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> By definition, these calculators are educational devices, not walled curated platforms Note that some TI calculators are specifically branded as restrictive
by rsa25519 6y ago
> By definition, these calculators are educational devices, not walled curated platforms
Note that some TI calculators are specifically branded as restrictive enough to be compatible with standardized tests such as the ACT or SAT.
- mikeknoop 6y agoThe 83+/84+ line has been ACT/SAT certified for over 15 years while enabling this open educational vector. TI’s policy change is a recent one from this year.
- reanimus 6y agoSupposedly, it was in response to this video going viral: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIPqcK3wwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JIPqcK3wwY Although it features an outdated OS (up-to-date OSes weren't even vulnerable), TI made a move to protect the reputation of exam mode. :(
- TedDoesntTalk 6y agoSince that video is in French and the screen is too small for me to seen what he’s doing on the calculator (I’m watching on a phone), could you TL;DR summarize?
- emmelaich 6y agoI had quick look. It appears to hold cheatsheets. Possibly among other things.
- tasogare 6y agoThe teacher says that a student came and demo him that it’s possible to retrieve custom programs even in exam mode. Then there is a demo of it.
- boogies 6y agoNot GP or French-speaking but what I got through auto-translate of the autosubs was tl;dw: When in exam mode one can access notes that it isn't supposed to allow (seemingly by performing the actions to create a new TI-BASIC “program” with the name of one that existed before entering exam mode, containing the notes).