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Our Work

At the Concord Consortium we believe that emerging technologies offer a key to improved learning for all students. Since 1996 we have pioneered the development of well-designed, interactive learning materials.

Research

We do research on the effects of technology in education. We have some exciting and important research results that confirm our basic tenant that technology enhanced student activities can improve education.

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Themes

Our research can be grouped into five broad based themes: Modeling Research, Online Learning, Probeware, Handhelds and Sustainable Development.

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Current Projects

The majority of work done by the Concord Consortium is done in the form of projects. These projects are funded by agency grants, typically the National Science Foundation and the Department of Education.

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Outreach

In addition to our projects, the Concord Consortium also maintains several sites used for furthering knowledge of technology and education, specifically sites dealing with probes, handhelds, and handheld software.

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Software

We are delighted to be able to offer a growing collection of free software and student materials that use this software.

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Molecular Viewer - PDB Files

Molecular Viewer - PDB Files
Teachers and students can explore a large molecule such as chlorophyll – the basic pigment of plants’ photosynthetic system – from various perspectives, starting with traditional “atoms and bonds” view (A) to its carbon skeleton (B) or a surface view (C).