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Date: 2014.07.29
Posted by Mónica Oliveira (Portugal)
Message: This iPad/iPhone app (I have used the free version for iPad only) is a basic yet useful tool to digitally create and display molecular structures, which helps visualising the three-dimensionality of the molecules with its bonds, angles and rotation. It has a simple interface with a very limited number of options in the free version (e.g. add atoms, bonds, rotate and translate).
It can be used by students to understand the difference between configurations and by teachers for demonstration in introductory activities in chemical nomenclature classes – together with physical models or even on its own. Some teachers will also find useful to know that there are different software versions available for other platforms (at a cost).
Date: 2014.03.16
Posted by Carla Morais (Portugal)
Message: Generally, it is consensual the need to prepare students for the future that will require good knowledge and scientific and technological understanding. Emerging technologies, the second generation of the Web - Web 2.0 - free tools and \"user friendly\", can establish an important ally in the construction and dissemination of science, in general, and chemistry in particular. The students, who grew wrapped in multiple technological resources from childhood, are not limited to passively find information but rather to produce it and play it, thus building knowledge and changing ways of living, working and thinking. So, it seems to be an advantage in students to participate in projects for development of digital educational resources.
The \"How to Create Molecules on a Tablet (iPad ... )\" seems to me an useful teaching resource and I think it can help students to understand better and faster some organic chemistry topics, because this application allows students and teachers to create organic molecule structure - with simple , double or triple bonds - and see it in three dimension. It is possible create molecules in the form of sticks, sphere, rotate the molecule in order to observe it from different perspectives.
The application can promote students-centered learning and autonomous learning.
Date: 2013.07.17
Posted by KATIUSHA STANCHEVA (Bulgaria)
Message: Today more and more people, especially student, are pace with technology so it is good idea to deploy and use some mobile applications in education. This could make work – specifically work in Chemistry well illustrative and understandable, because of the three dimensions view and ability to rotate the molecules. Mobile HyperChem allows to draw and create molecules by yourself and manipulate them on the mobile device. For all Science one of the most important thing is to understand the nature of the thing and the easiest way is if you can visualize it. This application can help in making projects, because you can include screen capture of the molecule and include it in the text, so in that way we can raise student’s social skills if we make them work in groups on some projects. It could facilitate the work of teachers too - in point of demonstrations and examinations.
The temp with which technology develops, we should make efforts to implement achieved in favor of institutions – and school such as one of the institutions. Almost every student know how to use tablet (or at least can work with touchscreen device), so the ability for work with that kind of technology does not require special skills. Point of weakness is that for the time being this application is developed by Apple and works just on iPad and iPhone, but if it has a success it could cover a wide range of companies in future
National Reports on successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry The national reports on chemistry successful experiences to promote lifelong learning for chemistry are now available on the related section of the project portal. The reports presents examples of successful experiences in the partner countries and the results of testing of ICT resources with science teachers.
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