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Media and
Information
Literacy
Quarter 1 – Module 2:
Media Literacy, Information
Literacy and Technology Literacy
 First Quarter

Module 2, Week 2
Media Literacy, Information Literacy and Technology
Literacy

Content Standard : The learner demonstrates understanding of media

and information literacy (MIL) and MIL related
concepts.
Performance Standard : The learner organizes a creative and interactive
symposium for the community focusing on being
a media and information literate individual.

Learning Outcomes : Upon the completion of the module, the SHS

(Syllabus) students are expected to identify the similarities
and differences between and among media
literacy, information literacy, and technology
literacy.
Competency/Code : Identify the similarities and differences between
and among media literacy, information
literacy, and technology literacy
MIL11/12IMILIIIa-2
Topic : Defining Media Literacy, Information Literacy
and Technology Literacy

What I Know
Hi! How was your experience in MIL so far? I hope it’s a positive answer.
At this stage of our subject, we are now going to distinguish essential terms
needed in our understanding of becoming a media literate individual.
To begin, on a separate sheet of paper write the letter of the correct
answer of the multiple-choice test below.
Multiple Choice.

1. Which statement below shows the differences of media literacy and

information literacy?
 A. Media literacy serves as a tool in communicating messages while
information literacy serves as the content of the message to be
communicated.
B. Media literacy empowers citizens with needed competencies for creating
media while information literacy is the ability to recognize when
information is needed.

C. Media literacy serves as the platform in communicating messages while

information literacy serves as the channel of the message to be
communicated
D. Media literacy serves as the type in communicating messages while
Information literacy serves as the element of the message to be
communicated

2. How do media and information empower the people?

A. It becomes an avenue for people to create business opportunities.
B. It becomes an avenue for people to adopt business opportunities.
C. It becomes an avenue for people to exercise business opportunities.
D. It becomes an avenue for people to analyze business opportunities.

3. What would result if an individual has a set of competencies need to

identify, evaluate, and use information?
A. He has become an information literate individual.
B. He uses information and becomes literate individual.
C. He needs information literacy.
D. He is taking the test.

4. Which example below does not comprise media?

A. ball pen B. paper C. chalk D. bag

5. Which statement below best define information?

A. Information covers data, knowledge derived from a research,
experience, or instruction, signals and symbols.
B. Information covers data from school and other government files only.
C. Information covers findings derived from a research that are published
in a research journal.
D. Information covers data experience, or instruction seen or heard at
home or school.

What I Need to Know

In the first module, you have reviewed communication and described

how your media habits, preferences and lifestyles influenced the way you
communicate. In this module, you will be able to focus more about media
literacy, information literacy and technology literacy. Moreover, it is also
important that you will learn to relate these terms in your own understanding
and apply it in your day to day experiences.
After going through this module, the learners are expected to:

1. define Media Literacy, Information Literacy, and Technology Literacy;

2. identify the similarities and differences of Media Literacy, Information
Literacy, and Technology Literacy; and
3. determine the qualities of being media, information and technology
literate individual.

What’s In

Something to think about!

Read and think about the statement given by Edward R. Murrow, an

American broadcast journalist. Then, answer the question that follow. Write
your answer in a separate piece of paper within 2-3 sentences.

“The speed of communications is wondrous to behold.

It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution
of information that we know to be untrue.”
Source: shorturl.at/ruGK7

Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not ?

Source: https://bit.ly/39cZMi6

I hope you have expressed your ideas and thoughts well! We might also
think that this statement is said by somebody who lives in the 21st century,
but please take note that this statement was said by Edward Murrow who was
born in 1908 and died in 1965.

You have learned in the first module that media and other information
providers play a central role in information and communication processes.
However, there is a need for us to note that today’s societies tend to be driven
by various information and knowledge. Thus, it is important that we equip
ourselves with the necessary skills and attitudes on how we perceive different
information.

With this in mind, it is important to know more about literacy. This is the
ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute,
using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. It
involves a continuum of learning, wherein individuals are able to achieve their
goals, develop their knowledge and potential, and participate fully in their
community and wider society.
 So, how are we going to determine if we are already literate? Let’s find out
together!

What’s New

Activity 1. All About Fake News.

Have you come across this report online? Examine the given news and
answer the following questions. You may use a separate piece of paper to write
your answers. Explain only in 1-2 sentences.

1. Do you believe this news item

is true?

2. How did you know this is

true/false?

3. Are all news and information

on the Internet true? Why or why
not?

4. Who gets to post news items

online? Explain your answer.

Source: shorturl.at/yzUX8

Certainly, we all have encountered and read a lot of fake news that we
see on various social media platforms. Not only that, we also can hear them
on TV, radios and even information given by our friends or neighbors.

So, how do we determine if the information is fake or not? Let’s learn more
about this.
 What is It

Media are physical objects used to communicate including mass media

(radio, television, computers, film, etc.). Traditionally, media are source of
credible information in which contents are provided through an editorial
process determined by journalistic values and where editorial accountability
can be attributed to an organization or a legal person. However, that may not
be true to what we are experiencing nowadays.

Information on the other hand can cover data, knowledge derived from
a study, experience, or instruction, signals or symbols. This is the data that
has been collected, processed and interpreted in order to be presented in a
usable form.

Moreover, technology not only includes machines (like computers) but

also techniques and processes (like the way we produce computer chips). It
might seem like all technology is only electronic (modern technology), but a
hammer and the wheel are two examples of early human technology.

