MEDIA LIT | Media, Information, and Technology Literacies

Information

data or knowledge from the sources that we are exposed to

Information Literacy

• Recognize when you need to know information

• Locate where to find information

• Evaluate information

• Efficiently use information

• Communicate data or knowledge

Media

• arrangement or combination of physical objects used to communicate a message

• source of information

• the information is edited before distribution

Media Literacy

• Read - ability to understand media

• Analyze - identify information

• Evaluate - is it right to make the media

• Produce - creating important and helpful message

Technology

hardware used to listen, watch, or produce media

Technology

ability to perform digital tasks

Literacy

knowledge of something

Importance of Information and Media Literacy

• helps one be a good digital citizen

• helps one be able to produce and use media and information responsibly