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Chat from 8/10/2011

AUG 10

HIGHLIGHTS for psychat on SOCIAL MEDIA - TWTPOLL to decide what we will discuss - created by @mrpotter

  • Edmodo (@1olballcoach) Like schoolology where teachers set up classes & kids can discuss, post assignments, even quizzes (@irishteach)
  • Tumblr (@highschoolpsych)
  • Twitter
a) Ss tweet as psychologists/different perspectives (@highschoolpsych)
b) Ss tweet current research, links, connections, etc. (@msjuliepersaud)
  • Use Todaysmeet.com for backchannel, which is an ongoing electronic discussion of questions, thoughts, connections, etc. (@highschoolpsych)
  • Create fake "facebook profile" on psychologist using fakewall (@1olballcoach)
  • Facebook
a) Use personal accounts to pose questions to others and collect data (opinions on gender roles, etc.) -(@msjuliepersaud)
b) Teacher creates FB profile to use w/ students ...create group and used it for test review each week (@highschoolpsych)
  • Teachers who cannot use facebook or twitter with students, might also be able to use wikis, moodle (@cgribben) or using diipo (@appsymhs) which offer similar discussion forums
  • Using technology to review
a) Quizlet (@highschoolpsych)
b) review pages created by other AP teachers - AP Psychology Commune(@cgribben)
  • Posterous blogging platform (@irishteach and @highschoolpsych)
  • Glogsteredu (@irishteach) - online poster site
a) More teachers who use glogster
combine text, video, images in a digital poster (@appsymhs)
make mental disorder informational posters and soc psych experiment "movie posters" (@mariavita1)


AUG 17

HIGHLIGHTS for psychat on BEST PROJECTS- TWTPOLL to decide what we will discuss - created by @mrpotter



  • Concept mapping
a) Webspiration to make CONCEPT MAPS - free 30 day trial - example with psychological disorders (@mariavita1)
b) Use concept maps as study tool using Michael Britt "psych guy" mappr
a) Retell concept, e.g. - Pavlov's dog as children's story with animation (@Mr_Ehn)
b) Students apply concepts to their own life - give examples of classical, operant conditioning (@mrpotter)
e.g. - ring bell, get brother/sister to salivate for cookie or other treat
c) Define and apply terms to learning unit using live rats - various youtube videos Anna Jwoww Kwub Nessy (@mariavita1)
  • "Tweet" like psychologists similar to "convention" or meeting of the minds (@highschoolpsych)
adaptation suggested: TWEET about a specific behavior from one of the perspectives (@ecsheeh)
  • Backchannel or discuss while learning lesson or watching film
a) Watch film Hoop Dreams and comment while video plays using TM or other forum (@highschoolpsych) - can discuss what motivated boys, how it
changed, Erikson's stages, moral development
  • Brain model - draw, label parts and take students' pic with "brain parts" (@mrpotter); some make 3-D model (@ecsheeh)
  • Design a "business" for various psychologists, experiments, etc. (@highschoolpsych)
a) Inspired by this example for a library
b) Student example #1 - Gibson et. al. Visual Cliff
c) Student example #2 - Harry Harlow's Separating Inc.!
*some thought this activity could be great review of people, concepts, etc. (@cgribben)
  • Slippery Snakes Visual vs. acoustic encoding MEMORY or first-day fun! (@highschoolpsych)
  • Cartoons (e.g. - Stanford Prison) - (@mrpotter)
  • Resources that help with project ideas
a) Website to help with project ideas (@mrpotter)
b) TOPSS$40 organization (@cgribben, @highschoolpsych)
c) Teaching High School Psychology Blog (@highschoolpsych)
b) Email discussion groups through AP College Board



Highlights from the chat on 10/6/11


I love the PBS video from last year - NovaScienceNow's "How Does the Brain Work" http://t.co/dEJxPCEg #psychat

NCSS psych committee and TOPPS will have a social on Friday night, I think. Tweetup maybe? #psychat

@BrdCmpbll The "colossal neuron" is an old classic - you can read it here: http://t.co/tp4dPC9u #psychat

http://t.co/xjvaEM0x #psychat & Nat Geo http://t.co/r8jwM2Ca

tie a shoe together shows how hemispheres communicate #psychat

Also two other links that were shared this week via #psychat on Twitter:
http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2011/09/john-gray-steven-pinker-violence-review/

http://www.designlessbetter.com/blogless/posts/spaces-etc?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dlb%2Fblogless+%28BlogLESS%29

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/health-26594251/couple-discusses-husband-s-permanent-amnesia-26847126.html

Thanks to all who participated in using the #psychat hashtag to get GREAT conversations going about teaching Psychology:

@highschoolpsych
@MsAsPsychClass
@eecastro
@Jenslish
@brdcmpbll
@irishteach