Tables, Notes, Images and Folders

These four elements of the Graphing Calculator are quality of life tools. Tables - a substitute to lists. Notes - which help when sharing graphs. Images - which have countless uses. And folders - very useful organization tool.

Tables
Tables are great for data. You can insert a table by pressing the + button in the top left and pressing 'table'. Then you can enter your data manually, or copy paste columns from Excel or Google Sheets. Then you can edit the properties of the plot just like you would a point list. You can even turn all the point into draggable points. After this you can reference the two columns just as if they're two lists. This set-up is commonly used with regressions to show the relationship in the dataset.

Images
Also simple, but unlocks unlimited creativity. Images are inserted into the Graphing Calculator by pressing the + button, then pressing 'Image'. Images have four settings:


 * Position
 * Angle
 * Opacity
 * Size

One very practical use of images in the Graphic Calculator is this activity: https://blog.mrmeyer.com/2016/updated-will-it-hit-the-hoop/

In this activity, students need to shape their parabolas to see if the ball will hit the loop. It's brilliant.

Folders
Very useful for complex graphs. To create a folder, press the + button then click 'Folder', then graph any of the other elements of the graph under the folder to insert it in it. Then you can name and collapse your folders.