Literacy Quarter 1 - Module 3: Evolution of Media
Literacy Quarter 1 - Module 3: Evolution of Media
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Hi! This module was designed for you to explore the evolution of media. You
may be able to find out some technologies used throughout the history. You will be
amazed how people communicate each other without using cellphones or any
social media accounts.
What I Know
I. Multiple Choice. Read carefully each question and write your answer
in STANDARD CAPITAL letter in your notebook.
A. Telegraph C. Smartphone
B. Clay Tablet D. Computer
3. It is to provide a platform for public political discourse. It is to facilitate
public opinion and expression of dissent.
A. Monitoring Function C. Opinion Function
B. Information Function D. Watchdog
4. Which of the following is NOT a form of Indigenous Media?
A. Folk or traditional media C. Direct observation
B. Gatherings and social organizations D. Blog
5. It consists of interconnected networks using standardized
communication protocols.
A. Indigenous Media C. Internet
B. Library D. Television
II. Crossword Puzzle.
Were you able to get the correct answer? Check the Answer Key.
Lesson
Evolution of Media:
1 Traditional to New Media
Are you aware of what is happening in your community? Are you still
updated with the current issues that our country is facing today? If yes, good to
hear that! I bet you have your cellphone, television or radio with you to stay
updated on what is happening around. Did you ever wonder how people in the past
received and delivered information or data?
What’s In
Are you familiar with the technologies that they used? Well, those are some
of the technologies that they used for communication. It was difficult and
complicated to communicate before. It was challenging and time consuming.
With the development of technology, people of today receive new tools that
make them work more efficient and effective. Let’s find out more!
What’s New
Were you able to get all correct answers? You may check the Answer Key.
The words that you have classified are some of the communication tools that
were used in various ages in the history of communication: pre-industrial age,
industrial age, electronic age and new/information age.
What is It
Below are the different tools that were used in various eras in the history of
communication.
Pre-Industrial Age
Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s) - People discovered fire, developed paper from
plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron.
Source: Ferdinand B. Pitagan, Ph.D et.al., “Teaching Guide for Senior High School Media and Information
Literacy” Philippines Quezon City: Commission on Higher Education, 2016, pp.20-21
Examples:
Industrial Age
Examples:
Electronic Age
Examples:
Other Examples:
• Television (1941)
• Personal computers - i.e. Hewlett Packard 9100A (1968), Apple 1 (1976)
• OHP, LCD projectors
New Age or Information Age
Information Age (1900s-2000s) - The Internet paved the way for faster
communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use
of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices,
and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are
digitalized. We are now living in the information age
Source: Ferdinand B. Pitagan, Ph.D et.al., “Teaching Guide for Senior High School Media and Information
Literacy” Philippines Quezon City: Commission on Higher Education, 2016, pp.20-21
Examples:
Other Examples:
What’s More
Industrial Age
Electronic Age
New/Informational
Age
Source: Ferdinand B. Pitagan, Ph.D et.al., “Teaching Guide for Senior High School Media and Information Literacy”
Philippines Quezon City: Commission on Higher Education, 2016, pp.21-22
Activity 4. Traditional VS New Media
Write on the line which of the two is traditional media and new media and
explain briefly your answer.
Source:
“Traditional Media Vs New Media”, 1MayaMaria, last modified April 26, 2015,
https://1mayamaria.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/traditional-media-vs-new-media/
Were you able to distinguish correctly the two? Check your answers using
the Answer Key.
Directions: Using the Venn diagram give the similarities and differences
between tradition and new media.
Were you able to get the similarities and the differences between the two? Which
do you think is the better one? Why?
Let us remember:
✓happening
Media as a communication tool is used to inform people on what is
around them, and educating people to make significance of facts.
What I Can Do
(Photo of Henry
Activity 8. Poster Making Marshall McLuhan)
Directions: Create a poster that portrays the aphorism of
Herbert Marshall McLuhan who is a Canadian
communication theorist and educator, “The Medium is the
message”. Use a ½ cartolina for your poster. Below is a
rubric for your guidance.
Criteria 5 4 3 2
The poster is Some drawings
Most of the The drawing is
relevant to the are not relevantdrawings are not not relevant to
topic and to the topic butrelevant to the the topic and
Content communicates it still able totopic. It does not able to
the message communicate acceptably communicate a
clearly. the message
communicates clear message.
clearly. the message but
lacks clarity.
The poster is The poster is The poster is The poster lacks
Creativity/Neatness very creative and somehow creative but creativity and
neat. creative and lacks neatness. neatness.
neat.
Lesson
Indigenous Media and Other
4 Sources of Information
In the previous lesson, we discussed how media and information evolve throughout
the history. It makes us easier to access more information. But, how will we know
the validity and reliability of the information that we get?
What’s In
The coronavirus or Covid19 pandemic is a global health crisis and the greatest
challenge in 2020. It creates economic, political and social effects to every country
it touches and leaves deep scars to it.
