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Rodjone Binondo• Literacy: The ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate and compute, using
printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. Literacy 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.
• Media: The physical objects used to communicate with, or the mass communication through physical
objects such as radio, television, computers, film, etc. It also refers to any physical object used to
communicate messages.
• Media Literacy: The ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms. It aims
to empower citizens by providing them with the competencies (knowledge and skills) necessary to
engage with traditional media and new technologies.
• Information: A broad term that covers processed data, knowledge derived from study, experience,
instruction, signals or symbols.
• Information Literacy: The ability to recognize when information is needed, and to locate, evaluate, and
effectively communicate information in its various formats.
• Technology Literacy: The ability of an individual, either working independently or with others, to
responsibly, appropriately, and effectively use technological tools. Using these tools an individual can
access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create and communicate information.
• Media and Information Literacy: The essential skills and competencies that allow individuals to engage
with media and other information providers effectively, as well as develop critical thinking and life-long
learning skills to socialize and become active citizens.
Evolution of Media Engage the learners in a discussion on how media and information has evolved
throughout history. Describe the four ages to the class.
•Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s) - People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged
weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. Examples:
• Cave paintings (35,000 BC) • Clay tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC) • Papyrus in Egypt (2500 BC) •
Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC)• Dibao in China (2nd Century) • Codex in the Mayan region (5th Century)
• Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD)
Industrial Age (1700s-1930s) - People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established
iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press).
Examples:
• Printing press for mass production (19th century) • Newspaper- The London Gazette (1640) •
Typewriter (1800)Telephone (1876) • Motion picture photography/projection (1890) • Commercial
motion pictures (1913) • Motion picture with sound (1926) • Telegraph • Punch cards
Electronic Age (1930s-1980s) - The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People
harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early
computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient. Examples:
• Transistor Radio • Television (1941) • Large electronic computers- i.e. EDSAC (1949) and UNIVAC 1
(1951) • Mainframe computers - i.e. IBM 704 (1960) • Personal computers - i.e. HewlettPackard 9100A
(1968), Apple 1 (1976) • OHP, LCD projectors
Information Age (1900s-2000s) - The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation
of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal
computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are
digitalized. We are now living in the information age. Examples:
• Web browsers: Mosaic (1993), Internet Explorer (1995) • Blogs: Blogspot (1999), LiveJournal (1999),
Wordpress (2003) • Social networks: Friendster (2002), Multiply (2003), Facebook (2004) • Microblogs:
Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007)