Media and Information Literacy Information Literacy

(Lab)
Content Standards
The learners demonstrate an understanding of why there is a need for information, and identify
how to locate, access, assess, organize and communicate that information.
Performance Standards
The learners shall be able to search for pertinent information in planning an academic field trip.
Learning Competencies
• Define information needs; can locate, access, assess, organize, and communicate information.
MIL11/12IL-IIIc-8
• Demonstrate ethical use of information. MIL11/12IL-IIIc-9
Specific Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:
• Identify the importance of proper sourcing of data
• Validate information • Value the ethical use of communicating information
“KNOWLEDGE IS POWER”
• Connect Information Literacy to the statement on the
board.
• Sample Answer: “Knowledge is an important aspect of
human life that leads to activities that contribute to
one gaining wealth, influence, and power.”
• “How does information become knowledge?”
• Sample Answer: “Knowledge is the appropriate
collection of information through experience or
education, which could be useful in various situations.”
Ethical Use of Information
• “There are times when you need to share information that you have acquired
from various sources written by different authors. It is inevitable to directly
quote their words in order to preserve their meaning. However, quoting
someone else's words without giving credit to the author essentially gives an
impression that you are claiming ownership of the words they have said. This is
called plagiarism.”
• • Plagiarism: Using other people’s words and ideas without clearly
acknowledging the source of the information
• • Common Knowledge: Facts that can be found in numerous places and are
likely to be widely known.
• Example: John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960.
This is generally known information. You do not need to document this fact
• • Interpretation: You must document facts that are not generally
known, or ideas that interpret facts.
• Example: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever to
have played the game. This idea is not a fact but an interpretation or
an opinion. You need to cite the source.
• • Quotation: Using someone’s words directly. When you use a direct
quote, place the passage between quotation marks, and document
the source according to a standard documenting style.
• Example: According to John Smith in The New York Times, “37% of all
children under the age of 10 live below the poverty line”. You need to
cite the source.
• • Paraphrase: Using someone’s ideas, but rephrasing them in your
own words. Although you will use your own words to paraphrase,
you must still acknowledge and cite the source of the information.
• a. Plagiarism has legal implications. While ideas
themselves are not copyrightable, the artistic
expression of an idea automatically falls under
copyright when it is created. Under fair use, small parts
may be copied without permission from the copyright
holder.
• However, even under fair use - in which you can use
some parts of the material for academic or non-profit
purposes - you must attribute the original source.
What is considered fair use is rather subjective and can
vary from country to country.
b. Strategies in Avoiding Plagiarism
• • Submit your own work for publication. You need to cite even your own work.
• • Put quotation marks around everything that comes directly from the text and
cite the source.
• • Paraphrase, but be sure that you are not simply rearranging or replacing a
few words and cite the source.
• • Keep a source journal, a notepad, or note cards- annotated bibliographies can
be especially beneficial
• • Use the style manual in properly citing sources
• • Get help from the writing center or library
• State the importance of giving credit to the source of one’s work. Elaborate
your answer
Academic Field Trip
• 1. Form groups of seven to ten members. Assign a leader
and an assistant leader to facilitate the group.
• 2. “Your group is tasked to plan an academic trip. List
pertinent information on two possible destinations
(somewhere in the country or abroad)”.
• 3. To present valid and reliable information:
• ● Identify the information needed – what, where, who,
when, why, how.
• ● Determine all the possible sources, select the best
sources – the world wide web, travel guide books,
brochures, maps and atlases, tour bureaus, family
members, and friends.
• ● Locate and find information within the sources – blogs,
travel reviews, posts from social networking sites, travel
features, pictures, stories, and testimonials.
• ● Extract the best relevant information and cite pertinent
sources
• Accomplish the matrix below and present their output to
class in a creative way.