Media and Information Literacy Review Flashcards

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards covering communication types, media literacy concepts, historical ages, and legal/ethical information usage based on the lecture notes.

Mass Communication

A form of communication where events, such as elections, are broadcast live to a large audience via platforms like Facebook and YouTube.

Feedback

The response of the receiver that is sent back to the sender in the communication process.

Interference

Noises or barriers that block or change the real meaning of the message sent by the sender.

Interpersonal Communication

A type of communication where two people interact, such as a teacher talking directly to a student about absenteeism.

Public Communication

Communication where a person, such as Governor Ramon Guico, acts as a guest of honor and speaker at a public event or inauguration.

David Berlo’s SMCR Communication Model

A communication model that describes the transmission of messages involving a Source, Message, Channel, and Receiver; exemplified by a teacher using sign language for deaf students.

Information Literacy

The ability to identify erroneous facts in media, such as a magazine, and manage information effectively.

Technology Literacy

The ability to use technological tools to communicate, such as engaging in video-chatting with friends via internet platforms.

Luneta Park

The historical place where participants of the Million People March gathered.

Text Brigade

The medium used to call for the EDSA Dos movement through cellular messaging.

Source

A person, group, or entity that forms, creates, sends, or forwards a message or information.

Misinformation

Information that was accidentally or unintentionally shared without the intent to cause harm.

Disinformation

Information that is deliberately created or used to deceive, such as a prank played to gauge someone's response.

Mal-information

Information used to attack an individual or group, or used in harmful ways like extortion against a person.

Netiquette

The set of rules or etiquette followed when communicating on the internet, also known as the etiquette of cyberspace.

Prehistoric Age

The era characterized by cave paintings and the discovery of fire by people.

Industrial Age

An age featuring the production of heavy equipment, machinery, typewriters, automobiles, and early computers.

Information Age

The current era where social media platforms like Facebook were introduced and became prominent.

Broadcasting Media

Media designed specifically to disseminate information to a large group of audience simultaneously.

Academic Library

A library that serves the needs of a university or college setting, such as the library at Colegio de Dagupan.

Special Library

A library located in specific environments like hospitals, where clients like Belinda can read specialized or leisure materials.

Indigenous Knowledge

Knowledge passed from one generation to another, often orally and not written down.

Accuracy of Information

The quality of information being close to the actual, verified data, such as survey results matched against reality.

Written Code

A type of media code that includes text elements like headlines in news articles.

The Self-stealer

A type of plagiarism where a student resubmits their own previously finished work for a new assignment.

The Ghost Writer

A type of plagiarism where a person asks or pays someone else to write a paper or do an assignment for them.

Fair Use

The legal guideline allowing the use of copyrighted work for educational purposes without needing the owner's permission, provided the owner is recognized.

Digital Immigrant

A person who was born before the widespread use of digital technology and may require help from younger people to use computers.

Cyberbullying

The act of using social media to post embarrassing pictures, send mean messages, or spread rumors about someone.

Digital Citizen

An individual who can demonstrate how to use technologies responsibly to communicate with others.