Psychology

3.14 || This is your brain || Critique & analyze Yale’s “this is your brain” || Respond to classmates blog posts || 3.15 || Brain: In Love || Make connections bw the Yale Video and the TED Talk || Prepare [|Voicethread] video response for Friday || 3.16 || Mind Lab || Explore the unconscious functions of the brain with visual illusions and mysterious perceptual phenomena. || Group Project 2 Due Thursday! || 3.17 || Psychology Tests || Take your classmates different psychology tests; comment via google Docs || Complete VoiceThread Mashup due Friday || 3.18 || VoiceThread Mashups || Backchannel while watching videos || Find one new TED Talk to post to your blog & why you liked it || [|-Blog] [|-Google Docs] [|-Group Project 1]:create video w/ classmates on the life of a famous psychologist [|-Group Project 2]: using google forms, make your own psychology personality tests [|-Chatzy]: back channel for class Watch video from Yale’s Open Course Psychology
 * Date || Lesson || Objective || HW ||
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday
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 * Monday **
 * Before Class: **

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After watching post on the [|class blog]: · 4 points of what you learned · 3 questions you would ask the professor · 2 ways this lecture directly relates to your own life · 1 thing you want to learn more about that he mentioned

We will… · Discuss & analyze the video lecture · Submit questions via Google docs to your teacher for pop quiz · Work with your fellow classmates on Group Project 2* · Watch/critique/analyze 3 more Group Project 1 videos*
 * During Class Monday: **

Read classmates blog posts in response to the Yale video. Choose one person’s “what they want to learn more about” statement. Research and find them one article concerning the topic and one video concerning the topic—post as a comment to their blog.
 * Tuesday **
 * Before Class: **

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· Back channel to [] during TED Talk on Ipad

· Students will decide how they will analyze/mash up what they learned from the Yale video & TED Talk (VoiceThread as their medium) through the back channel

· Students will create rubric through Google Docs

Respond to your blog comments. Work on voice thread mash up due Friday.
 * Wednesday **
 * Before Class: **

· Discuss up coming assignments (Group Project 2 due Thursday & VoiceThread reflection due Friday) · Complete Mind Lab [] Session 1 & 2 · Back channel while completing sessions
 * During Class: **

Complete Group Project 2. Teacher will be available via classroom chat during the hours of 7pm-930pm for any questions. She will also run review for “pop” quiz starting at 830pm.
 * Thursday **
 * Before Class: **

· Teacher lecture via smartboard linked to Ipads on brain functions & psychology testing · Take your fellow classmates created psychology tests; for each test submit a google doc of what you liked & what they could improve upon
 * During Class **

Complete VoiceThread mashup.
 * Friday **
 * Before Class: **

· Pop quiz via google forms · Watch/analyze/backchannel VoiceThread Mashups
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