What can you say about the content in 'organic chemistry'?
"The beauty of this software is the way it picks concepts that would need countless words or pictures on the board to convey. It presents them as crystal clear images and animations.“ FE college
“Organic Chemistry facilitates explanation of homologous series, patterns in properties; molecule shape and polarity. It brings static mechanisms to life so that curly arrows actually mean something. Models, experiments and questions all readily available at the click of a mouse. Trends and patterns such as the change in acidity, inductive effects and polarity of molecules are also clearly illustrated. It allows you to manipulate an isomer's structure in order to form other compounds. It’s worth getting for that feature alone!” grammar school
“We use it wherever we can in a variety of lessons across the key stages. Its focus is AS/A level but its features are so good that we weave them into GCSE and even KS3.” comprehensive school
What about teaching and learning?
"It does not ‘replace the teacher’ but allows me to teach more effectively. I use it at any time, even for short ‘starters’ or ‘plenaries’ within a lesson. It needs no adaptation and has lots of branches to enable differentiation within a lesson. Teaching can become tailored to individual student needs as you respond to students in the lesson and direct them to appropriate work.” SFC
“It evidently accelerates the teaching and learning process, leaving the learners with a clear mental image to help them remember. You see their understanding grow. As a teacher it gives me great confidence that a complex idea has been clearly conveyed, and this is backed up by the enthusiastic response of learners.” SFC
“...offers a range of presentation styles for introducing new ideas, practicing ideas, and quickly revising past concepts. Using different learning styles for individuals is too often neglected at KS5 but this resource prevents that being the case. It is very useful when planning lessons because it automatically allows the use of visual learning in every lesson as its content is so broad.” comprehensive school
“Doesn't put words in the teacher’s mouth – it simply provides the images needed to aid explanations of concepts such as mechanisms, NMR, polarity and organic reactions.” high school
How effective is it for the effort you put in?
This is great to dip into and find just what you need. There was very little lag time between installing the package and getting underway with your first lesson. The format allows relevant tools to be rapidly accessed and controlled with minimal preparation. There’s excellent guidance through each topic and from one topic to the next. It offers a very user-friendly, time-efficient way to make teaching presentations varied, engaging and effective.” comprehensive school
“Very easy to use – there is no loading one file and then another; with just a click you are there. I have not found a product that provides so much power in the classroom for so little cost in teacher time.” college
Value for the money paid?
“This is excellent value for money. It’s a unique collection of powerful tools that facilitate teaching in an enormous number of lessons.” FE College
“Too often we buy things which see usage once or twice a year but this software is being used all the time. Easily accessed, simple to use, single location making it easy to manage and use. Worth every penny and surprisingly pleasantly priced.” college
How does it help everyday in school?
“The unanimous view of all the chemistry teachers is that it is a fantastic piece of software and they use it wherever they can in their teaching. One stated ‘it is the best chemistry software I have ever used — it is fantastic’. Our pupils are developing a far better understanding of Organic Chemistry as a direct result of its use.” comprehensive school
“Roger Frost’s Organic chemistry is highly recommended and sets a challenge to all other ICT producers to create software that is as user- and teacher-friendly and yet integrates seamlessly into lessons. Start of a new wave of software, developed to seamlessly integrate into teaching and learning, rather than something that takes over the whole lesson. It is an example of just the sort of software that schools need to invest in.” SSR Review - full review below
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