Quarter 1 Module 2: Introduction to Media and Information Literacy Flashcards
It’s the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and
compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts.
Literacy
The physical objects used to communicate with, or the mass
communication through physical objects such as radio, television, computers, film,
etc. It also refers to any physical object used to communicate messages.
Media
The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a
variety of forms. It aims to empower citizens by providing them with the competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to engage with traditional media
and new technologies.
Media Literacy
A broad term that covers processed data, knowledge derived from
study, experience, instruction, signals or symbols.
Information
The ability to recognize when information is needed, and to
locate, evaluate, and effectively communicate information in its various formats.
Information Literacy
The ability of an individual, either working independently or
with others, to responsibly, appropriately, and effectively use technological tools.Using these tools ,an individual can access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information.
Technology Literacy
The essential skills and competencies that allow
individuals to engage with media and other information providers effectively, as well as develop critical thinking and life-long learning skills to socialize and become active citizens.
Media and Information Literacy
includes the competencies to be effective in all stages of the
lifecycle of documents of all kinds, the capacity to understand the ethical implications of these documents, and the ability to behave in an ethical way
throughout these stages.
Information Literacy
True or False:
Social media goes back to some of the earliest internet technologies
and even predates the internet.
True
True or False:
There has been a huge rise in creativity among the public since the advent of social media.
False
True or False:
Microsoft and Apple are two examples of how open-source
companies can become global leaders in their industries.
False
True or False:
E-mail is the most popular online communication technology.
False
True or False:
There is growing evidence that heavy multitaskers—people who
have multiple screens open at once and who are heavy users of
social media—show less ability to concentrate and remember
things than light multitaskers.
False
True or False:
The tools and technologies that are available to journalists today
have changed the basic principles of journalism.
False
True or False:
All news outlets need trained journalists with high standards.
True
True or False:
Technology makes it more difficult to keep up with news today than in the past because it is difficult to keep up with all the information.
True or False:
People usually stick to only one trusted news source to get all of
their news.
False
True or False:
Most news topics, regardless of the source, hold similar interest levels to everyone, no matter their age, socioeconomic status or political leanings.
True
True or False:
Most Americans use four to five devices to keep up with the news.
True
True or False:
Consumers turn to digital or printed newspapers more than any
other news source for most news.
True
True or False:
An American Press Institute study found that tech-savvy people
use traditional media far less than anyone else.
False
True or False:
Using a metered pay model, The New York Times circulation
revenue has now surpassed its advertising revenue.
True
True or False:
The best storytellers are those who give audiences a unique
experience.
True
