Texas Instruments TINSPIRE Teacher Software Guidebook - Page 57

Sorting the list of activities Use the column headings to sort the information in the list of activities or add additional column headings. By default the list is displayed in alphabetical order by Name. • Click the Name heading to list activities in reverse alphabetical order. Click the heading again to return to A to Z order. • Click the Author heading to list the activities in alphabetical order by author name. • Click the Posted Date heading to list the activities in order from newest to oldest or from oldest to newest. • Click the Size heading to list the activities according to file size. • Click the Source heading to list the activities in order by source. • Right-click a column heading to add column headings. Choose from the following options: Description, Grade Level, Subject Area, Device, Activity Time, Subject, Topic, and Category. Filtering the list of activities By default, all available activities are listed in the Content pane. Options on the tool bar enable you to filter the activities by subject, topic, and category. You can also search for an activity using a keyword search. To find all activities related to a particular subject: 1. In the Subject field, click ¤ to open the drop-down menu. 2. Select a subject. All activities related to the selected subject are listed. 3. To narrow the search, click ¤ in the Topic field to view and select a topic related to the subject selected. 4. Use the Category field to narrow the search even further. Click ¤ to select a category related to the selected subject and topic. Using keywords to search for an activity Complete the following steps to search for an activity using a keyword or phrase. 1. Type a keyword or phrase in the "Filter by Keyword" field. 2. Press Enter. All activities that contain the keyword or phrase are listed. Using the Content Workspace 45