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THE EVOLUTION OF TRADIONAL TO NEW

MEDIA”

I. PREHISTORIC AGE
Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools c. 3.3 million years ago by
hominins and the invention of writing systems.

II. INDUSTRIAL AGE

The Industrial Revolution, now also known as the First Industrial Revolution, was the transition
to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to
sometime between 1820 and 1840.
III. ELECTRONIC AGE
The definition of electronic age in the dictionary is the electronic age the electronic age began
when electronic equipment, including computers came into use.

IV. NEW INFORMATION AGE

The Information Age is a historic period in the 21st century characterized by the rapid shift from
traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization, to an economy based
on information technology.
 Information literacy
According to the American Library Association, "Information literacy is a set of abilities
requiring individuals to 'recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate,
and use effectively the needed information.

“TYPES OF MEDIA”
A. PRINT
The contribution of print media in providing information and transfer of knowledge is
remarkable.

B. BROADCAST
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any
electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum,
in a one-to-many model.
C. NEW MEDIA
New media are forms of media that are native to computers, computational and relying on
computers for redistribution. Some examples of new media are telephones, computers, virtual
worlds, single media, website games, human-computer interface, computer animation and
interactive computer installations
 MEDIA &
INFORMATION
LITERACY
 NAME: DIOSELYN EVANGELISTA TERO
12-ANTIMONY
SUBMITTED TO: MR. CRISTIAN B. SUAREZ