Media and Information Literacy

WHAT IS VISUAL MEDIA AND INFORMATION? Visual media are sources of information in the form of visual representations. These can be abstractions, analogues, rough illustrations, or digital reproductions of the objects. There should be an interpretation of data, and sources may be hosted on the internet, printed in publications, displayed through broadcast media, or otherwise disseminated. REFLECTION: Why is there a need to understand visual media and information? In education, we need to understand visual media and information for this very reason:“The psychologist Jerome Bruner of New York University has described studies that show that people only remember 10% of what they hear and 20% of what they read, but about 80 percent of what they see and do.” (http://www.hp.com/large/ipg/assets/bus-solutions/power-of-visual-communication.pdf) Criteria for consideration of visual-based media and information for the integration to the lesson: a. Availability material / e...

WHAT IS MOTION MEDIA AND INFORMATION? Motion media is a form of media that has the appearance of moving text and graphics on a display, with a purpose of disseminating information to an audience. REFLECTION: Why is there a need to understand motion media and information? Motion media is very popular, accessible, available to the viewing public but misused, abused (pirated) and currently, seemingly not creating enough original quality work for public viewing. It’s about time to bring back its worth and redeem its influence. Criteria for consideration of motion-based media and informationfor the integration to the lesson: a. Suitable number of hours exposed to viewing b. Developmentally appropriate material c. Before watching, an introduction or guide questions to aid viewing should be given d. focused discussion after viewing e. complements the topic to be discussed f. observe MTRCB inside the classroom Censorship, canned movies, “tagalized” telen...

  What is New Media and Media Convergence? It is important here to consider the fact that much difficulty and disagreement had arisen in defining the notion of media convergence. Most theorists agree that in general terms convergence means ‘coming together of two or more things’, however a variety of different arguments have been put forward in an attempt to define what exactly is coming together (Grant and Wilkinson, 2009). On the one hand, convergence can be viewed as ‘coming together of different equipment and tools for producing and distributing news’ (ibid.). Jenkins (2006:3), on the other hand, defines convergence as ‘flow of content across multiple media platforms’, suggesting that media audiences nowadays play a crucial role in creating and distributing content, and convergence therefore has to be examined in terms of social, as well as technological changes within the society. According to Jenkins, media convergence is an ongoing process that should not be vie...

REFLECTION ABOUT CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS OF MEDIA AND INFORMATION, NEW MEDIA AND MEDIA CONVERGENCE AND INFORMATION AND MEDIA SOURCES Current and Future Trends of Media and Information Nowadays, people create new things out of their ideas and creative mind knowing that it will be popular and it will make a trend. Especially in today’s generation, a simple invention will lead to a bigger and popular one thanks to social media and technology, we can’t stop the trends because it will be widely spread on the internet. Distance Education -  Learning even without being physically present with the teacher. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – online course that encourages people to interact with one another in order to share knowledge. Wearable Technology  – new trend where people are given the convenience of literally wearing their gadgets for multiple purposes. 3D – or three dimensional model displays a picture or item in a form that ap...

Types of Media We can start our discussion of media by defining and describing different kinds of media that children are using today. Modern media comes in many different formats, including print media (books, magazines, newspapers), television, movies, video games, music, cell phones, various kinds of software, and the Internet. Each type of media involves both content, and also a device or object through which that content is delivered. Print Media The term 'print media' is used to describe the traditional or "old-fashioned" print-based media that today's parents grew up with, including newspapers, magazines, books, and comics or graphic novels. Historically, only wealthy publishers had access to sophisticated type-setting technologies necessary to create printed material, but this has changed in recent years with the widespread accessibility of desktop publishing software and print-on-demand publication services such as Lulu.com (LINK). More r...

TECHNOLOGY LITERACY   Technology literacy means far more than just the ability to use computers and other machines. It implies an understanding of the factors involved in the creation and development of technologies and of the impacts of technology on society, on individuals, and on the environment. Ignorance of any of these facets can have serious consequences in a future in which technology will play an ever more determinant role. Unfortunately, the importance as well as the intrinsically interdisciplinary nature of technological literacy have not yet been perceived by the educational system and used to enrich the content of school curricula and of traditional liberal arts college curricula. The diffusion of technological literacy is an urgent priority in helping shape our culture, in providing a sense of optimism about our future, and in enabling us to avoid the disasters that the neglect of technology has wreaked historically on other societies.

        NEW INFORMATION AGE   The Information Age (also known as the Computer Age, Digital Age, or New Media Age) is a period in  human history  characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the  Industrial Revolution  brought through industrialization, to an economy based on  information technology . The onset of the Information Age is associated with the  Digital Revolution , just as the Industrial Revolution marked the onset of the Industrial Age.The definition of what digital means (or what information means) continues to change over time as new technologies, user devices, methods of interaction with other humans and devices enter the domain of research, development and market launch. During the Information Age, the phenomenon is that the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy that spans over its influence on how the manufac...