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    Using Touch-Screen Technology, Apps, and Blogs To Engage and Sustain High School Students’ Interest in Chemistry Topics
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    Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
    Department of Biochemistry, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203, United States
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    Journal of Chemical Education

    Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2014, 91, 11, 1818–1822
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    https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500234z
    Published September 29, 2014
    Copyright © 2014 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

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    As part of an outreach program, we integrated chemistry apps with blogging to enhance the learning experience of students in and outside the classroom. Our outreach program involved college mentors who participated in the development and implementation of chemistry lessons alongside the classroom teacher. Three technology-rich modules that focused on molecules, balancing equations, and nuclear chemistry were taught to high school students. Feedback-oriented and interactive lessons through apps with blogging were used to engage the students with the instructors as well as their peers. The combination of blogging with interactive apps increased student involvement and sustained their interests in the chemistry topics covered by the modules. The students were divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental groups were required to use the blog, where students viewed the questions and uploaded their answers and comments. The control group did not have access to the blog during the modules. Performance, class participation, and interest in STEM fields by the groups were examined. The students received a personalized, interactive learning experience in chemistry, the college mentors gained teaching and mentoring experience, and the teacher received assistance in implementing technology in the classroom.

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    Journal of Chemical Education

    Cite this: J. Chem. Educ. 2014, 91, 11, 1818–1822
    Click to copy citationCitation copied!
    https://doi.org/10.1021/ed500234z
    Published September 29, 2014
    Copyright © 2014 The American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc.

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