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Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING and organizations that act as middlemen, such as political part...

Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING and organizations that act as middlemen, such as political parties, social movements, and the Opportunities, Challenges and Power of economy. The spread of new freedoms and the Media and Information size of the boundaries of freedom, which the government has often tried to control, include religious freedoms, gender freedoms, ethnicity freedoms, and sexual freedoms based on social The Media can give us the Information we need and cultural identities. to know what is going on in our society or what the latest trend is. The media has become so powerful that they can easily change people's Bilal Ahmad'sTECH MAISH.com post titled "I0 minds for the better or worse. People depend on Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Media the media as a source of entertainment and for Society" enumerated the following: (Ahmad, information in the world we live in (ALKUINO, 2021) 2017). ADVANTAGES In March 2016, TCC Group published "How Media 1. Connectivity Affects Social Change," an article by Charles 2. Educate Gaspar. It says the following: (Guzman, 2016) 3. Help 4. Information and Updates Social media is going from a "nice to have" to an important part of any business strategy in all 5. Promotion fields. 6. Noble cause The banks of the future might be social media 7. Awareness sites. 8. Aiding the government and agencies to Healthcare and public health are being changed by social media. fight crime Social media is changing how we govern 9. Enhances a company’s reputation ourselves and how we are governed. 10. Aids in building communities. Social media is helping us deal with disasters in a better way. DISADVANTAGES Social media is helping us deal with some of the biggest problems in the world, like climate 1. Cyberbullying change and violations of human rights. 2. Hacking 3. Addiction When looking at the newest form of social 4. Fraud and scams networking, there are many good things to think about. However, it can also be a very bad 5. Security Issues place. You can start a new business idea, sell 6. Ruin Reputation products or services, and make your brand more 7. Cheating and Relationship Issues known by using websites like Facebook. 8. Health Issues Media and information can be used to improve 9. Social Media causes death and strengthen connections between citizens 10. Glamorize Drugs and Alcohol PAGE 1  Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING 3. Smart Glasses - wirelessly connected to computers or phone through the Frame and Current and Future trends in Media and lenses (Mar Donald, 2019). Information 4. Hearables- often divided in to 2 (HUMPHRIES, 20 Media and Information are dynamic and For hearing Aids evolving entities. It has an ever-changing For music listening nature and is the result of constant development. 5. Virtual Reality (VR)-way to create a Media and Information trends simulated environment. 3. 3D Environment 1. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) a digital setting that is controlled by a computer A massive open online course is a way to offer and web as the background in video games and learning content online to almost anyone who animated movies. wants to take the course. To be considered as MOOC it needs to be: 4. Ubiquitous Learning Its goal is to give students access to content a. Massive-open to a large number of students. and interaction at any time and place (Hwang b. Open- Anyone can sign up or enroll et al. 2008). Ex. Virtual Classroom C. Online-Done remotely over the internet. d. Courses-should have learning goals that the students should be able to achieve. Text, Audio and Visual Information and Media 2. Wearable Technology (Wearables) Group of electronic devices that are powered by microprocessors and can be built or worn as TEXT MEDIA - Text media publications transmit accessories, built into dothing, implanted in the information via media goods such as user's body or even tattooed. newspapers, flyers, books, magazines, tarpaulins, ads, television, banners, websites, Examples and posters. Furthermore, text media design 1. Smart watch - digital watch. features and concepts are excellent techniques 2. Fitness Tracker - Track your health. for delivering a message. PAGE 2  Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING ★ Emphasis - Which means how important or valuable a piece of text-based Common Text Format content is. ★ Appropriateness - This refers to how well the text works for a certain audience, 1. TXT (text) - Unformatted text documents by event, or purpose. an editor such as notepad on the Windows ★ Proximity - This relates to how close or platform far text components are from one 2. DOC (document) - A native format for storing another. documents created by the MS Word package. It ★ Alignment - This relates to the contains a rich set of formatting capabilities placement of text on the page. This can 3. RTF (Rich Text Format) - Cross-platform be justified as left, right, or centered. document exchange; default format for Mac OS ★ Organization - This refers to a deliberate X's default editor TextEdit effort to order the various text pieces on 4. PDF (Portable Document Format) -Developed a page. by Adobe Systems for cross-platform exchange ★ Repetition - Concerns over element of documents, it supports images and graphics uniformity and the overall design's 5. PS (PostScript) - A page description cohesiveness language used mainly for desktop publishing. ★ Contrast - It visually enhances the text parts. Inorder to create contrast, two TEXT INFORMATION items must be drastically dissimilar. ★ information communicated through text ★ seen almost everywhere - books, TYPES OF TEXT computers, menus, and many more Hypertext It serves to link different electronic TEXT MEDIUM documents and let users jump from one to the ★ anything that has text in it next in a nonlinear way. ★ books and the other aforementioned media are the most common Plain text or unformatted text Characters that are always the same size and look. CRAAP TEST ★ Used to judge the validity of the text Formatted text Font parameters (bold, information you come across. underline, italic, font size, font PAGE 3  Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING 2. Shape - A geometric area that sticks out from the surrounding space, either because of contrasts in value, color, or texture. Organic shapes are also possible. 3. Value - This refers to how dark and how light something is. It is the difference between black and white and all the other shades. Visual Design Principles ★ Consistency ★ Center of Interest ★ Balance ★ Harmony ★ Contrast ★ Directional Movement ★ Rhythm ★ Perspective COMMON VISUAL MEDIA FILE TYPES 1. JPEG (.jpeg/.jpg) - Also known as "Joint Photographic Expert Group". Digital Visual Media photography is almost always done in JPEG format. This is because the standard gives you a nearly unlimited VISUAL MEDIA - Visual media is information that number of colors to choose from. is represented visually. Visual media in ★ Best for: Photos and graphics with marketing promotes a business or corporation gradients or other large changes in color. by using visually attractive images and designs. ★ Logos and line drawings should not be It contains not only graphics but also videos and made with it. photographs. 2. GIF (.gif) - Also known as "Graphic Interchange Format". This is a strong Design Elements: benefit of the standard, as a GIF file takes 1. Line - It describes a form or outline. It has the up much less space than an image that ability to generate texture and can be thick or has not been compressed, without losing thin. quality. PAGE 4  Media and Information Literacy CABIO, ZOE MICAH NICOLE G. | 12 STEM 2A | MR. NICKEY MAMING ★ Best for: Logos, simple graphics, animations, and video clips where image quality isn't a top priority. ★ Do not use it to save photos, printed documents, or graphics that need a wide range of colors. 3. PNG (.png) - Also known as "Portable Network Graphic". The PNG standard, which is the newest of the image formats, is a bit of a mixed bag. This format will not be used all the time, but it has its uses. PAGE 5