Cannot assign GUItext to script?

Hi, I just downloaded Unity and I am currently working through a tutorial on a simple game.

I am trying to assign text(I went Create -> UI -> Text, I hope that was the right one) to this script, but drag and drop as well as typing the name of my text object won't work. I have a feeling that it is because the create menu in hierarchy has UI > Text instead of GUI, since that's the only thing I think may be wrong. My script is the following:

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour { public float speed; public GUIText countText; private int count;

 void Start()
 {
     count = 0;
     setCountText();
 }

 void setCountText()
 {
     countText.text = "Count:" + count.ToString ();
 }
 void Update()
 {
 }
 void FixedUpdate()
 {
     float moveHorizontal = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal");
     float moveVeritcal = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");

     Vector3 movement = new Vector3(moveHorizontal, 0.0f, moveVeritcal);

     rigidbody.AddForce(movement * speed * Time.deltaTime);
 }

 void OnTriggerEnter(Collider other)
 {
     if (other.gameObject.tag == "PickUp") 
     {
         other.gameObject.SetActive(false);
         count = count + 1;
         setCountText();
     }
 }

}