MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY
NAME:
GRADE & SECTION: ______
What’s In
Activity 1: Arrange Me
In the previous module, we learned about mass media and media effects. Mass media talks about
sharing relevant information to a large number of audience through several ways and platforms.
Below is a list of Media types. Arrange the scrambled letters to identify the correct media types. Write
your answer on the spaces provided. (Write down your answer in a short bond paper.
1 AEIMCN - ______________________
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2 EDVIO ESGMA - ______________________
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3 WNE AIDME - ______________________
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4 NIPRT EIDAM - ______________________
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5 TBRAOADCS DEIAM - ______________________
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What’s New
Activity 2: Unlocking Difficulties
“A LIBRARY IS NOT A LUXURY BUT ONE OF THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE.”
---By Henry Ward Beecher----
Guide Questions:
1. What is the message?
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2. Do you agree with the message? Why or Why not?
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What Is It
Information can come from virtually anywhere — media, blogs, personal experiences, books, journal and
magazine articles, expert opinions, encyclopedias, and web pages — and the type of information you need will
change depending on the question you are trying to answer. Look at the following sources of information.
Notice the similarities between them.
Source: VirginiaTech Library (http://ufh.za.libguides.com/c.php?g=91523&p=590868)
Library
A place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or
films) are kept for use but not for sale.
(Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/library)
Indigenous Knowledge
Knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. IK contrasts with the international knowledge
system generated by universities, research institutions and private firms. (Warren 1991)
This would include as follows:
• local knowledge
• knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society
• owned, controlled, and managed by indigenous peoples in order for them to develop and produce
culturally appropriate information in the languages understood by the community
Characteristics of Indigenous Knowledge
• oral tradition of communication
• store information in memories
• information exchange is face to face
• information is contained within the border of the community
Types of Information
Source: http://iupui.campusguides.com/c.php?g=583319&p=4027829S
Books
Cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction Useful for the complete background on an issue or an in-depth
analysis of a theory or person. Can take years to publish, so may not always include the most current
information
Reference Books
Include facts, figures, addresses, statistics, definitions, dates, etc. Useful for finding factual or statistical
information or for a brief overview of a particular topic.
Examples: dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories
Newspapers (News Resource)
Provides very current information about events, people, or places at the time they are published.
Useful for information on current events or to track the development of a story as it unfolds.
Examples: The New York Times, manila bulletin, Philippine Star, Daily Inquirer
Magazines
Include articles on diverse topics of popular interest and current events. Articles typically written by
journalists or professional writers Geared toward the general public.
Examples: Time, Newsweek, National Geographic
Academic Journals
Include articles written by and for specialists/experts in a particular field .Articles must go through a
peer review process before they’re accepted for publication. Articles tend to have a narrower focus and more
analysis of the topic than those in other types of publications. Include cited references or footnotes at the end
of research articles.
Examples: Journal of Communication, The Historian, Journal of the American Medical Association
Internet
An electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer
facilities around the world.
(Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Internet)
The Internet is by far the most popular source of information and the preferred choice for news ahead of
television, newspapers and radio, according to a new poll in the United States.
(Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-media-internet-life/internet-most-popular-information-source-poll-idUSTRE55G4XA20090617)
Examples: Google.com. Facebook.com
Evaluating Information
by Eastern Kentucky University Libraries based on the work of Paul and Elder
What’s More
Activity 3. Sources of Information
Give examples of media for each source of information by pasting 3 pictures in each box. Do this in a
short bond paper.
Indigenous Media Library Internet
Rubric
What I Have Learned
Activity 4: Answer Me
1. What are the different types of media that can be used as a source of information?
2. How can you evaluate or measure information quality?
What I Can Do
Instructions:
1. Interview two elders coming from two families. Ask about cultural beliefs or practices in the community
valued by the elders. Identify and gather information to at least two cultural beliefs or practices.
2. Encode the information on a short bond paper, identify the source of information.
3. Interview your guardian or one of your direct family and find out if these cultural beliefs or practices are still
known and being valued by their generation.
Assessment
I. Multiple Choice. Read each question carefully and write your answer in STANDARD CAPITAL. Write down
your answer in a short bond paper.
1. What year were online social networking websites were introduce in the internet?
A. 2000 B. 1995 C. 2004 D. 2020
2. In the evolution of Electronic Age, what year is being started and introduce?
A. 1930–1980 B. 1995-2000 C. 2001- 2005 D. All of the above
3. Before 1700s or during the Prehistoric age, what was there way of communication as they’re painting in the
wall as they will represent dancing and hunting people?
A. Cave painting B. Email C. Mobile phone D. All of the above
4. In the aspect of media and government under the normative theories of the press, what theory that
describe that all forms of communications are under the control of the governing elite.
A. Social responsibility B. Authoritarian C. Libertarian D. All of the above
5. What type of media is Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper?
A. Print media B. Broadcast media C. Film D. New media
6. GMA 24 Oras aired on channel
A. Broadcast media B. Print media C. New media D. All of the above
7. A place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials can be found that are kept for use.
A. Internet
B. Library
C. Indigenous knowledge
D. None of the above
8. Types of information, provide very current information about event, people, or places as the time they are
published.
A. Newspaper B. Magazines C. Books D. All of the above
9. An electronic communications network that connect computer networks and organizational computer
facilities around the world.
A. Book B. Magazines C. Internet D. None of the above
10. Ways to consider in evaluating information EXCEPT.
A. Accuracy B. Fairness C. Relevance D. Copying
