SLA No.

1: Introduction to Media and Information Literacy

Subject Code/Number: CORE
Subject Title: Media and Information Literacy
Subject Description: The course introduces the learners to basic understanding of media and
information as channels of communication and tools for the development of individuals and societies. It
also aims to develop students to be creative and critical thinkers as well as responsible users and
competent producers of media and information.
Teacher:

I. Introduction

In this lesson, the learner will demonstrate understanding of media and information sources, and
values them as part of communication tools.

(This learning competency is extracted from the DepEd curriculum guide)

A. Learning Competency

 Describes how much media and information affect communication.

 Identifies the similarities and differences of media literacy, information literacy, technology
literacy.

B. Learning Outcomes

At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:

 Create a log that reflects their current use and interaction with media and information.
 Define the key concepts (media, information, technology literacy, and media and information
literacies.
 Compare and relate the media and information literacy framework to their own
understandings and competencies.

II. Learning Content

Initial Task: Think of the past week. Record your use and interaction with media and information
providers (such as internet, social media, TV, radio, newspaper, etc.) How many hours do you
engage on each one? These do not have to be exact, you can estimate the number of hours you
spend each week. Complete the information log matrix below:

Weekly Interaction Log with Information and Information Providers

Media or Information Provider Number of Hours in a Week
Prepare a report by answering the following questions:
1. Which media provider did you spend the most time?
2. What roles do media play in your life? (leisure, learning, communication, etc.)

Task 2: The Low-tech Future

You are living in the 21st Century where people are dependent on technology. Imagine
waking up one day to find no Internet, libraries, and cell phones. Newspapers, magazines, radio
stations and TV channels have also disappeared.

1. How would you be informed of anything now?

2. What ways would you have to communicate with one another?
3. How would you share information and communicate news and events?
4. What would happen with the decisions you usually make?
5. How would it affect the way you live?
6. What would you personally miss most in such a situation?
7. What would society lose in this situation?

Task 3: Flash News and Visuals

Examine the news item below. Answer the questions that follow.

Rappler’s Maria Resa To Sue Donald Trump Over Executive Order

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – In less than 24 hours from Donald
Trump’s signing of a new Executive Order that could spell the end for social media “fact-
checkers,” Rappler CEO Maria Ressa announced she will sue the U.S. President for violation of Free
Speech.

Trump’s Executive Order seeks to strike down social media companies’ immunity from lawsuit
for content posted by their users (Section 230.)  The President himself uses Twitter to criticize
and rant against his critics.

Ressa, a U.S. citizen  who runs her online news outlet in the Philippines, is known for her own
rant wanting to “take back the Internet” from Facebook and other social media users whom she
labels as purveyors of fake news.

Her company Rappler is one of two Facebook-designated fact-checkers in the Philippines.

In speaking with The Adobo Chronicles, Ressa said she stands to lose a lot of money if Trump’s
crusade against social media fact checkers will succeed.

“It also doesn’t bode well for my image as a poster girl for Press Freedom and a fierce critic of
fake news,” she added.
1. Did you believe the news item was true? How did you know they were true/false?

2. Are all news and information on the Internet true? Why or Why not?

3. Who gets to post news items online? Expound.

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 - The physical objects used to communicate with, or the mass communication
through physical objects such as radio, television, computers, film, etc. It also refers to any
physical object used to communicate messages.

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 technologies.

Information - A broad term that covers processed data, knowledge derived from study,
experience, instruction, signals or symbols.

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 of an individual, either working independently or with

others, to responsibly, appropriately, and effectively use technological tools. Using these
tools an individual can access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate
information.

Media and Information Literacy - The 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.
 III. Self-Learning Activities

Activity 1: Supply the skills/competencies that would fall under the three literacies in the given
online activities.

Online Activities Media Literacy Information Literacy Technology Literacy

Sending an electronic as platform (text; email; Content (appropriateness, Tools (mobile, computers,
message messenger; video tone, recipient, others) others)
message; voice message;
others

Getting the latest news

Entertainment

Others

Based from the activity above, answer these questions:

1. How do Media Literacy, Information Literacy, and Technology Literacy, and Media and
Information Literacy differ in terms of use?

2. Are they similar in form? Elaborate.

3. Are they similar in use? Elaborate.

 Activity 2: Media and Information Design Framework
Imagine yourself as a journalist. You were tasked to write an article. Accomplish the media
and information design framework for this article by answering the matrix below:

Component Guide Questions Your Answer

Target Audience Who is the intended audience?

Sender/Author Who is the producer?

Purpose What is the purpose?

Key Content What is the topic?

What are the facts?
Form/Style How can I present this information?
How would this affect my audience?
Medium/Format What platform will I use? Why?

*Form/Style can also pertain to tone, mood, color, font types, space, speed, direction, balance, repetition,
emphasis, movement, rhythm, unity, contrast, hierarchy, contrast, proportion, alignment,
Proximity, pattern, others.
*Medium/Format can also pertain to the platform that the learners would be presenting their output
(i.e. handwritten, blogs, presentation, others).

Discuss your answer: How did these questions help you as a journalist?
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IV. Looking Back

Essay: Discuss your answers.

1. In your opinion, what makes an individual literate in media and information?
2. What activities/habits do you practice which illustrate media and information literacy? Give at
least 3 examples.
 V. Extension of Learning

Watch the YouTube video “Creating critical thinkers through media literacy: Andrea Quijada at
ABQED” ( https://youtu.be/aHAApvHZ6XE )

Based on the video, why do we have to be literate in recognizing the text and subtext of
information we see in media? Given the influence of media in the 21 st century, what negative
impacts can you associate to an individual who is not media and information literate?

REFERENCES

Wilson, Carolyn; Grizzle, Anton; Tuazon, Ramon; Akyempong; Kwane; Cheun, Chi-Kim (2011). Media and
Information Literacy: Curriculum for Teachers. UNESCO Press ISBN 978-92-3-104198-3 (EN); 978-959-
18-0787-8 (ES)
https://adobochronicles.com
https://youtu.be/aHAApvHZ6XE

Submitted by:

Ms. MISTY MARIE R. ROSAL, LPT

Senior High School Teacher

Reviewed by:

Ms. APPLE JOY RUPEREZ, LPT

Program Coordinator

Mr. EARL NIÑO LEDESMA

Program Coordinator
Noted by:

Mrs. ANDRESA S. BULAWAN, LPT

Assistant Principal

Endorsed by:

Mr. BERHN VINCENT DOSDOS, LPT

OIC, Senior High School Principal

Approved by:

DR. JUNREL P. ZARCO

Vice-President for Academic Affairs