Q1 Media Crew: Introduction
Introduction
Welcome to the crew! The administration just green-lit our brand-new student-run media channel. Whether we are breaking down Friday night's game, debating cafeteria food, or interviewing teachers, we need to make sure our production value is top-notch.
The Boosters have generously provided us with a $1000 startup grant to buy professional-grade recording equipment. However, there is a catch: the digital marketplace is a minefield packed with counterfeit premium gear, fake five-star review bots, and sketchy third-party sellers. If we get scammed, the club loses its entire budget.
In this Quest, you will research gear, compare critical technical specs, and perform a strict security audit to make sure we make a safe, smart, and legitimate investment for our crew!
learning objectives
I can:
- Be a responsible, safe online consumer when purchasing high-value technology.
- Compare the technical specifications, pros, and cons of various media products.
- Identify digital red flags, fake reviews, and insecure checkout systems.
Before moving on, Play, Turn, and Talk: Gear Up!
Read about your task before playing the video below.
Step 1. Play the Media Crew Quest video embedded below.
Step 2. Discuss with a partner and answer the following:
The Gear List: What specific equipment will our club need to buy to shoot videos like this (e.g., camera type, microphone style, stabilizers)?
The Priority: If we have a strict budget, what is the number one most critical piece of equipment we must prioritize for this setup, and why? Identify two other “wish list” items as well.
Direct link (1.51 min.)
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Connect their learning needs, strengths and interests to their goals and use technology to help achieve them and reflect on their progress.
c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.
2. Digital Citizen
a. Manage their digital identity and understand the lasting impact of their online behaviors on themselves and others, and make safe, legal, and ethical decisions in the digital world.
c. Safeguard their well-being by being intentional about what they do online and how much time they spend online.
d. Take action to protect their digital privacy on devices and manage their personal data and security while online.
3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Use effective research strategies to find resources that support their learning needs, personal interests, and creative pursuits.
b. Evaluate the accuracy, validity, bias, origin, and relevance of digital content.
c. Curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
d. Build knowledge by exploring real-world issues and gain experience in applying their learning in authentic settings.
5. Computational Thinker
b. Collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making.
Websites and Documents
Videos
- T19 The Media Crew Quest (1:51 min.)