What technology can be implemented in high school Chemistry courses?

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I'm looking for tested and proven technology for the high school chemistry class, can anyone suggest anything?
It's a passion of mine to improve labs, and teaching lessons. Lately there has been a lot of emphasis on technology in the classroom. How do you implement any technology when there are curriculum requirements?
 
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JTV said:
I'm looking for tested and proven technology for the high school chemistry class, can anyone suggest anything?
It's a passion of mine to improve labs, and teaching lessons. Lately there has been a lot of emphasis on technology in the classroom. How do you implement any technology when there are curriculum requirements?
I don't know what your budget is, but you should be able to get a used mass spectrometer for under $3K that would be able to demonstrate some pretty central elements of chemistry.
 
I think 'instructional technology' is what I'm looking for.
 
JTV said:
I think 'instructional technology' is what I'm looking for.
Log-log and semi-log graph paper, regular graph paper, scientific or graphing calculators, in the traditional sense.

If these are available in either a computerized fashion, or online, then this may also be helpful.In fact, I had already seen a few online-calculator sites, but point-plottable graphing sites I had found were poor.

For molecular models get actual molecular models. Students need the real thing; not something in/on a computer.
 
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I like the instrument idea, Mass Spec for $3K is pricey though. I've used spectrophotometers, pH meters, and Gilson automatic pipets which are cheap.
I think using Excel to document and crunch data is useful. That's technology...and it's free.
 
Check out the Vernier sensors for chemistry.

There are also lots of computer programs for visualizing chemical compounds, bonds, etc. Many are free.

There are also a plethora of free graphing programs that can be used for data analysis and display.