=177
2. Click the "TI-83 Plus SDK" Link
3. Click the RUN button on the pop-up window.
4. If you see an Internet Explorer Security Warning, click RUN.
5. Click the Continue Button
6. Click the Yes Button on the License Agreement Box
7. Click the Next button to begin setup
8. Click the Next button to install in the specified folder
9. Click the Next button to add the application to the program group
10. Click the Next button to start copying files
11. Click the Finish button to complete setup
12. Your computer must be restarted in order to complete the setup of this program.  At this time you can click the OK button to restart your computer.  You may also click Cancel to restart your computer at a later time.  The calculator application will NOT work properly until you restart your computer!
13. Once you have restarted your computer....
    TI-83 Plus Flash debugger will show up as an icon on your desktop
14. Double click on the icon
15. Click File
16. Click New
17. Choose the calculator you want (TI 73)
18. Click on Debug (at the top) and choose GO
19. The calculator will show up and it is ready to use.