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Reflection #2

The evolution of tranditional to new media generation to generation that include how media is used during the pre-historic age, industrial age, information age, and electronic age.

Pre-history is the period of human activity between the use of the first stone tools, history is the study of the past using written records It is also the record itself.

The industrial age is a period of history the encompasiesbthe changes in economic and social organization that began around 1760 in great British and later in other countries, characterized chiefly by the replacement of hard tools with power-drive . And the electronic age to the invention of transition user in electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistor that led became more efficient.

Digital age or information age (1900s- 2000s) period in human history characterized by the shift from tranditional industry that industrial revolution brought through industrialization to an economy base on information computerization and their are used of micro electronics with the invention of personal computer, voice, images, sounds, and data are digitalized and we need to condition and give emphasize from pre historic age into a digital age because new innovation from the simplest going to complex invention.

Reflection #3

Information literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, organize, use, and communicate information in all its various formats, most notably in situations requiring decision making, problem solving, or the acquisition of knowledge. It is a combination of research skills, critical thinking skills, computer technology skills, and communication skills. Information literacy is essential for academic success, effective functioning in the workplace, and participations in society as knowledgeable citizens and the outcomes of information literacy is the goals of this requirement are to help you become a more sophisticated, discerning, and confident researcher, and to lay the foundation for independent lifelong learning. Upon successful completion of the information literacy requirement, you will be able to develop and execute an effective research strategy using a wide range of search tools, accurately interpret results, and find authoritative information pertinent to the topic.

Evaluate the relevance, quality, authoritativeness, and credibility of information retrieved.

Access and use information ethically and legally.

Reflection #4

Media is the term we use to refer to different types of media that provide us with important information and knowledge. Media has always been part of our society, even when people used paintings and writings to share information. As time passed, people came up with different modes to provide news to the public. Based on the type of medium, their role may be different, but they all exist to communicate to the audience and affect their perceptions their are types of different media print media this type of new media used to be the only way of delivering information to the public. For the generations of the 80s and 90s, print media was the only media of entertain. People relied on newspapers and magazines to learn everything, from recipes and entertainment news to important information about the country or the world. And print media includes newpaper, magazine, books, banners, billboards, flyers. And second is broadcasting media includes videos, audios, or written content that provides important or entertaining information by a different method: television, radio, movies. And the third is internet media nowadays, we are relying on the Internet to get the news a lot more often than the traditional news sources. Websites provide information in the form of video, text, and audio. We can even choose the way we want to receive the news. Types of Internet media include: Social networks or websites, Online forums, Podcast.

Reflection #5

Information can come from virtually anywhere media, blogs, personal experiences, books, journal and magazine articles, expert opinions, encyclopedias, and web pages . Their are the following sources information. Books cover virtually any topic, fact or fiction. For research purposes, you will probably be looking for books that synthesize all the information on one topic to support a particular argument or thesis.And to find summaries of research to support an argument.

And also encyclopedia are collections of short, factual entries often written by different contributors who are knowledgeable about the topic. looking for background information on a topic, when trying to find key ideas, important dates or concepts. And academic journal a journal is a collection of articles usually written by scholars in an academic or professional field.An editorial board reviews articles to decide whether they should be accepted. Articles in journals can cover very specific topics or narrow fields of research. And to find out what has been studied on your topic.

A database contains citations of articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers. They may also contain citations to podcasts, blogs, videos, and other media types. Some databases contain abstracts or brief summaries of the articles, while other databases contain complete, full-text articles. And also internet is the one resources of students that used to search many information about our study, interne allows you to access most types of information on the Internet through a browser. One of the main features of the Web is the ability to quickly link to other related information. The Web contains information beyond plain text, including sounds, images, and video.

The important thing to do when using information on the Internet is to know how to evaluate it!.

Reflection #6

Media and Information languages is evaluates everyday media and information with regard to with codes, convention, and messages; in regards with audience, producers, and other stakeholders. Their are two types categories of codes:

Technical Codes – refers to methods of how an equipment or device is used to tell the story. This includes how cameras work in a film, its framing, lighting, etc. For example basic camera shots, shot angles, camera movements.

Symbolic Codes- demonstrates or shows what lies below what the audience see. For instance,

an actor or a character’s actions depicts or describes how or what that character feels or thinks. For example setting, body language.

Written Codes –use of language style and textual layout (headlines, captions, speech bubbles,

language style, etc.)

Reflection #7

Legal,Ethical and Societal Issues in Media and Information.

their are the issue in media and information Copyright, Netiquette , Digital Divide , Addiction, and Cyberbullying

Copyright- is a federal law that gives creators of media the exclusive rights to copy,distribute,and mash up the things they create for a limited time.As you work on any assignment that includes digital Media (e.g. , images , video or music ) it is good practice to make sure you are abiding by copyright laws.

Digital Divide

-It is the gap between the people who a internet access and to the people who doesn’t have internet access.Mostly the affected people in this situation are the people who doesn’t have any internet access because they can’t afford to have an access to the internet .

Cyberbullying

– is to threaten ,harass ,sending mean messages , making fun of a person or to intimidate a person through the use of computers , social media and smartphones ; it is also the act of bullying through the use of internet and social networking sites with an anonymous person.

Reflection #8

Social media are now widely by our society.Empowerment of people through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) is an important prerequisite for fostering equitable access to information and knowledge and promoting free,independent and pluralistic and information systems. Having knowledge about media and information literacy can be a great opportunities to finding jobs.media information literacy creates ton's of opportunities in spreading new information and knowledge learn about the different ways for your organization to get involved. The challenges that affecting media information computer addiction, cyber, bullying etc. I suggest that to limit this challenges we have to be more discipline and ethically use media information.Media literacy education is currently at a point of transition.It is a point of opportunity,certainly but it is also one of risk and danger.It is a point at which we need to be very clear about our aims and priorities because if we are not clear about where we are going, we are very likely to lose our way.

Media and information is a powerful voice of the people to express there self,feeling,thoughts and to tell what there agenda.Media and information is also a powerful way to spread information and comments regarding to your concern in your community, work, government,and country.Be wise in using media and information because its is a powerful tool to affect change in society.

Reflection #9

Nowadays, people create new things out of their ideas and creative mind knowing that it will be popular and it will make a trend. Especially in today’s generation, a simple invention will lead to a bigger and popular one thanks to social media and technology, we can’t stop the trends because it will be widely spread on the internet.

Mobile- 36% of the journalists recognize mobile as the most important trend of the year.

Digital- Integration of social media in newsroom and reliance on videos and images ranked 2nd and 3rd among trends.

Native- 49% believe native advertising will be the top revenue source for their respective media outlets.

Native advertising- This is a form of online advertising that matches the form and function of the platform on which it appears.

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