Parabola Project Instructions

1. Open Adobe Fireworks by clicking on STARTALL PROGRAMSADOBE MASTER COLLECTION CS3ADOBE FIREWORKS CS3.

2. Under CREATE NEW choose FIREWORKS DOCUMENT.

3. Click OK.

4. Click FILEIMPORT and browse to your parabola picture in your folder.

5. Place the cursor in the top left of the white drawing canvas and drag to fit the c anvas.

6. Click FILEIMPORT and browse to Mrs. Putnam’s resources folder. Select the folder that says PARABOLA PROJECT and select the GRID FOR QUAD PROJECT.

7. Place the cursor in the top left of the white drawing canvas and drag to fit the canvas.

8. At the bottom of the page, change the transparency by clicking and sliding the transparency icon as shown below.

9. Use this grid to list points to use for your quadratic regression. Complete the quadratic regression using your calculator. When finished, make sure you have a clear graph using ZOOM 6 displayed on your calculator screen.

10. Connect your calculator using the silver GraphLink USB cable.

11. Open TIConnect by clicking on STARTALL PROGRAMSTI TOOLSTI CONNECT.

12. Choose TI SCREEN CAPTURE. Make sure your calculator is turned on and select TI Silverlink. Your graph will appear in the window.

13. Choose FILESAVE AS. Save this picture in your network folder.

14. In FIREWORKS, Click FILEIMPORT and browse to your graph in your folder.

15. Place the cursor in the top left of the white drawing canvas and drag to fit the canvas.

16. At the bottom of the page, change the transparency by clicking and sliding the transparency icon as shown in part 8.

17. Manipulate the graph to fit your picture by clicking on the picture and then dragging the colored outline to fit.

18. When your picture, grid, and graph line up the way you want, choose FILESAVE AS. Save this image in your network folder.

19. Finally, in PowerPoint, on a new slide, choose INSERTPICTUREFROM FILE and browse to your finished FIREWORKS image. Format the image to fit your slide and use text boxes to label the essential elements.

20. Be sure to include the rubric slide from Mrs. Putnam’s RESOURCES folder as the final slide in your presentation.

21. When your PowerPoint is complete, save it in the appropriate hour folder in Mrs. Putnam’s INBOX in the RESOURCES folder.

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