Required Materials

In addition to the general requirements for participating in Math Teacher Link, this module also has the following requirements:

• Microsoft Excel 5.0 or Higher
  Microsoft provides academic discounts on their software. You can check the academic pricing by clicking on this link. The price for Excel is around $129 for the PC or the Mac. To find out where you can then purchase the product in your area, click on this link and follow the on screen directions. You might also want to check with the Technology Coordinator in your school district for possible special pricing.  For example, in Illinois, with some additional red tape teachers can buy products through a special pricing that ISBE has negotiated with Microsoft. Office 2000 Pro, which then includes Excel, Word, Access, Outlook, and PowerPoint can be purchased for approximately $75 ($50 for the license and $25 for the CD used to install it ). Clicking on this link will take you to the Illinois ISBE - Microsoft Select Pricing site for details. Prior to ordering we recommend making a phone call to the location indicated in their website, to make sure you are ordering the correct license and CD for Office Pro 2000.

• Statistics Course Text and Calculator Supplement
  Each participant in the Statistics Module will need to send away for the textbook Statistics: The Craft of Data Collection, Description, and Inference (Monrad, Stout, and Harner, Moebius Publications, 2002, 3rd edition), and its calculator supplement.  You can purchase the textbook online from a number of vendors by searching for its ISBN number of 1891304917 .

• TI-83 or TI-89 Calculator
  These calculators can be purchased at almost every electronics store. Teachers in the United States and Canada can also receive volume discounts by calling 1-800-TI-CARES.

• TI-Graph Link
  If you follow this link to the Texas Instruments page, you will find at the bottom of the page, the links to download the software that is specific to the platform you are running. If you are unfamiliar with TI-Graph Link, we suggest reading through their guidebooks. If you do not have the connection cables already, you will need to order them from TI or purchase them yourself. Stores like Staples and WalMart often carry the TI-Graph Link cable and software.