LET’S LIST IT!

Weekly Interaction Log with Information and Information Providers

Media or Information Provider Number of hours per week

YouTube 14 hours

Facebook 8 hours

Television 20 hours

Books 10 hours
Newspaper 5 hours

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LET’S LIST IT!
 books  podcasts  straight-to-DVD sequels
 films  music videos  receipts
 paintings  newspapers  traffic signs
 songs  web forums  street arts
 TV shows  coupons  Snapchat stories
 poems  email newsletter  Word of the day
 video games  tweets  protest signs
 magazines  posts on Facebook  TBT childhood photos

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THE LOW-TECH FUTURE
 We are living in the 21st Century.
 No internet
 No libraries
 No mobile phones
 No magazines
 No Newspapers
 No radio stations

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THE LOW-TECH FUTURE
 How would you be informed of anything now?
 What ways would you have to communicate with one
another?
 How would you share information and communicate
news and events?
 What would happen with the decisions you usually make?
 How would it affect the way you live?
 What would you personally miss most in such situation?
 What would society lose in this situation?

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FLASH NEWS AND VISUALS

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FLASH NEWS AND VISUALS
 Did you believe these news items were true? How did
you know they were true/false?
 Are all news and information on the Internet true? Why
or why not?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY
 This enables people to interpret and make
informed judgments as users of information
and media, as well as to become skillful
creators and producers of information and
media message in their own right.

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QUIZ
Write your answers on a 1/2 sheet of pad paper.
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 three
examples.