Quarter 1 – LESSON 2
Introduction To Media And
Information Literacy
After going through this module,
you are expected to:
Identify the
✓
similarities and
differences between and
among media literacy,
information literacy, and
technology literacy
TRUE or FALSE.
1. Media literacy skills can help the
youth and adults learn to think critically.
2. Media Literacy is the ability to
critically analyze and understand the
truth behind many of the manipulations
caused by various forms of media.
3. Teaching media literacy in the classroom
allows students to better connect with their
subject and get a better understanding of it.
TRUE or FALSE.
4. Being media literate will allow
teenagers to discern which one is good
or which one is bad in as much as the
media’s influence is concerned.
5. Information literacy and technology literacy
are the same.
6. Technology literacy is a term used to describe an
individual’s ability to assess, acquire, and
communicate information in a fully digital
environment.
TRUE or FALSE.
7. Information literacy is a set of
abilities requiring individuals to
recognize when information is needed
and can locate, evaluate, and effectively
use the needed information.
8. The technology we have nowadays are far
better than the ones used in the past.
9. Digital literacy must be taught only to illiterate.
10.Digitally literate people know everything.
The Description Of Media Literacy,
Information Literacy,
and Technology Literacy
The main goal of our lesson is to
understand the power and influence
of media and information in personal,
educational, professional, and societal context
leading towards media and information
literacy.
is the ability to identify,
understand, interpret, create,
communicate, and compute, using
printed and written materials
associated with varying contexts.
It also involves a continuum of reading
and writing skills, and often includes basic
arithmetic skills. Traditionally, literacy is seen as
an aspect of human rights closely linked to
the right to education.
is a repertoire
of competencies that enable people to analyze,
evaluate, create messages in wide variety of
media, modes, genres, and formats. Media literate
people are better able to understand the complex
messages we receive from varieties of media – television,
radio, newspaper, Internet, and many more. Media literacy
skills are included in the educational standards of the subjects
taught in schools.
Teachers have also discovered that media literacy is effective
and engaging way to apply critical thinking skills for students.
Media literacy skills can help
youth and adults:
• Learn to think critically;
• Become a smart consumer of
products and information;
• Recognize point of view;
• Create media responsibly; and
• Identify the role of media in our
culture.
is a set of abilities involving people to
understand when information is needed and
can locate, evaluate, and effectively use the
needed information. It is also increasingly
important in the modern world of rapid technological
change and proliferating information resources.
People faced with diverse, abundant information choices
– in their academic studies, workplace, and even in personal
lives. Information is available in different sources, such as
books, magazines, and even online.
An information literate individual can:
• determine the extent of information
needed;
• access the needed information effectively
and efficiently;
• evaluate information and its sources critically;
• incorporate selected information into one’s
knowledge base;
• use information effectively to accomplish a specific
purpose; and
• understand the economic, legal, and social issues
surrounding the use of information.
is the capability to use appropriate
technology safely, responsibly, creatively,
and effectively to:
• communicate;
• access, collect, manage, integrate, and
evaluate information;
• endeavor to predict future needs, solve
problems, and innovatively create
solutions;
• build and share knowledge;
• improve and enhance learning in
all subject areas and experiences;
• apply technology and critical
thinking to real-world experiences;
• develop the knowledge and skills
to adapt to changing technologies;
and
• use technology to meet personal
needs, interests, and learning
styles.
Media and
Information
Literacy is
essential to:
What is
How can media
LITERACY? literacy help
youth and
adults?
How can
information
literacy develop What is the
the skills of an contribution of
technology literacy
individual?
to society?
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