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Life in a drop of water

Pond Safari

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Ted Talk: Edith WidderThe Weird, Wonderful World of Bioluminescencehttp://new.ted.com/talks/edith_widder_the_weird_and_wonderful_world_of_bioluminescence

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Diversity of Pond Lifehttp://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/wimsmall/smal1.html

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Fun tricks to help you remember!

Memory Tricks

+Memory Game

I will read 16 words.

When I finish, write down as many as you can remember.

+Memory Game

Now, give yourself a “1” for these words: pen, love, toast, basket, restaurant, dog,

pain, ask

Give yourself a “2” for these words: love, teacher, know, table, hungry,

notebook, find, went

How many “1”s?

How many “2”s?

+Memory Game

Did you have more 1’s than 2’s?

Our minds tend to remember the first few items in a series and the last few.

+Remembering for Tests

Read for no more than 30 min at one time.

Take 5 min breaks, get a drink, snack, stretch, get your blood moving

After 25 min of reading, review for a few minutes and then take the break.

Remembering stuff from textbooks:

+Remembering for Tests

1st learn the definition word for word (flashcards).

2nd know the meaning of each word in the definition.

3rd restate the definition in your own words.

4th give a fact or example from their text or lecture.

Vocabulary

+Remembering for Tests

Negative self concept - if you think you will forget, then you will!

Disuse - use it or lose it

Changed cues - study the material in different ways

Rote memorization vs understanding

Sleep on it - go over material just before bed (unless you are too tired)

Why we forget:

+Memory Tricks

Words made up of first letters of other words - works for a list of things.

     HOMES = 5 great lakes

     ROY G. BIV = colors of the rainbow

     Nicer Drums = 10 organ systems

Acronyms

+Memory Tricks

Sentence where the first letter of each word represents something important.

EGBDF - Every good boy does fine - lines on music staff

KPCOFGS - Kindly purchase cookies only from girl scouts (taxonomy)

Acrostics

+Memory Tricks

5 qualities of good mental pictures =SPACE

     1) Stupid - the weirder the picture, the more likely you are to remember

     2) Play on words - imagine a hen for when

     3) Action - draws attention 

     4) Clear (vivid and not confusing)

     5) Easy to see

Mental Pictures

+Memory Tricks

Good use - remember peoples names Sandy Campbell - think of a picture when

you hear Sandy & place next to her face. Sand covered face, castle on her head etc Campbell = soup or break it up with

Camp & Bell

Mental Pictures

+Memory Tricks

Keraunophobia - know the second part (phobia = fear of something)

1st step: similar sound Kerauno sounds like crayon, carryon, Karen

2nd step: cue - sentence that helps you learn the def

     Karen is afraid of lightning

     Keraunophobia means fear of lightning

Similar Sound Cue Technique

+Memory Tricks

Create an acronym or acrostic that follows a specific order.

My Car Usually Needs Ice Wipers

Exact Locations

+Technology to Help You Study

Study Blue – can add pictures, set up cards on your computer http://www.studyblue.com/

Quizlet http://quizlet.com/

Flashcard Apps

+Technology to Help You Study

Organize notes, pictures, webpages, recordings etc.

Available on any device – syncs

Webclipper

Add on that allows you to mark up a webpage.

http://evernote.com/evernote/

Evernote

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Technology to Help You Study

Available for iOS and Mac.

Organize your schedule and keep track of your grades.

http://istudentpro.com/

iStudiez

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Technology to Help You Study

Great notetaking app.

Can store notes, recorded lectures, pictures etc.

Keep track of your schedule and assignments.

No grade tracking feature.

http://www.inclassapp.com/

InClass

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Technology to Help You Study

Allows you to store all of your files in the cloud – have access to them on any computer!

Easy to get more free storage space.

Share files

https://www.dropbox.com/

Dropbox

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Technology to Help You Study

Google drive is similar to dropbox.

Allows you to store files in the cloud and access anywhere.

Share files.

https://drive.google.com/a/hartnell.edu/#my-drive

Google Drive

Google Calendar

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Technology to Help You Study

There are many anatomy apps available for all platforms. Your instructors will probably have suggestions on which ones are best.

Examples: http://www.pocketanatomy.com/ https://

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hssn.anatomyfree&hl=en

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/human-anatomy-atlas/id446207961?mt=8

http://www.visiblebody.com/index.html

Collection of Apps http://www.appolicious.com/cur

ated-apps/353-the-best-iphone-apps-for-anatomy-students

Anatomy Apps