Media Literacy Flashcards
Media Literacy?
Ability/Framework to access/analyze/evaluate, and create media/messages in a variety of form.
visual literacy
competencies required to understand and create photography, images, and graphic design
Media literacy can be defined as
the ever-changing set of knowledge, skills, and habits of mind require for full participation in a contemporary media-saturated society.
media shape our understanding of reality/the world
-direct experience
-listening to and observing others
-mediated representation
information literacy
competencies needed to search for, find, and evaluate the quality of information sources
news literacy
acquisition of critical-thinking skills for analyzing and judging the reliability of new sand information
Data Literacy
knowledge and competencies associated with understanding, using, critically analyzing, and working with data in all its many forms
digital literacy
skills, habits of mind, and competencies required for active participation in the use of the internet and social media
People need 3 skills in order to be engaged citizens of a democracy:
critical thinking, self-expression, & participation
why media literacy is important 1.
The influence of media in our central democratic process
People need 3 skills in order to be engaged citizens of a democracy:
critical thinking, self-expression, & participation
The rate of media consumption and the saturation of society by media
