Media and Information Literacy

Types of Media (Lecture) Print Broadcast New Media book newspaper book newspaper Television YouTube magazine radio social networking sites mimeograph social networking sites smartphones journals magazine journals smartphones films journals newsletters films Print Media are media that are present in printed forms. It can be defined as something that uses paper and ink. Broadcast Media is a form of media that aims to spread information over a large audience. Commonly presented in an audio-visual form. New Media is media that exist through the innovations in our technology today. Unlocking the Definitions Print Media- media consisting of paper and ink,reproduced in a printing process that is traditionally mechanical. Broadcast Media - media such as radio and television that ...

INFORMATION LITERACY (LAB) Knowledge is Power Knowledge is the fuel of our era's advancement. Without knowledge, there will be no progress in our world. It gives us the information that we need in order to live our daily life with ease. An example of this would be knowledge about the schedule of the train. If you know what time the next train or bus would come then you would not keep wondering and you would do things based on that knowledge and not on chance. It gives the rider the power when to come to the station because of his/her knowledge about the train schedule. Another example would be the machines that we use today that ranges from cars to computers to machineries in factories. Yes we could build them but we cannot operate them fully functional if we do not have the knowledge to do so. Knowledge makes us capable of doing things. It makes us aware and responsible for actions thus we do things more carefully and that's why knowledge is power. Giving Cr...

Evolution of Traditional to New Media (LAB) Internet of Things a)        The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with  unique identifiers   and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. A  thing , in the Internet of Things, can be a person with a heart monitor implant, a farm animal with a  biochip transponder , an automobile that has built-in  sensors  to alert the driver when tire pressure is low -- or any other natural or man-made object that can be assigned an  IP address  and provided with the ability to transfer data over a network. b) IoT has evolved from the convergence of  wireless  technologies, micro-electromechanical systems ( MEMS ),  microservices  and the internet. The convergence has help...

Information Literacy (LECTURE) Most influential Person in my Life: Who: My Mother What: Moral Values Where: Anywhere possible When: Every day Why: To impart good attitudes How: Through small things  Purpose of the Questions Who? – to  identify the person What? – to  know about something Where? – to  locate a place When? – to  know specific time and date Why? – to  state the reason How? – the way or manner in which things are done What is the importance in answering these questions?                   Importance of these questions is to  gather information Information Literacy - a set of individual competencies needed to identify, evaluate and use information in the most ethical, efficient and effective way across all domains , occupations and professions.  ...

The Evolution of Traditional to New Media  Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s) - People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron .                             from left to righ, top to bottom; papyrus in Egypt, clay tablets from  Mesopotamia, Acta Diurna in Rome, dibao in China, Codex in the mayan region, printing press that uses wood blocks. Industrial Age (1700s-1930s) - People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press).                             Electronic Age (1930s-1980s) - The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. Peop...