Escape The Echoes Teacher’s Guide

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Critically analyze media to determine the credibility of the media sources and trustworthiness of the content
  • Describe a media filter bubble and its effect on people and society
  • Develop strategies to identify and counteract the effects of filter bubbles
  • Metacognitively evaluate their own media literacy skills

GAME REQUIREMENTS

SETUP

For Teacher

  • Prepare an email (or other messaging) draft:
  • Prepare an email (or other messaging) draft:
  • Setting up the Menti voting platform:
    • Join the Mentimeter team, “Escape the Echoes” using this link: https://www.mentimeter.com/app/join/6de27fc842dabc69cf7060f3 
      (Note: After you verify your email, you will see a pop-up message asking if you would like to join the Escape The Echoes workspace. Make sure to click “Accept.”)
    • Select the “Nuclear Power Plant Vote” presentation and click the three dots on the right hand side. Duplicate the presentation. 
    • Click on the three dots next to the duplicated presentation and click ‘Move to my presentations”
    • Go to your presentations and click on the title of the newly duplicated presentation. Delete the “copy (1)” at the end. 
    • Go into the presentation and click share at the top right. Next to access code expiration at the bottom of the share window, change “2 days” to “14 days”
    • Write down the Menti join code to share with students.
    • Join the Mentimeter team, “Escape the Echoes” using this link:
  • Gather small objects, such as tokens, coins, or pieces of paper, that can be used as Hint Tokens. Each team will received 3 Hint Tokens to use during the entire game.
  • Prior to having the students play, go through the game yourself starting either at the Pro or Anti side (links below)

For Students

  • Computer, tablet, or mobile phone (computer recommended).

GAMEPLAY

  • Teacher distributes 3 Hint Tokens to each team
  • Teacher sends both emails and notifies students to check their email
  • Make sure students do not click on the link until the teacher says “Start!”
  • Teacher projects timer on the board (45 minutes)
  • Teacher says “Start!” and begins the timer.

Starting Pages

Pro SideAnti Side
Start page (sent to Pro side teams): https://escapetheechoes.com/cast-your-vote-721/ Start page (sent Anti side teams): https://escapetheechoes.com/cast-your-vote-722/ 

During The Investigations

After The Investigations

  • When each team completes the final (third) investigation, they need to provide the final code (“835”) to the teacher
  • If the code is correct, the teacher provides the team the Mentimeter join code and directs them to mentimeter.com.

POST-GAME

  • After all teams are finished with voting on the Menti, project the Menti results on the projection screen
  • Have a discussion and reflection session.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

  1. Why do you think there were different opinions on this issue?
  2. What is a media filter bubble?
    Show this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z2kiU13Axc 
  3. What filter bubble was your team in? Did it occur to you that you were in a filter bubble?
  4. How did you get into that filter bubble?
  5. What are some real life examples of filter bubbles?
  6. What filter bubble might you be in right now?
  7. What effect could filter bubbles have on a person or society?
  8. How do media literacy skills expertise help you recognize filter bubbles?
  9. What can you do to stay aware of filter bubbles?
  10. How can you help others stay aware of filter bubbles?

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POST-GAME SURVEY

  • Send the link to the post-game survey to all students. The survey is strictly anonymous and the data will only be used as research and to help us improve the game.
  • Post-game survey: https://forms.gle/pqgJpZ67eFjLtz6Y6
  • If you would like a copy of the survey results, please contact us.