Some people lose their jobs and income. Some businesses are forced to close.
Education switches to remote learning approach. No one has an idea when
normality will return.
Directions: To know more about this pandemic, your task is to look for 3 news
articles about Coronavirus Covid-19 and place them in a sheet of paper. Then,
write on the box the references where you got your news articles and answer the
questions that follow.
2. How did you determine the quality and accuracy of the information?
What’s New
• http://ezproxy.cdu.edu.au/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.co
m/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00044.x/pdf
• Published 2009, so information is quite up-to-date.
• Audience is other researchers
• Authors are Richard Pascal, Tanya Chikritzhs and Dennis Gray –
their qualifications and organizational affiliations are listed.
• Article published in the Drug and Alcohol Review, which is a
peer-reviewed journal. Reference list provided.
• This is a scholarly peer reviewed article
_________________________________________________________
• http://tools.ntnews.com.au/stories/54075277.php
• Published Feb 2013, so information is quite up-to-date.
• Audience is Australian / the general public. Newspaper article
in the NT News.
• Author is Lisa Martin – no qualifications or experience are listed..
• Source is likely to be the media release
http://www.naccho.org.au/download/aboriginal-
health/nidac_report_release.pdf
• to inform and sell
_________________________________________________________
Source: “Evaluating Information Sources Guide: Activities”, Charles Darwin University Australia, last
modified May 4, 2020, https://libguides.cdu.edu.au/evaluation
What is It
Sources of Information
Indigenous Media
Source: “Media and Information Sources”, BA Media and Information Literacy,last modified September 18,
2018, https://bamil786447613.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/media-and-information-sources/
Types of Libraries
• Academic Library. This is for Colleges and Universities
• Public Library. This is for cities and towns
• School Library. This is for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12
• Special Library. This is in specialized environment such as
hospitals, private business and the government.
Internet
It is a global computer network providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.
Source: “Evaluating Information Sources Guide: Activities”, Charles Darwin University Australia,
last modified May 4, 2020, https://libguides.cdu.edu.au/evaluation
Rubric
Criteria 5 4 3 2
Content All pictures are Only 2 pictures Only 1 picture is The pictures are
relevant to the are relevant to relevant to the not relevant to
given source of the given source given source of the given source
information. of information. information. of information.
Indigenous
media
What I Have Learned
Let us remember:
✓
There are three sources of information: indigenous media, library and
internet.
✓
Indigenous media could also be defined as variety of media expression
conceptualized, produced, and circulated by indigenous people with
information appropriate to their culture.
✓
Library is a place where artistic, literary, musical and reference materials
such manuscripts, books, and films are kept for use and not for sale.
✓
Internet is a global computer network providing a variety of information and
communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using
standardized communication protocols.
What I Can Do
Activity 5. Essay
Directions: In this activity, interview two elders in your family and ask them about
cultural beliefs or practices in your community: how they preserve, handed-down
and adapted them. Then, ask at least three teenagers if they know and value those
cultural beliefs or practices.
Elder # 1
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Elder # 2
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Teenager # 1
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Teenager # 2
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Teenager # 3
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Cultural beliefs and practices in the community are best known by the elders. They
handed-down what they know to the next generation to preserve their cultural beliefs
and practices.
Assessment
I. Multiple Choice. Read each question carefully and write your answer
in STANDARD CAPITAL. Write the answers in your notebook.
1. When did people discover fire and develop paper from plants?
4. It is where people are can share ideas, speculate, tell stories and give
information.
A. Monitoring Function C. Information Function
B. Opinion Function D. Media as channel
5. Jade browses the internet on how to cite references for her research
paper so that she will not commit plagiarism. What function of media is
this?
A. Monitoring Function C. Information Function
B. Opinion Function D. Media as channel
A. accuracy C. relevance
B. authority D. purpose
7. A type of library that is suitable to a particular grade level.
What I know
I. Multiple Choice
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Activity 5. Venn Diagram (Possible Answers)
purpose of a virtual
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educating the people to
mass meet and
interact
Assessment
I. Multiple Choice.
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II. Identification.
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1. indigenous knowledge 4. library
2. currency 5. Indigenous communication
3. internet
References
1MayaMaria. “Traditional Media Vs New Media”. last modified April 26, 2015,
https://1mayamaria.wordpress.com/2015/04/26/traditional-media-vs-new-
media/
Ferdinand B. Pitagan, Ph.D et.al., “Teaching Guide for Senior High School Media
and Information Literacy” Philippines Quezon City: Commission on Higher
Education, 2016, pp.20-21; 21-22
LinkedIn. “Functions of Communication and Media”. last modified January 26,
2017, https://www.slideshare.net/DaveGeraldBooc/b-05-functions-of-
communication-and-media
History. “Morse Code and the Telegraph”. last modified June 6, 2019,
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph
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