IMPORTANT

NO CLASS for 28/2/08 because of the teacher strike from periods 1 - 4...


Also, on Friday, i think Ms Chasen will be at a Psychology conference and we'll get to spend some quality time with the student teacher :) whose name we'll hopefully learn soon...

Update 27/2/08

What did we do today?

We blew up some balloons and then drew the brain part on them; pons, medulla, frontal lobe, primary motor cortex, etc.

And we got to see Greg's balloon (Beatrice?) move across the room every now and then...

We got to see the student teacher, who we unfortunately have no idea what her name is...Hopefully we'll know soon.

We copied down some notes about the Central Nervous System (not part of the outcome).

However, a lot of people have been asking that the notes that we're currently copying off the board in class be placed straight on the blog rather than having to copy down the notes.
Ms Chasen and I both agree that it's a good idea to write down the notes first and then when you've written down all the notes she'll forward us the typed up notes.
I'm cool with that, she's the one who knows memory (unit 4)....

So guys, make sure you copy down the notes because there is NO GUARNTEE that Ms Chasen will send us all the notes. It's up to ourselves to work hard and not fully rely on her.
Copying down notes first and then reading the typed up notes is good revision.

I think that's all we did today.

Make sure you do your revision (the powerpoint is now located in the MISS OUTS section) and don't forget to do the workbook!

I'll try to get the notes from the study guides up on the site by the weekend, but there's no guarantee...I have outcomes too... :(

Good luck!

UPDATES for 26/2/08

Hi guys,

those of you who made it to the lunchtime lesson good work!

- I'll have the powerpoint revision for the upcoming outcome on the site as soon as Ms Chasen sends it.

- I'm also working on scanning the handouts to make sure that everyone has got anything but it might take a while because there's a lot (and I've got a few outcomes coming up....)

- If you guys haven't tried already, the Mr Split Brainy link wasn't completely functional, but that's fixed now so it should be good revision.

- Hopefully within the next two weeks I'll be able to put links to youtube so that we can find relevant videos for class. I should be able to reconfigure the site so that you can watch the video on this site rather than clicking on a link, fingers crossed. :)

- I've changed the settings for the blog so that people don't need to be a member of Blogger to make comment, but it would be really nice if you guys put down your names and not just type "Anonymous"...However, let me know if this doesn't work.

- I've decided to extend the poll about improvements for the site to the 10/3/08 rather than until the 1/3/08...

- All polls will be relevant to recent work (except the "NOVELTY" ones) and will end Fridays every week except for if there is an upcoming outcome that would make the poll really handy quick revision. The novelty poll is located beneath the pictures of the study guides on the left side of the site.
NOVELTY polls will end every Friday.

- Hopefully in the next week, I will also have added the suggestions for what people want to do to improve the site from the incomplete poll results.

- Email me questions for what to put in the "Frequently Asked Questions" section, at either my school email: fon0056@balwynhs.vic.edu.au
or my home email: sf15391@hotmail.com

- And EVERYONE start begging Ms Chasen to come and visit the blog regularly otherwise the suggestions poll for "c) an individual questions section for Ms Chasen" won't work.

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I think that's all the updates for today. Sorry there's a lot... :)

Good luck in preparing for the poster outcome!

IMPORTANT

Don't forget that we have a lesson at lunchtime in B13 on 26th of February 2008!!!!!

DID YOU MISS OUT ON A HANDOUT????

Ok guys,

I've done some research and if you missed out on a handout or a worksheet or something, there is now a link available for you to go and find it on the web, the links for the missed out handouts or emails from Ms Chasen are labelled as "MISS OUTS"

I also have a friend who sent me some very handy notes and these can be found on the top right hand of the home page, above the "website links viewed in class". This will labelled as "HANDY REVISION". Also in this section will be some files that I have scanned from study books that will be very handy when preparing for outcomes and the big exams....

First Post

Hi guys,

Steph here, yeah the annoying Asian kid who keeps asking useless questions.

Ms Chasen and I have been talking about this blog for a while but we finally decided to set it up tonight. I'll basically just update the blog whenever Ms Chasen wants me to update it or if I just want to put something really cool on...e.g illusions!


The basic purpose of this blog is:

1) To keep up to date with the work done in class.

2) Ask questions about things that you might not understand.

3) Have links to files or websites that may be relevant to the course outline or something that you may have missed because your school inbox was full. (I should be able to figure this out...)

4) Give a review of the things that we have done and are currently doing; and where you should be up to in class.

5) Discussions about stuff you might not understand.

6) Study tips

7) Cool stuff, like youtube videos, illusions, IQ test, etc....

NEW!!!! 8) Upload links to missed out handouts from class


That's all I can think of for now, but if I think of any more then I will add ASAP.

Feedback would be very helpful too.

An apology in advance, my typing skills aren't the greatest so if I make a mistake; forgive me. :)

Have any suggestions?
email me at my school email: fon0056@balwynhs.vic.edu.au
or my home email: sf15391@hotmail.com

RULES

Ok guys you know the drill.

Classroom rules; no offensive language, be polite to each other, etc.

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Email me if you have any suggestions or something like that....

"Ms Chasen take the stage!"

CURRENT HOMEWORK

1) Have read pages 67 - 119.

2) Write summaries if needed.

3) Do learning activities.

4) Questions at the end of each section.

5) Read handout sent out by Ms Chasen via school email, if you did not receive the file, then email me either at fon0056@balwynhs.vic.edu.au or sf15391@hotmail.com and I will forward it to you.

6) Revise for outcome and good luck! :)

QUESTIONS SECTION FOR MS CHASEN

Hi Guys,

Steph here....yes unfortunately me...lol

Ok as the FEW people who did the poll (which is still running until the 10/3/08) requested this is the MS CHASEN QUESTIONS SECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY!

So basically you guys just post questions here, make sure you put your name and the time that you posted at the bottom of your question, and then hopefully Ms Chasen will answer online so everyone can view the question and answer. That cool?

Once again let me know if there are any questions that you may have. My email is pretty much all over the posts. :)

SUGGESTIONS

Hi guys,

this is the requested SUGGESTIONS section!

You guys can put whatever you want here, any suggestions for the blog or something else that needs suggesting...

If you have any questions, my email is:
fon0056@balwynhs.vic.edu.au
sf15391@hotmail.com

ENJOY!!!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Hi guys,

as you requested, I introduce to you the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ) section!!!!!!!

trumpet noises

Okey dokey, for this section, I ask you not to put any posts otherwise people will get confused about what is a question and what is a student post....if you catch my drift...
If I do see any other posts, I will DELETE them. However, if you have a question regarding the FAQ, email me or put a post in the SUGGESTIONS post...

so that means FAQ is READ ONLY, and SUGGESTIONS is go spastic on putting posts!

FREE TALK!!!!

Howdy!

This is the free talk section. You guys can talk about whatever you want in here, hopefully relating to psychology...Think of it as a really, really, really, really slow version of Messenger...lol

Enjoy!