M E D I A L I T

Evolution of Media Pre- Industrial  Pre- Industrial or the Stone Age, happened before 1700s. People discovered fire and developed paper from plants and forged weapons and tools with stone,  bronze copper and iron.  People used cave paintings (35,000 BC), clay tablets in Mesopotamia  (2,400 BC) and  Papyrus (2,500 BC) to store information. They used Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC), Dibao in China (2nd Century),   Codex in Mayan Region (5th Century) and  Printing Press using wood (220 AD) to broadcast information. cave painting credits https://www.archaeology.org clay tablets credits https://www.metmuseum.org Papyrus credits https://www.pinterest.dk Industrial This age happened back in the 1700s to 1930s. People used the power of steam,  developed machine tools established iron production, and manufacturing of various products.  They used Printing press for mass production (19th century...

On my last blog I defined some terms on my own but after our Media and Information Literacy class last November 7, I  figured that my definitions are a little far from the real  ones. MISCONCEPTIONS Technology Literacy I thought it is just knowing how to do and what you can do with it, but,I learned that it is also the ability to work  independently or with others by an individual, responsibly, appropriately and effectively of technological tools to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create  and communicate information. Media Literacy All I knew about media literacy is that it is about learning how and what can you do with the multiple media given to us, then, I learned that it aims to empower citizens  by providing them with competencies necessary to engage with traditional media and new technologies. Information Literacy I thought it is being informed on how to use information that...

What media or information provider do you use? As a student and a teenager I use the following media or information providers: 1. YouTube  YouTube is a website for video-sharing. I use it to watch videos of my favorite artists, listen to music, calm my mind, learn life-hacks and even school lessons. YouTube gives tons of benefits to me, that's why I consume a total of 30 hours per week on this site. 2.   Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service founded by  Mark Zuckerberg. Most of people nowadays have a Facebook account. It is the new  source of  almost every information a person may need. Businesses are also promoted and are generated in this site. Facebook being an info bank takes 20 hours  of my time in a week. 3.    Television Television it is commonly-known as TV. We use the television to catch news, watch telenovelas, movies, variety shows, c...