More AP Psych Review Videos

After some time away to deal with family matters, I began producing more videos for AP Psychology review today.  Below are three screen captures of my YouTube Channel that has all the videos.  I hope that you and/or your students find these videos helpful.  My goal is not to go into an in-depth explanation of particular content ideas, but rather to create short reviews of the concepts in the respective titles.

At the moment, I have uploaded about 25 videos.  More are on the way.  I included memory, forgetting, bodily rhythms, psychophysics, standard deviation, random sample versus random assignment, transduction and the ear/eye, the genes to cognition website as a great review and more.


Click here to select the video(s) you would like to watch.

posted by Chuck

Downloading Video Files From Internet Sources; CatchVideo

We have posted in the past sites that help you save video files from YouTube.com and other video sites.  The site below does the same thing, but allows you to choose the format you'd like to save it in, whether you are a Mac or a PC user.  Very cool tool for you to back up all those videos you love but seem to disappear when you try to show them in class.

You can also convert to .mp3 files

http://catchvideo.net/

A video I may want to download:

Copy the URL and go to CatchVideo.Net

Let the Java Program run on your computer.

Choose your preferred format and download to the folder of your choice on your computer.

As with all computer data, be sure to back it up--frequently!

posted by Chuck Schallhorn

New Neuroscience Video Resource

One of my long favorite sources for videos has been Learner.org, a site by the Annenberg Foundation that allows registered users to stream a variety of videos from a diverse set of topics.  I posted this blog back in 2009 to highlight some previous episodes available--I am reposting below.

Annenberg Media has a new offering for psychology teachers in 2012--a video course in the history of and how to better understand neuroscience called, "Neuroscience and the Classroom: Making Connections."  While I obviously love the "making connections" pun, I am looking forward to updating my knowledge of the brain and behavioral neuroscience.  Based solely on the descriptions, they appear to be very interesting.  The few I've watched are relatively dry, but extremely good for those of us learning or reviewing some basic content.  They seem to be much shorter and helpful for teachers--only some are for high school students--preview and see if you can use them.  The videos also contain closed captioning.

If neuroscience is a challenge for you, this site is a must!
Direct Link to the Video Series

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From Annenberg Media

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition

http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html

The World of Abnormal Psychology (caution, this used 1992 DSM-III diagnoses)

http://www.learner.org/resources/series60.html

The Mind: Teaching Modules

http://www.learner.org/resources/series150.html

The Brain: Teaching Modules

http://www.learner.org/resources/series142.html

Seasons of Life (development)

http://www.learner.org/resources/series54.html

Growing Old in a New Age

http://www.learner.org/resources/series84.html

Death: A Personal Understanding

http://www.learner.org/resources/series108.html

From PBS

Dying to Be Thinhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program_t.html

Life's Greatest Miracle
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program_t.html

Ape Genius
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/program.html

PBS Frontline Viewing Portal--for all showshttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

Inside the Teenage Brainhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/

The Merchants of Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/

American Experience--Jonestown and others
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/onlineFilms/theme/popculture/





posted by Chuck Schallhorn

Online Videos as a Resource

Many teachers now have access to computers and projectors to view videos and films on the larger screens. Early in my career, I attended a conference that asserted that if we are to show films, we should show clips that last no longer than ten minutes and use previewing and followup techniques to maximize educational benefit. The premise was that if students wanted to watch the entire video, s/he could rent it and watch it at home.

That said, the following is a list of online video resources that can be used in conjunction with a high school psychology course. If there are any I missed, please add them in the comment section.

From Annenberg Media

Discovering Psychology: Updated Edition

http://www.learner.org/resources/series138.html

The World of Abnormal Psychology (caution, this used 1992 DSM-III diagnoses)

http://www.learner.org/resources/series60.html

The Mind: Teaching Modules

http://www.learner.org/resources/series150.html

The Brain: Teaching Modules

http://www.learner.org/resources/series142.html

Seasons of Life (development)

http://www.learner.org/resources/series54.html

Growing Old in a New Age

http://www.learner.org/resources/series84.html

Death: A Personal Understanding

http://www.learner.org/resources/series108.html

From PBS

Dying to Be Thin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program_t.html

Life's Greatest Miracle
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/program_t.html

Ape Genius
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/apegenius/program.html

PBS Frontline Viewing Portal--for all shows
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/view/

Inside the Teenage Brain
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/

The Merchants of Cool
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/view/

American Experience--Jonestown and others
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/onlineFilms/theme/popculture/