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"Understanding the Relevance of Information Literacy in the Midst of Social Era"

In this era, Technology plays an important role in today's world. A lot of people are exposed early to computers, and so, people are exposed early to false information. Having the skills and knowledge to analyze and understand the ways of the net can help you survive this toxic era of the internet. Surrounded by evil geniuses and by fools.

 With knowledge you can help these fools to not get scammed and fooled. It is tough being a user of the internet without any knowledge at all. Reading false articles and misleading graphs can affect you as a user. Being an information literate can save you from all these trouble. Not only that you  also can learn something, and share this knowledge to other users.

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Understanding the Relevance of Information Literacy in the Midst of Social Era

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In my previous blogs, I’ve mentioned an issue that’s lurking through the Internet. That is widespread of False Information. Today, as we browse or search for information around the web. We’re having a hard time whether to recognize this post is valid or faulty. Due to its unrestricted passage like anyone on the Internet or the users can simply publish content online to access, obtain, and accept data, it is unknowingly relevant and untrustworthy. Sadly, if more of these types of users increase and this sort of thing keeps up, there’s no reliability and credibility enough for us to consider. I don’t blame the Internet, just the users, for their maliciousness for trolling people.

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Luckily, there’s hope for all of us who yearns from being victimized by these kinds of troubles. This is where Information Literacy comes in to redeem us. Information Literacy has all the abilities like critical thinking skill, classifications, reclaim, coordinate, and probe erudition needed to disclose these hoaxes that have been rampant nowadays. Indeed, it may take time for having all the necessary qualities to sharpen and complete you as an Information Literate, but with patience comes virtue, then it’s meriting. Moreover, at times of stresses, you don’t need someone to accommodate you in falsely justifying the news’s irrelevance, may it be in different forms. It can only be you is sufficient, and also you can be a light that guides others who lack the knowledge and easily be deceived by what they read and see. By just doing that, you can save tons of users, may it be in your community or country, causing a ripple effect for the entire Social Media, including the world, where there are absolutely no flaws, just facts and trusts for each other. In conclusion, Information Literacy is essential for a lifetime to a learner who understands any dilemma with exactness and correctness, especially in this period.

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“The Good and the Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual”

“Future generations will judge us not by what we say, but what we do.”

-Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

As reported by Business Insider,  Generation Z refers to the generation that was born between 1996-2010, following millennials. This generation has been raised on the internet and social media, with some the oldest finishing college by 2020 and entering the workforce. Truly, this generation is integrated with technology, thus, considered as the first consumers to have grown up wholly in the digital era. Information is effortlessly disseminated, sharing of knowledge is with ease, and development of skills and proficiency is perceptible. But, what really makes Gen Z different from other generations? Ably due to the fact that Generation Z are perceived as being more entrepreneurial than any previous generation. The reasons for this can be down to multiple things - such as access to advanced technology, right through to the ability to connect with people on a global scale (Clarke, 2017).

All these things Gen Z can do have advantages and disadvantages  — hence, the reason why being a Social and Information literate should be a crucial ability to be embodied by each individual.  Jon Clarke further stated that the strengths of Generation Z candidates are  — multitasking, technological competency, and individuality. Multitasking since technology has shaped the way they operate on a daily basis, they can type quicker than they can write, tweet quicker than they can speak, and like a status quicker than applaud. Technological competency,  they have the ability to understand and operate a variety of software and devices makes them appealing to many companies. Individuality, the likes of Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat all facilitate a desire to be individual and this portrayal of uniqueness is an inherent feature of Gen Z candidates. Moreover, Jon also mentioned that the weaknesses of being in this generation are  — concentration levels, low company loyalty, and reliance on tech.  The distractions of multiple social media platforms make their ability to focus on a single task very difficult.  In addition, they believe that they should stay in any one job for a year or less though they like to move around a lot, which can be a difficult thing to manage for employers. Lastly,  being born into a world of technology is actually one of the downfalls. The simple reliance they have on technology is actually a disadvantage thus technology makes an individual lazy. Therefore, technology is indeed a gift and a curse.

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References

Clarke, J. 2017. Who are Generation Z and Why You Need to Know. jobsatteamsblog.

Business Insider. n.d. Generation Z News, Latest Characteristics, Research and Facts.

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"We get dirty, and the world stays clean. That's the mission" - Captain Price, Modern Warfare 2019

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“The Good and The Bad: How Social Media Affected Me as a Gen Z Individual”

Most of the lives of people changed since the rise of the Internet. News are easily shared, the latest trends, updates, the latest video-games, anime and more. The Internet and Social Media entertained thousands of people. Aside from entertainment, The Internet and Social Media also shared information, research studies and references. This is the Good Side of The Internet and Social Media. The users of this side of the net and social media do not troll or prank other people. They share information that is not false and entertain without. It affected me as a user of the internet in a good way. People before the click baits and the lies were wholesome. A good example would be PewDiePie and Smosh, they post comedic, video-game commentary, and meme worthy videos without hurting anyone or lying to anyone to gain views, subs, and clicks. Twitter and Facebook also entertained and informed other users without lying to anyone or click-baiting.

The Internet was a wholesome place, a place where you can enjoy videos, play video-games with others etc. Until people found to exploit, troll, and pull pranks on other users. This affected the internet greatly as people exploited algorithms and shared false information. The new users of the net and social media are exposed to a toxic community, platforms that are toxic. An example of this would be YouTube. It affected YouTubers that are clean. This era of the Internet also stained the good name of Facebook. Full of users whose intention is to really hurt other users, forwarding or sharing false information, and spammers. Just like the real world, The Internet is crawling with toxic people, click baiters, and users who exploit. Also, just like the real world, The Internet is not a bad place, it is the users who are bad.

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"The Value of Being Media and Information Literate Individual"

Being a Media and Information Literate is a skill. Navigating the web, knowing the background of each website, learning how the web works, and how each platform works. Most people don't know how to navigate the web nor any knowledge. Most people just use the browser and websites for entertainment not knowing the people who use it, what they use it for, what the developers intention is, and sometimes the knowledgeable people exploit the algorithm and fool the others who don't know anything of the website. Being a Media and Information Literate is a skill and knowledge that these people have, obtain, and learned. People these days blame the web even though not knowing anything therefore, people are easily deceived. 

 A person who knows how the web works can use his/her knowledge to its full capabilities, it is up to the person to use it for good or not. A media literate person should help or teach other people to navigate, learn, and analyze the web, how it works, and how people use this particular website. Today, information is spread via web, people who doesn't have any knowledge are informed falsely. People can post false articles, edit videos. People without the knowledge share these false information and videos, also informing those people who doesn't have the knowledge. In this day and time it's just swindling in another level. If people can avoid, analyze, and understand lies before the internet then, people can also avoid it now. If people can help and teach one another, people will understand more about the internet and the web. Technology and Web are not hindrances, it is innovation, people just need  to know and understand how it works.

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