Saturday, August 20, 2011

Important Geometry EOC Calculator Update

***In light of the information that I recieved Friday morning, if you are planning on purchasing a calculator, it needs to be on the approved list.  No other calculators will be allowed for use in class, on class tests, or on the Geometry EOC.**
For the Geometry EOC Test, hand-held scientific calculators will not be provided by the FDOE.  The following calculators have been approved for use on the Geometry EOC Test.
Texas Instruments
Casio
Sharp
Hewlett Packard
Others
TI-30XS Multi-View  (Online calculator for the computer-based Geometry EOC)

TI-30X IIS (solar)

TI-36X Solar

TI-30Xa

TI-34 Multi-View

TI-36X II
FX-300ES

FX-260Solar
EL-531WH

EL-509W/531W

EL-503W

EL-510R
HP 10s
Calculators with similar functions may be approved by the FDOE.


Schools must receive FDOE approval to use scientific calculators not included in the list above.
Graphing calculators, calculators with QWERTY keyboards, WriteView (Sharp) calculators, and calculators with solve functions are not allowed on the Geometry EOC Test. 
Students with visual impairments may use large print/large display scientific calculators that are comparable in function to the approved calculators listed above. The approved talking scientific calculator is the Orion TI-36X, or one that is comparable in function to the Orion TI-36X.