INFORMATION in media and information literacy

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1. INFORMATION LITERACY JENNIFER P. LADDARAN

2. WHAT IS INFORMATION LITERACY? THOMPSON & HENLEY Information Literacy is knowing how to learn . It is knowing how to find information, evaluate it, and use it wisely and effectively. NATIONAL FORUM OF INFORMATION LITERACY (1989) Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a need for information, and to be able to identify, locate, evaluate and effectively use that information for the use or problem at hand. UNESCO NCLIS Information literacy encompasses knowledge of one’s information concerns and needs, and the ability to identify, locate, evaluate, organize and effectively create, use and communicate information to address at hand . It is a prerequisite for participating in the Information Society.

3. WHO NEEDS INFORMATION LITERACY? This is not just for college students but all of us, as professionals, in the workplace and in our personal lives. WHY IS INFORMATION LITERACY IMPORTANT? It allows us to cope by giving us the skills to know when we need information and where to locate it effectively and efficiently. It includes the technological skills needed to use the modern library as a gateway to information. It enables us to analyze and evaluate the information we find, thus giving us confidence in using that information to make a decision or create a product.

4. DIFFERENT LITERACIES

5. BASIC LITERACY INCLUDES THE SKILLS OF READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, LISTENING, COUNTING, CALCULATING,PERCEIVING AND DRAWING. Everyone of these skills should be taught and reinforce by every teacher, in every subject, and with gradually increasing levels of sophistication in every grade K-12 in our day, a person lacking any of these skills cannot truly be considered “literate.” LIBRARY LITERACY Too important to be left to chance. Every student needs to understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction. Every student needs to know how to effectively use reference books and periodicals. Students needs to understand Dewey Decimal System as a useful, logical system of hierarchical organization and recognize its similarities to other such systems. Students should use indexes and the library catalog so often it that becomes sub- concious skill.

6. MEDIA LITERACY Includes an understanding of the many different types of media and the purposes for which they can be used. Students should be taught the difference between fact and opinion, and be able to distinguish between information, entertainment, and persuasion. They should learn that all information has a source and that knowing the source and its biases is an important part of understanding any information. COMPUTER LITERACY Basic computer operations: booting the computer, saving and retrieving files, loading program, and perhaps some rudimentary word processing skills such as “cut and paste”. It refer to the comfort level someone has with using computer programs and other applications that are associated with computers.

7. VISUAL LITERACY Is the link between MEDIA LITERCACY AND TECHNOLOGY LITERACY. Media images and sounds are end products created using the tools of digital technology. Visual literacy means the skills and learnings needed to view visual and audio/visual materials skeptically, critically, and knowledgeably

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