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The document discusses media literacy, information literacy, and technology literacy. Media literacy involves accessing, analyzing, evaluating, and creating various forms of media. Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and locate, evaluate, and communicate it effectively. Technology literacy refers to using digital tools to find, evaluate, create, and understand information from various sources. Overall, media and information literacy provide important skills to engage with media, think critically, and participate in society.
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Median Information

The document discusses media literacy, information literacy, and technology literacy. Media literacy involves accessing, analyzing, evaluating, and creating various forms of media. Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is needed and locate, evaluate, and communicate it effectively. Technology literacy refers to using digital tools to find, evaluate, create, and understand information from various sources. Overall, media and information literacy provide important skills to engage with media, think critically, and participate in society.
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INTRODUCTION TO

MEDIA AND
INFORMATION LITERACY
LITERACY
THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, INTERPRET, CREATE,
COMMUNICATE AND COMPUTE, USING PRINTED AND WRITTEN
MATERIALS ASSOCIATED WITH VARYING CONTEXTS. LITERACY
INVOLVES A CONTINUUM OF LEARNING, WHEREIN INDIVIDUALS
ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, DEVELOP THEIR
KNOWLEDGE AND POTENTIAL, AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR
COMMUNITY AND WIDER SOCIETY.

MEDIA LITERACY
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 TECHNOLOGY.
EXAMPLE OF MEDIA LITERACY:

• TELEVISION.
• VIDEO GAMES.
• PHOTOGRAPHS.
• PODCASTS.
• BLOG POSTS.
• YOUTUBE VIDEOS.
• NEWS-RELATED WEBSITES.
• SOCIAL MEDIA.
INFORMATION LITERACY
THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE WHEN INFORMATION IS NEEDED, AND TO LOCATE,
EVALUATE, AND EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE INFORMATION IN ITS VARIOUS
FORMATS.
TECHNOLOGY LITERACY
THE ABILITY TO USE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNICATION TOOLS
OR NETWORKS TO LOCATE, EVALUATE, USE AND CREATE
INFORMATION. IT ALSO REFERS TO THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND
USE INFORMATION IN MULTIPLE FORMATS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF
SOURCES WHEN IT IS PRESENTED VIA COMPUTERS AND TO A PERSON’S
ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS EFFECTIVELY IN A DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.
DIGITAL LITERACY INCLUDES THE ABILITY TO READ AND INTERPRET
MEDIA, TO REPRODUCE DATA AND IMAGES THROUGH DIGITAL
MANIPULATION, AND TO EVALUATE AND APPLY NEW KNOWLEDGE
GAINED FROM DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS.
MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY ARE 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 REFERS TO THE PHYSICAL OBJECTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH SUCH AS


RADIO, TELEVISION, COMPUTERS, ETC. INFORMATION ON THE OTHER HAND, REFERS
TO THE PROCESSED DATA, KNOWLEDGE FROM A STUDY, EXPERIENCE, INSTRUCTION
AND SYMBOL. LITERACY IS THE TERM COINED FOR THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY,
UNDERSTAND, INTERPRET, CREATE, COMPUTE AND COMMUNICATE USING PRINTED
AND WRITTEN MATERIALS.
Online Media Literacy Information Technology
Activities Literacy Literacy
Sending an electronic as platform (text; email; Content tools (mobile, computers,
message messenger; video message; (appropriateness, tone, others)
voice message; others) recipient, others)

Getting the latest traditional (newspaper, tv, Content knowing how to use mass
news radio, others) digital (appropriateness, reliability, media platforms (tv, radio,
(websites, social media, accuracy, tone, audience, others) others) where to access
others) giving feedback (reactions, digital content
comments, rate, others) navigational skills

Entertainment

Business

Education sources

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