Editing Texas Instruments (section)

====Educational technology====
TI has produced educational toys for children, including the [[Little Professor]] in 1976 and [[Dataman]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|first1=James Floyd|last1=Kelly|access-date=2020-02-25|title=Super Bonus GeekDad Retro Gaming: DataMan|url=https://www.wired.com/2011/07/super-bonus-geekdad-retro-gaming-dataman/|newspaper=Wired|date=5 July 2011|issn=1059-1028|via=www.wired.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Benj|last1=Edwards|access-date=2020-02-25|title=The Golden Age of Texas Instruments Consumer Gadgets|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/electronics/86393/the-golden-age-of-texas-instruments-consumer-gadgets|date=1 December 2016|website=PCMag UK}}</ref>

TI produces a range of calculators, with the [[TI-30]] being one of the most popular early [[calculator]]s. TI has also developed a line of [[graphing calculator]]s, the first being the [[TI-81]], and most popular being the [[TI-83 Plus]] (with the [[TI-84 Plus]] being an updated equivalent).

Many TI calculators are still sold without graphing capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Education Technology &#124; Graphing Calculators &#124; Texas Instruments|url=https://education.ti.com/en|access-date=2022-09-23|website=education.ti.com|language=en}}</ref> The TI-30 has been replaced by the [[TI-30|TI-30X IIS]]. Also, some financial calculators are for sale on the TI website.

In 2007, TI released the [[TI-Nspire]] family of calculators and computer software that has similar capabilities to the calculators.

Less than 3% of Texas Instruments’ overall revenue comes from calculators, part of the $1.43 billion revenue in the "Other" section in the company's 2018 annual report. Nevertheless, the calculators are a lucrative product. For example, estimates have a $15 to $20 cost to produce TI-84 Plus which likely has a profit margin of at least 50%.

Throughout the 1980s, Texas Instruments worked closely with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) to develop a calculator to become the educational standard. In 1986, Connecticut School Board became the first to require a graphing calculator on state-mandated exams. Chicago Public Schools gave a free calculator to every student, beginning in the fourth grade, in 1988. New York required the calculator in 1992 for its Regents exams after first allowing it the previous year. The College Board  required calculators on the Advanced Placement tests in 1993 and allowed calculators on the SAT a year later. Texas Instruments provides free services to the College Board, which administers AP tests and the SAT, and also has a group called Teachers Teaching for Technology (T3), which educates teachers on how to use its calculators.<ref name="TIcalcsMedium" />