We are smarter than me.  All students will take turns in the following team roles.  We will rotate each time we go on safari.

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Director: Know the Plan / Write It Down

• Get a blue clipboard
• Get a piece of paper to record the details of the recordings
• Get a pen or pencil
• Write the date
• Record team number
• Record team member names
• Write who recorded the audio and took pictures pictures
• Record the information for each recording

Engineer/Technician: Audio Deck Recording

• MICROPHONE
  • Select INPUT – 1 and 2 on Audio Deck (two red lights)
  • Plug-in Microphone CHANNEL 1 or CHANNEL 2 (on the bottom of the Audio Deck)
• RECORD
  • Tap the RECORD BUTTON (flashing red ring means ready to record)
  • Get the mic close to the subject
  • Press RECORD BUTTON (red ring light should be SOLID RED)
  • Tap the STOP BUTTON (square button) when you are finished

Downloader/Audio Manager: Download Audio Files and Share with Team

• Turn off the Zoom Audio Deck
• Plug in a USB CABLE to the computer (on the side)
• Select USB STORAGE (with the scroll wheel on the right side)
• Double-click the H4N Folder in the top right corner of the iMac computer
  • Open the STEREO FOLDER
  • Open FOLDER 01
• Drag AUDIO FILES to the desktop
• Title the files what they are
• Share the files in a team folder in Google Drive
  • Make sure to share the folder with everyone on your team

Photographer: Camera Operations

• Use your phone OR
• Get a Canon camera
  • Delete all pictures on the card
  • Set the camera to AV
  • Turn on camera
  • Set lens to AF or autofocus
  • Set that film speed or ISO to the teacher’s recommendation (usually 400)
• Save the images to a shared Google Drive folder
  • Make sure to share the folder with everyone on your team