1. Tools for the lazy teacher or How to use sarcasm to convince
teachers to use new tools Problem Solu+on Lectures take too long to
prepare and Let the students explain things to are too 1ring to
give each other Explaining how molecules behave is Let simula1ons
do the work (show, too hard dont tell) I explain the same thing
over and over Record it once again My students think algebra is a
some Let soEware do the tedious work sort of underwear made of
seaweed Wri1ng and grading homework takes Put it on the web too
much 1me 1
10. Polling Tools Program Cost (DKK)/Limita+on
Polleverywhere.com Free/ 40 or 4000 per year Socra1ve.com Free/ 50
Learningcataly1cs.com Free 30 days/ 100 Free Simula+on/Visualiza+on
Tools Program Uses/Advantages Jmol Interac1ve structures on the web
(Chemtube 3D) Powerful scrip1ng language Google Jmol and xxx
ChemDoodle Web Components Jmol lite/Molgrabber Avogadro Powerful
model builder Molecular Workbench Molecular Dynamics 10
11. Tools for Pen- and Screencas+ng Tool Advantages
Disadvantages Cost (DKK) Smartpen/Smartpaper Real pen No color, no
1000 + 200 and paper graphics iPad/ Color, iPad wri1ng, 3700 + 250
+ 30 Wacom Bamboo Stylus/ graphics max 10 minutes Explain
Everything App Wacom Tablet/ Most Prac1ce needed 400 + 0 + 600
SketchBook/Screen ow/ exible Camtasia Library of Pencasts:
khanacademy.org Screencas+ng can also be combined with Powerpoint,
Maple, or Wolfram-Alpha 11
12. PeerWise and wolframalpha.com Uge 1 modul 1 opgave 1b Uge 4
modul 2 opgave 1
13. Summary What? Why? Simula1on tools Makes chemistry less
abstract A simula1on is worth 10,000 words Polling tools Immediate
feedback/ ac1ve learning Pen- and screencast Lecture on
demand/repeat/skip Example problems Wolfram Alpha
(Maple/Mathema1ca) Focus on the science, not the math PeerWise
Immediate feedback/guided learning 13
14. Now its your turn Why not make an account on
polleverywhere.com download Avogadro at avogadro.openmolecule.net
try screencast-o-matoc.com download Molecular Workbench at
mw.concord.org/modeler check out chemtube3d.com play with
web.chemdoodle.com/demos (Firefox or Chrome) explore
wolframalpha.com/examples/Chemistry.html watch a pencast at
khanacademy.org/science/chemistry nd out more about
peerwise.cs.auckland.ac.nz/ make a pencast on an iPad try the
Livescribe Pen A copy of the slides and much more info (including
links) can be found here: h?p://+nyurl.com/647zzus
15. A copy of the slides and much more info (including links)
can be found here: h?p://+nyurl.com/647zzus 15
