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[Ed Meskys]

Accessible Chemistry TutorsHello List:

     I am forwarding this on in case it is of use.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jeff Dittel
To: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 9:16 AM
Subject: [AERNet] Accessible Chemistry Tutors




Hey Science Teachers,

I posted the below message yesterday and forgot the most important part :-) 
We will be paying participating TVIs $100.  We estimate it should not take 
more than 1 to 2 hours of your time.

Please help us out if you can.

Thanks again,

Jeff

Dear Science Teachers,

I have great news! We have built accessibility into our Quantum Chemistry 
Tutors, and need to field test the Tutors with blind and visually impaired 
students as part of a two-year federal research project funded by the 
National Institutes of Health (NIH). This field testing is a critical part 
of the grant process. This not only shows the effectiveness of the Tutors, 
but also shows NIH that this project was worth funding. Would you please 
help us and have your students participate and provide feedback?

To make it convenient for you, along with access to the software, we will 
provide simple assignments to help you and students become familiar with how 
to use each Tutor. Once the students have had an opportunity to work with a 
few of the Tutors, we would like you to complete a brief survey to give 
feedback describing their experience with the software.

Chemistry topics include:

* Chemical Bonding
* Elements
* Chemical Reactions
* Equation Balancing
* Ionic Compound Formulas
* Mathematics of Chemical Formulas
* Measurement
* Oxidation Numbers
* Stoichiometry

While primarily for high school and college-level students, some of the 
Tutors are applicable for middle school students such as Elements, 
Measurement and Chemical Reactions so students from all three levels can 
participate.

Please let me know if you can help with this field testing, and I can 
provide usernames/passwords for you to gain access to the Tutors. You can 
contact me at dittel at quantumsimulations.com.

In order to meet the requirements for the grant study, we would need to 
receive the student feedback surveys by February 26, 2010. Will you please 
help us? I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best regards,

Jeff

Jeff Dittel
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Software Engineer
dittel at quantumsimulations.com
(414)248-2292





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