Our task is to find a useful app that will help us with chemistry. We have to write about our app to help others and ourselves with the work being assigned in class.

The app that I found very useful was Khan Academy. I hoped to find something with multiple lessons on chemistry to further my understanding and after testing and exploring many apps, I decided that I like this one the best.

• Will it help me with chemistry homework?
• Will others be able to use it as well?
• Is it easy to understand?
• Has anyone ever used or heard of this app before?
• Is this an app that will test my knowledge?

These are just some of the many questions I wanted answered, and after much time spent testing the app I can safely say I got a clear answer for all of them. Khan Academy has many different uses, including science lessons. I have seen many of their videos for math and I know it is a reliable, useful source. I also found many helpful videos that I could watch to further my understanding on chemical bonds, the periodic table and all of chemistry in general. I’m sure anybody would be able to find the videos on YouTube as well, which is great because not everybody might be able to access the app. I do find it simpler to function with the app, especially being able to have all the videos at my fingertips.
The videos that I watched were very detailed and descriptive. I could easily understand the imformation and I even recognized many of the same topics as the ones being taught in class. What I also noticed was many of them were not, and some of the imformation I needed for my homework was not included in any of the videos. Some crucial information was missing, but there was also a lot of good information as well.
For each of the topics, there was a comprehension test to see how well you understood the information. I found the tests fairly diffficult which was good, because i’m sure you’ve never received a test at school that was easy! Other than the quizzes, there were no games or any other forms of comprehension check. The quizzes were difficult, but maybe even too hard and not all of the things we were doing in class at the moment were included in the tests.

Overall, I found the app useful and helpful, especially since I can use it for multiple of my subjects. I would recommend this to anyone struggling with basic chemistry skills and a need to brush up on some knowledge, since not all of the subjets we need might be covered, but the key points are definitely there.

For me, this experience was very cool, because I can incorporate the skills this taught me often in school. If I need homework help, I won’t have to think twice about how to solve the problem. I think I really benefitted from taking the time to resolve my question with technology instead of going straight to asking everybody I know because it taught me to be more dependant and think of solutions on my own. It really showed me how my technology can help with my education.

As you can see, there are a variety of different subjects and topics.

Chemistry has a good selection of lessons filled with important information.