My Part 3 in Media and Information Literacy (Media and Information Sources)

In the third week of the second semester, we tackled about the Generations, the Media and Information Literacy, the Elements, the Ethical use of Information, and the Strategies in Avoiding Plagiarism . The first one is all about the Generations where: ▪Boomers-1945-1965 ▪Generation X-1966-1982 ▪Generation Y-1983-2000 ▪Generation G-2001 to present. Second, Media and Information “Most influential person in your life” who,what, where, when, how? questions. Third, Information Literacy is the ability to recognize information is needed to locate and evaluate. Fourth, The Elements of Information. 1)Identifying /recognizing information needs. 2)Determining sources of information. 3)Citing or researchin for information. 4)Analyzing and evaluating the quality of information. 5) Organizing , storing or archieving information. 6) Using information in an ethical efferent and effective way. 7) Creating and communicating new knowledge. Fifth, the Ethical use of Information. 1) Common knowledge – facts that can be found numerous places and are likely to be widely known. 2) Interpretation- document facts that are not generally known or ideas that interpret facts. 3) Quotation-using someone’s word directly. 4) Paraphrase- using someone’s ideas . 5) Plagiarism-using other words and ideas without clearly acknowledging . Sixth, Strategies in Avoiding Plagiarism. ▪Submit your own work for publication. ▪ Put quotation marks. Paraphrase or rearranging. ▪Keep sources, journals, notepad, or note cards. ▪Use the style manual.