Being media and information literate has five main advantages: 1) It improves critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze information to maximize benefits and minimize harm; 2) It enables greater political participation through a more informed citizenry; 3) It creates better economic opportunities through skills like problem solving, creativity, and innovation; 4) It improves learning environments by making complex ideas more accessible; 5) It fosters more cohesive social units through acceptance of diversity, connectedness, and social cohesion.

1. Media and Information
Literate Individual
MIL | Senior High School

2. What are the advantages of being
Media and Information literate individual?

3. Five (5) advantages

4. #1
Improved Quality of Life
Media and Information Literate Individual

5. Maximize advantage,
Minimize harm.

6. You become open-minded and you
consider different perspectives.
Critical thinking skills improve.

7. Your ability to make solid argument and
reason based from the facts presented to
you improves.
Critical thinking skills improve.

8. You can analyze your thoughts, also
known as Metacognition or the ability
to think about your own thinking.
Critical thinking skills improve.

9. Situation: A message pops out on your
screen telling you that you won P1-
Million pesos.
Will you click the provided link
immediately?

11. Media and Information Literate = Smart

12. #2
Greater Political Participation
Media and Information Literate Individual

13. Political Participation refers to
voluntary activities undertaken
by the mass public to influence
public policy, either directly or
by affecting the selection of
persons who make policies.
Source: sciencedirect.com

14. Better-educated people participate
at higher rates than the less
advantaged.

16. #3
Better Economic Opportunities
Media and Information Literate Individual

17. Knowledgeable
Innovative Competitive

18. You have better opportunities when you
have:
Problem solving skills
Creativity
Innovation and collaboration mindset
Critical thinking skills

19. #4
Improved Learning Environment
Media and Information Literate Individual

20. These media
sources are
capable of
showcasing
complex ideas
a short period of
time.

22. #5
More Cohesive Social Units
Media and Information Literate Individual

23. oCo-existence and harmony among
people
oThe glue that holds society together
oConnectedness and quality of social
relations
oAcceptance of diversity
Social
Cohesion

25. Media and Information Literate
Individuals create a more cohesive
social units.