The ClassPad is the natural evolution of the graphics calculator. It comes packed with an impressive collection of applications that support self-study, like 3D Graph, Geometry, eActivity, and lots more. A big 160 x 240-dot LCD touch screen enables easy and intuitive stylus-based operation. The ClassPad lets you input expressions and displays expressions as they appear in a real life. Factorization of expressions, calculation of limit values of functions, and other operations can be performed quickly and easily while viewing the results on a large LCD screen.
A hand-held computer
ClassPad is like a mini-computer in the palm of your hand. Like a computer it is made up of two components - Hardware (the ClassPad unit) and Software (the Operating System). Operating Systems can be updated easily and quickly so that you always have the best ClassPad functionality available to you. Check that you have the 'latest'.
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Parallels and Virtual PC are not compatible with Casio ClassPad for updating the ClassPad's Operating System. Refrain from using these to perform OS updates.
Syntax is the sign of out dated technology. No other machine comes close with respect to user friendliness or mathematical workability. With the ClassPad, the requirement to remember and use syntax for all frequently used algebraic functions is truly a thing of the past.
User friendly and with great mathematical integrity
With a large screen and stylus, the ease with which it is operatedn is unequaled. This means the use of the tool does not get in the way of mathematical learning. This is the first tool with which you will feel like you are doing mathematics. Mathematical objects become physical objects to move and interact with via the select, then drag and drop technique.
The Lead School Program is an exciting new initiative being run in Victoria and Western Australia. It provides the foundation for a great relationship between your school and Casio Australia - one of the biggest supporters of mathematics education in Australia.
If you would like to know about the Lead School Program and how it will benefit your school, read the information here.
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FAQs
Here are the most common questions regarding the ClassPad and its utilities. Simply click on the question. If you have any problems viewing the answers, please look in the left hand column to see that 'your Javascript is enabled'. If you do not see the icon 'your Javascript is enabled', please click here.
Look at this document (.pdf, 32kb) for all the information you need. You should also contact our distributors for all the latest information regarding prices.
Yes. Download this document (.pdf, 760k), find a comfortable chair and a nice glass of red and within the space of an hour or so you will be on your way to being an expert. While this document focuses on one Application of the ClassPad, you will find that all other applications are driven in the same manner.
Like any computer, the ClassPad has an operating system. This delivers all of the ClassPad's functionality as well as providing the smarts to manage the files you make and save. The OS on the ClassPad can be updated as new OS are developed. The very latest Operating System updates are V3.0, which includes Financial Mathematics, Advanced Statistics and Differential Equations, followed by V3.02.
If you do not know how to check what OS your system is loaded with now then on your ClassPad,
If your ClassPad is still running operating system 2.2 or older, it is advised to update your handheld & ClassPad Manager to OS3.0 at the very least. This update is not found on the internet – please contact Casio Education on (02) 9415 5062 or (02) 9415 5052 or by email us online for information on how to access this update. (note: the OS 3.0 update file for ClassPad hand-held units, is also available on the ClassPad Manager software version 3.0 disk). Once you have updated to Version 3.0 you may freely access the upgrade file for version 3.02 from the following website: https://edu.casio.com/download_service/.
Note: For first time visitors to this site, you will need to register by filling in your details – follow the steps in the registration process and enter the codes off the back of your ClassPad (enter any other product codes for other Casio calculators you may also own).
Your ClassPad Manager OS3.02 update is also freely available from the website https://edu.casio.com/download_service/. Simply login, (your ClassPad Manager serial number MUST be recorded in your registration to allow this download) and tick the box under the ‘ClassPad Manager Series’ on the Browse resource/Download resource page. Download and save the ClassPad Manager Software update file to your computer. Start the setup.exe file and it will automatically update your ClassPad Manager V3.0 to OS3.02.
Note: You cannot upgrade ClassPad Manager OS 2.2 to 3.0, you must replace it with the later version 3.0.
The ClassPad employs the use of an 'Interactive' Menu. Being interactive, it is hard to 'see' it work on paper, so watch this short movie. This movie will also introduce you to the ClassPads drag and drop functionality - something you just can't see on paper.
The ClassPad allows you to have two applications open at one time, and also allows you to work between them, dragging elements from one into another. This opens up amazing learning opportunities never seen before.
It is often hard to get students to appreciate multiple representations of things mathematical. Now, as a result of a users actions, the geometric, algebraic and numeric forms of the same critter can rapidly be seen alongside one another. Watch the following short movie to see this in action - it can not be shown on paper.
An eActivity is like a Word document except you can embed in it ClassPad strips. The strips are actually areas in which the functionality of the ClassPad can be used, eg. the CAS, graphing and so on.
They can be used to present students with assignments, learning opportunities or in fact to build your own simple software (like the Probability Calculator you might have seen already).
You can make them yourself very easily. You need no more skills that it takes to use to make a Word document. Or, you can download eActivities made by others and placed on the WWW to share.
Using the ClassPad Manager. This is the ClassPad software you use to transfer eActivities and other items from a computer to your ClassPad and vice versa. Alternatively, if you have a ClassPad 330 access the application 'FACP1' found on the utilities disk to do this - choose the option 'Handheld Assistant' and then 'Install Add-in to ClassPads' the assistant will guide you through the process.
To to load an eActivity using the ClassPad Manager V3.0 – Use the “Exchange Window” option on your ClassPad Manager V3.0 (accessed by right-clicking on the ClassPad 300 emulator) - choose the option 'Handheld Assistant' and then 'Install Add-in to ClassPads' the assistant will guide you through the process.
Watch this short movie to see how to load Algy using FA-CP1
software or ClassPad Manager Version 3.0 (or later) OR: Download this document (.pdf, 320kb) for detailed steps to guide you through Algy 2 installation.
Yes it can. Coupled to the Casio EA 200 and the probes that come with the EA 200 or any of the Vernier probes a powerful data logging system is formed.
The ADD-IN called ECON is required. It is the application that controls the EA-200 and also allows you to interact with the data. You can get ECON, free of charge, at ClassPad.org
If you want to understand the inner structure of the ClassPad simply download this document (.pdf, 881kb). It is a very simple explanation of how files and so on are referred to, saved and transferred.
An ADD-In, is an application that was not in the ClassPad when manufactured. ADD-Ins are available from Casio or from third party software developers. Many excellent ADD-Ins exist.
Watch this short movie to see how to load Algy using FACP1 or ClassPad Manager Version 3.0 (or later)
OR First you will need to download and install the Casio ADD-In installer software(if you have Version 2.2 of ClassPad Manager) . You can get this, at no cost, here ClassPad.net. Then you can download the document (.pdf, 881kb) (which has more information than just how to load an ADD-In).
The touch sensitive screens are designed to have a long life if treated normally. So far, users that have been using such screens for over two years report absolutely no problems.
The New Zealand government are running a pilot project to investigate the use of CAS in the middle years of schooling. In 2006 there will be 20 schools in the pilot project with 14 of the schools using the Casio ClassPad. Anthony Harradine, Director of the Noel Baker Centre for School Mathematics is developing the learning materials for the 14 schools. The learning materials offer a new approach to the learning of fundamental algebra concepts.
Fours schools have been working with the ClassPad throughout 2005 and the feedback thus far has been wonderful. More details are available about this project soon.
For around a decade Casio has provided significant support to teachers in Australia. Check out the PD section to get a glimpse of the support we other.