Media literacy and information literacy have always been linked, but
the greater accessibility of content via the Internet and mobile platforms has
meant that those literacies are increasingly intertwined. UNESCO considers
information literacy and media literacy together as Media and Information
Literacy (MIL). So, let us familiarize the similarities and differences of these
important terms:

TERMS TO UNDERSTAND

Media Literacy The ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce

communication in a variety of media forms.
Information The ability to recognize when information is needed and
Literacy to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate
information in its various formats.
Technology The ability to use digital technology, communication
(Digital Literacy) tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use, and create
information.

What’s More

There is an extremely vast abundance of diverse informational

materials, content, and resources available on the Internet, but with varying
greatly in accuracy, reliability, and value. Do the activity below and check
whether you know the qualities of a REAL or FAKE information.
Activity 1. REAL or FAKE spotted!

Read the statements below and try to determine whether this specific
quality of a given information may be perceived as REAL or FAKE. Write R if
it shows truthfulness and F if it does not. You may write your answers in a
separate piece of paper.

1. There is no author given as a source of the specific news or information.

2. The news is outdated and misleading.
3. The news story includes plenty of facts like, quotes from experts, survey
data and official statistics.
4. The headline does not match the article presented.
5. The URL matches with the source, it ended in .gov or .edu.

Now, if you mostly answered F, then you are now starting to become a media
and information literate individual. If not, then we have to practice some more.
Let’s have another activity. This time, you are going to critique a situation
and identify if this possesses being a media literate, information literate or
technology literate individual.

Activity 2. Be a Critic!

Carefully read the given scenarios and determine which one shows
being a media literate, information literate, and technology literate individual.
Write the complete sentence in a separate piece of paper.

A professor teaches the effects of global warming and gathered relevant

information on this topic from TV, the internet, books, and other reference
materials.

A student cites the source he found online in completing his research work.
He made sure to write the name and year this was published.

Maria shared on her Facebook account a link that she answered online to

showcase the probable name of his future husband.

Dan excitedly messaged all of his friends online about a news he received

that he will become rich by the end of the month.

Knowing that it’s already a week before the final examinations, Rey reviewed
his notes and browsed from reliable websites to further enhance

the learnings he gained in their online class.

 Are you getting it already? If yes, keep on doing a great job! If not, do not fret,
there are still other activities you can do to improve your learning. Here’s
activity no. 3.

Activity 3. Mind Mapping.

Here is another example of a fake news. Try to identify the obvious

reasons why this is considered as fake. Create a mind map that will give the
description as to why this information is not true. The word, FAKE NEWS
should be placed in the middle of the mind map. Write your answer on a piece
of paper. Here’s an example to get you started with.

Source
not cited

FAKE
NEWS

Photo credit: shorturl.at/ckvFV

What I Have Learned?

Do not forget that…

✓ Media literacy is the ability to read, analyze, evaluate and produce

communication in a variety of media forms.
 ✓ Information literacy is the ability to recognize when information is
needed and to locate, evaluate, effectively use and communicate
information in its various formats.
✓ Technology literacy is the ability to use digital technology,
communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use, and
create information.
✓ Media and technology (digital) literacy both use visuals, they are
different in terms of the use and production of communication,
since technology literacy is more on the application of new
knowledge from digital environments.
✓ Technology literacy and information literacy are similar in terms of
looking and using information. However, technology literacy is more
on the organization, evaluating and creating information, while
information literacy is more about using, managing and gathering
information.
✓ A media, information, and technology literate individual know how
to cite and acknowledge his/her sources. Also, know where, when
and how to get appropriate information. Moreover, he/she is
knowledgeable on the appropriate technological device that will be
used in a specific situation.

What I Can Do

Study the given Venn Diagram and answer the questions that follow.
You should see to it that you explain it in your own words in 1-2 sentences.
Write your answers in a separate piece of paper. Criteria (1 pt. for clarity of
explanation and 1 pt. for content)

Guide Questions:

Media 1. What is Media Literacy?

Literacy
2. What is Information Literacy?

3. What is Technology Literacy?

Technology
Information 4. What are the similarities and
(Digital)
Literacy differences of media literacy,
Literacy
information literacy, and technology
literacy?
 Assessment

Let’s try to check your understanding on the lesson in this module.

Identify if the given statement is TRUE or FALSE. Write your answer on a
separate piece of paper.

1. Literacy refers to the ability to identify, understand, interpret, create,

communicate and compute, using printed and written materials associated
with varying contexts.
2. Media literacy is the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media
in a variety of forms.
3. Media is a broad term that covers processed data, knowledge derived from
study, experience, instruction, signals or symbols.
4. Technology literacy is the ability of an individual, either working
independently or with others, to responsibly, appropriately, and effectively
use technological tools.
5. Information refers to any physical object used to communicate messages.

Additional Activities

Analyze and explain the illustration below. Identify the connections

between media literacy, information literacy, and digital literacy. You may
write your answers in a piece of paper.

Source: Mr.Arniel Ping MIL PPT 01 slide no. 34

References:
Wilson, Carolyn; Grizzle, Anton; Tuazon, Ramon; Akyempong; Kwane;
Cheung, Chi-Kim (2011). Media and Information Literacy: Curriculum for
Teachers. UNESCO Press ISBN 978-92-3-104198-3 (EN); 978-959-18-07;
978-959-18-0787-8 (ES)

Mr. Arniel Ping MIL PPT 001 Revised October 6, 2017

Pedagogies of Media and Information Literacies. Retrieved July 21, 2020 from
https://iite.unesco.org/pics/publications/en/files/3214705.pdf

Media and Information Literacy for Teachers. Retrieved July 21, 2020 from
http://unesco.mil-for-teachers.unaoc.org/modules/module-8/unit-1/