New ToPIX Content: 7/25/13

This update includes additions to the Games in the Classroom, Neuroscience Video, and Social in the Classroom pages.


Since last #ToPIXThursdays, Xin Zhao posted links to a variety of PowerPoint game templates. Intro Psych instructors and game show fans alike should check these out on the Games in the Classroom page.

Another TED Talk (“Exploring the Mind of a Killer”) was added to the Neuroscience Video page courtesy of Catherine Rawn via Twitter. This subject matter is another way to increase student interest in neuroscience.

A link to a short column and video was posted to the Social in the Classroom page. Thanks to Ali O’Malley via Twitter for finding this! A class could be instructed to play “Guess Who?” with the prompts on the video. The second half of the video includes a summary of study results and reference to a recently published article.

Thanks Xin, Catherine, and Ali for your contributions to ToPIX!

If you have any ideas or resources to share with colleagues before the Fall, please send them to TOPIX@TeachPsych.org.