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= Unit 1 - Introduction to Psychology =

// Monday February 7 //
-Debrief: -Brief history of psychology, using your homework from pages 10-13 in the textbook: Pair/share notes

Create a page in your virtual notebooks called "Introduction to Psychology" for unit 1.
Do Now: do you want to pursue classes or a major in psychology? What can you do with a psychology major/minor? Write your answer in your virtual notebook.
 * Special Fields in Psychology **


 * Complete the assignment "The Work of Psychologists" - hard copy in class **
 * ====After looking over the specialties in psychology, go to the following link:** Careers in Psychology**====
 * Pick **three** possible career paths that interest you - list them in your virtual notebook
 * ====//Before you read//, **copy** the article and paste it into **WordSift**. This site helps you preview the reading, and sift out the important words. It also helps you identify key vocabulary and synonyms with visuals. You should see something that looks like this:====


 * **Predict:** what is this article about, what kinds of things do this field do?
 * Read the articles
 * **Summarize** what each career includes and how psychology helps in this career. Why did you pick these careers? Questions/comments/connections?

=//Thursday February 10//= = Methods of Research in Psychology =

Psychologists use the scientific method to observe behavior and mental processes of people.

__**Directions:**__ The document below contains some of the research methods psychologists use. You will read this list and then for each category add comments, questions, and connections.

** Step 1: **
First open this document:

** Before you mark this up, you will preview the document using Wordle. **
=**Creating a Wordle Directions:**= || ||
 * Task || Directions ||
 * Go to Wordle Website || Select the following link www.wordle.net ||
 * || Select Create from the top of the webpage
 * Inserting text || Before continuing, copy the text of the article you will be using as your text. Then, in Wordle, once you have selected create, on the next screen (see below) you can paste the text that you wish to use for creating the Wordle. The first option on the page allows you to paste in your text. Once your text has been pasted into the box select the "go" icon, which will create your Wordle, which you can then manipulate.
 * Manipulating your Wordle || Once you have hit "go" the Wordle will automatically be created. In the example below we used the Declaration of Independence.



Using the toolbar (shown below) at the top of your Wordle you can edit the appearance of your Wordle. You can use different fonts, different orientations and different color schemes.



Here is an example of how we changed the appearance of the original Declaration of Independence Wordle:

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 * To get the Wordle into your wikispace you need to __take a screenshot__ of the Wordle. Here are links that give you directions for how to take a screenshot depending on your operating system: Windows Screenshot Mac -OS-X Screenshot


 * Once you have created your Wordle and taken your screenshot __save the screenshot__ to your virtual notebook as an image file then __upload the file__ to your notebook. An image of your Wordle should now be seen on that page of your notebook.

OR

=You can use the same text to create a word cloud in a program called Tagxedo=





**** After you have saved and uploaded your Wordle, read this document and mark it up. ****
Here are the directions for how to mark up the text in a word document:

=**How to Mark up the Text in Word:**=

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 * Task || Image/Explanation ||
 * 1. Open the document you intend to mark-up || Using the Word tool bar select open and follow route to desired document. ||
 * 2. Selecting the highlighter || On the tool bar select the highlighter icon as circled below.
 * 3. Highlighting text || When highlighter is selected drag across the text you wish to highlight. Different colors can be selected by using the drop down menu (upside down triangle) next to the highlighter icon. ||
 * 4. Selecting the add comment feature || First select the Review **tab on the tool bar as circled below.**
 * Select the text you wish to comment on by placing your cursor within the word you wish to comment on or by highlighting a passage you wish to comment on. Next select the** New Comment **icon on the tool bar as circled below.**
 * 5. Writing the Comment || When the text has been selected and you have clicked the comment icon a box will appear to the right of your document. You can type directly into this box. Below is an example of this. You can customize your comments by titling them, changing the color and font, etc.

SAVE THIS TO YOUR U DRIVE AND UPLOAD ON TO YOUR VIRTUAL NOTEBOOK

** Step 2: **
After you have marked up the text, share your thoughts with your partner. Add their comments/questions/connections to your document IN ANOTHER COLOR.

** Step 3: **
Use your notes on the document above to apply different methods of research to the situations below:

=//**HOMEWORK: READ PAGES 18-24 AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BELOW**//= == =Save this document and upload it to your virtual notebook.=

=__**Review For Unit 1**__=