MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY

Lesson 7: Opportunities, Challenges and

Threats in Media and Information
 HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW?
 Write Yes if the statement conveys a positive attitude and No if otherwise.

1) Maria uses the Internet as the major source of his school research and
other academic activities.
2) Mrs. Diaz, an English teacher does not allow her students to go to the
library to gather data and information needed for the presentation.
3) Cora believes that development is always accompanied by some risks
and threats.

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 4) The school principal encourages the teachers to use technology in the
daily presentation of lessons.
5) Zenaida bought some pirated CDs and DVDs as her gift to her father
this Christmas.
6) Carlo shops online without double checking the credibility of the store
website.
7) Parents of some students refuse to accept media innovation due to lack
of technology skills training and awareness.
8) Mrs. Santos uses the traditional methods of teaching despite
advancements in technology.
9) Dado shares his FB account passwords to his friends.
10) Some people use the internet to recruit workers for non-existent jobs.

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 TOPICS:

I. Technology: A Powerful Tool

II. Influence of Media and Information
ii.i On Education
ii.ii On Economy
ii.iii On Politics
ii.iv On Society

III. Threats and Controversies

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 LEARNING COMPETENCIES

Cite an example of an issue showing the power of

media and information to affect change.
(MIL11/12OCP – lllh25)

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 SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the learners are able to:
 Understand the opportunities and challenges in media and
information.
 Identify and distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of the
Internet in a given context.
 Write a 500-word essay about the power of media and information to
affect change, as well the responsibilities of the users.

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 TECHNOLOGY

Technology refers to the

knowledge and utilization of
tools, techniques, and systems
to serve a bigger purpose like
solving problems or making life
easier and better.
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 INFLUENCE OF MEDIA AND
INFORMATION

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 Media and Information Influence on Education

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 Books as sources of
information

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 Watching
educational content
on television
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 Educational Pinoy
Shows

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 Use of computer for
studying

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 Physical sources of
information were
digitized

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 Because of the
pandemic, many
educators depend on
their laptops to continue
delivering education

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 Students attended online
classes either
synchronous or
asynchronous
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 Students access
educational resources
thru their laptops,
tablets, mobile phones,
etc.
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 Downsides to the use of
technology: teachers
having difficulty
motivating students

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 Downsides to the use of
technology: information
overload

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 Downsides to the use of
technology: plagiarism

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 Downsides to the use of
technology:
misinformation,
disinformation

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 Media and Information Influence on Economy

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 media and information Economics

RATINGS REVENUE

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 A colloquial term for audience
measurement that influence
timing, placements, and markets
for media content and
advertising that determine the
number of people who watches, RATINGS
listens to, or reads a particular
content

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 Income generated from the
sale of goods or services, or
any other use of capital or
assets, associated with the
main operations of an
organization before any costs
or expenses are deducted REVENUE

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 Many of the activities that we used to do physically
were digitized, the things that we used to do
physically can now be done online

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 Live/online
selling

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 Food delivery
services

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 Online
transportation
services
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 Bank transactions
can now be done
online

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 Electronic-wallet
(e-wallet) or
digital cash

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 Cryptocurrency

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 Pitfalls to using media
and information
technology on our
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MEDIA hacking
AND INFORMATION
 Pitfalls to using media
and information
technology on our
economy: online
shopping addiction

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 Media and Information Influence on Society

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 Abundance of mobile
applications and social
media platforms

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 Media information and
technology have been
vital in civic mobilization

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 CITIZEN JOURNALISM

collection, dissemination
and analysis of news and
information by the general
public, especially by
means of internet.

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 Pitfall to this
advancements to this
development: many
people live double lives

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 Pitfall to this advancements to this
development: increase in societal
pressures
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 Media and Information Influence on Politics

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 Platform where
government
could
communicate to
the people

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 DIGITAL DIPLOMACY

also called E-diplomacy or

Digi diplomacy is a
government’s use of social
media and information
technology to communicate to
the public, especially foreign
public.
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 Public servants also have
their social media
accounts
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 Spreading information
through social media enables
to directly send messages
quickly and cost-effectively
to the target audiences,
without convening a press
conference or sending a press
release to news agencies.

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 One of the current issues about social
media on a political affairs is the spread of
fake news, both locally and abroad.

Not all media effects are

positive

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 THREATS AND RISKS OF MEDIA AND
INFORMATION

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 defamatory Statements
LIBEL SLANDER

A person commits libel if he/she, If the hurtful

with malice, publishes a false
statement that is damaging to
statement is spoken,
another person’s reputation, office, the statement is
trade, etc.; committed in the form of slander.
writing, printing, and other similar
means. Libel is a violation of
Article 355 of the Revised Penal
Code.
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 PIRACY

Piracy refers to the unauthorized

duplication of copyrighted content that is
then sold at substantially lower prices in
the black market
Piracy is a form of theft as it takes away
from the producers and artists the rightful
compensation due them such as
patent/royalty fees, product sales
revenues, etc .
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 ACTIVITY 7: ESSAY

Write an essay focusing on one of the following topics below. Choose

one topic only.
 The Influence of Media on Violence
 Effects of Media on Socio-Economic Dimensions
 Role of Media in Crime Prevention
 The essay must have an introduction, body, and conclusion.
 The essay must be 450-500 words.
The essay will be graded according to the rubric below.
Two learners will read their essays out to the class.
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