Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Interaction with the Periodic Table - More 2.0

Following on from my blog post here, Electric Shepherds have contributed the following resources found on the web:

The University of Nottingham - The Periodic Table of Videos
http://periodicvideos.com/

Scientific American - The Elements Revealed
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=chemistry-the-elements-revealed-interactive-periodic-table

Periodic Videos on Flickr - QR Coding the Periodic Table
http://www.flickr.com/photos/periodicvideos/5912075438/

There are so many great resources out there on the web! Check out these ones.

Chemical Education - Do We Have a Responsibility to Also Contribute to A Student's Digital Literacy?

As an educator, we do have a responsibility to make a contribution to the skills of our students. Digital literacy and an ability to converse in our society which is becoming ever increasingly 'digitalised' is vital.

Have a look at Electric Shepherds. An interesting website....

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students

Back to School: 40 Best Science iPad Apps for Students

Thanks to Teachers for Teachers for sharing this site.

Dynamic Periodic Table - Web2.0 + Chemistry Search

I thought I would see what came up when putting the search words 'web 2.0 + chemistry' into Google.

When scrolling through the search results of the first page, there was a page description called 'Dynamic Periodic Table'. Out of curiosity, I clicked on the link to have a look at what was there.

Check it out and share, as this is a useful interactive resource.

2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - Winner Announced!

Take some time to have a look at the Nobel Prize website about the announcement.

Congratulations Daniel Shechtman!


(Thanks to Nobel Prize.org for this image)

Chemistry Comes Alive! - Journal of Chemical Education Video Resource

The Journal of Chemical Education have a really great image and video library.

Chemistry Comes Alive!

Click on each volume and there is a wealth of useful resources

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

International Year of Chemistry - Network Opportunity

Join the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) network here: http://www.chemistry2011.org/connect/join

An opportunity to interact with all those involved in the IYC community around the world!