Dr. Lapp gives an example of how he posed a problem to his students and they used multiple representations to solve the problem, building their own deeper understanding of the behavior of functions.

Dr. Lapp recommends that students and educators take about a week at the beginning of the semester to become familiar with the basic functionality of TI-Nspire1 technology, and to think about how it might change what they do in the classroom. Classroom educators should become familiar with the available research supporting why dynamically-linked representations are so important and effective as a teaching tool. This will motivate them to realize the utility of TI-Nspire technology’s capabilities and support their own curriculum materials in a way which is consistent with the research