CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
1. Describe how communication is affected by media and information.
2. Identify the similarities and differences of media literacy, information literacy
and technology literacy.
3. weight the value of being a media and information literate individual
4. Identify the characteristics and describe responsible uses and competent
producers of media and information
5 . discuss the media habits, lifestyle and preferences

MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

(MIL), Representive as the capability to acess, analyze, and invent media. It is also
a mandatory for people to know their human rights as indicated in article 19 of
the Univesal declaration of human rights, Which state that Everyone has the right
to freedom the opinion of and expression, This right include freedom to holds
opinion without interferences and to seek receive and impact information and
ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
MEDIA LITERACY

is a 21st Century advert to education, Media literacy is the understanding to

access, analyze, evaluate, create, reflect, and act using all forms of
communication, media literate people are better able to figure out the complex
messages we get from television, radio, internet, newspapers, magazines, books,
billboards, videos, music, and all forms of media. Media Literacy skills are involved
in the education standards of every state in language arts, social studies, health
science, and other subjects. Many educationists have determined that media
literacy is an effective and engaging way to employ critical thinking skills in a wide
range of issues.

Chapter 2

THE EVOLUTION OF TRADITIONAL TO NEW MEDIA

MEDIA THROUGH THE AGES

The 20th century was a spectator to the birth of what is conceivable the most well
known device in the history of mankind the television. Tv is a communication
technology that has transformed the delivery of expression. We have also
witnessed and participated in the birth of the internet; a technology whose
capability makes the TV claim into patroness in a comparison. These are
expedition and notable times we live in now would be a good moment to take a
trip back through the ages, and to delue into the forms of the devices for media
and communication throughout history
1. PETROGLYPHS
2. CAVE PAINTINGS
3. DANCE
4. BODY ART

ANCIENT ERA

1. WRITING
CUNEIFORM SCRIPT
EGYPTIAN HIGROGLYPHS

2. ALPHABET
3. DRAMA
4. Papyros