João Carlos de Matos Paiva is Associate Professor in the Chemistry Department (Education), of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto - PORTUGAL. His main professional interest is on the pedagogical applications of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), particularly in Chemistry. He is the coordinator of the education, science communication and society area in the Centre for Research in Chemistry of the University of Porto (CIQUP). He has a particular interest in research on the subject science-education-religion.