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L 3 Responsible Use of Media and Information Grade 12, First Semester, Q1- Wk. 3 What’s In Photo by https://www.mtg.com/sv/ansvarsfull-media/ Media comes in different forms which are very accessible to everyone, everywhere in our digital world. A media literate person has the ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms. On the other hand, an information literate person has the ability to recognize when information is needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate information in its various formats (UNESCO, MIL Curriculum for Teachers, 2011). What I Need to Know st “The illiterate of the 21 Century will not be those who cannot read  and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. –Alvin Toffler What’s New Activity 3. Answer the following questions honestly: How do you use Facebook as a tool for communication? How did Facebook Affect or Change the way we communicate with each other? How did Facebook affect the quantity and quality of information available to people? Is it a good thing or bad thing? SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT! “The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.” - Edward R. Murrow What Is It The power of Media and Information Literacy has dramatically changed our perspective towards life. It has influenced the way we think, live, and act on certain issues and concerns about life. Anyone can have an access of Information on the different forms of Media: Internet, Social Media, newspaper, television, and radio. Media and Information Literacy focuses on the skills on how an individual engages with media and information effectively, as well as developing critical thinking and life -long learning skills designed for socialization among individuals. Nonetheless, quality of information matters in media. One should have the knowledge and skills in identifying fake news from real news. Knowing the quality of information would bring us to realization in forging the true concept of developments in our country. To obtain knowledge, one has to have access to information- in any mode and be able to understanding, evaluate, and use it for specific purposes. Information Knowledge Wisdom Media and Information Literacy (MIL) – stands for media and information literacy, and refers to the essential competencies (knowledge, skills and attitude) that allow citizens to engage  What’s More Let’s Do This: Activity 4. Fill out the Literacy Chart below with your reflections based on the knowledge, skills on Media and Information Literacy The Literacy Chart of Reflections Reflections A. Information Literacy What do you do when you want to get information about something? How do find the information you need? How do you assess if the information you got was authentic or not? Do you automatically believe the information you get from the following media sources? Explain why or why not:  Internet  TV News  Radio (News)  Newspaper  Books  Facebook  Twitter B. Technology Literacy What kinds of Technology or gadgets are you exposed to? Name them all What kinds of technology or gadgets are you NOT exposed to? Which ones do you want to be exposed to or want to own? Explain why? What kinds of computer software are you familiar with? Where do you use them and for  what purpose? What kinds of mobile apps are you familiar with? individual having media and information literacy in his life means being a responsible enough as a user who uses it dependently. Source: Olivia Linsangan Cantor, Media InformationLiteracy ISBN 978-971-07-3715-4, Vibal Group, Inc., 2016 Activity 5. Fill out the chart below with your answers based on your knowledge and skills on Media and Information Literacy. The Curious Chart of Comments When reading When reading When listening to When listening to When watching tv When watching Books… magazines… the radio… the music… shows movies Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments about the story about the models about the program about the singer about the TV about the story of shows story the movie Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments about the about the design about the about the song about the on how it was characters and layout commercials characters made Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments about the Author about the Ads about the about the lyrics about the timeslot about the DJ/radio characters commentator Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments about your friends about the pictures about what the DJ about the songs about the about the lessons reaction to the is saying message commercials you get from the book breaks story Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments ` Your comments Your comments about the story’s about the themes about what the about where and on the on the price of the message of the magazine program is saying how you got the commercials tickets song Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments Your comments about the books about the about the time you about where you about the channel on how and where price magazines price listened play your songs you watched the movie Characteristics of a Media and Information Literate Person:  Can understand media’s influences and representations  Can make informed and independent decisions  Can learn about the world around them  Can build a sense of community  Can maintain public discourse  Can engage a lifelong learning  Can produce information  Can think critically  Can use media for self-expression and creativity  Can use media in a safe and responsible way  Can participate in democracy and the global information network Stages of the Critical Analysis Process The critical analysis stages clearly involve the characteristics and skills of media literacy and information literacy combined. The five stages are the following: 1. Description – entails “paying close attention, taking notes, and researching the subject under study”. This involves getting the right kind of information from an accurate source. 2. Analysis – involves “discovering and focusing on significant patterns that emerge from the description stage”. 3. Interpretation – pertains to “asking and answering the “What does that mean? And “so what?” questions about ones findings. This is where we could analyze the purpose of the information we uncovered. 4. Evaluation – pertains to “arriving at a judgment about whether something is good, bad, or mediocre. 5. Engagement – suggests “taking some action that connects our critical perspective with our role as citizens to question our media institutions, adding our own voice to the process of shaping the cultural environment”. Activity 6. Watch a TV Show episode. Then fill out the characters chart below based on what you are watching. The Teacher will lead the discussion of your findings after the exercise. Do you know What do you think of this character? anybody like this character in real Name of the life? What do you Role/Description Character think of this Good traits Bad traits person? How does this person affect your life? 1. 2. 3. 4. Looking at Media Representations As we look closely at the messages on TV Program Episodes, several questions will crop up in our minds. These are the types of questions the MIL framework encourages us to ask when we decode the meanings of media messages.  What I Have Learned Every learner has the ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce communication in a variety of media forms. With the use of media and information, the lives of the learners become easy, and fun. “Media is a very powerful tool capable of mobilizing people’s contemplations and ideologies” Mock (2004) stressed. What I Can Do To test your Media and Information Literacy Skills, choose a TV show or a film for your research. Imagine that you will be paid to develop a sequel to this work. A sequel is the piece of content following an original piece. For a film, you will write the second in the series. For the TV show, you will write the second episode. Following the characteristics of the media information literacy process, identify the information you need to discover for this assignment, as well as the steps you need to finish this paid project. Acknowledge sources of information.