Media and Information Literacy Quarter1

1. InformationLiteracy
Quarter 1: Lesson 4

3. InformationLiteracy

4. Who is the most influential
person in your life?

5. When you want
to….
▪ When you want to know more about the
person you look up to, you usually ask
questions to get more information and
relate to the person.
▪ These questions include the 5 Ws and 1
H:
▪ Who,What,Where,When,Why, and How.
▪ By presenting these questions, you are
expressing your desire to know more
information about the person.

6. What is
information?
▪Information is defined using the
below definitions:
▪ Data that has been collected,
processed, and interpreted in
order to be presented in a
useable form.
▪A broad term that can cover
processed data, knowledge
derived from study, experience,
instruction, signals or symbols.

7. Inthe media
world…
▪Information is often used
to describe knowledge of
specific events or
situations that has been
gathered or received by
communication,
intelligence, or news
reports.

8. Figure 1 shows data gathered in We Are Social’s Global Digital Report 2019 illustrated by dataSpring, Inc.

9. Do youconsideranythingthat
comesfromtheInternetand
traditionalmediaas information?

10. To determine
the quality and
accuracy….
▪ To determine the quality and accuracy
of the information, we should know the
source of the information.
▪ It should come from a reputable source
such as government agencies, news
agencies, institutions, experts that have
credibility and accountability.
▪ However, it is not enough that we know
the source of the information. It is also
essential to acquire information literacy
as well.

11. Information
literacy is
defined as
▪“A set of individual competencies
needed to identify, evaluate and use
information in the most ethical,
efficient and effective way across all
domains, occupations and
professions. It refers to the ability to
recognize when information is
needed and to locate, evaluate,
effectively use and communicate
information in its various formats.”

12. TOBECOME
INFORMATION
LITERATE,WEHAVE
TOGOTHROUGH
THEFOLLOWING
STAGES:
1. Identifying/recognizing information needs
2. Determining sources of information
3. Citing or searching for information
4. Analyzing and evaluating the quality of
information
5. Organizing, storing or archiving information
6. Using information in an ethical, efficient and
effective way
7. Creating and communicating new knowledge

13. PURPOSEOFTHE
QUESTIONSTHAT
HELPIN
GATHERING
INFORMATION:
WHO To identify the person
WHAT To know about something
WHERE To locate a place
WHEN
To know specific time and date
WHY To state the reason
HOW
The way or manner in which
things are done

14. End….